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PAGE 4A www.yankton.net Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan ■ VIEWPOINTS ■ Friday, July 30, 2010 The Oldest Newspaper of the Dakotas Yankton Media, Inc., 319 Walnut St., Post Office Box 56, Yankton, SD 57078 CONTACT US: Phone: AS WE SEE IT (605) 665-7811 (800) 743-2968 Fax: (605) 665-1721 No Free Ride Web Site: www.yankton.net THUMBS DOWN to the news at last week’s South Dakota E-mail Address: Department of Transportation (SDDOT) meeting in Mitchell [email protected] that federal funding will likely fall far short of what is needed ——— for the state’s highway and bridge needs. In the past, the Subscriptions/ Circulation: SDDOT has said it could only afford maintenance efforts and Extension 112 not construction. Now, it appears the state will be lucky if it Classified Ads: is even able to maintain infrastructure at the current level. Extension 120 Without such work, an increasing percentage of the state’s News Department: Extension 114 roads and highways will decline into poor condition. Hopefully, funding can Sports Department: be found for a Highway 50 turning lane at Avon, which has seen a number of Extension 106 near-misses for accidents. Photo Desk: Extension 105 Advertising Office: Extension 122 A Veterans Affair Business Office: THUMBS UP to the female veterans’ open house held Extension 119 this week in Yankton. The open house, a collaborative Production Desk: Extension 127 effort of Veterans Affairs and Minerva’s, sought to inform New Media: female vets about programs available to meet their spe- Extension 136 cial needs. Instead, the affair became an opportunity for Composing Desk: the women to connect and share stories that spanned Extension 129 several generations. VA officials said the occurrence was *** unexpected but created bonding among the women, MANAGERS: many of whom do not know another female veteran. Gary L. Wood Publisher Down The River Know What? My Religion Rocks! Michele Schievelbein THUMBS UP to area residents who take advantage of Advertising Director two Corps of Engineers meetings held today (Friday) for BY NATHAN JOHNSON Nebraska countryside, I felt a connec- Tonya Schild the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS). A [email protected] tion to something bigger as I was Business Manager tribal-focused meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at exposed to the infectious guitar solos David Jeffcoat the Native American Cultural Center in Vermillion, while an Music is my religion. of Matthew Sweet (also a Nebraska Circulation Director open house and public meeting will be held from 5-8 p.m. at I worship at its altar every day. native), the shoegaze of Ride and the Heather Heimes the Riverfront Event Center in Yankton. The public is urged Sometimes, music helps to sort out my feelings. gothic pop of Siouxsie and the Classified Manager to attend and give input not only on the current uses of the Sometimes, it helps me consider issues I wouldn’t con- Banshees. Kelly Hertz river but for years to come in meeting contemporary and future needs. sider otherwise. And, well, sometimes it makes me turn Unfortunately or not, I found my Editor my living room into a dancehall and shake the junk in taste for “college” or “alternative” James D. Cimburek my trunk. music was not widespread in this part Sports Editor Hail No! It’s all right. You have my permission to go ahead NATHAN of the world. A few kindred spirits Beth Rye THUMBS DOWN to the continued tornados and flash and picture that. JOHNSON shared what I considered my musical New Media Manager flooding in the area. We have already surpassed the normal In return for my generosity, humor me by letting me adventurousness (and detractors precipitation for the entire year. The flooding apparently will share with you my conversion story. have considered my legendarily bad James Hooper create long-term problems with infrastructure damage. We Production Manager It took place under the cover of darkness. taste in music), but they were few and far between. are grateful for the precipitation, and the crops that haven’t I had attempted to stay up to watch “Friday Night Quite honestly, they still are. Kathy Larson flooded look fantastic. Hopefully, they will survive the rest of Composing Manager Videos” on NBC (Was Michael J. Fox hosting?), but I That’s why I don’t let opportunities such as the the growing season without being hit by hail — particularly had fallen asleep. While late hours are routine for me MAHA Festival in Omaha last weekend pass me by. I Bernard Metivier the 2-pound, 18-inch variety that fell near Vivian, south of long to