This summer, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society will feature an exhibit about Rose Wilder Lane, and that caused me to think about her unconventional and fascinating life. She was a woman …
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By Cindy Wilson
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4/10/24
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The 99th Legislative Session officially adjourned this week, and work has begun on the 2025 session and a celebration of the 100th regular Legislature Session. Looking back on 2024, the House and …
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By Sen. Casey Crabtree
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4/3/24
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“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 This week, we celebrate the holiest day in the Christian calendar – the day of Jesus’ …
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By Kristi Noem
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4/3/24
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The last week of the earthly life of Jesus was an intense concentration of all that He was, is, did and does all the time. Entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday with acclimation, Jesus would be arrested, …
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By Stuart Twite
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4/3/24
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The red, white and blue stripes spiraled in circles and disappeared like magic at the top. I stared in wonder at the lighted barber pole on Calumet Avenue that rainy April morning. Dad opened the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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4/3/24
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I hope everyone had a happy Easter! I know we did. For us, it was especially nice this year; it gave us a much-needed break from getting ready to move and an excuse to take a day off from packing and …
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By Amy Halverson
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4/3/24
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As a general internist who does primary care for adult and elderly patients, I talk to patients a lot about arthritis and joint-replacement surgery. This type of surgery, also known as arthroplasty, …
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By Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D.
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4/3/24
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3/27/24
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When you think of South Dakota, you might think about rolling fields of corn and soybeans and hills full of cattle, the Black Hills or Mount Rushmore. You probably don’t think of the Chinese …
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By Kristi Noem
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3/27/24
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Letter to the editor I am writing in response to the "What a Ride" piece in the March 20 edition of the Journal. I thought this was just an outstanding piece of writing that perfectly encapsulates …
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By Jim Wika, Class Of '67
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3/27/24
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I love finding a good copycat recipe, and it’s even better when it is made with ingredients everyone can find. The recipe I’m sharing this week is one of the best copycat recipes I’ve found, …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/27/24
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Do you ever realize, mid-stroke, that you have suddenly forgotten an important password? Ever forget a phone number - maybe even your own? Do you notice this happens more than in the past? How can …
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3/27/24
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As I begin writing this meditation, it is Palm Sunday morning, the beginning of Holy Week, and we are at the very start of our latest “weather event” (one of my favorite weather-people …
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By Stuart Twite
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3/27/24
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3/20/24
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The days and weeks leading to Easter have long been a time of self-examination. It’s a time to deepen our faith by searching out what keeps us at a distance from communion with God. So, my thoughts …
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By Stuart Twite
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3/20/24
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I have one fence. It is three-foot chicken wire attached to steel posts. Its main purpose - to keep the rabbits out of my garden. The fence was a success until July of last year. One industrious …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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3/20/24
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There is nothing better than the smell of homemade bread, and there is nothing worse than going to enjoy a piece of bread only to find it covered in fuzzy blue-green spots. This week, I’m going to …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/20/24
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When I was growing up, my dad would always gather our family together, and we would pray for Israel. It was instilled in me from a very young age that the Jews were God’s chosen people, that Israel …
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By Kristi Noem
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3/13/24
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