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My friend Michael at The MinusCar Project is partnering with the Sioux Falls Green Project to bring the documentary No Impact Man to Sioux Falls. The movie, which tells the story of Colin Beavan’s decision to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for a [...]
For those who think Sioux Falls is sheltered from the recession, check out these numbers (Bread for the World)
• SD food stamp enrollment saw an incredible one-year increase from Sept.’08 to Sept.’09: 34% !!
Food stamps traditionally go up and down with the economy. But no one envisioned [...]
I attended the recent Joan Rivers performance, and the first word I heard from the stage caused me to wonder if I had gone to [...]
Oh settle down, it’s not like they are selling hot dogs and dildos under the same roof
God forbid someone sells underwear and ‘Over the Hill’ gag gifts next to a cookie shop!
The store’s opening has some tenants in the retail center worried.
Deb Emmert, who owns Cookies [...]
For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.
MAKE AN OFFER: ‘AMERICAN HISTORY 101’ (Aprox: 5 FOOT [...]
I made this toon after the Pavilion reported they ended 2007 in the black (without mentioning they get millions in subsidies from the public)
[...]A Russian court reduced by several months the sentence of a man who murdered and ate his mother — and dismissed a cannibalism charge against him — because “I was so hungry, I had to eat [the corpse].” (Via.)
But maybe it’s a cultural thing. “Russian police have [...]
My former colleagues at South Dakota Public Radio give our poor, maligned sole United States Representative a bully pulpit at our expense, where Princess Stephanie Herseth Sandlin calls those of us Democrats who actually believe and act like Democrats and think Americans deserve health care “extremists.”
There’s a certain rhythm and inner warmth when you see an old friend after a number of years. While I’ve never spoken to Leo Kottke in my life, seeing him perform Thursday night at the Orpheum Theater had that feel.
I first became acquainted with Kottke in the mid-70s through his [...]
In the scheme of life, the universe and everything, it’s no big deal. But it does kind of piss me off so you’ll have to forgive this rant as I vent a bit.
When I post a bunch of links in Weekend Edition or Friday Follies, I use “Via” [...]
Main Justice reports that U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota Brendan Johnson will be advising U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Native American issues:One of my pet peeves I have with Democrats is that they never go for the jugular. Why go half-way?
Sen. Scott Heidepriem blamed years of irresponsible spending for the current hole in the state budget, saying South Dakota has not been governed by fiscal conservatives in the last seven [...]
Sioux Falls drummer Bobby Berge is one of the musicians interviewed in the current issue of Hush Magazine, published in Spain, talking about his days playing with the late guitarist Tommy Bolin of Sioux City.
Click here to view the embedded video. [...]I mentioned when they were announced that I hadn’t read any of the finalists for the National Book Award. Lucky timing is going to help me out with reading one of the winners.
Taking a look at some of the “best of” lists for this year that have been appearing in [...]
And I know this following video is over 22 minutes long, but it is incredibly insightful about the current state of politics, and well worth the listen.
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I made the snap decision to have lunch at Senor Wiener earlier this week. I would have written my review earlier, but the chili dog I had left me with a case of the [...]
Listen closely to end of his speech, funny shit. I guess once the crowd figured out they were had, they were dumbfounded, then they violently attacked the punkers, and the state police ignored the incident.
Click here to view the embedded video. [...]
Event Center Task Force Chair, Terry Baloun lays it on thick
We all knew this was coming like a freight train, the Gargoyle Leader endorses the Event Center Task Force’s flawed plan;
The plan, in its broad strokes, deserves the council’s [...]
Testimony ended on September 4, 2009 in this case, so why is it taking so long for Judge Caldwell to give her opinion? Good question. It almost makes you wonder if she is dragging her feet to see if the city pulls a rabbit out of their [...]
What is the best way to ask God to unseat God?
While I find nothing surprising coming out of this forum, this little tidbit threw me for a loop;
The three were civil and restrained from attacking one another. The common theme was defeating Herseth Sandlin.
The event started [...]