editorials

Mitchell has made great strides toward becoming a pedestrian-friendly city. A program of sidewalk construction undertaken by the city's Public Works Department and supported by the mayor and City Council has has added many new sidewalks to the city. Each year, the city selects an...

Last month in an editorial, we asked the Mitchell Board of Education to proceed cautiously with a proposal to build a $13.5 million fine arts center. After the idea for a new center had been discussed generally for a long time, the specific plan seemed to congeal suddenly and take...

Does a low-income foreign woman who enters the country illegally deserve subsidized prenatal care for herself and her unborn child? It's a tough question. Some would argue that the rights and privileges of U.S. citizenship belong exclusively to U.S. citizens, and people who enter...

CHEERS to the community of Parkston, which is sprucing up its much-used baseball complex. The field, known as The Pond, is home to amateur, high school and Legion baseball, and like so many other small-town ballfields of today and yesteryear, it provides an important gathering place...

Sioux Falls has a great downtown, but it wasn't always that way. One of the sparks that ignited the rebirth of downtown Sioux Falls was outdoor dining, and a major factor supporting the viability of outdoor dining is the opportunity to have an alcoholic drink with a meal. Why? Because...

CHEERS to Mayor Ken Tracy for deciding to demolish the former Veterans of Foreign Wars building sooner rather than later. The corner of First and Main, which should be a symbolic showplace for a city, has been an eyesore for nearly three years now, ever since barricades were put up...

CHEERS to Avera Queen of Peace for the progressive spirit exhibited in its long-term plan to relocate its campus to a location near Cabela's south of Interstate 90. Debates can be had about what location is best for the hospital and its affiliated facilities, and we are concerned...

Employees can wear jeans every Friday at The Daily Republic in exchange for $1, which goes into our Jeans for Charity Fund. Over the years, that fund has paid out thousands of dollars to local and area organizations and causes. Today, we'll conduct a special Jeans for Charity day,...

CHEERS to the Wilbur-Ellis Corn Palace Challenge last weekend, which brought thousands of people to town for the weekend bull- and bronc-riding event. It's a unique venue for rodeo fans to enjoy a night of western entertainment, and gives the community another chance to see South...

Some people have wondered why we've waited this long for our endorsement for the U.S. Senate race. Partially, it's because we wanted to wait and make our decision on Election Day.

CHEERS to another successfully completed election. On Tuesday, Americans headed to the polls to cast ballots for national, state and local officials, as well as their own, local ballot measures. Davison County saw a 54.84 percent voter turnout, just a little bit higher than the state's...