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  • Holey Bucket Brigade

    November 25th, 2009
    ‘Holey Bucket Brigade’
    After three sessions with Denny Larson from San Francisco, many of us will be covering the countryside in Union County collecting air samples to establish a baseline for use in the event Hyperion should decide to do something stupid like building a refinery in [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:43pm EST
    by Doug

  • Who Woulda Thunk It?

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    November 11th, 2009
    Who Woulda Thunk It?

    On the 11th minute, of the 11th hour, in the 11th month of 1918, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the American led forces in World War I,. To all the men and women who have served, I salute you! To all the families [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:15am EST
    by Doug

  • Who Woulda Thunk It

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    November 11th, 2009
    Who Woulda Thunk It?

    On the 11th minute, of the 11th hour, in the 11th month of 1918, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the American led forces in World War I,. To all the men and women who have served, I salute you! To all the families [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:39am EST
    by Doug

  • I Tell It Like It Is!

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    November 4th, 2009
    I tell it like it is!
    This week’s article is a no brainer. For those of you who were unable to make it to the board of adjustment hearing last Thursday, I am printing excerpts from the speech I gave to the board. At the end of [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:13pm EST
    by Doug

  • Peat and Repeat

    Number of comments: 0
    October 28, 2009
    Peat and Repeat
    This has been an odd week for news on Hyperion. There was an article in ‘My Voice’ in the Argus Leader written by associate professor of Physics at South Dakota State University, Professor Robert McTaggart, that should really get the ball rolling again for [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:13pm EST
    by Doug

  • County Government 101

    Number of comments: 0
    October 21st, 2009
    County Government 101
    There isn’t enough going on with Hyperion to talk about this week, so I thought you might enjoy my education with the county government and dealing with bureaucracy at the local level. Now bear in mind that these are the folks who make decisions [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 10:50pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Your Money or Your Life

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    October 14th, 2009
    Your Money or Your Life!

    There is a program out there called “Cap and Trade” that I don’t fully understand but could become a very decisive issue with the Hyperion refinery. Under the cap and trade system, Congress sets an industry wide standard that companies must [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 10:49pm EDT
    by Doug

  • How did we let this happen?

    Number of comments: 2
    October 7th, 2009
    How did we let this happen?
    I just watched an episode on 60 minutes that would just curl your hair. It was about dealing with a deadly byproduct of a power plant. It is called COAL ASH! This is the residue from a power plant that burns [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:52am EDT
    by Doug

  • Button, Button, who's got the button

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    September 30th, 2009
    Button, Button, who’s got the Button?
    Will somebody please tell me what is going on with Hyperion? Last Wednesday, Mr. Robert Graham filed the appeal for “Save Union County”, COOP, and the Sierra Club. They stated in their appeal that Hyperion will fail to meet the clean [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:46am EDT
    by Doug

  • Ain't this a Doozie

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    Sept 23rd, 2009
    Ain’t this a Doozie?
    I don’t often use the Leader Courier as a source for a news item because they are rather biased about what they print, but last week was a doozie! Let me set the scene here. L.G. Everist was applying for a conditional use [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:45am EDT
    by Doug

  • Big Mistake!

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    September 16th, 2009
    Big Mistake!
    I attended the bi-weekly meeting of the Union County Commissioners, at the welcome center in Dakota Dunes last week. For the first time since I can remember, a meeting was held at someplace other than the court house. I wasn’t really sure what to expect [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2009, 12:40am EDT
    by Doug

  • Rumors Abound

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    Sept 9th, 2009
    Rumors Abound
    Well, now that we know that Hyperion did not renew its options on 6000 acres, what’s next? I’ve heard so many rumors about who did and who did not get their options renewed, you need a book to keep track. It depends on what you’ve [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 9:55am EDT
    by Doug

  • 6000 down and 6000 to go

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    September 2nd, 2009
    6,000 down and 6,000 to go
    Is that a great title for an article or what? Hyperion just announced last Friday that it did not renew the options on 6000 acres of the land under contract to them. That means that next year when they haven’t sold [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:34pm EDT
    by Doug

  • We've Been Sold Down the River

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    August 26th, 2009
    We’ve been sold down the river
    For those of you who don’t remember your history from school, being sold down the river goes back to the slave issue before and during the civil war. Northern slave holders who had troublesome slaves sold them down the river to [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Those Were the Good Old Days

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    August 19th, 2009
    Those were the good old days.

