Opinion
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Our Voice: People willing to serve on Brookings School Board are appreciated
A foundation for the success of our community in the future is being laid today in our school system.
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Commentary: First debate in GOP race for South Dakota governor was like the first pancake off the griddle
Maybe gubernatorial debates are like pancakes. The first one is always a little funky. Fortunately, there are a couple more debates scheduled this month. Maybe, like pancakes, they’ll get better as the griddle gets hotter.
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Column: Easter should be a celebration of life, not vengeance
I’m writing this on Easter, the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It’s always been a special day in my life. Growing up in a Christian family with a minister father, we always celebrated the day in both a religious and secular way.
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Commentary: What next for Trump’s war on Iran?
Donald Trump thought he could wage a quick and successful war against Iran, but he was wrong. He had multiple goals, including regime change, destroying Iran’s military, making it impossible for Iran to develop nuclear weapons and stopping Iran’s support for militia forces in the Middle East.
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Our Voice: Lori Schultz’s legacy is written in the ledgers
When Lori Schultz first stepped into the Brookings County Courthouse in 1989, she wasn’t looking for a career — she was just answering a neighborly plea for help during a lunch hour. But as she retires as finance officer, with her last day being April 3, Schultz leaves behind a…
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This is my Column: This Easter Sunday, like every Easter Sunday
It was always our most solemn of holidays.
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Column: Candidates who overlook South Dakota’s newspapers put their campaigns at risk
Editor’s note: This column was written for the South Dakota News Media Association by Gary L. Wood, owner and publisher of Yankton Media, Inc., which publishes the YanktonPress & Dakotan and Vermillion Plain Talk.
