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ARGUSLEADER.COM Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 OTHERVOICES 3B S.D. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS DAIRY FACTS A 700-cow dairy annually uses 80,000 bushels of corn at a cost of about 4,500 tons of corn silage at a cost of about 4,000 tons of alfalfa haylage at a cost of about and 1,900 tons of alfalfa hay at a cost of about $152t000. In addition, a dairy farm that size uses approximately $260,000 of veterinary supplies and services. Sources: S.D.

Department of Agriculture; National Agricultural Statistics Service; SDSU Dairy Science Department Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials compiled by the Associat-. ed Press: Open government Watertown Public Opinion When the Legislature convenes in January, some of the state's strongest advocates for open government won't be there. Democrat Sen. Nancy Turbak Berry of Water-town, who some call the mother of South Dakota's modern open records law, lost her bid for re-election. Republican Sen.

Dave Knudson of Sioux Falls was term-limited and lost a bid for his party's nomination for governor. And House Majority Leader Rep. Bob Faehn opted to not run for reelection because of his new ownership stake in KXLG, where FCC rules are quite specific regarding elected officials. Knudson's and tained in meeting packets is one way to do that Restoring trust Madison Daily Leader The Nov. 2 elections changed the complexion of Congress, and voters seemed to express their disappointment and distrust of the current Congress.

Disapproval ratings are high and so are measures of distrust. We don't think the dissatisfaction is a party issue, but of Congress as an institution. The apparent new Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, has proposed some new protocols that are designed to rebuild trust in Congress. A summary: No earmarks.

These are appropriations for spending in a member's district, such as a House member from western Nebraska getting money for a bridge in western Nebraska. Faehn's embrace of Turbak Berry's concept of a presumption of open' ness helped lead the effort to pass a law that requires public availability of meeting minutes. Fortunately, there are others (we hope) willing to continue the work of Turbak Berry, Knudson and Faehn to bring more transparency to state government. Scott Munsterman of Brookings has a record of open government at the local level while veteran state Sen. Sen.

Al Novstrup, It-Aberdeen, has been in a months-long battle to see financial records of the James River Water Development District. The people we choose to lead us at all levels of government are working for us. As a result we have a right to know what they are doing, when they are doing it and why. Making access to the information con Let Americans read bills before they are brought to a vote. Too many votes are taken on bills that few people have read.

In the case of the health care reform bill, most members of Congress hadn't even read it! Bills easily could be posted on the Internet days before a vote. No more comprehensive bills sometimes called "omnibus bills. Members of Congress often want to vote in favor of some parts of the bill and against others, but can't. A pork-barrel project in Florida and a waiver of workplace safety rules might be attached to a postal rate bill. Comprehensive bills confuse and burden interested citizens.

We're eager to see whether Boehner can put these sound principles in place, or whether the new Congress forgets what the voting public just told them. pounds of feed a day and drink 90 gallons of water a day, and produce roughly 10 gallons of milk," Jungemann says. She also describes the process of extracting milk when the cows come into the milking parlor, explaining how a substance similar to hand sanitizer is put on the udders before the milking machine is attached. It takes four to six minutes to milk, and the milk is hot, about 100 degrees. Then it's quickly cooled to 35 degrees to retain nutrients, then it's routed to two holding tanks that take about two days to fill.

The milk is emptied every other day and taken to dairies in Hoven and Lake Norden where, like most South Dakota milk, it's made into cheese. By Sheri Levisay Moore: Federal help can provide hope Dairy Continued from IB It's something she knows firsthand. "Our dairy farm started in 1980," Jungemann says of the operation her parents, Russell and Janet, own. "It's a family thing. Even now, my brothers and sisters have other jobs, but if they don't have anything on weekends, they're at the farm." Each family member has a specialty.

Jungemann helps vaccinate for different diseases. When she talks to students, she explains that the animals are constantly monitored for signs of stress, particularly during calving season. "I show them samples of the feed, how it's really nutritious, and tell them that cows eat 50 to 60 Verges Continued from IB However fruitless, it was fun choosing what I hoped would be my own gifts. This year, with my wedding six months away, the thought of registering for gifts feels more like a chore. Rosalynn and I will not be registered at Toys 'R' Us.

