Articles
Bon Homme tourism group gaining steam 
When Tim Peterson spends some time Tuesday fishing with Dave Carlson of the TV show “Northland Adventures,” it’s likely he won’t miss the chance to plug southeast South Dakota and Bon Homme County in particular.
RELATED CONTENTWENZEL: There were definitely two Bill Janklows
I still have that picture around somewhere — Janklow looking gubernatorial even in his referee uniform, me in full football garb with a big smile and bigger hair.
RELATED CONTENTQ&A: After hard times, ‘everybody’ wants to be part of fair
The State Fair continues to show growth and prosperity, just a few short years after intense statewide scrutiny put the fair in a bad light and potentially hindered its ability to grow, the fair manager told a Mitchell service club this week.
RELATED CONTENTQ&A: Arlington native living dream as Twins beat writer
Kelsie Smith isn’t concerned with traditional gender roles and rarely notices when she’s the only woman in the press box at a major league stadium.
RELATED CONTENTOpinion: Storm resulted in sad but memorable day
When a microburst rolled through Mitchell in 2000, it hit with ferocity that Mitchell hadn’t seen since a tornado flattened buildings and injured 32 people in 1962. The microburst caused millions of dollars in damages, left a few people homeless and, worst of all, came unexpectedly.
The microburst isn’t like the tornado, its ugly cousin. As far as I know, microbursts don’t appear on radar and special sirens do not typically announce their rude arrival. Not good.
Opinion: Walking the beat
By my estimates, there have been approximately 5,700 editions of The Daily Republic printed since I started as a sports reporter here back in 1991. That’s 307 editions a year for almost 19 years, and until Saturday, I had little knowledge of how they get to your doorstep each morning.
So with a nod toward the television show “Undercover Boss,” the new publisher at The Daily Republic spent the morning delivering papers to the subscribers who live in my neighborhood, in the extreme southwest corner of town.
Opinion: Target Field truly worthy of all the hype
The telephone calls, e-mails and texts came pouring into my cell phone in the minutes after that ball came looping at me. It had been a moment televised throughout the Midwest as the Minnesota Twins showed off their new ballpark Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Friends and acquaintances who saw it on TV sent messages to congratulate me for catching a foul ball during my first game at the Twins’ plush new digs.
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.
Recent letter to EPA is welcome, Thune says
A group of Democrats has sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency and questioned the EPA’s plans about regulating carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases.
Eight Democrats sent the letter last week to EPA Director Lisa Jackson, stressing the economic implications attached to regulating emissions. The letter adds weight to the ongoing efforts of Republicans, including South Dakota Sen. John Thune, who for months have been publicly concerned that the EPA could make sweeping changes in regulating gases without the consent of Congress.
Johnson: Today’s summit a peace offering
Sen. Tim Johnson said it’s time for members of Congress to put aside their differences as they prepare for a summit on health care today at the White House.
Johnson, speaking with reporters on a scheduled conference call, stressed that the meeting is not only bipartisan, but also needed as Congress continues to struggle with the health-care issue. The 9 a.m. meeting will include Democrat and Republican leaders. “Republicans and Democrats will meet at the White House (today) and try to find common ground in health-care reform legislation,” Johnson, D-S.D., said. “There is a lot that both parties can agree on and it’s time to put politics aside and finally address a problem we have talked about for decades.”
Columns
WENZEL: A potentially sad end for a gentleman
The New York Yankees are just plain offensive to some people around these parts. I suppose good folks like Pete Jones, Joe Kramer, Terry Heisinger, Dean Minder, LaMoine Torgerson and a score of other local Yankees die-hards will consider dropping their subscriptions over such a statement. I hope they don’t, but it’s true that the Yankees prompt strong feelings, one way or another.
RELATED CONTENTWENZEL: Every few decades, change isn't a bad thing
Considering my longevity at The Daily Republic, this is rather embarrassing to admit: the current publisher of this newspaper had no clue about fonts, leading and serifs until a couple of months ago.
RELATED CONTENTDWU vs. LSU? Yes — in 1930, it really happened
Massive Louisiana State University is ranked No. 1 in this week’s NCAA football poll. At the moment, the Tigers are the best college football team in the land.
RELATED CONTENTWENZEL: Don’t listen to radio ad; newspaper doing great
Traditionally, newspapers aren’t great at marketing themselves. That’s a wonderful irony, and not one unique to Mitchell, S.D.
RELATED CONTENTOpinion: Quirks of language confront us all the time
It was hard to watch the new movie “The Dilemma” without considering the true meaning of the word “dilemma.”
So many people use that word incorrectly. And when this newspaper lets slip an improper use of “dilemma,” a former boss here is quick to pounce, sending e-mails reminding us what the word really means.
I often hear people say they’ve got a dilemma on their hands. Maybe they can’t decide between going to lunch or working through the noon hour. Maybe they can’t decide between the BLT or the club sandwich.
Opinion: Deep-fat frying, stains can prompt the holiday blues
“Deep frying a turkey,” the press release says, “can be a hazardous endeavor.”
Numerous Thanksgiving related press releases are sent to newsrooms across America in the weeks leading up to the holiday, most of which at best prompt a smile from editors who likely only glance at the self-promoting prose before tossing it away.
Golf video kicks off Daily Republic's 'How-To' series
The ladies love the long ball, an old television commercial used to proclaim.
Maybe that’s why typical advice-seekers ask Dakota Wesleyan University golf coach Adam Anderson how to improve their long game.
“More people probably want to know how to hit their driver longer or straighter,” Anderson said after playing 18 holes Thursday afternoon. “It’s frustrating for me because if I could change one aspect of everybody’s game, it’s their chipping and putting, rather than their driving.”
Opinion: Let’s hear it for the girls: Local women achieve college basketball success
Jill Young sure is continuing a tradition of exceptional women’s basketball players from Mitchell who are doing well at college.
It’s hard not to think of Young as the baby-faced seventh-grader at Mitchell Christian, earning playing time alongside her older sister as her family — and especially her dad, Tom — watched nervously on the sidelines.
Opinion: Tell us your ideas: Reader input sought for upcoming projects
We get them all the time — unsolicited submissions of stories or requests for our reporters to pen feature pieces about interesting people.
We always welcome them, but sometimes simply can’t get to them or, in some cases, just can’t find the “hook” — to use an industry term — to get the story into the newspaper.
RSS Feeds