Letters Corps seeks public input To the editor: The US Army Corps of Engineers at the Gavins Point Project is planning a stakeholder's workshop to gain input related to several nationwide initiatives. These initiatives include recreation area modernization, preparations for the Lewis and Clark Commemoration, and visitor center upgrades. This … Read Article
Where was Tom Sawyer when I really needed him? By Bob Karolevitz Where was Tom Sawyer when I really needed him? In the classic story, Aunt Polly had ordered him to whitewash "30 yards of board fence nine feet high." Borrowing the idea from Mark Twain, Phyllis ordered me to … Read Article
USD professor helps edit book on confederate symbols A new book by a University of South Dakota political science professor examining the history of confederate symbols in the South has just been published by University Press of Florida. Professor William D. Richardson, director of the W.O. Farber Center for Civic … Read Article
Med school receives $1.75 million The University of South Dakota School of Medicine was awarded $1.75 million to support the study and prevention of heart failure, according to Senator Tom Daschle. Funding was awarded through the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health. The work will be … Read Article
USD hosts history institute Area high school teachers recently attended a week-long U.S. History Advanced Placement (AP) Institute at The University of South Dakota. The institute provided high school teachers with the content, teaching approaches and information about the AP course needed to prepare their students to take the AP … Read Article
Lunchtime Solutions caters to students' tastes by M. Jill Karolevitz Cartoon-character lunch boxes with matching thermos jugs are just a memory, thanks to school meals offered by services such as Lunchtime Solutions, which operates the school breakfast and lunch program for the Vermillion School District. Lunchtime Solutions, which began serving … Read Article
Obituaries Mary Lou Cornette Mary Lou Cornette, Ph.D, affectionately known as M.L. Cornette, died suddenly at her home in Vermillion on July 28, 2000. Mary Lou was born March 28, 1936 to Judson Lloyd and Frances Maude Cornette. She grew up in Alliance, NE, and then went on to The … Read Article
For the Record Robin Iverson, Presiding: July 21 � July 27, 2000. Phillip J. Valandra, PO Box 160, Rosebud: Possession of controlled substance, Dismissed � motion by prosecutor; Use or possession of drug paraphernalia, Dismissed � motion by prosecutor. Craig Neal Deleeuw, 505 E. Main, Vermillion: Exhibition driving, $25 plus … Read Article
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Memorial Day services will be celebrated Monday, May 27, at the Vermillion Public Library. The program, hosted by Veterans of … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net The Internet has made personal correspondence easier than ever, either between relatives, friends or coworkers. One … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Olympic pole-vaulter Derek Miles had some words of advice for the Vermillion High School class of … Read Article
By David Lias It’s difficult to watch helplessly as fellow citizens suffer injury, death and loss. Once again, the nation … Read Article
By Paula Damon “What a [person] needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it.” C.D. Warner … Read Article
