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Monthly Archives: January 1999

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Promise to never drink and drive

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Opinion
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Promise to never drink and drive Each year over 17,000 people are killed and over 1,000,000 are critically injured in alcohol related traffic accidents. On the night of Jan. 29, 1998, my son Eric was being driven home by his high school sweetheart, Angee Rozeboom. Angee and Eric were juniors … Read Article →

New higher education tax credits available to 1998 tax filers

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Schools
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New higher education tax credits available to 1998 tax filers New higher education tax credits could almost have parents of college students looking forward to April 15. The 1998 tax year is the first year that the Hope and Lifetime Learning tax credits proposed by President Clinton � which directly … Read Article →

Forum will discuss Iraq

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Local News
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Forum will discuss Iraq "Iraq � What Next?" will be the topic of this month's International Forum, sponsored by the USD School of Business. It will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 12 noon in Hoy B of the Coyote Student Center. Panelists include Dr. Tim Schorn, political science, … Read Article →

City Council sets timetable for cable television ordinance

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Local News
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City Council sets timetable for cable television ordinance by David Lias The Vermillion City Council has put a timetable in effect to eventually create what it hopes will be a level playing field for two cable television companies that want to do business in the city. Vermillion currently receives cable … Read Article →

Life is pretty much a waiting game

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Opinion
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Life is pretty much a waiting game By Bob Karolevitz (Written in a hospital bed, this is Bob's 836th consecutive, unduplicated weekly column.) When you stop to think of it, we waste a lot of valuable hours in our lives just waiting. We wait to be diapered and burped. We … Read Article →

Snow removal system works for Vermillion

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Local News
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Snow removal system works for Vermillion South Dakota is known for its unpredictable weather. With an average snowfall of 35 inches during the fall, spring and winter months, daily activities, whether special or routine, can be changed at a moment's notice when severe weather strikes. But when snow falls in … Read Article →

Loan deficiency payments

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Local News
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Loan deficiency payments Now that harvest is completed, there are a couple of LDP rules to remember. The Field Direct Loan Deficiency Payment Agreement (form number CCC-709) that almost everyone completed covered grain harvested and hauled directly to a warehouse or buyer. Payment under this provision was figured based on … Read Article →

Row crop clinic planned

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Local News
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Row crop clinic planned The annual Clay County Row Crop Clinic has been scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the American Legion Club in Wakonda. The meeting will start at 9:45 a.m. and conclude by 3:30 p.m. Starting off the morning session will be Mike Catangui, SDSU Extension entomologist, discussing … Read Article →

Governor to take oath for fourth term on Jan. 9

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Local News
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Governor to take oath for fourth term on Jan. 9 A hot air balloon launch and two evening balls are among the events scheduled to mark the inauguration of Gov. Bill Janklow when he takes the oath of office for a record fourth term on Saturday, Jan. 9. The governor … Read Article →

Court rules that firing was illegal

  January 8, 1999 - 12:00 am | Local News
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Court rules that firing was illegal by David Lias A former Clay County assessor who once worked for the South Dakota Department of Transportation was improperly fired by the state, according to the South Dakota Supreme Court. The high court unanimously ruled that the state Transportation Department improperly fired Gregory … Read Article →

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    People who gathered Friday morning in Aalfs Auditorium on the USD campus to celebrate the life of newspaper legend and 1950 USD alumnus Al Neuharth were greeted, at the program’s opening, by a video message from Neuharth himself. He posthumously addressed audience members with a video segment taped before his death. Neuharth, the founder of SoDak Sports, USA TODAY, Freedom Forum and the Newseum, and died at his Cocoa Beach, FL, home on April 19. He was 89.  (Photo by David Lias)

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      May 13, 2013 - 8:12 pm | Local News, Sports, Schools
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    By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net The Vermillion School Board approved the contracts of two individuals who will replace two long-time coaches … Read Article →

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    Burbank girl reinstated as duck stamp contest winner

      May 13, 2013 - 4:28 pm | Local News
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    AG Jackley shares encouraging words with law school grads

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