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As a primary care physician, I commonly encounter patients who smoke cigarettes. Most people, including those who smoke, are aware of the long term health risks posed by smoking. Of course, as a …
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By Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D.
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10/21/20
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One of South Dakota Corn’s major industry partners is the U.S. Grains Council, an organization that consists of corn, sorghum and barley producers as well as agribusiness organizations. The …
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By Doug Noem
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10/21/20
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If I ever had to choose one food to eat for the rest of my life, I think I would choose pizza. I swear I could eat it every day, and it would never get old.
Every time I go visit my parents in …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/21/20
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“You watch for the big hand to be on the twelve and the little hand to be on the four.” My sister Dorothy remembers Dad explaining how she would know when to bring lunch out to the field. …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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10/21/20
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Last week we got to know Nicodemus a little better. He was a ruler of the Jews who sought Jesus in order to find the answer to the question, “Who gets into heaven?” Now as we come to John …
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By Pastor Bill Holmes, Prairie Baptist Church, De Smet
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10/21/20
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I always knew that South Dakota could be an example to the nation; I never expected that such an example would be set in the midst of a global pandemic. But the work that South Dakota did …
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By Kristi Noem
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10/14/20
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It looks like the temperatures are finally done bouncing around and are going to be dropping down to the fall-like temperatures we knew would be coming sooner or later. Although I’m not looking …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/14/20
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Last week we met Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The title “ruler of the Jews” was a title of religious authority. The Romans were the governmental rulers at that time, so the Pharisees …
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By Pastor Bill Holmes Prairie Baptist Church, De Smet
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10/14/20
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Like giant pinwheels they dotted the horizon throughout rural America. In the Thirties the eight-foot wheels whirled, bringing forth water when none fell from the sky. They appeared on homesteads and …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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10/14/20
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Just-picked-and-shelled peas and new potatoes for supper! No need to worry about us eating our vegetables with a menu like that. We youngsters looked forward to summer fare that included all the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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10/7/20
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A number of presidents have come to Mount Rushmore through the years, starting in 1927 with Calvin Coolidge when he authorized the first funding for the carving of the memorial. I’ve been there …
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By Senator Mike Rounds
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10/7/20
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I recently had a chance to visit with a single mom, the mother of two young girls, from another state. Her state is locked down. Her little girls are doing 100% distance-learning. She is working …
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By Kristi Noem
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10/7/20
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Chili is one of those great recipes that I love, because you can throw it together in no time. Of course, you have to make sure you have the time and the recipe to make it.
Friday, I had set out …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/7/20
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When you ask a physician why they became a doctor there is often a pattern that emerges. It is usually one of three things: they have family members who were doctors, they went through a significant …
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By Jill Kruse, D.O.
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10/7/20
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And there’s a reason for that. I have been in the ministry for nearly 40 years, and it always concerns me to hear folks say that they are trusting their good works to allow them entrance into …
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By Pastor Bill Holmes Prairie Baptist Church, De Smet
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10/7/20
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Everyone wants to be loved, to be liked, to be celebrated, to have someone who accepts us no matter what. Right? We want to have people to turn to when a crisis hits. We want to have someone in whom …
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By Pastor Tia Felberg , De Smet UMC & Iroquois Trinity UMC
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10/2/20
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I recently had a chance to visit with a single mom, the mother of two young girls, from another state. Her state is locked down. Her little girls are doing 100% distance-learning. She is working …
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By Kristi Noem
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10/2/20
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I recently had a chance to visit with a single mom, the mother of two young girls, from another state. Her state is locked down. Her little girls are doing 100% distance-learning. She is working …
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By Kristi Noem
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10/2/20
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7:00 AM. A farm truck rumbled into the driveway and disappeared past the barn. Soon a red tractor followed, pulling a grain wagon. The driver jerked back the long clutch lever as Dad and the boys …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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10/1/20
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It doesn’t seem that long ago when I was worried I wouldn’t get enough tomatoes to stock up my pantry for the year. I remember my mom saying that she was sure I would either get sick of …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/1/20
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