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Tag: Oversight

The Elephant in the Cement Truck – Editorial Cartoon

Jun 6, 2026

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by

DawnSherine Bernard

in Editorial, Headline, Local politics

The 25-Year Blind Spot: How a 563-Acre Mining Operation Escaped Rapid City’s Oversight How Rapid City Homeowners Unwittingly Subsidized a Global Cement Giant for 25 Years Rapid City Proactively Moves to Define It’s Cement Plant Future

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The Elephant in the Cement Truck – Editorial Cartoon