    Do you folks realize that this September it will be 3 years since the “Gorilla” raised its ugly head and started all this craziness? Remember when there were rumors about an automobile manufacturing plant, a large animal confinement unit, a [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Round 2 begins

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    August 12th, 2009

    Round 2 begins

    At the risk of being premature, round 2 of the Hyperion process is beginning. The Federal Game, Fish and Parks will be conducting a series of public meetings for people to make input about the environmental conditions of the Missouri River. This [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:31pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Two Blind Mice

    Number of comments: 0
    August 5th, 2009
    Two Blind Mice
    As did many of you, I had the opportunity to go to the Union County Fair in Alcester last weekend, and had a great time. One of the big reasons I had a good time was that I had an opportunity to visit with [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:30pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Behind the 8 ball

    Number of comments: 0
    July 22nd, 2009
    Behind the 8 ball
    I know I said last week it looked like I was flip-flopping on issues when I was writing these articles, but I for the life of me can’t figure out how to write bad news without sounding like a defeatist. Help me out [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 3:53pm EDT
    by Doug

  • The Four Horsemen

    Number of comments: 0
    July 29th, 2009
    “The Four Horsemen”
    I can remember when I was a kid. I was probably 12 or 13. I went to a movie on a Friday night in the middle of the summer. It was called the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”
    When I went to the movie [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 3:51pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Against All Odds

    Number of comments: 0
    July 15th, 2009
    Against All Odds
    You know, last week most people in this area got six to eight inches of rain on their place. There is standing water in all the fields. What do you think would have happened if we got this much rain and the refinery was [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 12:13pm EDT
    by Doug

  • You Be the Judge

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    July 8th, 2009

    You be the [...]

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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 7:12am EDT
    by Doug

  • Why we need an EIS

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    July 1st, 2009

    Why we need an EIS

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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 7:09am EDT
    by Doug

  • same song, second verse

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    Same song, second verse

    Well, the Governor is [...]

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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 7:07am EDT
    by Doug

  • One if by land, Two if by sea

    Number of comments: 0
    June 17th, 2009
    One if by land, Two if by Sea
    The time for being nice is about over with this Hyperion issue. We have been to meeting after meeting, hearing after hearing and still the state will not listen to what we have to say. Governor Rounds is bound [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
    by Doug

  • It's Just Sad

    Number of comments: 0
    June 10th, 2009
    Think about it
    I was driving around the proposed refinery site the other day and thought to myself why on earth would anybody want to tear up this beautiful land and turn it in to a god-awful refinery? When you see farmers working in the fields getting [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Is the Deck Stacked

    Number of comments: 0
    June 3rd, 2009
    Is the deck stacked?
    The state of South Dakota DENR and the Governor has decided that the Hyperion refinery is coming to Union County, and there isn’t a damned thing we can do about it. They have drawn the line in the ground and have said it [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 7:58pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Facts about an Environmental Impact Statement

    Number of comments: 0
    May 29th, 2009
    Facts about an EIS
    With all the fuss that has been going on with Hyperion, I thought maybe I should refresh everyone’s memory and describe again what an Environmental Impact Study is and why those opposed to the refinery are demanding that Hyperion submit one.
    First, the [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 7:54pm EDT
    by Doug

  • The Calm before the storm

    Number of comments: 0
    May 20th, 2009
    The Calm before the storm

    Well, here we sit awaiting the decision. The disputed hearing started in Pierre yesterday. The Board of Minerals and Water is going to decide not whether or not Hyperion should build a refinery, but if they are going to build it [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 7:51pm EDT
    by Doug

  • There's a hole in the bucket dear Liza

    Number of comments: 0
    May 13th, 2009
    There’s a hole in the bucket dear Liza!
    Before I get into this week’s article I need to make a correction. I said last week that the planned development was in Spink Township. Sorry for the mistake folks, I guess I had a temporary memory lapse. Brule [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
    by Doug

  • What is Hyperion up to?

