editorials

The Mitchell City Council was scheduled to hear from the Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee on Monday night about a proposed public dock program for the lake. The program would allow boat owners who don't live alongside the lake the opportunity to rent dock space, where they could...

CHEERS to several local and area people who were the focus of good-news stories last week.

We’re excited to hear that the Mitchell Board of Education is moving ahead with preliminary plans to build a fine arts center on the high school campus. There’s no doubt the facility would serve the high school better than the existing auditorium. That existing facility seats...

Frustrated with state lawmakers’ unwillingness to expand video lottery, South Dakota Lottery officials won’t take no for an answer. “I guess you can call us stubborn,” Lottery Executive Director Norm Lingle was quoted by The Associated Press as saying last week. “Our...

HISSES to anyone who damages the ground in public-use areas around Lake Mitchell with motorized vehicles in unauthorized areas. Dusty Rodiek, Mitchell’s director of parks, recreation and forestry, said the damage has been especially bad this year. Anyone who notices that kind...

Take heart, Mitchellites. Your city's texting-while-driving ban may soon be replaced with a weaker statewide ban, but all is not lost. We, like many in Mitchell, have watched with fascination these past several years as the march toward a texting-while-driving ban progressed. Mitchell...

We acknowledge that former president George W. Bush's art is not great. But it's not our aim to poke fun at Mr. Bush's limited artistic ability. Some in the media have jumped on that bandwagon, probably because it's easy. Bush's amateurish style with a paintbrush flows naturally...

CHEERS to the quality of fine arts programs in Mitchell. Recent shows like Friend de Coup's dinner theater and Show Choir Classic and the mammoth Dakota Wesleyan University-led production of "Les Miserables" are a testament to the talent and dedication of the many, many people who...

On behalf of parents and students statewide, we extend a hearty thank you to the South Dakota Board of Regents for adopting a zero-increase policy for tuition and mandatory fees at the six state universities. The regents adopted the policy Wednesday, and it applies next school...

Dakota Wesleyan University's newly announced plan to build a wellness center is great news for the university and the community. With $10 million raised for the project, DWU is prolonging an incredible run that has seen it build the Sherman Center, the McGovern Library, the Glenda...