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It took my eyes a few seconds to adjust to the darkness as I stepped inside. Tiny dust moats danced in sunbeams that flickered through the windows. There was just enough light to see the bales and …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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8/16/23
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Hail was the theme for last week. First the hailstorm, and then a Halestorm concert. I could have done without the first hailstorm, which caught us by surprise and did some pretty bad damage to the …
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By Amy Halverson
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8/16/23
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Here it is - August. Summer has flown by, and already, there is Halloween candy filling the shelves of Walmart. For most of us, August also brings the normal adjustment of transitioning back to the …
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By Nikki Eining, CSW-PIP, QMPH
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8/16/23
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South Dakotans are proud people. We are proud of our upbringing, our small-town values and our old-fashioned work ethic. There is one thing, though, that we South Dakotans are prouder of than …
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By Kristi Noem
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8/9/23
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In nearly every memory of my mom, she is wearing an apron. She wore that homemade cotton garment whether she was cooking, cleaning, feeding the chickens or helping Dad repair the corn picker. My …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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8/9/23
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Who am I? It’s a question we all ask ourselves at one point or another. Some of us find ourselves asking that question several times throughout our lives. In a world where we are encouraged to let …
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By Pastor Jim Millman, De Smet Community Church
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8/9/23
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My garden has been looking extra special lately. I’m finally keeping up with the weeds, getting some produce and having lots of extra, unexpected color. Weeding out the garden was going in spurts, …
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By Amy Halverson
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8/9/23
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High costs and shortages of pharmaceuticals are serious, on-going issues. Drug prices in the United States are among the highest in the world. A recent survey by the Rand Corporation looked at drug …
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By Tom Dean, MD
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8/9/23
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Since I like this poem so much, and since it means so much to me, I can assume that I've shared it prior to this. Nonetheless, the meaning is so important that it's worth a repeat. No extra charge :) …
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By Jim Thompson
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8/9/23
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The United States of America was created because of a sense of hope. Our founders had the hope that one day we would be a nation of greatness, of self-governance and of freedom. In too many …
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By Kristi Noem
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8/2/23
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In almost all my memories of our mother, she is wearing an apron. In the mornings she walked into the kitchen and reached for an apron. She slipped the top section over her head, tied the strings in …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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8/2/23
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“Everyone you meet has a story you know nothing about.” This is a saying we hear often in today’s world, and it is typically used to help remind us to avoid being judgmental toward others. The …
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By Pastor Jim Millman, De Smet Community Church
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8/2/23
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If you love the taste of sweet corn in the middle of summer and you are looking for the best way to enjoy it all year long, then freezing it is your answer! It requires no special equipment, and …
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By Amy Halverson
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8/2/23
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Watching folks at the Fourth of July parade this year in Piedmont, S.D., I was reminded of relationships and how important they are. Someone sent me this question a while back. It is straight …
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By Jim Thompson
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8/2/23
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Alex moved to the United States from South Africa in 1995. He had lived in Seattle ever since – until the COVID pandemic and violent riots changed the city. In 2021, Alex decided that he’d had …
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By Kristi Noem
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7/26/23
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We all have them - times in our lives when for some reason or another, something out-of-the-ordinary happened which changed the course of history. You were called out of town shortly before the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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7/26/23
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Have you ever been called upon to swear an oath? Just about every courtroom drama has that moment when the witness or defendant is called upon to swear an oath of honesty on the Bible. We may, upon …
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By Stuart Twite
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7/26/23
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The temperatures are heating up, and that has me thinking about margaritas … all kinds of margaritas! I’m talking real margaritas, frozen margaritas, skinny margaritas and even virgin margaritas. …
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By Amy Halverson
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7/26/23
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It's about time I acknowledged the many readers who have mailed, called or texted me regarding my stroke in April. At last count 12 states are listed as responding to my "I'm gonna have to stop the …
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By Jim Thompson
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7/26/23
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As a patient, it can be challenging to navigate the healthcare system. This can lead to frustration and disappointment in the system itself. My intent with this article is to be both informative and …
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By Samantha Darnall-Werlinger, M.D.
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7/26/23
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