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Rounds plus nine: State's first family a government mainstay

PIERRE - For residents of Pierre, state government is Citibank or John Morrell or one of the big-name hospitals in Sioux Falls.

It's the place to find work.

During the 2006 campaign, critics started rumors that as many as 37 members of Gov. Mike Rounds' family worked for state government. The inference was that the Republican governor who grew up in Pierre in a family of 11 siblings with a dad who was for a time a state employee, had hired a bunch of brothers and sisters and kids.

That wasn't the case, but there were some new hires and there are plenty of Rounds relatives on the state payroll.

Various personnel and other state records show, besides the governor himself, nine family members in various agencies.

All but three of those people - Jamison Rounds at the University of South Dakota, Brian Rounds at the Public Utilities Commission and Carrie Rounds at the Department of Human Services - were working for the state before Rounds became governor in 2003.

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Grand Theft Auto is No Game to NYPD

After a 14-month investigation, authorities put the brakes on an auto-theft ring that stole over 60 cars in the metropolitan area, most of them from Queens and Brooklyn.
Estimates put the value of the stolen cars at over $2 million. Many of the vehicles were recovered in other states, including Florida, Georgia, and Michigan, with some turning up as far away as Mexico.
"[The ring] specialized in fulfilling demand for luxury automobiles by stamping new vehicle identification numbers on stolen automobiles and selling them to out-of-state buyers," explained Queens District Attorney Richard Brown last week after announcing the charges.
Dubbed "Operation Key Code," undercover officers watched the ring at work, which was a highly organized operation of specialized labor. According to the charges, ringleaders Deshawn Eaddy, 29, and Jose Tavarez, 24, both of Brooklyn, coordinated the entire operation.

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Health insurance not the same as health care

In the March 5 Register, state Sen. Jack Hatch began an important conversation about fixing our broken health-care system. However, he failed to identify the true reform that is needed in this state.

In his op-ed, Hatch compared health-insurance coverage to our requirements to possess automobile insurance. Automobile and health insurance can not be considered analogous. A consumer of automobile insurance usually shops around, comparing prices and coverage before making a decision. This is not always the case with health-care coverage, where options are limited. Individuals find high premiums with minimal coverage, often opting for higher deductibles in order to have basic coverage.

Health insurance provides support to individuals and families to cover health care.