congregate with people who love the music I Mailroom Manager today, in those days I had to rise before the sun to hear Pierre in central South Dakota. The Vivian hail could set a national record. the cows sing on our dairy farm. Sleep was precious love, who worship at the same altar. Under a surprising- *** when I could get it. ly pleasant July sun, more than 4,000 people basked in STAFF: The warm glow of the television awoke me that the music of bands like The Faint, Spoon and the Old A Fair Play 97s. Jerry Brandgaard-Shrieves night as a video was beginning. A man dressed as a king THUMBS UP to the cast, crew, orchestra and everyone walked across an array of beautiful vistas armed only This weekend I’ll take in bands like Bright Eyes, Cassandra Brockmoller else associated with the Lewis and Clark Theatre Randy Dockendorf with a folding chair. Cursive and Desaparecidos as they hold a fundraiser in Company’s production of “My Fair Lady.” The countless “All I ever wanted/All I ever needed/Is here in my Omaha for the legal fight against Fremont’s ill-advised Jeannine Economy hours that they have put into preparing the show for the Dave Eggers arms,” he sang. “Words are very/Unnecessary/They can illegal immigration law. Good music with good politics. stage require dedication, talent and a time commitment only do harm.” How could I resist? Travis Gulbrandson that is hard to fathom. We hope you take the time to see Lisa Hare I was transfixed. Lest you think this is a totally benign and inclusive the production. And to the cast: Break a leg! Carl Heick I caught the name of the band at the end of the religion I’ve built for myself, let me dispel that idea. Heidi Henson video, and for the next few days I sat at the radio with a You try to bring the Black-Eyed Peas into this house Jeremy Hoeck blank tape ready to record when “Enjoy the Silence” by of worship, and you will feel a “Boom Boom Pow.” “If Carol Hohenthaner Depeche Mode aired. Soon, I would go to Yankton with Today Was Your Last Day,” I’m praying that you weren’t Nathan Johnson INTERNET POLL my dad and find their album, “Violator.” I still remem- listening to Nickelback. And if I have to hear Journey’s Jamie Kleinschmidt ber listening to it in the pickup on the ride home. My “Don’t Stop Believin’” one more time, I won’t stop Curtis Knoll The results of the most recent Internet poll on the Press & Dakotan’s Web site are dad told me that, for once, he really liked something I believing that Armageddon can’t come soon enough. Shauna Marlette as follows: was playing. I guess he hadn’t been a big fan of late- Yeah, I’m a music snob, and I’ve suffered greatly Vivian Milk LATEST RESULTS: 1980s hair metal. for my mostly indefensible beliefs regarding what Muriel Pratt Do you support the effort of the website WikiLeaks.org to release tens of It was listening to Depeche Mode that I realized the constitutes great music. Matt Richardson Try “Walking In My Shoes” and consider the list of Justin Rust thousands of classifed Afghan war documents? full potential of music. It had always played a big role in Yes . .23% my five all-time favorite bands: Depeche Mode, The Noelle Schlechter my life, but with “Violator,” a new world was opened up No . .72% to me. Its keyboard atmospheres with a smattering of Cure, Suede, Ween and Placebo. Tera Schmidt Not Sure . .5% Right now, chances are you’re either laughing or Cathy Sudbeck TOTAL VOTES CAST . .306 bluesy guitar riffs were warm and invited me into an Steve Swenson The Press & Dakotan Internet poll is not a scientific survey and reflects the opinions alternate reality. The lyrics spoke to my tumultuous staring blankly — and don’t want to “Kiss Me, Kiss Jackie Williams only of those who choose to participate. The results should not be construed as an accu- teen emotions. And, quite honestly, the whole thing was Me, Kiss Me.” Ashley Winckler rate representation or scientific measurement of public opinion. tremendously erotic and romantic. But if you do, it’s good to have you in the congre- Bene’ Younger ——— Soon after, I discovered “New Alternative Express” gation. CURRENT QUESTION: on TBS and my musical consciousness was ripped Let me begin with our first sermon: “Let’s shine like In 2009, 61 percent of Americans said they “always or usually” live paycheck open even further as I watched videos from under- the morning/And sin in the sun/Oh, if you stay/We’ll *** to paycheck. How often do you live paycheck to paycheck? ground bands. Although isolated geographically by the be the wild ones/Running with the dogs today ...” Published Daily To vote in the Press & Dakotan’s Internet poll, log on to our Web site at www.yankton.net.