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Monday, 2.3.14 views ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net RESS AKOTAN VIEWS PAGE: PAGE 4 P D [email protected] THE PRESS DAKOTAN THE DAKOTAS’ OLDEST NEWSPAPER | FOUNDED 1861 Yankton Media, Inc., 319 Walnut St., Yankton, SD 57078 CONTACT US OPINION | OTHER THOUGHTS PHONE: (605) 665-7811 (800) 743-2968 NEWS FAX: Making Police Logs (605) 665-1721 ADVERTISING FAX: (605) 665-0288 WEBSITE: www.yankton.net Public A Start EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] RAPID CITY JOURNAL (Jan. 28): Gov. Dennis Daugaard has ——— pledged to make state government more open to the public and last SUBSCRIPTIONS/ year his Open Government Task Force submitted eight bills in the CIRCULATION: 2013 legislative session. The Legislature rejected five of the pro- Extension 104 posed laws. CLASSIFIED ADS: One of the proposed laws was one that would make police logs Extension 108 and criminal booking photos public. Sen. Craig Tieszen, R-S.D., has NEWS DEPARTMENT: introduced a revised bill this year that would change state law to re- Capitol Notebook Extension 114 quire law enforcement agencies to release police logs to the public. SPORTS DEPARTMENT: Senate Bill 85 maintains the confidentiality of criminal justice in- Extension 106 formation and criminal histories, while allowing legal entities to re- ADVERTISING OFFICE: lease the information. However, the bill states: “Information about Extension 122 No One’s Ever Gonna calls for service revealing the date, time and general location and BUSINESS OFFICE: general subject matter of the call is not confidential criminal justice Extension 119 information and shall be released to the public” unless the informa- NEW MEDIA: tion would jeopardize an ongoing investigation. Extension 136 We support Tieszen’s bill. Police logs should be available to the COMPOSING DESK: Keep Them Down Again public, as they are in most other states. The public wants to know Extension 129 what calls police are answering, especially when it’s in their own BY BOB MERCER neighborhood. and he is certainly piling up the miles and the *** We are disappointed that making criminal booking photos public State Capitol Bureau visits town to town — is Rick Weiland, a former MANAGERS is not included in Tieszen’s bill. Again, most states already allow the aide to then-Sen. Tom Daschle. release of police mug shots. PIERRE — The decision by state Rep. Susan Then there’s the Wismer candidacy for gov- Gary L. Wood Wismer to run for the Democratic nomination ernor. She is the second Democrat to announce Publisher The failure of most of the Open Government Task Force bills to pass the 2013 Legislature was discouraging. Gov. Daugaard, how- for governor means there could be at least a candidacy, joining Joe Lowe of Piedmont in Michele Schievelbein ever, told the Journal editorial board that he still supports the task three women seeking two or possibly all three seeking the nomination. Advertising Director of the top three spots on November election Most of the other Democratic members of the force’s recommendations. Legislature lined up Tuesday to show their sup- Tonya Schild We would like to see the administration or one or more lawmak- ballot. That would be both historic and good. port for Wismer at her low-key announcement. Business Manager ers to reintroduce some of the failed open government bills this A few other Democratic lawmakers commit- year. For instance: making emails and text messages sent by public South Dakota has never had that many women Michael Hrycko running for the major statewide offices. ted to Lowe last year, but only after they were officials during meetings to be open records, requiring that minutes told she had decided against running. Circulation Director be kept during executive sessions and making committees and sub- First, there is the incumbent. Republican Kristi Noem is up for re-election to the U.S. Wismer said Tuesday her campaign takes a Tera Schmidt committees of public bodies subject to open meetings laws. backseat until after April 15. She wants to finish Classified Manager The Legislature should pass Tieszen’s police logs bill, but there House of Representatives. Noem is now in her second term. She de- legislative session, which ends March 31, and Kelly Hertz are still a lot of government records and meetings in South Dakota then wrap up tax-preparation season. She is an that remain hidden from the public. feated the Democratic incumbent, Stephanie Editor Herseth Sandlin, in 2010. accountant with a family business in Britton. James D. Cimburek Between Herseth Sandlin and Noem, a That means she’ll be running a campaign of Sports Editor woman has held the state’s House seat for10 about 50 days against Lowe before the Demo- ON THIS DATE cratic primary on June 3. Beth Rye