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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. 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. . 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 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 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. , state Sen. 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 , 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. Unlike many of service to increasing school choice and In 1943, during World War II, the the San Francisco 49ers 34-31. the politicians paying lip service to Na- supporting charter schools, private Published Daily U.S. transport ship Dorchester, which Today’s Birthdays: Comedian was carrying troops to Greenland, Shelley Berman is 89. Former Sen. tional School Choice Week this week, schools and homeschooling. Yet, they Monday-Saturday sank after being hit by a German tor- Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., is 81. Football the issue of expanding educational op- have been among the loudest GOP ped- Periodicals postage pedo; of the more than 900 men Hall-of-Famer Fran Tarkenton is 74. portunity and freedom for all is some- dlers of the Common Core “stan- paid at Yankton, aboard, only some 230 survived. Actress Bridget Hanley is 73. Actress thing I live, breathe, practice and dards”/textbook/testing/data collection South Dakota, under In 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 Blythe Danner is 71. Singer Dennis witness every day. regime thrust upon schools who want the act of March 3, became the first manmade object to Edwards is 71. Football Hall-of-Famer nothing to do with it. make a soft landing on the moon. Bob Griese is 69. Singer-guitarist My mother was a public school 1979. In 1972, the XI Olympic Winter Dave Davies (The Kinks) is 67. Singer teacher who taught in a majority-mi- “Alignment” with the new regime Weekly Dakotian Games opened in Sapporo, Japan. Melanie is 67. Actress Morgan nority district in New Jersey for more means mediocrity, mandates, privacy established June 6, In 1989, Alfredo Stroessner, pres- Fairchild is 64. Actress Pamela than two decades. She and my father invasions and encroachments on local 1861. Yankton Daily ident of Paraguay for more than three Franklin is 64. Actor Nathan Lane is worked hard to put their own children control and educational sovereignty. Press and Dakotian decades, was overthrown in a military 58. Rock musician Lee Ranaldo in a mix of public and private Catholic Michelle I’ve seen it in my daughter’s polluted established April 26, coup. (Sonic Youth) is 58. Actor Thomas Cal- schools. My own two children have math curriculum. We are not alone. The 1875. In 1994, the space shuttle Discov- abro is 55. Actor-director Keith Gordon been enrolled in private schools, reli- MALKIN threat is not just in one subject. It’s sys- Postmaster: Send ery lifted off, carrying Sergei Krikalev, is 53. Actress Michele Greene is 52. the first Russian cosmonaut to fly Country singer Matraca Berg is 50. gious schools and public schools. temic. address changes to Derek Anderson, principal of Yankton Daily Press aboard a U.S. spacecraft. Actress Maura Tierney is 49. Actor After a great deal of research, we & Dakotan, 319 Wal- In 1998, Texas executed Karla Warwick Davis is 44. Actress Elisa moved from the East Coast to to es- Ridgeview Classical Schools in Fort Collins, nut, Yankton, SD Faye Tucker, 38, for the pickax killings Donovan is 43. Reggaeton singer cape the corrupted, dumbed-down curriculum of Colo., wrote to me last fall about the existential of two people in 1983; she was the Daddy Yankee is 38. Musician Grant 57078. an overpriced private girls’ school. threat his charter school faces. “Ridgeview Clas- first woman executed in the United Barry is 37. Singer-songwriter Jessica sical Schools is a K-12 charter school that offers States since 1984. A U.S. Marine Harp is 32. Actor Matthew Moy is 30. Life lesson: It’s not just government schools *** plane sliced through the cable of a ski Actress Rebel Wilson is 28. Rapper that are the problem. Many supposedly “elite” a classical liberal arts education to approxi- gondola in Italy, sending the car Sean Kingston is 24. schools indulge in the senseless pedagogical mately 800 students. We were established in MEMBERSHIPS plunging hundreds of feet, killing all 20 Thought for Today: “Your friend fads that infect monopoly public schools. 2001, and we have generally been one of the top The Yankton Daily people inside. will argue with you.” — Alexander Every family in America deserves maximized, three schools in Colorado since opening,” he Press & Dakotan is a Ten years ago: John Kerry won Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer (1918- customized choices in education. It is the ulti- said. “Our most significant issue with Common member of the Associ- Democratic presidential contests in 2008). mate key to closing that “income inequality” gap Core and the PARCC exams is that we feel we will ated Press, the Inland five out of seven states: Missouri, Ari- lose the autonomy and other protections zona, , New Mexico and the politicos are always gabbling about. Yet, the Daily Press Associa- White House and Democrats beholden to public granted to us when Colorado adopted its Charter tion and the South school unions and their money