Interim Rules Board Hears Proposals
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Thursday, 7.23.15 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net views VIEWS PAGE: [email protected] PAGE 4 PRESS&DAKOTAN The Press Dakotan THE DAKOTAS’ OLDEST NEWSPAPER | FOUndED 1861 Yankton Media, Inc., 319 Walnut St., Yankton, SD 57078 CONTACT US OPINION OTHER VIEWS PHONE: (605) 665-7811 (800) 743-2968 NEWS FAX: Charleston: A (605) 665-1721 ADVERTISING FAX: (605) 665-0288 WEBSITE: Failed Gun Check www.yankton.net PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE (July 21): The Federal Bureau of ––––– Investigation has acknowledged a tragic and inexcusable failure in the SUBSCRIPTIONS/ federal background check system that enabled the suspect in the killings CIRCULATION of nine African-Americans in Charleston, S.C., to buy a gun. Extension 104 The admission by 21-year-old Dylann Roof to possessing illegal drugs [email protected] when he was detained by police in February should have barred him from CLASSIFIED ADS buying the weapon. The examiner of Roof’s federal background check did Extension 108 not see the police report because the wrong arresting agency was listed in [email protected] the database. NEWS DEPT. FBI Director James Comey has ordered a full review. The FBI runs federal background checks of gun dealers, but if the bureau fails to report Pierre Report Extension 114 back to the dealer in three business days, U.S. law allows a gun to be sold. [email protected] In this case, a .45-caliber pistol was sold to Roof by a South Carolina SPORTS DEPT. gun store on April 16, three days after the FBI began to process the Extension 106 background check. That gun was linked to the attack in Emanuel African [email protected] Interim Rules Board Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. ADVERTISING DEPT. Predictably, Comey’s revelations have put both sides in the gun- Extension 122 control debate in attack mode. Gun control advocates asserted that the [email protected] country needs better and wider controls and checks. The gun rights lobby BUSINESS OFFICE proclaimed the futility of such measures to stop crime and gun violence. Hears Proposals Extension 119 The gun crowd has a point: Any system with flawed execution is prac- [email protected] tically worthless. At a minimum, the nation needs to fix problems in the BY REP. JEAN HUNHOFF to conduct examination of NEW MEDIA: current system. In addition, it can and should eliminate multiple gun sales R-District 18 (Yankton) law enforcement officers. The and close the so-called gun show loophole. rule only allowed physicians. Extension 136 We won’t hold our breath while we wait for Congress to act. [email protected] The Interim Rules Committee met on July This expands coverage for COMPOSING DEPT. 20 with a full agenda. the law enforcement health Extension 129 ABOUT THIS PAGE • The Division of Ag Development: S.D. assessments. [email protected] Value Added Finance Authority proposed to • The State Board Dentist- The View page provides a forum for open discussion of issues and amend the definition of “rural area” to match ry amended rules to change * * * interests affecting our readers. Initialed editorials represent the opinion USDA definition of “rural area.” This would J. Hunhoff the name of Advanced Dental MANAGERS of the writer, but not necessarily that of the PRESS & DAKOTAN. expand the population size eligible for the Assistant to Registered Den- Gary L. Wood Bylined columns represent the view of the author. We welcome letters on funding from a community of 25,000 to one of tal Assistant and update the Publisher current topics. Questions regarding the Views page should be directed to 50,000. This could potentially allow for loans definition to maintain consistency with state Kelly Hertz at [email protected]/. in Aberdeen, Watertown and Brookings. The law. The registered dental assistant has direct Michele Schievelbein presenter stated that due to the current limit supervision by the Dentist whereas the Dental Advertising Director on population, there were few loan requests Hygienist has general supervision in their Jim Gevens IN HISTORY and this expansion could potentially allow for scope of practice. Circulation Director By The Associated Press accidental alcohol poisoning. growth in the loans for ag projects. There were rules to make adjustment sto The other change was in the loan amounts. the director areas of the James River Water Tonya Schild Today is Thursday, July 23, the 204th Ten years ago: Multiple bomb blasts day of 2015. There are 161 days left in the in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm The loan originally could not exceed 50 Development District. Director 8 now repre- Business Manager year. el-Sheik killed at least 64 people. London percent of the total project cost, this was sents the city of Yankton which is east of West Today’s Highlight in History: On police acknowledged that Jean Charles Tera Schmidt July 23, 1945, French Marshal Henri de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician changed to 75 percent of the total project City Limits Road, west of Peninah Street, south Classified Manager Petain, who had headed the pro-Axis they’d shot and killed on a subway car in cost. of Highway 50 or 31st Street and census block Vichy government during World War II, front of horrified commuters, had nothing The process was approved. 