Famed columnist Hagerty honored at USD

— Two old friends reunited at the university where they launched their journalism careers Thursday. USA Today founder Al Neuharth, 88, and Grand Forks Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty, 86, shared the stage at the University of South Dakota. Both spoke at an afternoon press conference and Neuharth presented the 2012 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media to Hagerty in an evening ceremony.

By: By Tomm Lawrence , Forum Communications, The Jamestown Sun