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'Mr. Coal' retiring

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Dave Thompson

The long-time president and CEO of the Lignite Energy Council plans to retire this spring.

As Prairie Public’s Dave Thompson reports, state officials give John Dwyer a lot of credit for keeping the lignite power industry viable – and keeping electricity costs low.

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