I have to wonder what's gone so wrong in the world of pilot training to generate this headline in today's Daily Republic: "Report: Full gas tanks could stop many small plane crashes."
That's the kind of thing you'd expect to find in The Onion. The headline makes' [...]
From an SDSU press release:
KELO Television of Sioux Falls has been awarded the broadcast rights to televise the South Dakota State-Montana Division I Football Championship Subdivision first-round playoff game Saturday afternoon.
Coverage is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Central Time (noon Mountain) from Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, [...]
The Argus Leader reported today that Sen. John Thune supports President Obama's plan to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
What do you think? Is the troop surge the right call?
[...]From an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee by George McGovern and Marshall Matz:
On this day of Thanksgiving when we pause to give thanks for the bounty on our plates, let us also pause to remember that one-sixth of all humanity is hungry. ...
Figures are from the most recent month of available statistics.
Current Same month last year % change Unemployment 4.2% 2.5% 68% Building permits 19 15 26.67% Municipal tax due $800,490.09 $831,748.83 -3.76% Gasoline price $2.67 $1.97 35.53% Corn price $3.25 $2.90 12.07% Cattle price* $86.20 $94.70 -8.98%*Statewide, all [...]
It was reported in today's Daily Republic that the Davison County Commission has appointed a task force to study the possibility of building a new county structure at the site of the soon-to-be-demolished Tower Building (part of the former Methodist hospital). The project would be funded by low-interest [...]
Click here to check out The New York Times review of South Dakota author Kent Meyers' latest novel, "Twisted Tree."
Click here for more information about Meyers from his employer, Black Hills State University.
I haven't read "Twisted Tree" yet, but I did read "The Work of [...]
Getting nervous about cooking that Thanksgiving turkey? What about choosing a wine for a holiday meal?
The Daily Republic is here to help, with how-to videos about both topics on our How-To Videos site.
The turkey-cooking tips are provided by Dan Brown, a graduate of Mitchell Technical Institute’s [...]
It's been my experience that, generally speaking, the truer the criticism of a public official, the more defensive the public official becomes when the criticism is raised.
It's a natural human reaction. When someone or something threatens to pierce the protective shield we've built around ourselves, we go into' [...]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Scott Heidepriem, of Sioux Falls, is trying to drum up some publicity today with a press conference and a news release that describes the state's budget situation as "startling."
When Gov. Mike Rounds was in Mitchell recently, he estimated next year's potential budget deficit to [...]
The Daily Republic reported today that the clock is ticking on Davison County's use of nearly $8 million in low-interest money made available by the federal economic stimulus program. The money must be used by late next year, or it will be lost. So far, county commissioners have [...]
Daily Republic photo/Laura Wehde
We've learned that the Mitchell Aquatic Club has chosen the former Campbell's automotive garage on North Main as the site of a temporary, above-ground training pool. The club has been scrambling to a find a practice site since the Mitchell Middle' [...]
From Politico:
Sen. John Thune is trying to build support to end the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, a move bound to cause heartburn for Democrats wary of strong anti-bailouts sentiment among voters.
Thune, the No. 4 leader in the Republican Conference, plans to introduce a [...]
Daily Republic columnist and Hog House blogger Denise Ross pointed out a recent column by The New York Times' David Brooks on John Thune. It seems Mr. Brooks is quite impressed -- maybe even infatuated -- with our junior senator and his presidential potential.
An excerpt from' [...]
From today's Hisses and Cheers on Page 4 of The Daily Republic:
HISSES to Monday’s court ruling that will keep private the identity of a donor who gave $750,000 to the 2006 abortion-ban campaign in South Dakota. When people donate giant sums of money to influence our lawmaking [...]
If you missed the incredible finish last night in the 11B state championship game between Winner and Tri-Valley, you can watch the video below. Congrats to the Winner Warriors for winning 12-6.
For more coverage of the game from The Daily Republic, click here.
[...]In case you haven't heard, the schedule has now been set for next week's H1N1 flu vaccination clinic at the Corn Palace:
The free clinic will be from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.
Vaccinations will be offered only to pregnant women, individuals between the ages of six months' [...]
A photo of Dave Knudson, taken Tuesday in our conference room.
(Photo by Laura Wehde/Republic)
Last week, somebody from GOP gubernatorial candidate Dave Knudson's staff called and asked to visit with us during an upcoming campaign stop in Mitchell. Knudson came to our' [...]
From the Associated Press this afternoon:
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A judge on Monday decided in favor of State Rep. Roger Hunt of Brandon in a ruling that keeps secret the name of an anonymous donor who gave $750,000 to the 2006 abortion ban campaign in South Dakota.
[...]
GOP U.S. House candidate Blake Curd, of Sioux Falls, issued a news release Sunday about U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D. Curd took issue with the timing of Herseth Sandlin's announcement that she planned to vote "no"on the House health-care bill.
"... In the same manner that Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin [...]
Local members of the media just got this e-mail from Corn Palace Director Mark Schilling:
The Mitchell area POD (Point of Distribution) will be meeting tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers to plan for an upcoming mass vaccination tentatively scheduled to be held at the Corn [...]
This Dominican Republic child was photographed hugging a food box given to his family at “Kilo 16,” a remote village of migrant farm workers visited by Impact Lives workers during the first day of food distribution in that country. (Photo by Janell Tolly)
If you [...]
President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
"I get it. I'm on your side."
That's what President Barack Obama told a gathering of hundreds of American [...]
From a press release:
INDEPENDENT TO RUN FOR U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
B. Thomas Marking will Challenge the Major Parties for South Dakota's Single Seat
CUSTER, South Dakota -- With but one voice in the U. S. House of Representatives, and concern for the future of our [...]
I wrote for today's paper about Mayor Lou Sebert's recent request to City Councilwoman Geri Beck to stop delivering the invocations at the start of City Council meetings. Sebert doesn't have any problem with invocations, but he doesn't think they should be delivered by somebody from the elected [...]
Happening today (you might have to wait a few moments for this to load) ...
If you encounter any problems viewing this, you can click here to watch it on WhiteHouse.gov.
I'm told that Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin will speak at this, and I assume that' [...]
We had to publish yet another story today about the squabble between the Mitchell Rural Fire Association and Davison County. The issue has dragged on so long and has become so convoluted that even people who've been following it from the beginning are having difficulty understanding it. Yet' [...]
Local resident Georgi Streetman approached the City Council last night to ask about the council's plans for the old Statuary property (pictured above in all its glory, in a photo by The Daily Republic's Laura Wehde). Streetman would like to see it converted to something [...]
City Council agendas are published at about 4:30 p.m. on Fridays prior to the Monday meetings, so I didn't have much time last Friday to look very closely at the proposal on tonight's agenda to buy a piece of land from the state for $45,000.
I've since looked [...]
