March 2024

Lifelight is paying to use public park, a little bit

l3wis March 30, 2024 1Comments

I checked with some city officials about the LifeLight festival and what kind of financial obligations there would be and this is what I was told;

Lifelight has to pay the same fees as any other festival or event.  Nonprofits do not get a special discount.  Fees are very minimal for events.  Most events are from nonprofits, just by chance.

Typically PD does not get involved with traffic control on site at the event. But they do assist with planning of barricades and flow of traffic pre-event.  PD only gets involved if traffic is backed up or causing issues (that would be for any event, if things on the public roads got bad).  The event organizer is responsible for parking managers.  For the sake of efficiency PD will help with traffic during peak times.  Since this event doesn’t have a centralized or main parking lot PD doesn’t think it will be an issue and they will not have to get involved.  Events are responsible to pay for all barricades.  

Why were inmate tablets really shut off?

l3wis March 29, 2024 14Comments

Besides the fact that some state contractor and the state are making money from the tablets, and quite a bit, some wonder the real reason they were turned off.

Noem said it was for ‘nefarious’ reasons. Can’t you just take away the tablets from the inmates that are abusing them? Do you really have to throw the baby out with the bathwater?

If you talk to some family members of inmates, they tell a different story. While I have no doubt that some of the inmates are abusing the usage, I think there was another reason they were shut off. Family members and other sources tell me that the inmates have been making email complaints to the DOC and the Governor’s office about conditions and some troubling CO’s. Of course, when a complaint is filed electronically, there is a record, because as I understand it, the inmates were smart enough to CC’ family or friends on the emails and complaints.

So I guess the best way to stop it is to take the complaint box off the wall.

I have only heard this from a handful of sources, so I don’t know how much of this is happening. But it also doesn’t seem to farfetched from a state and local government that prides itself on being militant closed government authoritarians.

NOW GET BACK TO BREAKING ROCKS AND BUILDING ME EXPENSIVE DESKS!

Paulson’s Accountant wins an award because she knows how to buy airplanes?

l3wis March 28, 2024 15Comments

I’m sure she is a lovely lady, but I can buy an airplane, as long as I have the money. You can get drones now for $50, but not sure you can take the fam to Disneyland on that 🙂

Matt Paulson who pretty much recruited most of the leading council candidates and helping to fund their campaigns has a tendency to brag about his ability to buy fancy cars and apparently airplanes, but most working stiffs in this town could care less, some have never even been on puddle jumper from here to Minneapolis.

I could care less what Matt spends his money on, even that lime green Lambo.

Where it disturbs me is that this guy, who apparently has more money then he knows what to do with, has been playing king maker in the halls of city hall. I have no problem with wealthy donors funding campaigns, kind of over it in Sioux Falls, it happens, OH WELL. Where it gets frustrating is when these same wealthy donors are also handpicking councilors, school board candidates, and the list goes on. He is also running the campaigns for the candidates ‘hands off’. Most of the candidates that he is helping have told others that they have no idea what the campaign strategy is, Paulson is handling it.

WOW!

It’s time to kick these Prosperity Gospel weirdos to the curb. VOTE STARR & DEFFENBAUGH and send a message to these jettsetters. Get on your award winning airplane purchase and fly away, far away. May I suggest Florida or Texas, you would fit right in.

Save our Sioux Falls Postal Distribution Center

l3wis March 28, 2024 14Comments

The movement of Regional processing centers from Sioux Falls to Omaha Neb and Huron to Fargo ND Will not be good for South Dakota!

Please contact The USPS at this monkey Survey to give your input on the transfer of the Regional processing center from Sioux Falls to Omaha Nebraska and from Huron to Fargo North Dakota. It will definitely impact the service by their own admission. If what the USPS says is true we must let them know how we feel. Sioux Falls is the fastest growing city in the nation and it will lose its regional distribution center? This does not make any sense. Please fill out this survey asap.

We are also asking you contact Mark Inglett directly

Mark Inglett phone 816 374 9111

mark.inglett@usps.gov

Mark Inglett

399 West Pershing Road room 242

Kansas City Missouri 64108

City of Sioux Falls NE Council Candidate, Bayse, encourages corporate mindset in her campaign material

l3wis March 26, 2024 8Comments

Usually, when people come up with a campaign slogan, they stole it from somewhere. So I was curious about Bayse’s campaign promise;

Leading with purpose.

Serving with passion.

If you are in upper management or an executive with a company, this is a great philosophy to get your employees to work harder;

Those who lead with a purpose are passionate about what they do, and they inspire others to follow them by communicating their vision effectively and by creating a positive and supportive work environment. They are also able to motivate and empower their team members to work towards achieving their shared purpose.

Leading with a purpose is not just about achieving material success; it is also about making a positive impact on the world and contributing to the greater good. It requires a commitment to values such as integrity, honesty, and social responsibility. By leading with a purpose, leaders can create a sense of meaning for their team members, which can lead to increased engagement, motivation, and productivity.

But let’s remove ourselves from the corporate world of making money, and look at the office Bayse is trying to get elected to.

The city council’s job is writing policy in coordination with constituents needs. Their ONLY partner should be us. You work for the constituents, you are NOT our manager or boss. On top of that, according to city charter, it is the Mayor’s duty to unite and lead city employees, council, not so much.

It often baffles me that people run for office knowing little about what their eventual duties are and create cutesy word combinations from the corporate world to sound all techy and modern. We need a councilor that will work WITH constituents, not against us, you are NOT our boss, you are our servant.

*As for the NE, I live in Central so I cannot vote for anyone. While I did do some paid advertising and graphics for two of the candidates in the district, I am NOT endorsing anyone. I have said, vote for anybody but Bayse, and if you don’t like any of the candidates, abstain.

I will though, endorse Jordan Deffenbaugh for At Large and believe he has a good chance of winning in a runoff (send him money!)

I would also encourage a vote for Pat Starr for school board (I only voted for Pat today and left my second choice blank).

I want people to know I have been a graphic designer for over 30 years and have ran this blog for 17 making little to no money from my blogging endeavors. I will work with anybody even if I disagree with their political stance. My BFF is a card carrying Trumper, and we get along just fine. If they are paying me for my services I can’t deny them access to those services because I disagree with their political stance. So if you take issue with that, stop reading and commenting on my blog, or better yet, send me money to operate the blog so I don’t have to do paid advertising and I can ban all political asshats from advertising here.