Doug Allen column: Understanding the past is key to thriving in the future
By Dr. Douglas Allen - April 20, 2026 in Column, Featured Reading Time: 4 minutes
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Doug Allen column: Why I read poetry
I don’t know many people that read poetry. It gets a bad rap because most people don’t want to work…
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Doug Allen column: Empathy and action
In an excerpt from a graduation address he delivered, the president of LinkedIn, Jeffery Weiner, offered an example from the…
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DDR column: The ‘crème de la crème’ of spy books
“The Last Secret Agent” by Pippa Latour, St. Martin’s Press, 2025, 277 pages Since World War II, particularly the last…
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Brad Johnson column: Governor’s race all but ignoring vital issue
South Dakota doesn’t lack defining issues in the race for governor. Property taxes, economic growth and landowner rights dominate the…
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