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The weather is finally warming up, and it’s about time! I don’t know about everyone else, but I don’t want to see day-time high temperatures in the single digits for a very, very long time. …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/13/25
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The sound woke her in the darkness. Rain pounded on the roof and sluiced down her bedroom window. The young girl wondered at the strangeness of rain in February, but soon drifted back to sleep. Hours …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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3/2/25
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Milestones are an important part of any process. They’re a good opportunity to reflect on where we’ve come from, assess where we are and look ahead to what comes next. Every legislative session, …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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3/2/25
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When you think of a long-term, low-maintenance pantry staple, a sack of all-purpose flour probably comes to mind; however, keeping flour in the paper bag it comes in isn’t actually a good idea for …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/2/25
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I was alone in the house. Quite suddenly, I became really, really hungry for a piece of candy. Mom said when we got hungry for something, it probably meant that our body needed the nutrients in that …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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2/22/25
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I come from a family that is very Norwegian on both sides of my family. We do not describe the noon meal as lunch and the evening meal as dinner. In my Norwegian family, we call the noon meal dinner, …
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By Rev. Jerod A Jordan, CRE, Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church
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2/22/25
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This is the second week in a row I can report we didn’t get any new goats, so my goat addiction seems to have calmed down for a bit. I think the cold temperatures put my desire for more goats on …
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By Amy Halverson
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2/22/25
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White starbursts, ferns and flowers sparkled gloriously on the kitchen window. Jack Frost had worked his magic. I pressed my hand into the crystalline masterpiece. The melted circle gave me a window …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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2/14/25
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Mr. Chief Justice, honorable members of the Supreme Court, Lt. Governor Venhuizen, Senators, Legislators, constitutional officers, family, friends and my fellow South Dakotans: Good afternoon! Before …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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2/14/25
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My name is Jerod Jordan, the minister serving the people of Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church in rural De Smet, S.D. I am thankful to God for every day that I am blessed to experience, and I want to …
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By Rev. Jerod A Jordan, CRE, Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church
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2/14/25
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This week I’m sharing a recipe to make the perfect hamburger buns, but first, I decided I better also share some information on how to store them. There is nothing worse than finding your pretty …
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By Amy Halverson
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2/14/25
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The most recent survey of teen mental health by the Centers for Disease Control in 2023 revealed that 20.3% of adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. …
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By Jill Kruse, D.O.
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2/14/25
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Some words were never, ever spoken at our house. We never said, “I’m bored.” Our parents never said, “It’s too cold for you to go outside.” The folks stressed the value of exercise in the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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2/5/25
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In 1986, I was 14 years old. I worked on farms in the Watertown area, fixing fence, picking rock, shoveling grain, working hogs and cattle and putting up hay, among many other tasks. On the occasion …
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By Rev. Jerod A Jordan, CRE, Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church
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2/5/25
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This past week, I started a new job. After six years serving as your lieutenant governor, I had the opportunity to shorten my title. I’d like to take some time to share some things you might not …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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2/5/25
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My name is Amy, and I seem to have an addiction to goats. I don’t know if being addicted to goats is a real thing or not, but if it is, I can see that it might be a problem for us; we can’t seem …
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By Amy Halverson
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2/5/25
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It’s Monday morning. The sun is shining. Delmer informed me via text that it is five degrees in De Smet, South Dakota. On a similar January day nearly 70 years ago, our mother would have said, …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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1/23/25
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It’s Monday night and negative 16 degrees with a feels-like temperature of negative 33. The only positive thing about temperatures like this is that it must get warmer, right? Although I’ve been …
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By Amy Halverson
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1/23/25
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In a world dominated by drive-through meals and microwave dinners, it’s easy to fall into the trap of convenience eating, often at the expense of our health. As the new year begins, many of us …
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By Pastor Robbie McClelland, Arlington Baptist Church
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1/23/25
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In her 2024 Budget Address, Governor Noem announced an educational innovation for the parents and students of South Dakota: Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs). She explained that this investment …
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By Dr. Joseph Graves
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1/16/25
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