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There’s country school in heaven! It just started last week. The bell atop the celestial schoolhouse rings clear, its happy melody echoing through the clouds as it summons the children to class. …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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12/11/24
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Everyone who knows us knows it was only a matter of time before we announced we had new additions to our little funny farm, and we didn’t take long to find the perfect start to our little farmyard …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/11/24
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The human body is composed of a typical pattern of anatomy, yet every structure varies in form from person to person. For example, humans develop with a standard set of defined muscles, yet the shape …
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By Ethan Snow, PhD
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12/11/24
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The holidays are wonderful for spending time together and celebrating traditions as a family. Every family celebrates in their own unique way and develops their own traditions. The Noem family has …
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12/5/24
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During my years as a history teacher, my greatest joy came when I encountered students who were truly teachable. They were not necessarily those who scored the highest or won the most academic …
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By Stuart Twite
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12/5/24
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“Come on, DeAnn. It’ll be fun!” My brother strode happily to the barn, the basketball bouncing on the frozen ground before him as he adeptly switched from right hand to left. I followed …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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12/5/24
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It’s been a crazy, busy week and an emotional roller coaster; things started out horribly. I lost my dog unexpectedly and then had to pull myself together to prepare for Thanksgiving with the …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/5/24
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Literature classes worldwide study Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), a great innovator of the short story. He wrote closely observed and deeply empathic slices-of-life with a great sense of humor; however, …
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By Eric Holm
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12/5/24
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This year, 2024, marks 10 years of raising awareness and celebrating National Apprenticeship Week. Apprenticeships are an effective approach for South Dakotans to gain on-the-job training plus …
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By By: Sec. Marcia Hultman
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11/30/24
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Hunting season is in full swing, and last weekend was all about hunting for us, as we tried to find that big buck. We all have deer tags this year, but I am the only one who drew an any-deer tag, …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/30/24
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There was a scene from the old 1955-56 television show “The Honeymooners” in which Ralph, played with great bluster by Jackie Gleason, explains to his wife Alice, Audrey Meadows, that he is the …
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By Stuart Twite
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11/30/24
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Today’s trendy teens are missing all the fun. Imagine this: women lined up outside stores, waiting to snag just one. But supplies were short. Coveting crowds grew angry. Riots ensued. Though the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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11/30/24
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I love South Dakota. I love our natural beauty – from the rolling plains to the incredible Black Hills, from the Mighty Missouri to the peaceful prairie lakes. I love our people – they’re the …
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By Kristi Noem
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11/20/24
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It has been a busy week. First, I had the De Smet Community Women’s Craft and Gift Fair to get ready for on Saturday at the De Smet Event & Wellness Center, and then we added on to our chicken …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/20/24
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Margaret blushed crimson as she realized that her dress had lifted above her ankles for a moment. What would her mother think of such impropriety? Though the scene is from a historical fiction novel, …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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11/20/24
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Some decades ago, while I was student teaching, I stayed with my grandparents, which was a blessing that afforded many memories. One late afternoon, my grandfather and I were in the basement playing …
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By Stuart Twite
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11/20/24
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For those of you who read my weekly columns, you know that they can take on many forms. They’re often focused on updating you on changing policies or issues on which I am focused. Sometimes, they …
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By Kristi Noem
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11/7/24
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I knelt on the carpet next to her easy chair. She held the round frame in her hands and guided me as I pushed the needle through the white fabric. “You can do it. You just need to keep trying.” …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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11/7/24
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Every summer, when my children were growing up, we would make the excursion from wherever we were living at the time, Arizona, Massachusetts or New York, to De Smet for a joyous few days with family. …
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By Stuart Twite
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11/7/24
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Now that Halloween is over, there are some great deals on pumpkins. It feels like Thanksgiving and Christmas are just right around the corner, so I figure it’s a good time to talk about pumpkin …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/7/24
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