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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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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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Things are getting interesting in Pierre, and not in a good way. In last week’s column, I wrote about members of the House Education Committee having to fight off attempts to force South Dakota …
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By Rep. Tim Reisch, Dist. 8
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2/14/25
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With the close of week four, the Legislature is nearly done with its work for the year as we reached the halfway point this week. There was a lot of activity in committees and on the floor this week, …
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By Sen. Casey Crabtree
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2/14/25
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This week was a longer week with deadlines on bills to be introduced, which doesn’t include commemorations. A total of 269 House and 219 Senate bills have been introduced, but not all have been …
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By Rep. Tim Walburg
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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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History was made in Pierre this week, when Larry Rhoden took the reins as the 34th Governor of South Dakota during the 100th Legislative Session. He addressed a joint body of the Legislature on …
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By Rep. Tim Reisch, Dist. 8
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2/5/25
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Week three has seen several bills making their way through various committees. This week was also one of two deadlines to have bills introduced. Thurs., Jan. 30 was a deadline to have unlimited …
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By Rep. Tim Walburg
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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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