Opinion
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Missing every shot
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” These are either the famous words of Wayne Gretzky or Michael Scott, depending on your familiarity with NBC’s The Office.
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New faces, old faces and lasagna
With the end of our first quarter of the year, here’s a bit of a recap (and a bit of a preview) of what has been happening at the Plainsman.
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Congratulations, Tigers!
By Shaun SarvisOff the Record Congratulations to the Huron High School boys basketball team on upsetting the undefeated Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots last weekend!I remember the last championship quite well, as it was my senior year of high school. Though I didn’t attend HHS or live in Huron, I can…
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Letter – Young 3-28-26
To the editor:I recently read with great interest a letter to the editor endorsing the nomination of Ron Volesky to the South Dakota Hall of Fame of our state’s outstanding leaders.I, too, would like to publicly voice my support for this effort to enshrine Ron in our state’s Hall of…
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Everything old is…old again?
by Benjamin ChaseFrom the Mound “There are places I rememberAll my life, though some have changedSome forever, not for betterSome have gone and some remain”“In My Life” – The Beatles John Lennon wrote “In My Life” as what he described as his first truly autobiographical work, looking back on relationships…
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Deep roots
I was born and raised in Aberdeen, graduating from Central High School before moving to Arizona to study in Tucson. At that time, I didn’t have intentions of moving back to South Dakota, let alone to Huron, but on a visit home I stood at the edge of a field…
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Hats off to farmers!
“His work was laid out there before himIn rows of green, his whole life was revealed”“A Man On A Tractor” – Rodney Atkins If there is a profession and music genre better matched than farming and country music, I’ve yet to find it. Preparing for this column offered plenty of…