are the ones Schools Act in 1994.” Dakota Newspaper FROM THE BIBLE blocking the school choice door. As I’ve noted, PARCC is the behemoth, feder- Association. The Asso- ally funded testing consortium (the Partnership ciated Press is entitled We were blessed to find a community of par- “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. ents and public school educators in Colorado for Assessment of Readiness for College and Ca- exclusively to use of all Greater love has no one than his: to lay down one’s life for one’s the local news printed Springs who embrace high standards, academic reers) that raked in $186 million through Presi- in this newspaper. friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” John 15:12- excellence and strong character education for dent Obama’s Race to the Top program to 14 NIV . Portals of Prayer, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis students of every race, creed and class. Competi- develop nationalized tests “aligned” to the top- *** tion in the secondary-school marketplace pro- down Common Core program. Anderson and in- YOUR LETTERS vided a desperately needed alternative for formed administrators, educators and parents SUBSCRIPTION educational consumers who wanted more and like him understand: “PARCC is truly the enforce- RATES* WWII Vets Sought knows of a living veteran of better for their kids. ment mechanism that will coerce schools into (Payable in advance) World War II to contact either of For the past four years, our kids, now 13 and adopting the Common Core curriculum. We can- not do this. It is entirely against the mission and CARRIER DELIVERY Douglas Haar and David Hosmer, us. We would like to interview 10, attended a high-achieving public charter 1-month . . . . .$12.09 Yankton each veteran, and then we would school that caters to a truly diverse student philosophy of our school.” It is, in short, sabo- 3 months . . . .$36.27 There are a number of rea- like to publish a portion of those body. tage. Anderson calls it an “almost existential 6 months . . . .$72.53 sons to remember past events interviews. The longer inter- Our 13-year-old is now in 8th grade at the dilemma. Our mission and philosophy are irrec- 1-year ...... $133.09 views will be presented at YHS charter school. This year, we opted to home- oncilable with Common Core’s.” and to honor those who have Homeschool mom of six and blogger Karen MOTOR ROUTE sacrificed. We plan on inter- during a ceremony where we will school our youngest. We cobbled together a 5th- (where available) honor and thank those veterans, grade curriculum with excellent materials from Braun of Michigan sees the threat to her choice, viewing local World War II vet- the Calvert homeschool series, Memoria Press too. Her trenchant message: “True school choice 1 month . . . . .$14.51 erans in an attempt to preserve which is proper that we do. 3 months . . . .$43.53 There will also be an opportunity and classic Saxon Math. Another nearby public allows a parent to choose any school that meets 6 months . . . .$87.05 their stories for future genera- charter school offers a homeschool collective their child’s needs, not just those that adopt tions. We also would like to for those in attendance to visit 1 year ...... $139.14 with the veterans and to ask once a week. Common Core State standards and assess- MAIL IN RETAIL thank and honor these mem- questions. Summaries of the in- Family participation is not an afterthought. ments.” TRADE ZONE bers of the Greatest Generation terviews will be displayed It’s the engine that drives everything. The dedi- No fully funded school voucher system in the 1-month . . . . .$16.93 and, while doing so, remind the around town at various busi- cated parents, grandparents, foster parents and world can improve the educational experience if 3 months . . . .$50.79 present generation of their nesses which will allow the pub- legal guardians I’ve met in the charter school Fed Ed controls the classroom and homeschool 6 months . . .$101.57 commitment to honor, duty lic to learn more about these movement and homeschooling community see room. Coerced conformity kills choice. 1-year ...... $148.82 and country. We do this so that local heroes. It is our fervent themselves as their children’s primary educa- MAIL OUTSIDE we might do our best to emu- hope that more veterans will tional providers. Not the U.S. Department of Edu- Michelle Malkin is the author of “Culture of RETAIL TRADE ZONE late them. As a part of our up- come forward as a result of the cation. Not the White House. Not GOP politicians Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, 1 month . . . . .$19.35 coming project, we hope that displays and interviews. cashing in on top-down “education reform.” Crooks and Cronies” (Regnery 2010). Her e-mail 3 months . . . .$58.05 we can convey some wisdom to Please contact us, and we After several years of educational satisfac- address is [email protected]. 6 months . . .$116.09 tion, however, we’ve encountered another sober- 1-year ...... $186.33 Yankton, in general, and to our look forward to hearing from * Plus applicable sales young citizens, specifically, in a you: Douglas Haar — 660-3061 tax for all rates unique, appealing format. or 665-2073; David Hosmer — We are asking anyone who 665-0675 or 661-2947. 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