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Posts tagged as “Walmart”

Salaam, Salami: Cashier Claims Muslim Conscience Clause at Walmart

Let's be clear from the start, I'm just making a sandwich, not exercising reproductive choice. I contributed to the oppression of the proletariat yesterday by shopping for groceries at Walmart. I picked up some salami, another moral offense. In the…

Rapid City Walmart No Safe Harbor in Snowstorm

The Sturgis Buzz has been pouring on informative posts about the big October blizzard and aftermath. Last night the Sturgis Buzz linked to a Facebook story from Theresa Lange about the north-side Rapid City Walmart's failure to play good neighbor…

Sioux Falls Anti-Walmart Petition about Zoning, not Jobs

Opponents of the proposed 85th Street Walmart on the south edge of Sioux Falls have announced a petition drive to refer the city's necessary rezoning decision to a public vote. The Save Our Neighborhood folks take little interest in the…

Minimum Wage Based on Productivity Gains? $21.72 per Hour

Advocates of the South Dakota ballot initiative to raise our minimum wage should read this article from The Next New Deal. The article points to studies and meta-studies (that's studies of studies) showing that raising the minimum wage does not…