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- ↑ "True Dakotan". South Dakota Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
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- ↑ "The Cadillac Caper". South Dakota Magazine. April 4, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.