33 years after the crash, there’s still plenty to miss about Mickelson and his brand of politics

33 years after the crash, there’s still plenty to miss about Mickelson and his brand of politics

A sculpture, "Fighting Stallions," stands on the grounds of the South Dakota Capitol at Pierre in honor of Gov. George Mickelson and the other victims of a deadly plane crash in 1993. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)Today is 33 years since the Mickelson plane crash. On the way back from a meeting with John Morrell & Co. packing plant officials in Cincinnati, the plane went down at an Iowa farm on a Monday afternoon. Lost were South …