    Number of comments: 0
    May 6th, 2009
    What is Hyperion up to?

    I continue to be amazed at the “Gorilla” project. I guess we should be immune to their antics by now. Elk Point Community Redevelopment Corporation (agents for Hyperion) has just filed some of their options with the Register of Deeds, some [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2009, 8:33pm EDT
    by Doug

  • the Enlightenment

    Number of comments: 1
    April 15th, 2009
    The Enlightenment
    “The light is on, but nobody’s home.” “His elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top floor.” “His mind is sharper than the leading edge of a bowling ball.” “Two bricks shy of a load.” I could go on and on about this, [...]
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    Posted: April 14, 2009, 4:20am EDT
    by Doug

  • Clueless in Union County

    Number of comments: 0
    April 8th, 2009
    Clueless in Union County
    Hyperion is really making me mad. Lately, every time I’m ready to write my article for the paper they do something stupid, and I have to start all over again. Here we are one (1) week before the public hearing and Hyperion comes [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 8:04am EDT
    by Doug

  • 2 weeks and counting

    Number of comments: 0
    April 1st, 2009
    2 weeks and counting
    The public portion of the “contested” hearing will be held at the Elk Point Gymnasium starting on the 15th of April, and concluding the next day. I cannot stress how important this meeting will be because what we have to say is going [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 6:43am EDT
    by Doug

  • when will it end

    Number of comments: 0
    March 25th, 2009
    When will It End?
    I had this week’s article all planned and was ready to go to print when the damndest thing happened. KSFY in Sioux Falls didn’t have a lot of news to talk about this week, so Brian Allen slips on his coat and trots [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 6:42am EDT
    by Doug

  • Sioux Falls questions Where's Hyperion

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    i think the name of this article should have been "button, button, who's got the button." OR, "Put another long on the fire."
    i think this attached article by Brian Allen of KSFY TV in sioux falls just adds validity to a statement that i made when this whole thing [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2009, 7:51am EDT
    by Doug

  • A New Player

    Number of comments: 0
    March 11th, 2009
    A New player.
    This might be kind of a different article this week. Let’s see where it takes us. I held off writing it so that I might be able to include some news from a new non-profit organization that has been formed called SEEDCo. (Sustainable Energy [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2009, 6:37pm EDT
    by Doug

  • Comment letter to SD DENR

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    here is a copy of a letter i sent to the state of SD DENR contesting the Big Stone II power plant. the only problem i have with submitting letters of objection like this is that the people you are objecting to are the same people that approved it, and [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2009, 11:30am EST
    by Doug

  • Say What?

    March 4th, 2009
    Say What?
    As you may know from my previous articles, I am following the happenings with Big Stone II up in Milbank very closely, because as goes BSII, so goes Hyperion. They are a little bit ahead of us in the timeline portion of getting permits for [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2009, 11:26am EST
    by Doug

  • More on Big Stone II and Hyperion

    Thanks for the Support

    I got many, many phone calls and emails urging me not to quit writing my weekly letters. More than one reminded me of the article I wrote a couple of weeks ago, “If not me, who…if not now, when?” that I was deserting everyone with [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2009, 9:14am EST
    by Doug

  • Hyperion Public Hearing Date

    This is my story and I'm sticking to it. I had a lapse in judgement the last couple of weeks regarding my personal involvement with the opposition to the Hyperion Refinery. I felt like I was burned out and i was speaking to the wall about the pitfalls of the [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 12:45pm EST
    by Doug

  • If Not Me, Who? If Not Now, When?

    If not Me, who? If not now When?
    The title of my article this week should be a rallying cry for everyone that is against the Hyperion Oil Refinery.
    If we don’t protest this refinery, it will come. If we don’t protest this refinery now, when will we do [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2009, 11:57am EST
    by Doug

  • Ya Gotta Believe

    January 28th, 2009

    Ya Gotta Believe!
    It is midnight Friday the 23rd and have I got news for you. I wish this was a daily paper and you could read this the first thing in the morning, but since this is a weekly paper, you heard it from me [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2009, 8:14am EST
    by Doug
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