Thursday,  October 4, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 79 • 20 of 35 •  Other Editions

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has been in touch with her audience ever since I knew her. But I was a little bit amused that it became a national sensation," Neuharth said.
• Hagerty said she was just doing her job when she wrote the review, and she had no idea she would be selected for such a prestigious award.
• "Going viral, I did nothing to go viral. The fact that I was selected for this award, I'm overwhelmingly honored," she said.
• Neuharth -- and the American public -- can thank Hagerty for keeping him in newspapers. After he and other soldiers returned to the United States following World War II in the late 1940s, Neuharth teetered between print and radio. Hagerty said she helped convince him that he should stay in the newspaper business.
• Both Neuharth and Hagerty said they are looking forward to catching up with each other. They have kept in contact over the years through Christmas cards and have occasionally run into each other at various journalism conventions.
• "I remember Al so very well. His personality has always been something you don't forget," Hagerty said.

• Early fall snow hits parts of South Dakota
• ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) -- Talk about a swift change in seasons: Parts of South Dakota have been hit with the season's first snowfall even while the leaves on trees continue to change colors.
• KSFY-TV posted online photographs of a snowfall in the Black Hills on Wednesday afternoon showing slick streets and white fluff. National Weather Service Meteorologist Kelly Serr in Aberdeen tells the American News that there's a chance some snow could sneak in there in the overnight hours.
• Meteorologist Katie Pojorlie tells the Rapid City Journal that Rapid City could see a half inch of snow, and the Northern Black Hills could see about an inch.
• It appears heavier snow amounts will stay in North Dakota, with some areas getting up to 3 inches.

Best and Worst metro areas

• Figures are in percentages

• Highest unemployment rates Aug. 2012
• El Centro, Calif. 29.9
• Yuma, Ariz. 29.9
• Yuba City, Calif. 15.9

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