Thorns and RosesComing home from a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1969 and still grieving friends who had died in an unwinnable war, Don Barnett resolved to run for office and change the way decisions were made. After his bid for a seat in Congress failed, he was elected mayor of Rapid City in 1971 at the age of 28. After a rocky start colored by youthful hubris, he learned how to compromise and collaborate with the city council and other civic leaders. With voter