Inaugural pall: Democrats showed inexperience in '71

An old photograph in a newspaper and the bitterly cold weather across South Dakota the last couple of days reminded me of the inaugural of the late Gov. Dick Kneip one January weekend in 1971. Kneip, a Democrat from Salem with a passel of sons and a passion for tax reform, served in the state Senate before he announced for governor in 1970.

By: Terry Woster, The Daily Republic