We will not ask for G.I. Joes or a sweet, battery-operated Power Wheels that two small kids actually can sit on and drive. Teddy Ruxpin will not make the list. Instead, we will argue over whether we really need sharper knives, softer sheets or shinier silverware. We will need none of these things, but we will need to give our guests guidance on how to give something that requires a little more effort than cash or gift cards.

With the notable exception of Miss Manners, society has come to accept that this is how modern gift-giving Before I picked up the newspaper last Sunday, I watched my best friend Dr. Joshua 1 1 ft H.ta itself, and my gratitude for those early successes, help and opportunity, as well as my ability to identify with the experiences of many of my native brothers and sisters, has shaped my desire and commitment to improve opportunity and inspire effort in and on behalf of Native Americans. Every person has a story and a perspective, developed from countless experiences and conclusions drawn, often carelessly, from those experiences. Both non-native and native people believe stereotypes about the other that mostly have hindered us for generations. If we can begin the process of reshaping our individual perceptions, we can start the process toward collectively transforming how we work together as Native Americans and non-natives.

It is imperative that we give one another a fair shot, the benefit of the doubt, so to speak, and get in each others' corner. Encourage the all-out effort of others and expect it of ourselves. Keith Moore Is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. He has been a teacher, coach, school administrator, director of Indian Education for South Dakota's Department of Education and chief diversity officer for the University of South Dakota. He lives In Annandale, Va with wife Krlstle and their four daughters.

years old. In 1975, my parents (Bernice Brave Boy and Jack Moore) moved our family to the border community of Kennebec in Lyman County. As many Native Americans of various blood degrees can attest, growing up in a border community of an interracial marriage was not without its struggles. While there were times that I experienced rejection by both native and non-native communities for either failing to be enough of one race or being too much of another, I found athletics, at an early age, to be one of the only places in the world where the playing field seemed even. It was there that I first excelled, benefiting immensely from the influence of individuals who took an interest in my life and the efforts of mentors (mostly coaches) in helping me to become better, both as a player and a person.

An opportunity in the sports arena led to degrees from Northern State University, South Dakota State University, and Montana State University which in turn opened up a world of opportunities available to anyone, through education. Success builds upon Continued from IB required to change one's circumstances. That' said, the second requirement, and it is an inconvenient truth for many, is that non-natives, collectively and individually, must do everything in their power to aid in this effort. Resources and help must be better provided. Native Americans themselves and the history, causes, and current contributing factors to their dire situation must be better understood and addressed in order to overcome the longstanding challenges faced by Native Americans.

Changing the landscape of race relations for the better and fostering the sense of hope and possibility necessary if improvement is to be realistically expected and attempted will require thoughtful, active, strong, strategic, ethical, and persistent leadership at the national, state, local, tribal, and familial levels. As director of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the Department of the Interior, I see that efforts are being made at a national level to improve Native American student achievement and improve our nation's schools, both public and ABOUT THE WRITER Reporter Josh Verges is a native of Germantown, and graduate of the University of Minnesota. He joined the Argus Leader in November 2006. and his new bride open their wedding gifts. Most of the presents came off a registry.

Perhaps the best-liked gift, a rubber stamp bearing the couple's home address, did not. We gave the couple three things from the registry, along with a ridiculous and awful painting I made of Charlie Agdabeth, a fictional NBA player whom the groom first created on PlayStation 10 years ago. It turned out that someone else also had bought them the Pyrex baking dishes we found on the registry. One set will be returned for some other kitchen accessory. The couple's new painting, howeVer, now hangs on a wall in their home office.

Reach Josh Verges at 331-2335. bureau-funded. Attempts are being made to establish both intragovernmental and external partnerships, build coalitions, and leverage resources, knowledge and expertise to address barriers. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan are considering initiatives, working to strengthen Tribal Education Agencies with measurable performance indicators, and making efforts to address common core standards and assessment issues within ESEA reauthorization. At the BIE, we are working on improving our organization's structure to deliver better service to our Native American students, schools and communities.

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