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Just wondering Letter to the Editor

Posted May 14, 2013 at 4:29 pm

Just wondering

Recent transactions by our County Commissioners who hired a Register of Deeds to replace the one that resigned to pursue another job. Not, it wasn’t the Deputy Register of Deeds, who had been in that position for 10 years and who the Commissioners appointed as an interim to fill the position after the resignation of the Register of Deeds.

When she asked why she wasn’t hired to fill out the term, she was told that she was not a “good fit” and not enough “detail.” Then she was asked if she would train the new appointed one and she graciously said, “NO.”

What part of this doesn’t make a lot of sense… “just wondering.”

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    This is the way we clean the house, clean the house… RAMifications 5-15-13

    Long winters are not a new experience. There is a picture taken of me when I was five or six, sitting on top of a snowbank on my birthday…which is May 6.

    I believe people who live in rural areas are more attuned to the fluctuations of the weather. We notice when the geese come (or leave), when the first crocus peeks through (and often gets snowed upon). We take note when the ice goes out and when threatening clouds come up.

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    A Mother’s Day to Remember Wells Wisdom 5-15-13

    We are always so busy in the month of May and we do a lot of driving to graduations, weddings, birthdays and anniversary celebrations. It seems we have so little time at home.

    Therefore, when we found ourselves with a chance to spend a quiet Mother’s Day, it seemed like the thing to do. We’ll see everyone next weekend, so time to ourselves was a pleasant prospect.

    Roy did make the offer to go and do something for Mother’s Day,

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    Remembering Mama RAMifications 5-8-13

    Here we are upon Mother’s Day again, and I suppose it is an old cliché that “my” mother is always the best. 
But in my case, I believe that to be true.

    There is a play that became a movie titled “I Remember Mama.” I remember, too.

    My mother grew up in a different generation. I can’t imagine talking with her about some of the things I talk about with my children. But I think I learned so much from

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    FSA UPDATE 1-16-13

    The FSA County Offices will be closed on Monday, January 21st in honor of the MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY.

    What does extended Farm Bill mean?

    Producers have been stopping into the local FSA offices asking what programs are available for sign up at this time. The short and sweet answer is there are NONE. But further explanation is necessary.

    As part of the

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    from the files of the

    Ree Heights Review

    compiled by

    Jeanie Hartman

    December 30, 1911

    It could hardly be called an audience that packed the church at Ree Heights Saturday night. It was a crowd, and a large one at that. The room was full almost to suffocation. The exercise started on time, the program lasted about one hour. Everyone did well-especially the fellows. Nearly

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    Legislative Highlights

    Governor Daugaard mentioned a desire for South Dakota to write language in our Constitution to specifically require our state operate under a “balanced budget” each year. We are required by law to spend no more that we receive in revenue.

    There is a difference between directives created passing a bill in the Legislature as compared to that language being implanted in the Constitution. That difference has to do with how changes or amendments can be made. Laws passed by the Legislature can be

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