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Meeting to discuss Baltic bridge closure
• BALTIC, S.D. (AP) -- Minnehaha County highway officials are holding an open house on Wednesday to discuss the closing of a structurally unsound bridge near Baltic.
• The bridge that was built in 1956 was closed permanently last week.
• County staff will discuss more about the closure of the Highway 114 bridge, the detour route and the tentative schedule for replacement.
• The meeting will be at the Baltic School from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Art piece to examine apology to Native Americans
• PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) -- A school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is opening an art installation project that examines a congressional apology to Native Americans.
• The Red Cloud Indian School's Heritage Center will feature the project by Oglala Lakota artist Layli Long Soldier beginning Tuesday. The interactive piece looks at the 2009 apology issued to Native Americans from Congress. The resolution apologizes to Native Americans for "ill-conceived policies" and acts of violence.
• People will be invited to write or draw their own response to the apology as part of the installation piece. It will remain at The Heritage Center through December.
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Dozens of South Dakota legislators to try iPads
DAVID MONTGOMERY,Argus Leader
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Legislature is taking a technological leap, outfitting several dozen lawmakers with iPads instead of computers and preparing to release its first app on the iTunes store.
• For years, legislators have been provided with state laptops to track bills, take notes and communicate with constituents while in Pierre. Next year, at least 35 of them will be using Apple's popular tablet computer instead.
• "It's a lot lighter, it's smaller, it's more efficient and easier to use," Sen. Deb Peters, R-Hartford, said of the iPads.
• It's also more cost-effective, she said.
• Last legislative session, Peters tested a state iPad to see where it would work as a computer replacement for lawmakers. Other than a few glitches with printing, she had no complaints. Additionally, some legislators used their own personal iPads instead of the laptops the state issued them.
• That was enough of a signal for legislative leaders, who decided in June to con (Continued on page 14)
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