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Horse arena dedicated at Brown County Fairgrounds
swaltman@aberdeennews.comA familiar face at the Brown County Fair now has his name on the grounds' newest facility. During a dedication ceremony before team roping began Thursday morning, the new horse arena was named for Joe Akkerman of Bath. Akkerman, a fair board member, was...Tags: Arts and Culture, Rodeo, Sheryl Crow, American Hockey League, Goo Goo Dolls (music group)
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Romney VP pick: What's needed in a No. 2
There is one necessary condition for the selection of a vice president, and that is whether the individual has the experience and capacity to become president of the United States on Day One. Nine vice presidents have succeeded to the presidency upon...
Tags: Joe Lieberman, Mitt Romney, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Tim Pawlenty, George Washington University
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SD Sen. Thune vice president rumors resurface
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The "John Thune for vice president" rumor mill is at it again. The Hill reported Monday that Thune has "reemerged" as a viable VP candidate for Mitt Romney, quoting the South Dakota Republican as saying he met with Romney's...Tags: Mitt Romney
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Drought still looming
knguyen@aberdeennews.comBrief bouts of rain midweek brought some respite from drought conditions to the Aberdeen area, but still weren't enough to make a significant impact on a yearlong dry streak. "There are still hot and dry conditions across the Northern Plains," said...Tags: Droughts, Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota State University, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Agriculture
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Thune unlikely for VP selection
There has been some speculation lately as to whether Mitt Romney will select John Thune as his running mate for this fall's presidential election. I have had three media outlets contact me for comment. The first rule of vice presidential selection is...Tags: Sarah Palin, Republican National Conventions, Mitt Romney, YouTube, Bobby Jindal
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Some CRP acres in Dakotas open to haying, grazing
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The federal government is opening some Conservation Reserve Program acres for emergency haying and grazing to aid drought-stricken ranchers, but the decision might not be a big help to producers in the Dakotas. Landowners get...Tags: Droughts, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Arable Farming, Natural Disasters
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Additional South Dakota CRP land opened to haying, grazing
PIERRE (AP) - Farmers and ranchers in drought-stricken South Dakota will gain much-needed livestock feed as federal officials will allow emergency haying and grazing on additional land in the Conservation Reserve Program, the state's two U.S. senators...Tags: Conservation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Tim Johnson
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Tim Pawlenty on ‘Meet the Press,’ ‘This Week’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelTim Pawlenty, left, campaigns for Mitt Romney in Ohio. Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart is at right. Photo credit: Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Tim Pawlenty, who is often mentioned as a running mate for Mitt Romney,... -
Thune staffer to visit Spink County
Judy Vrchota of Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune's Aberdeen office will visit Spink County Thursday. Vrchota will meet with community leaders and businesses in Redfield and Doland, according to a news release from Thune's office. Area residents who would... -
SD governor dismayed by health care court ruling
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Thursday he was dismayed by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that upholds the federal health care law, but said he'll work to protect the state from what he sees as the law's harmful effects....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Tim Johnson, Healthcare Policies, Justice System, Medicaid
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Senators, representative pushing for credit extension
The threat of a wind energy production tax credit expiring at year’s end has already had an adverse impact on the wind energy industry, according to Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D. That’s why on Wednesday she sent a letter, signed by 17 other...Tags: Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Environmental Issues, Kristi Noem, Tim Johnson
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Thune, Noem seek fall interns
U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., are seeking fall interns for their offices in South Dakota and Washington, D.C. In Thune's state offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls, interns will help with constituent...Tags: Washington, DC, Education, Colleges and Universities
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