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An opportunity for South Dakota

     Mentor: A person who gives a younger or less experienced person help and advice over a period of time, especially at work or school. – Cambridge Dictionary As a football coach, Tom Osborne often was a step or two ahead of the competition. His Nebraska Cornhuskers...

Will Jackley win the tax argument?

     Retailing: “Globally, retailers have had to adapt to the changes ongoing in the market in order to survive. The retail response appears to be toward strong, more personalized engagement, flexibility and community.” – AMP Capital Time was when storeowners focused...

A loss we still feel today

“The good die first.” – from the poem, “The Excursion,” by William Wordsworth, English poet “Guess who’s going to be in town today,” I said to my wife at breakfast. More of a rhetorical question than anything, since the possibilities were endless. It was April 19,...

Abbott, Porter: Game changers

     Game changer: “A person or thing that dramatically changes the course, strategy, character, etc., of something.” – Dictionary.com Both men entered this world in 1948, and graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1974. Each began his law...

The ‘spirit’ side of economic growth

      Distilling companies:  “Five years from now, the best bourbon in the U.S. will probably be from a state besides Kentucky.” Steve Heilman, CEO, Charleston Distilling Company. Poor Carrie Nation is spinning in her grave. The enthusiastic (some would say radical)...