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CONTACT US We Say PHONE: (605) 665-7811 (800) 743-2968 NEWS FAX: In The Cards (605) 665-1721 THUMBS UP to the Yankton Cribbage Club for ADVERTISING FAX: hosting the 34th annual Grand National Cribbage (605) 665-0288 Tournament this weekend. After all the work of WEBSITE: organizing the next three days of competition, the www.yankton.net benefit to the community of Yankton and to the ––––– world of cribbage is appreciated. It’s a great thing SUBSCRIPTIONS/ for Yankton to be hosting yet another event of this CIRCULATION caliber. Welcome to all visiting cribbage players. Extension 104 [email protected] CLASSIFIED ADS Fresh Face Political Fairy Extension 116 THUMBS UP to the Yankton City commission and [email protected] Amy Miner. During its regular meeting this week, NEWS DEPT. the commission appointed Amy Miner to the posi- Extension 114 tion recently vacated by Brooke Blaalid. This puts [email protected] the commission back to nine members and also Tales In Paradise SPORTS DEPT. helps put a new, curious voice in city government. Eight people expressed interest in the post, which BY KATHLEEN PARKER Knowing nothing — or having no relation- Extension 106 ships with those you’re hoping to lead toward [email protected] is encouraging since there weren’t enough candidates last spring to © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group warrant an election. Let’s hope that trend continues. productive alliances — is hardly a recommenda- ADVERTISING DEPT. WASHINGTON — Once upon a time in a tion for the job. This should go without saying Extension 122 twinkling city on a hill, little boys and girls were and would be unnecessary were we not at this [email protected] taught that anyone could grow up to become silly moment when the nation seems primed to BUSINESS OFFICE Watching The Skies president. favor the rabble-rousingest purveyor of emo- Extension 119 THUMBS DOWN to the prospect of rain dampen- The children all believed it and tional potions and fantastical fixes. [email protected] ing Yankton’s Pioneer Days homecoming festivities today many, many of them are trying Billionaires have too much money, NEW MEDIA: today (Friday). At press time, the National Weather to fulfill the promise. While it has been says Democratic candidate and social- Extension 136 Service reported that there was an increasing proved true that anyone really can be- ist Sen. Bernie Sanders. Agreed. I [email protected] chance of rain showers as the day wore on, although come president, it has also been proved should be a billionaire, too. But do COMPOSING DEPT. they are expected to subside by 8 p.m. Whether or even more true that most shouldn’t. others’ billions prevent me from accru- Extension 129 not there is enough rain to impact the annual home- Including, sad to say, more than a ing my own? Only to the extent that their wisdom stops short of employing [email protected] coming parade remains to be seen. Of course, Yankton’s homecom- few on the debate stage at the Reagan ing had weather issues last year, which led to some rescheduling Library Wednesday night. One wonders my talents. How many poor people is * * * why these folks don’t wake up each day Oprah responsible for creating? matters that still irk some YHS fans. (However, all’s well that ended Donald Trump doesn’t like Ameri- MANAGERS well, as be might recall.) Lightning doesn’t figure to be part on and exclaim: Wow! I don’t have to run the country! How awesome is that?! Kathleen can cars being manufactured in other Gary L. Wood today’s agenda, so hopefully, only a little chilly rain will play a hand To each his own motivation, but countries? What would President Publisher in the action. sane people routinely ask themselves: PARKER Trump do? Slap a $35 tariff on each car Michele Schievelbein Why would anyone want this job? We’ve and part, he exclaims to applause. But Advertising Director witnessed what the office does to a there’s this little hitch called the U.S. Autumn Thunder person — the graying temples, deepening lines Constitution, which gives Congress the Jim Gevens THUMBS UP to the return of the National Football and sagging shoulders. Do the pomp, chauffeurs, power to levy taxes, and the small matter of the Circulation Director League season. It’s easy to get caught up in some chefs, private jets and post-presidency speaking North American Free Trade Agreement, which Tonya Schild of the off-field drama, but the first week of action fees really compensate for the assault on one’s forbids what Trump proposes. Business Manager has once again been a reminder that the sport will privacy, the loss of freedom and the terrible Facts don’t matter, apparently, when voters burden of the worldly woes? Probably. are determined to evict those who have made Tera Schmidt always be bigger than those who don’t give the the federal government dysfunctional. Frustra- sport the best of names. Already we’re seeing up But the question — Why do you want to be Classified Manager president? — is worth asking each candidate. tion noted. But wasn’t the last elected president and coming teams like the Buffalo Bills and the Ten- Why, indeed. We can predict most of the an- an outlier who was largely unqualified and had Kelly Hertz nessee Titans making big statements, and it should be quite the ride no talent for “politics”? But most Americans Editor swers, none of which will be remotely true. this season. • “We need to make America great again and liked the way he sounded, so, why not? James D. Cimburek