Friend de Coup wins title at Orlando
Friend de Coup director Chris Miller said it best. “When you (compete) to the best of your abilities,” he said Sunday, “you end up reaping the awards.” And that’s exactly what the Mitchell High School show choir, Friend de Coup, did Saturday, when the 70-member group won the Grand Champion title at the FAME National Show Choir contest at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Fla.
Sioux Falls middle-schooler wins Mitchell spelling bee championship
A former state champion showed his skill Saturday and took top honors at the 18th annual Corn Palace Spelling Bee. Sean Calhoun, 14, from Patrick Henry Middle School in Sioux Falls, correctly spelled “sayonara” and “refugee” to win the contest, held on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University.
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Wenzel promoted to publisher of The Daily Republic
The Daily Republic has filled its vacant publisher position by promoting from within. Korrie Wenzel, an employee of the newspaper for nearly 19 years and editor for the past 4½ years, was named publisher Monday. He immediately assumed the duties of the position.
Floods close roads in Davison County
Several segments of Davison County roads were closed Sunday evening as creeks within the county left their banks, pushing water, ice or both into the path of traffic.
Local legislative delegates say budget to take up final days
A possible windfall from the federal government and a tenuous budget in general will make for an interesting final few days of the 2010 session of the state Legislature, lawmakers said at a Saturday forum in Mitchell.
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CHEERS to news that the state may be in line for an unexpected windfall in the form of federal aid. It was learned last week that South Dakota could receive $36 million if the U.S. Congress gives final approval of a plan to give states extra money to boost Mediciaid.
Opinion: Legislature digs deeper deficit for years ahead
PIERRE — When we were kids we learned the phrase “Indian giver” and it wasn’t a good thing to be called. It meant you went back on your promise. It also could mean that you made promises without the ability or the intention to fulfill them.
Opinion: Indian teen suicide, infant mortality rates on the rise
The British statesman, Benjamin Disraeli, purportedly said, “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics.” Native Americans have been the guinea pigs of statistics since the politicians in Washington began to use arithmetic to figure out their landholdings and numbers before embarking on God’s mission of conquest and divestiture in the name of Manifest Destiny.
Opinion: Hard to believe — no politics at the Oscars
For the first time that I can remember, there were no politically-charged comments at the Oscars ceremony last Sunday. I mean, I was all ready. We had left-wing bomb throwers like George Clooney, Sean Penn, Barbara Streisand, and co-host Alec Baldwin all lined up in the “let it fly” zone. But the show turned out to be the silence of the lambs.
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