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Janklow helped improve Aberdeen area
jbahr@aberdeennews.comThe late Gov. Bill Janklow gave a vital assist to the growth of Habitat for Humanity in Aberdeen, said Dick Ward of Aberdeen. The program was sputtering in the 1990s, Ward said. Acquiring land and raising money were real problems, said Ward, the...Tags: Interior Policy, Local Government, Regional Authority, Colleges and Universities, Housing and Urban Planning
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Screening room debuts at Dacotah Prairie Museum
The Dacotah Prairie Museum was the scene of a movie premiere Tuesday afternoon.
The museum's new screening room, on the building's second floor, was initiated with the showing of a 24-minute film called “Brown County Personalities: A Look at Those...Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Movies, Celebrities
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Medical records conversion still has bugs
WASHINGTON (AP)— America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system’s conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue. ...Tags: Washington, DC, Medical Procedures and Tests, Symptoms, Privacy Laws, Electronics
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Professor warns of political stranglehold on agriculture
The nation's agricultural economy - particularly the next farm bill - is being held hostage by the political stranglehold on Washington, D.C., according to a college professor who has helped develop the nation's ag policy. Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, a...Tags: Washington, DC, Agriculture, Teaching and Learning, Ronald Reagan, National Security
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Democratic House candidate visits Aberdeen, Webster voters
While he likely will face an opponent in the June primary, one of two Democrats seeking South Dakota's lone U.S. House seat is already taking aim at Kristi Noem. Matt Varilek, 36, visited Aberdeen on Monday as part of a tour of the state to introduce...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Kristi Noem, Washington, DC, Economic Policy, Democratic Party
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Janklow memorialized as loyal, stubborn, fallible
SIOUX FALLS — Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle said Wednesday that at a time in his career when it seemed even his Democratic colleagues were turning their backs, it was a Republican — Bill Janklow — who stood by him. South Dakota’s...Tags: Social Sciences, Transportation Accidents, U.S. Senate, Arts and Culture, Regional Authority
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Taxation, economic growth worth attention in South Dakota
American News CorrespondentEditor's note: This is the first of a four-part series of columns by Bob Mercer looking at suggestions for government in 2012. The remaining three columns will appear Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in the American News. PIERRE — If you sit through...Tags: U.S. Senate, Mike Rounds, Health Insurance, TransCanada Corporation, Productivity
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Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place
Last week, I shared thoughts about visiting the Mortenson ranch north of Pierre. There is a second part of the journey that provoked much more thought. This trip was part of the South Dakota Ag and Rural Leadership seminar. While the physical...Tags: Science and Technology, Minority Groups, Economic Policy, South Dakota, Human Interest
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Mercer: Of 9/11 and the high cost of forgetting
With the passing of a decade came forgetfulness. We don’t remember the successive waves of disbelief and terror during that desperate day 10 years ago. First, the airliner attacks on that Sept. 11 morning. Next, the anthrax letters of that October,...Tags: Al Gore, Afghanistan, Saddam Hussein, New York City, West Nile Virus
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Today in history: Sept. 15
1857: William Howard Taft - who served as President of the United States and as U.S. chief justice - was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.1953: The Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship. 1961: The United States began Operation Nougat, a...Tags: U.S. Senate, Government, Defense, William Howard Taft, Politics
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Where's the beef? It's to be offered on Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune contestants this winter may be heading home with the means to purchase $1,000 each in T-bones, sirloins and burgers. Beginning Jan. 9, $1,000 in Beef Bucks - pre-paid checks and or VISA debit card for purchasing beef at restaurants or...Tags: Consumers, Entertainment, Television, Game Shows (genre)
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Reader Panel: Ethanol subsidies
Today’s question: A 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit that encourages the production of ethanol could expire Jan. 1. Do you think the tax credit should be kept, and if not, what else can be done to encourage ethanol production and use? The ethanol...Tags: Ethanol, Petroleum Industry, Renewable Energy, Tax Credits, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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