straight years. By The Associated Press Delaware; John Edwards easily won Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard hasn’t for- New Media Director The Democratic challenger to Noem is ex- Today is Monday, Feb. 3, the 34th his native South Carolina while Wes- pected to be Corinna Robinson, who left Rapid mally announced his candidacy. He might have Kathy Larson day of 2014. There are 331 days left ley Clark eked out victory in Okla- City as a young woman for a career in the mili- a primary challenge from former state Rep. Composing Manager in the year. homa. Work in the U.S. Senate slowed Lora Hubbel of Sioux Falls. Today’s Highlights in History: On to a crawl, a day after ricin powder tary, Robinson returned last year in preparation to run. Daugaard’s report filed a year ago showed Bernard Metivier Feb. 3, 1959, rock-and-roll stars was found in the Dirksen Senate Of- more than $1 million on hand in his campaign District Manager Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. fice Building. Unless something unforeseen occurs, the “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in Five years ago: Eric Holder be- streak of a woman in that important seat will account. *** a small plane crash near Clear Lake, came the first black U.S. attorney gen- extend to 12 years. Wismer, Robinson, Bosworth and Hubbel are Iowa. An American Airlines Lockheed eral as he was sworn in by Vice Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate seat will be open in the same boat in one respect. They aren’t DAILY STAFF Electra crashed into New York’s East President Joe Biden. The White well known and are up against strong, proven River, killing 65 of the 73 people on House announced that Tom Daschle because of Democrat Tim Johnson’s coming re- board. had asked to be removed from consid- tirement. The availability has attracted five Re- winners in Daugaard, Noem and Rounds. Melissa Bader Before Herseth Sandlin and Noem, and Lt. Derek Bartos On this date: In 1014, Sweyn I, eration as health and human services publicans, including one woman, Dr. Annette the king of Denmark, Norway and secretary after acknowledging he’d Bosworth. Gov. Carole Hillard, Republican Gladys Pyle was Cassandra Brockmoller England, died in Gainsborough, Lin- failed to pay all his taxes. the only woman to succeed or nearly succeed colnshire, just over a month after One year ago: Eight people were To this point Bosworth hasn’t broken Rob Buckingham through in a crowded field of better-known can- at the highest levels in South Dakota. Randy Dockendorf being declared ruler of the English. killed when a tour bus crashed in San That was in the 1930s. In between came In 1783, Spain formally recog- Bernardino County, Calif., while re- didates in the Republican primary, such as for- Jeannine Economy nized American independence. turning 38 tourists to Tijuana, Mexico. mer Gov. Mike Rounds, state Sen. Larry Rhoden Helen Reddy and her 1972 hit on AM radio, “I Jeremy Hoeck In 1865, President Abraham Lin- Monica Quan and her fiance, Keith and state Rep. Stace Nelson. Am Woman.” Nathan Johnson coln and Confederate Vice President Lawrence, were found shot to death in The only Democrat running for the Senate– Hear them roar. Alexander H. Stephens held a ship- Irvine, Calif.; authorities blamed for- Robert Nielsen board peace conference off the Vir- mer Los Angeles police officer Muriel Pratt ginia coast; the talks deadlocked over Christopher Dorner, who had declared the issue of Southern autonomy. a revenge war on officers and the fam- Jessie Priestley In 1913, the 16th Amendment to ilies of those he blamed for ending his School Choice And Common Core Matt Robinson the U.S. Constitution, providing for a career. (Quan’s father had repre- Cathy Sudbeck federal income tax, was ratified. sented Dorner in a failed appeal of his BY MICHELLE MALKIN ing life lesson: There is no escape, no foolproof In 1924, the 28th president of the dismissal.) Dorner killed Riverside po- sanctuary, from the reach of meddling Fed Ed bu- Sally Whiting United States, Woodrow Wilson, died lice officer Michael Crain during a 6- Creators Syndicate Brenda Willcuts in Washington, D.C., at age 67. day manhunt that ended with Dorner’s reaucrats and cash-hungry special interests who Jackie Williams In 1930, the chief justice of the apparent suicide in San Bernardino The freedom-enhancing, life-improving power think they know what’s best for our kids. United States, William Howard Taft, County. The Baltimore Ravens sur- of school choice is more than a theory for me. Big-government Republicans such as Jeb resigned for health reasons. (He died vived a partial power outage at the It’s more than a talking points memo or Bush and flip-flopping Mike Huckabee pay lip just over a month later.) Super Bowl in New Orleans to edge *** teleprompter speech.