Professor Gerdes is a brilliant man. He’s pretty funny to.
Image; Argus Leader I consider myself lucky to have met Martin a few years ago as a regular at the Touch of Europe. Unlike most intellectuals, Martin has a fantastic sense of humor, and loves to talk...
View ArticleNoem; Government subsidized Healthcare is good enough for me, but not for my...
Okay, we all know Noem is a gigantic hypocrite, and isn’t a good liar. Like when she complains about TARP yet takes farm subsidies, or wants to be a lawmaker and breaks the law and doesn’t even make...
View ArticleSo some think the healthcare law is unconstitutional . . .
Yet it is perfectly legal to force people to have car insurance . . . hmmm. According to Jackley the Supreme Court upheld the individual insurance requirement because it declared that the penalty for...
View ArticleThune agrees, Obamacare is killing people (H/T – Helga)
I’m amazed that our local media never picks up on this stuff; Unimpressed by the timeline, Hewitt pressed Republicans to move faster. He compared the urgency of repeal to Congressional action in the...
View ArticleIs healthcare money being used to promote a Sales Tax increase?
Proponents of M15 hard at work J-Ellis wrote a great column today about how the healthcare industry in SD is pushing to promote a sales tax increase that will pump up to $85 million into their...
View ArticleUPDATE: SD Republicans, never a part of the solution only their self-interests
I can’t believe we let this CLOWN work in the Secretary of State’s office. What a ‘TRUE’ waste of taxpayer dollars. His lastest post about Dems being the root of out of control spending in Pierre is...
View ArticleSacrificial Lamb
Though I would like to take credit for this, I did get help writing this toon. They would like to remain anonymous. I hope that is okay with Stormland-TV News.
View ArticleWhatever happened to spending healthcare revenue on patient care?
As the independent candidate for governor, Mike Myers said during his speech at Democratic Forum (in between yoga and pushups) “Hospitals should be spending their revenue on patient care, not on...
View ArticleALEC’s tinkering with the ACA (H/T – GP)
From Thom Hartmann’s blog; ALEC wants to kill Obamacare The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing new legislation to prevent insurance companies from accepting subsidies under the healthcare...
View ArticleGovernor Daugaard Makes Us Proud Again when it comes to healthcare
Cory touches on one side of the story; Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that South Dakota is violating Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act by forcing thousands of South...
View Article2017 City Salaries; Health Department Dentists & Other officials
Today we will look at the Health Department. Did you know that some of the highest paid city employees are dentists? The city health department employees 4 dentists with combined salaries of $620K....
View ArticleShould Hospitals invest in Sports Bars?
As Washington debates the repeal of the ACA, right here in Sioux Falls one of our industrial hospital complexes seem to be so awash in money they are investing in a new Sports Bar at the Sanford Sports...
View ArticleHere’s a story that is years past due
When the state legislature was arguing to increase teacher pay from last place with a half-penny sales tax increase, I argued at the time ‘What about the rest of us?’ Especially other professionals in...
View ArticleWhy do SD politicians and family members run off to Minnesota for medical...
We recently saw it in the news, a prominent SD politician’s family member has a serious medical condition and they are seeking treatment . . . in Minnesota. First off, I wish them the best, secondly I...
View ArticleWill a major merger be announced on Monday in Sioux Falls?
Just when we thought the big announcement was Amazon there is another one brewing in Sioux Falls. I wasn’t going to say anything because I figured it was going to be headlines on Stormland TV last...
View Article‘I’m just filling in.’ (H/T JR)
A foot soldier sent me this video of some roaming gun rights dude (who first calls it Sioux Falls, Minnesota) and reveals some interesting rules about carrying weapons in public buildings in South...
View ArticleGoodbye City of Sioux Falls Health Director Jill ‘Bride of’ Franken
Many of my readers have been asking me why I haven’t posted about the retirement of Jill Franken. To be brutally honest I have been privately celebrating. But I will give her a brief reprieve. Jill...
View ArticleCity of Sioux Falls taps Nigerian Doctor for new health director
I’m actually pretty excited about Dr. Chima coming to our city, especially his views on preventative care. This podcast gives us a hint of his thought process. I also believe that he will be welcomed...
View ArticleDid the City of Sioux Falls Health Director ask for a vaccination mandate for...
I don’t know the answer to that question because obviously there has been NO mandate at this point, and I don’t expect the city’s top employee manager, Mayor TenHaken, a (closet) right-winger, to...
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