4055 and 4056. Kelly Hertz went on trial, charged with treason. (He to do with recent bombings of the city’s Editor was convicted and condemned to death, transit system. Accordionist Myron Floren • Game, Fish & Parks amended the motor- • The Department of Labor and Regula- but the sentence was commuted to life in died in Los Angeles County at age 85. boats and watercraft rule to exempt law en- tion: Division of Unemployment Insurance James D. Cimburek prison. On this date in 1951, Petain died Five years ago: The Office of Man- forcement officers from boat lighting require- proposed adoption of a rule to authorize the Sports Editor in prison.) agement and Budget predicted the On this date: In 1885, Ulysses S. budget deficit would reach a record $1.47 ment if certain criteria were met. The criteria use of the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) to Beth Rye Grant, the 18th president of the United trillion in the current fiscal year. (The ac- is if the officer’s conduct is reasonable and if collect delinquent covered unemployment Digital Media Director States, died in Mount McGregor, New tual figure for fiscal 2010 turned out to be the officer reasonably believes that operating compensation debt from employers. South York, at age 63. $1.29 trillion.) Ford Motor Co. said it had the boat without lights is necessary under Dakota collects about 99 percent of the work Kathy Larson In 1886, a legend was born as Steve made $2.6 billion from April through June the circumstances to investigate a criminal comp tax. The remaining 1 percent represents Composing Manager Brodie claimed to have made a daredevil 2010, its fifth straight quarterly profit. Dan- plunge from the Brooklyn Bridge into New iel Schorr, longtime journalist with stints at violation or suspected criminal violation of about $300,000-$350,000 of uncollected taxes. Sarah Lynde York’s East River. (However, there are CBS, CNN and NPR, died in Washington state laws or rules, court orders, or municipal Federal legislation allowed for states to re- doubts about whether the dive actually at age 93. Circulation District Manager took place.) One year ago: Taiwan’s TransAsia or county ordinances; at speeds greater than cover those debts. The Debtor is sent a notice In 1914, Austria-Hungary presented Airways Flight 222, an ATR-72, crashed what is reasonable and prudent under existing and given 60 days to pay. If not paid than can * * * a list of demands to Serbia following the while attempting to land on Penghu Is- weather and traffic conditions; and in situa- get through the treasury program. The pro- killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a land, killing 48 of the 58 people on board. DAILY STAFF Serb assassin; Serbia’s refusal to agree The state of Arizona executed Joseph Ru- tions in which the officer is an active partici- gram can only address sole proprietors and Reilly Biel to the entire ultimatum led to the outbreak dolph Wood, convicted of murdering his pant in pursuing a boat. partnerships not corporations. Cassandra Brockmoller of World War I. ex-girlfriend and her father. (Wood repeat- Nonresident youth waterfowl licenses avail- • The Secretary of State, on behalf of the Brandi Bue In 1952, Egyptian military officers led edly gasped as it took nearly two hours for able were set at 100. Board of Elections, proposed: Rob Buckingham by Gamal Abdel Nasser launched a suc- him to die from his lethal injection.) Caryn Chappelear cessful coup against King Farouk I. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Gloria Any white tail deer licenses for the Black — amending rules to provide additional Randy Dockendorf In 1967, a week of deadly race-related DeHaven is 90. Concert pianist Leon Hills were increased by 500, going from 3,000 instructions to voters on how the mark an Jeannine Economy rioting that claimed 43 lives erupted in Fleisher is 87. Supreme Court Justice to 3,500. optical scan ballot, Rachel Frederick Detroit. Anthony M. Kennedy is 79. Actor Ronny In 1977, a jury in Washington D.C. Cox is 77. Radio personality Don Imus The West River deer season for antlerless — allow the person in charge of the elec- Jeremy Hoeck convicted 12 Hanafi Muslims of charges is 75. Actor Larry Manetti is 72. Country deer that occurred for nine days after Christ- tion to determine where the ballot stamp Nicole Myers stemming from the hostage siege at three singer Tony Joe White is 72.