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Third Place Winners in the Elementary Division - Fifth Grade
Up for a Cougar Victory
First Place Winners in the Elementary Division (tie) Second Grade - Swimming for a Cougar Victory
Second Place Winners in the Middle School Division - Sixth Grade
The Cougars are the King of the Field
First Place Winners in the Elementary Division (tie) Fourth Grade - Send the Pirates back to Neverland
First place winner in the Middle School Division - Eighth Grade - Blast the Pirates to infinity & beyond
LETTER TO THE EDITOR cuse him of things which just aren't be dependent on state government
Continued from Page 11 true. to operate. I spent countless hours
the individual school districts. One I respect the writer of the let- in Pierre talking to legislators, gain-
of the ideas that I heard him present ter that prompted my response. I ing a working understanding of
is on a per pupil allocation or even think he is more than qualified to the legislative process and under-
a per teacher allocation. Very simi- talk about teacher salaries, school standing state budgets and revenue
lar to what I have heard some of his funding and any associated topic sources. I also spent 11 years as a
Democratic counterparts say. But related to education. I feel that my school board member, all of those
then again, because he's Republican response has some credibility as being on the negotiations commit-
and trying to do the right thing, both well. I worked in a career for 20 tee. I have come to learn and under-
parties want to attack him and ac- years that put me in a position to stand school funding, the formulas
Third Place Winners in the Middle School Division - Seventh Grade
Blast the Pirates to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
associated with that and how state
government operates. I have devel-
oped a real passion for teachers and
the inequities in their salaries in this
state and spent countless hours lob-
bying in Pierre and with legislators
to gain some equity on their behalf.
That is part of what is behind this
response. The other part of it is that
I have gotten to know Lee Qualm
very well and he is one of the most
principled and honest men I have
gotten to know. That pleasant de-
meanor is real and represents his
passion for people, seeing the right
things getting done, caring for the
people of his legislative district and
the state of South Dakota and caring
about you and me:
Sincerely,
Steve Green, Springfield, SD
Time Changes Nov. 6
The Editor
Dear Editor,
After reading last week's letter
to the editor, I felt compelled to re-
spond because the Lee Qualm por-
trayed in that letter is pure fiction.
I have known Lee Qualm for years
and find him to be a very good man,
a man of principles not swayed by
political expediency. He is a man
of high integrity with strong family
values and ties to South Dakota who
weighs his decisions carefully aim-
ing to do the right thing for all South
Dakotans. He is a man willing to
get out of his vehicle and walk
down the route of a parade to shake
the hand of his supporters and non-
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