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South Dakota is Open for Opportunity, and that includes opportunities for education. Our students are our future, so it is important that we equip them with the skills and resources they need to …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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11/24/25
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Well, I’m definitely appreciating our new chickens … for a couple reasons. Our new chickens have been picking up the pace laying eggs, and it’s just in time as our older chickens have decided …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/24/25
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She dropped her name in the hat, then dreamed of winning. She would be the best animal owner ever. Every day she would haul fresh water and food. She would pet and brush the creature and teach her to …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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11/24/25
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The temperatures are dropping and rising and dropping again, and I have noticed it is not just the weather that has gotten chilly lately. It is easy, this time of year, for life to feel a little …
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By Pastor Tia Felberg, De Smet United Methodist Church
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11/19/25
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It’s been a couple of rough months for me on our little funny farm. About two months ago, one of our goats got sick. I found it lying in the barn, unable to stand. She ended up passing away within …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/19/25
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The right project in the right place at the right time. That is how we do economic development in South Dakota. More often than not, that means focusing on opportunities for existing South Dakota …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/29/25
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I recently visited Washington, D.C., to see our South Dakota National Guard soldiers who are part of President Trump’s effort to make D.C. safe and beautiful again. I was amazed by what they told …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/17/25
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In Proverbs, as Israel's ancient King Solomon continues to lay out the benefits of wisdom, or seeing life from God's perspective, he directs us to a quality of wisdom that God seeks in those who seek …
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By Duane H. Wallenstein, Prairie Baptist Churchprairie Baptist Church
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10/17/25
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Recently, I got to visit one of the greatest symbols of freedom in the world: Mount Rushmore. I have been there many times, but I will never cease to be amazed by the power and splendor of that …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/15/25
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You need not go far to realize it is harvest season in eastern South Dakota. Combines are rolling, and a good crop of soybean harvest is underway; even corn harvest has begun. My garden is still …
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By Wil Ward, Deacon, Prairie Baptist Church
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10/15/25
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It is tough rounding up 1,500 buffalo in the annual Buffalo Roundup, but it’s a whole lot tougher rounding up a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Legislature to support a new prison. …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/8/25
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I am not sure about everyone else, but I think the bugs this year are especially bad. It seems like we have been dealing with one type after another, and they are all annoying. For months, we had …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/8/25
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Who does not like being on the winning team? Not me, that is for sure. I think most would agree that being a winner is a great feeling. From the time I was young, I always wanted to be part of the …
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By Andy Todd, Deacon, Prairie Baptist Church
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10/8/25
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Government is not very good at solving problems. You might find that rich coming from someone who has served in public office for 20-plus years, but it is true. It isn’t the government that solves …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/1/25
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Since I work from home, I spend most of my time here on our little funny farm. Besides running into town to cover an occasional meeting or making a grocery stop, I do not often leave. I did not …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/1/25
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It happened more than 60 years ago, yet I can see it as clearly as if it were yesterday. My fingertips feel the warmth. My eyes see her smile. I can hear the tenderness in her voice. I ran my fingers …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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10/1/25
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I am a cookie snob. No need to stroll through the cookie aisle of the grocery store. Sometimes I consider all the additives that allow those plastic packages to sit for months or more, but mostly I …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/24/25
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I am not sure if it is the cooler weather, or if I have just started to notice more, but we have more creatures living on our little funny farm lately. Some I am okay with; some I could definitely do …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/24/25
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Growing up on a ranch, you learn that results matter. No matter how much you wish it might rain or wish it would not hail, the only thing that matters is whether it did – the actual result. It does …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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9/10/25
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“Just eat one bite. You need to try it.” It was one of the rules at our supper table when we grew up on the farm. Most often, the rule applied to vegetables. Asparagus, cooked spinach, carrots. …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/10/25
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