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• "We've talked a lot about looking ourselves in the mirror, understanding our weaknesses and everybody making up for everything else," Pitino said. "And Austin was one of those guys. We said, 'You're going to have to get us 7 or 8 rebounds a game.'"
• So far so good.
• "He is such an easy kid to coach, it's almost disturbing," Pitino said.
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USDA: SD's dry edible bean crop down 14 percent
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting a 14 percent drop in dry edible bean production in South Dakota for 2013.
• The South Dakota office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service is estimating the crop at 23 million pounds for 2013.
• Total planted acres for dry edible beans are forecast to be 12,000 acres, down 1,000 acres from 2012.
• The 11,500 harvested acres are down 1,400 acres from last year.
• The statewide yield for 2013 is forecast at 2,000 pounds per acre, down 60 pounds from a year ago.
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SD lawmaker will propose repeal of death penalty
CHET BROKAW, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A state lawmaker who previously supported the death penalty says he will ask the 2014 South Dakota Legislature to repeal capital punishment.
• Rep. Steve Hickey, R-Sioux Falls, who also is a pastor, said he changed his mind about the death penalty after reviewing the Bible. He said he also believes it does not deter people from committing horrible crimes, save money or improve public safety.
• Hickey said his bill would apply only to future cases.
• The lawmaker also said he believes life in a cramped prison cell can be a more severe punishment than executing murderers by quietly putting them to sleep with drugs.
• "There is an existence worse than death," Hickey said. "If you really want to take away someone's life, then take away their life but not their breath."
• South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said he will oppose Hickey's bill because he believes the death penalty is appropriate for the most vile crimes and is (Continued on page 22)
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