I’m your man,” seems to be a favorite. The why-not vote vexes the natural-born Sports Editor • “It’s time to take our country back and frowner. Often, the best leader is the reluctant when I was governor, I blahblahblah.” Or, “It’s one, who, like George Washington, wishes he Beth Rye time for a nonpolitician.” weren’t the people’s choice. He knows from ex- Digital Media Director But for many, running for president is The perience the burdens of leadership and humbly Kathy Larson Next Thing — for them. After you’ve saved lives, recognizes his own limitations before the task. It Composing Manager built hotel empires, been secretary of state or a is duty that draws him out. ONLINE OPINION governor, what’s next? We live in a different world, obviously, and The results of the most recent Internet poll on the Press & Dakotan’s Web site are It is a fine thing to reach the summit of one’s the medium has become the message. The hum- as follows: aspirations. It is a necessary thing, I suppose, ble man times out before he can manage a quot- that some are driven to leadership and, we hope, able response. It is up to us, therefore, to listen * * * LATEST RESULTS: altruistic endeavors. But governance isn’t easy. carefully to the candidates and ask ourselves, DAILY STAFF Do you think the Minnesota Twins will make the playoffs? And effective leadership doesn’t necessarily why? The answer to this question — more than Reilly Biel I don’t care...... 39% convey to the White House from the boardroom the how of policy — may help you sort things Cassandra Brockmoller No...... 36% or surgical ward — or the gilded world of luxury out. Brandi Bue Ye s ...... 25% hotels where women are “cherished” and the Finally, as you tuck in your little darlings Rob Buckingham TOTAL VOTES CAST ...... 217 tonight, remember: Your child does not need to Caryn Chappelear The Press & Dakotan Internet poll is not a scientific survey and reflects the opinions “hair is real.” Randy Dockendorf only of those who choose to participate. The results should not be construed as an ac- This isn’t to suggest that professional politi- be president. Mine does. Jeannine Economy curate representation or scientific measurement of public opinion. cians are better qualified than others (neces- Rachel Frederick ——— sarily), though it’s likely some are. Nor is it Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleen- [email protected]. Jeremy Hoeck CURRENT QUESTION: axiomatic that distance from the political class Nicole Myers makes someone a better choice just because he/ Robert Nielsen Do you think Kristi Noem will run for governor in 2018? she hasn’t a clue how Washington works. Diana Smallwood To cast your vote in the PRESS & DAKOTAN’S Internet poll, log on to our website David Stephenson at www.yankton.net. Cathy Sudbeck Kelly Hertz JoAnn Wiebelhaus IN HISTORY Brenda Willcuts Alissa Woockman By The Associated Press on the legitimacy of the embattled gov- Today is Friday, September 18, the ernment. During his visit to Britain, Pope 261st day of 2015. There are 104 days left Benedict XVI apologized to five people A Complex Write Of Passage * * * in the year. who’d been molested by priests as chil- Published Daily Today’s Highlight in History: On dren in his latest effort to defuse the sex BY KELLY HERTZ much as our small staff can be. Where once, the September 18, 1793, President George abuse crisis shaking the Roman Catholic [email protected] 24 hours between print editions felt like a blink of Monday-Saturday Washington laid the cornerstone of the Church. an eye, it now seems like forever, and we use new U.S. Capitol. One year ago: In a show of solidar- Periodicals postage On this date: In A.D. 14, the Roman ity with Ukraine, President Barack Obama I paid my final respects to an old acquaintance technology to help us fill in the growing spaces in paid at Yankton, South Senate officially confirmed Tiberius as the welcomed the new president of the em- this week. The end was due not to age or sickness between. Dakota, under the act of second emperor of the Roman Empire, battled former Soviet republic, Petro Po- but to something just as bad: obsolescence. Now, word-processing programs aren’t March 3, 1979. succeeding the late Augustus. roshenko, to the White House. Congress This friend’s name was NewsEditPro, a word designed merely for the mundane task of writing. In 1759, the French formally surren- cleared the way for the U.S. military to Weekly Dakotian dered Quebec to the British. train and equip Syrian rebels for a war processing software we had used here at the They allow you to create graphics and to migrate established June 6, 1861. In 1810, Chile made its initial declara- against Islamic Group militants. Home newspaper to write and edit stories for more content to online sites. They generate instant Yankton Daily Press and tion of independence from Spain with the Depot said a data breach that lasted than 25 years. It joined us when we brought in updates across various platforms. The term “bells Dakotian established April forming of a national junta. for months at its stores in the U.S. and Apple computers and began designing pages on and whistles” doesn’t even begin to describe what 26, 1875. In 1927, the Columbia Phonograph Canada had affected 56 million debit and these things do. Broadcasting System (later CBS) made credit cards. Don Spirit, a convicted felon a computer screen instead of with pencils, paper, Postmaster: Send its on-air debut with a basic network of 16 living in Bell, Florida, fatally shot his six scissors, hot wax and large galley sheets. And of course, they are priced accordingly address changes to Yankton radio stations. grandchildren and his daughter before But that software is gone now. We’ve switched (read: much, much, MUCH more). One person Daily Press & Dakotan, In 1931, an explosion in the Chinese killing himself. Voters in Scotland rejected to new a computer platform that requires some- I spoke to during this quest for an alternative 319 Walnut, Yankton, SD city of Mukden damaged a section of independence, opting to remain part of thing different, something else. told me that companies aren’t going to market 57078. Japanese-owned railway track; Japan, the United Kingdom in a historic referen- blaming Chinese nationalists, invaded dum. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club Actually, the NewsEdit brand is still around, the kind of basic software we wanted anymore Manchuria the next day. at St. Andrews, Scotland, ended years but it’s been mutated (or, as they call it, upgrad- because, given all the work that is done to make * * * In 1940, Harper and Brothers pub- of male-only exclusivity as its members ed) into something that was no longer practical the new super programs, simplicity just isn’t a MEMBERSHIPS lished “You Can’t Go Home Again” by voted overwhelmingly in favor of inviting for us. moneymaker. Thomas Wolfe, two years after the au- women to join. Will Radcliff, 74, who’d built The Yankton Daily thor’s death. a multi-billion-dollar global business from There was a lot to like about the program The thing is, we already have software that Press & Dakotan is a In 1961, United Nations Secretary- flavored, icy Slush Puppie drinks, died in when we first got it. It was designed specifically does all that online, multi-platform migration. member of the Associ- General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in Cincinnati. for newspapers — in fact, its desktop icon in later Adding onto it creates compatibility issues. So, ated Press, the Inland a plane crash in northern Rhodesia. Today’s Birthdays: Voice actress versions was a retro image of a reporter’s hat with we just needed something with which to write. Daily Press Association In 1965, the situation comedies “I June Foray is 98. Singer Jimmie Rodgers Something very simple and basic … period. and the South Dakota Dream of Jeannie” and “Get Smart” pre- is 82. Actor Robert Blake is 82. Former a pencil in the band ready to go to work. Its great- Newspaper Association. miered on NBC. Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, is 82. Ac- est strength was simplicity: You created a new And we’re out of luck … frustrated exclama- The Associated Press In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in tor Fred Willard is 82. Actor Eddie Jones file and started typing. It featured a dictionary tion point and other random symbols to connote is entitled exclusively London at age 27. is 81. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 77. and a thesaurus. It could tell you the size of your swearing. to use of all the local In 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Singer Frankie Avalon is 75. Actress Beth We’re left now with Microsoft Word, a popular Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Grant is 66. Rock musician Kerry Livgren story in words, characters or — for newspaper news printed in this purposes — column inches. It could create menus program that meets our needs but seems so newspaper. Francisco, 19 months after being kid- is 66. Actress Anna Deavere Smith is 65. napped by the Symbionese Liberation Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino to see other stories in other folders. And when clunky. (For me, it’s like trying to knit while wear- * * * Army. is 63. College Football Hall of Famer and you were done, you closed the file. Simple. ing thick winter gloves, and the fact that I don’t In 1984, retired U.S. Air Force Col. retired NFL player Billy Sims is 60. Movie I’ve learned in this technological age that func- know how to knit only makes it worse.) While it’s Joe Kittinger became the first person to director Mark Romanek is 56. Baseball SUBSCRIPTION complete a solo balloon flight across the Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is 56. Alt- tional simplicity is a rare and beautiful thing. not particularly simple or basic, it does provide RATES* Atlantic Ocean as he landed in Italy, four country-rock musician Mark Olson is 54. Newspapers, as you know, have changed us with the functionality we need to produce (Payable in advance) days after leaving Maine. Singer Joanne Catherall (Human League) greatly, too. Now we’re on the Internet — we have stories. CARRIER DELIVERY In 1990, the city of Atlanta was named is 53. Actress Holly Robinson Peete is been for 18 years. (Historical aside: The Press & So, I mourn the loss of our old software mostly the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics. 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer Ricky Bell 1-month...... $12.09 The organized crime drama “GoodFellas,” (Bell Biv Devoe and New Edition) is 48. Dakotan has technically been on the Web since — well, entirely — because it was a basic program 3 months...... $36.27 directed by Martin Scorsese, had its U.S. Actress Aisha Tyler is 45. Former racing July 11, 1997; buried deep in the software that lets that allowed us to do a very essential task with 6 months...... $72.53 premiere in New York. cyclist Lance Armstrong is 44. 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