The proposed ballot language for the Events Center
l3wis My question is if the $115 million is written in stone? The special election will cost us $45,000, but well worth the pricetag.
2011
Somebody actually took the time to add up the interest?
Had to chuckle about this. Of course this wasn’t in the mayor’s proposal.
Another reason why a sales tax increase in SD is idiotic
Peeps so poor in SD they can’t buy food;
MITCHELL, SD – A new study shows more people in the Dakotas are enrolled in a federal program that provides food assistance.
Data from the Urban Institute shows enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program increased by 58 percent in South Dakota between 2007 and 2010. North Dakota had an increase of 33 percent during that period. Nationally, the number of people using food stamps increased 69 percent between from 2007 to 2010.
Congress adopted the Federal Food Stamp Act in 1964 to help needy people buy groceries. The program cost approximately $60 billion in fiscal year 2010.
I saw a guy the other day pull up to the C-Store in a brand new car, nicely dressed, in his 30’s, grab a Mt. Dew and couple of candy bars and pay for it with his Food Stamp Card. I don’t have a problem with people getting food stamps, but it should be reserved for those in need of FOOD! Yet the good ole state of SD thinks we need to increase the sales taxes (on food to) to pay for stuff we already have money for. I call it the ‘stupidity cycle’.
Poetry Club w/ Charles Luden
Why haven’t I called you lately?
Do you still have your dog?
Why haven’t you called me?
I don’t have a cat.
Charles Luden • 7-21-11 at Michelle’s
Understanding Anders Breivik
Listen to this NPR interview for the lastest. (Click on: Norway Attacks)
From the SD Peace and Justice Center:
As most of you probably know, on Friday there was a bombing and mass shooting in Norway; an attack that left 76 dead.  Anders Behring Breivik, a self-proclaimed “leader of the National and pan-European Patriotic Resistance Movement” and opponent of Muslim immigration and “cultural Marxism/multiculturalism”, claims responsibility for the attacks and has been charged with two acts of terror.  Many in the media are already describing Mr. Breivik as a “right-wing monster” and it is easy to understand why: the crimes were horrific, and we have difficulty comprehending how a person like you or me could do such a thing.  And by taking personhood away from Mr. Breivik, we can treat his crimes like acts of nature–events that others could not have impacted and, therefore, can claim no responsibility for.  But the truth is that “monsters” do not exist, and that Mr. Breivik is a person.  It is important to understand how a person was able to commit this crime, what could have been done to prevent the act, and what should be done, both overseas and here in the USA, to stop others from killing again.  In this newsletter, I have linked to many articles that give background on Mr. Breivik, suggest possible influences on him, and show the dangers of viewing others as objects of our possible disdain (murderers, Marxists, capitalists, terrorists, illegal immigrants, Republicans, etc.) before we see them as persons.