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OPINION: Justice system overhaul good example of bipartisanship

February 9, 2013 in The Daily Republic

How refreshing to see Gov. Dennis Daugaard, his Republican colleagues and the Democrats all working together to get things done for South Dakota.
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SD governor signs criminal justice reform measure

February 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law a plan to cut the state’s prison costs by treating more nonviolent offenders through intensive probation, parole and other programs outside prison walls.
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Gildea, Griffith advance in MN chief justice race

August 14, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Chief Justice Lorie Gildea and International Falls attorney Dan Griffith have advanced to the general election in the race for chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Continue Reading

Stras, Tingelstad, top Minn. high court primary

August 14, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Incumbent Justice David Stras and Bemidji magistrate Tim Tingelstad will face each other in the November election for an associate justice seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Continue Reading

Becky Ylitalo, Badger, Minn., column: Should song title be ‘America the Hypocritical’?

July 7, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Companies demand more and more out of us, placing unrealistic demands that ultimately hurt families at the core. Incomes drop as taxes and insurance premiums rise. Public education falters due to harsh state and federal mandates.
And as a result, middle-class Americans are the ones who suffer. Continue Reading

House committee holds AG Holder in contempt

June 20, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Justice Department documents. Continue Reading

Defendant to serve prison time for crime spree

April 24, 2012 in West Central Tribune

OLIVIA A defendant who had eluded law officers while on a crime spree last summer has pleaded guilty.
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Supreme Court upholds jails’ strip searches

April 2, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court ruled Monday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches, siding with security needs over privacy rights. Continue Reading

Roland Riemers, Grand Forks, column: Not all sex offenders deserve scarlet ‘S’ for life

February 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

In Texas, public urination also has led to sex offender status. And regardless of legal guidelines, if an underage male has sexual contact with an underage female, the male is likely to be rated as a high-risk sex offender and pedophile. Continue Reading

Shana Rowan, Oneida, N.Y., letter: Sex-offender registries do more harm than good

February 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

I have spoken to countless heartbroken and financially struggling mothers, wives and other relatives whose loved one cannot live with them because they live too close to a school or day care. Continue Reading