Posts Tagged ‘clips’
Words from drugs
By Joe O’Sullivan Public Opinion Staff Writer According to his memoir, one day in 1995 Brian Kannas mistook bird feces on a porch for a quarter-gram of methamphetamine. He cooked it up in a spoon. A friend told him what it was, but high as a kite, Kannas kept at it. Looking back with an […]
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House race looms large
House race looms large By Joe O’Sullivan Public Opinion Staff Writer 6/12/10 With a weak job market, a nationwide frustration toward sitting politicians and a Democratic congresswoman who was elected in 2008 by two-thirds of voters, this autumn’s congressional election could get interesting. Aside from the historic choice of two female candidates, South Dakotans will […]
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City ordered to pay more
City ordered to pay more By Joe O’Sullivan Public Opinion Staff Writer 2/19/10 A Codington County jury Thursday ordered the city of Watertown to pay seven times the amount it offered – and half what the landowners sought – in an eminent domain proceeding. Over the two-day trial, it appeared the city had not followed […]
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Earthwork at Enemy Swim Lake causing concern By Joe O’Sullivan Public Opinion Staff Writer 12/6/08 ENEMY SWIM LAKE — Lakeside residents say a property owner may be flouting federal Clean Water Act exemptions while performing earthwork on his property on the northeast corner of the lake. According to some residents, landowner Merlyn Drake is using […]
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Florence hosts State Square Dance Festival By Joe O’Sullivan Public Opinion Staff Writer 11/16/09 FLORENCE — You hear the faint echoes of country music and stroll into the Community Center to have a look. You walk into the foyer, kick dirt off your scuffed boots and peer through the windows of the double doors leading […]
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Gull strike stalls Watertown flight By Joe O’Sullivan Public Opinion Staff Writer 10/2/09 A nearly-full commercial flight leaving the Watertown Regional- Airport for Minneapolis was grounded Friday morning after striking birds during takeoff. The flight, a Delta connection scheduled for 7:05 a.m., throttled down immediately and never left the ground. No one was reported injured, […]
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