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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Tuesday, January 20, 2004 VOL. III Issue 1N KERRY WINS IN IOWA GEPHARDT DROPS OUT Senator John Kerry won big at the Iowa caucus last night. With 45 delegats to the National convention to divide up, Kerry came in first, followed by Senator John Edwards. A distant third was former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean. Representative Richard Gephardt from Missouri was fourth and decided to leave they fray. And then there were 7. Iowa is deserted, politically at least. Those politicains beat it for New Hampshire as soon as they could. The New Hampshire primary takes place next Tuesday. JANKLOW'S RESIGNATION TAKES EFFECT Today is the first day that South Dakota has no representation in the House of Representatives. The office's will be kept open, the staff will be paid, constituents problems will be listened to, but no votes will be taken from the South Dakota Representative until she-er-the new Representative takes office in June. Janklow sent a letter to 346,000 South Dakota households, explaining his position in detail, though not great detail. The Ponderosa recieved three such letters. This letter cost the taxpayers $46,000 in postage, because of the franking priviledge that all members of Congress enjoy. JOYCE FERRIS DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL There is good news for Joyce Ferris and her family. When Her daughter, Sandy went to see her yesterday noon they said she could bust out of there. She's tired but looks good. It was speculated that she may have had an ulcer, but it does not appear to be so. Just found that her blood was so thin she oozed out any cranny. The Doctor will see her back in the clinic on Tues next week and from there he wants her to see a rheumatologist to get more "modern" pain coverage for her arthritis without ripping up her stomach. For now he wants her left on the pain "patch" that she wears. She willcontinue to take an ulcer med for now just as a precaution. Shes in super good spirits and glad to be here in her 2nd home away from home. There have been a few Readers of the Holabird Advocate who have written to us at the home office telling how greatful they are that we keep us informed about Joyce these many months. The Readers, and the rest of us here at the Holabird Advocate hill keep her and the rest of the family in our prayers. She has a way to go, but she is on her way. She will get there. STATE OF THE NEWSBLOG ADDRESS by Jerry Hinkle The second year of the Holabird Advocate has been a year of exponential growth. we started the year with 700 Readers. We now have more than triple that number. In fact, the current number is 2645. Improvments to the Bravenet counter tells us that the current amount of repeat Readers is 12%. We hope to increase that number this year. Major stories covered this year were the Janklow crash, the trial that came afterwards, as well as the conviction and resignation that followed. We also covered the heath problems he experienced before the crash. Janklow's conviction was reported during an experiment with Audblog. This was the first, and possibly the last time Audblog will be used in the Holabird Advocate, due to the reluctance on the part of Holabird Advocate Readers to accept corporate sponsorship. that is their right, and I don't begrudge them that. One local story that was covered in the Holabird Advocate was the conversion of my Grandad's house into the Ponderosa Pines Old Age Assistance home. It was the first time many Readers really got to know that my aunt, Joyce Ferris was as delicate as she is. Many readers have come to know her and love her because of that series of articles. Not everything in the Holabird Advocate is local, but then not everything in the New York Times is local. I believe the world needs the Holabird Advocate more than it needs the New York Times. Bravenet services added this year were a Tell-a-Friend Announcer link, which I am sure accounted for the most of our growth this past year. Also a Forum page entitled "Vital Social Issues 'N Stuff" where Readers who choose to do so can reply to the goings on at the front page of the Holabird Advocate. So far no complaints, except from my dad. However, if I walked on water, he'd complain I wasn't running so that doesn't count. I discovered an interesting little television show called "Joan of Arcadia" this fall. The previews showed that it was not like anything else on TV. From the first episode, it posed the musical question, "What if God was one of us?" I worried about this show. I thought it didn't have a chance. I found myself caring for the family portrayed in the show, even thought they were fictional, the mark of a great company of players executing a well written script. Not only has this show become a hit, but it won the People's Choice Award for Favorite New Drama, but picked up a couple of Golden Globe nominatins as well. It is probably just a coincedence that this all happened after mentioning it in the Holabird Advocate, but every little bit helps. I still think it's a good show. Our 2003 "Person of the Year" was Judge Roy S. Moore, a man who I repspect a great deal personally because he sacrificed for what was right. most of the Readers did not agree with that choice. Time Magazine's choice of the American military person may have been a better choice. Both were courageous and dynamic, but we owe the Allied Fighting Force so much. The politicians do the talking, but the soldiers pay the dues. The "War on Ignorance" is taking another turn. Instead of fighting ignorace, we will embrace wisdom in 2004. It's not a surrender, just a change in tactics. I won't give up until every Reader of the Holabird Advocate is as smart as me. I might be here a while. I don't know what 2004 will bring us, but I do know that the Holabird Advocate will be there to report it when it does. Thank you, God Bless you, and God bless the Holabird Advocate.
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