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    OPINION: Lead legislator leads on public notice law
    PIERRE — Before July 1 of last year, South Dakota's law on open meetings required only 24 hours of public notice. During the 2016 legislative...
    opinion/columns9 hours 51 min ago
    OUR VIEW: Hisses and cheers
    CHEERS to the South Dakota Highway Patrol's saturation efforts on Highway 37 in the Mitchell region. Last week, Jason Husby, commander of the...
    opinion/editorials12 hours 42 min ago
    June 25, 2017
    OPINION: 'Somebody always needs to be looking'
    A couple of years before my newspaper career ended, I spent three weeks typing into a laptop computer basic information from thousands of applications...
    opinion/columnsJune 25, 2017 - 1:04pm
    The most common firefly of eastern North America is Photinus pyralis, or the common eastern firefly. This is most of us see in own backyards at night. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
    AstroBob: Fireflies - green sparks in the dark
    I worry every spring about whether the fireflies will return. Habitat loss from urban sprawl and light pollution are thought to be behind the...
    opinion/columnsJune 25, 2017 - 11:48am
    Tammy Swift, columnist
    Forget multi-tasking. Here's how to monotask like a boss
    Have you monotasked today? Monotasking shouldn't be confused with monocle-tasking, which involves tasks you do while wearing a monocle, such...
    opinion/columnsJune 25, 2017 - 8:45am
    Column: How can we lift the tension between law enforcement and motorists of color?
    CHICAGO—My brother-in-law, a volunteer constable in a small Arkansas town, once said that the answer to the tensions and violence between...
    opinion/columnsJune 25, 2017 - 8:44am
    June 24, 2017
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    LETTER: Spending millions on lake fix needs guarantee
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    opinion/lettersJune 24, 2017 - 4:00pm
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    LETTER: Public education's social engineering agenda
    To the Editor: In March, Dr. Joseph Graves voiced concern on vouchers creating "the demise of America's long tradition of public schools and...
    opinion/lettersJune 24, 2017 - 2:10pm
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    LETTER: Mitchell, a great host for fire school
    To the Editor: As President of the South Dakota Firefighters Association, I would like to express our gratitude to Mitchell. The SD State Fire...
    opinion/lettersJune 24, 2017 - 12:15pm
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    LETTER: Wind farms, what a scam
    To the Editor: On June 15, I spent the day at the Beethoven Wind Farm north of Avon. A Minnesota company was moving the large crane to the fourth...
    opinion/lettersJune 24, 2017 - 11:00am
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    LETTER: Benefits of the Poppy
    To the Editor: "They gave, Will you?" The VFW will be out distributing the Buddy Poppy to the public in exchange for a donations to help veterans...
    opinion/lettersJune 24, 2017 - 10:00am
    Peter and Jill Mehl, May 2016, Kiev. Special to The Forum
    Faith Conversations: Wife moving forward after sudden death ministry partner
    When Peter Mehl checked his blood pressure shortly after arriving in the Ukraine on May 11, something seemed off. "He had me take mine, because...
    opinion/columnsJune 24, 2017 - 9:47am
    Attendees of the 4-H Extension Youth Conference were challenged to spread stories about how 4-H has positively impacted them. (Katie Pinke/Agweek)
    Column: 4-H speaking inspires, prompts memories of grandfather
    I had the honor of serving as a keynote speaker at the 4-H Extension Youth Conference. As I opened my remarks, I acknowledged my Grandpa who...
    opinion/columnsJune 24, 2017 - 9:39am
    June 23, 2017
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    LETTER: Bill to help pollinators should have passed
    To the Editor: Senate Bill 154 read, "The Department of Transportation shall utilize native plants as landscape on any new or remodeled state...
    opinion/lettersJune 23, 2017 - 3:00pm
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    LETTER: This world is full of hate
    To the Editor: I was not surprised at the shooting at Capitol Hill at lawmakers. Just a matter of where it would happen. The media was completely...
    opinion/lettersJune 23, 2017 - 1:00pm
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