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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of time with family and friends, great food and gratitude for our abundance of blessings. As Thanksgiving turns to Christmas and gratitude turns to …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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12/3/25
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“I want it and I want it NOW!” We live in an age of instant gratification. Though few of us are quite as demanding as the tantrumming toddler in the toy store, busy lives call for convenience. …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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12/3/25
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I hope everyone had a wonderful, long Thanksgiving weekend. It was nice, despite the weather, for us. Thanksgiving Day was a busy day as we spent half the day in Dell Rapids with my mom and …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/3/25
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Every Thanksgiving, we talk a lot about gratitude. Gratitude journals. Gratitude lists. Gratitude challenges. Gratitude pumpkin crafts, which, I’ll admit, I desperately want to be good at. I want …
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By Pastor Tia Felberg, De Smet United Methodist Church
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12/3/25
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Thanksgiving is a special time for family, traditions and good food, but it is also a time for reflection. The Pilgrims had much to reflect upon when they first celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621. They …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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12/3/25
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The young girl climbed over straw bales to reach the halter hanging in the barn. Last year that brown leather had led a young Ayrshire heifer to the county fair and a top ribbon in dairy showmanship. …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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12/3/25
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Several years ago, I got a gratitude journal. I had read how they can change your perspective and help you become more positive. When I first got the journal, I made a point of making myself sit down …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/3/25
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Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much of life is made up of small things, not the big milestone moments - the graduations, the weddings, the celebrations - but the tiny, ordinary moments we …
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By Pastor Tia Felberg, De Smet United Methodist Church
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11/24/25
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South Dakota is Open for Opportunity, and that includes opportunities for education. Our students are our future, so it is important that we equip them with the skills and resources they need to …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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11/24/25
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Well, I’m definitely appreciating our new chickens … for a couple reasons. Our new chickens have been picking up the pace laying eggs, and it’s just in time as our older chickens have decided …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/24/25
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She dropped her name in the hat, then dreamed of winning. She would be the best animal owner ever. Every day she would haul fresh water and food. She would pet and brush the creature and teach her to …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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11/24/25
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The temperatures are dropping and rising and dropping again, and I have noticed it is not just the weather that has gotten chilly lately. It is easy, this time of year, for life to feel a little …
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By Pastor Tia Felberg, De Smet United Methodist Church
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11/19/25
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It’s been a couple of rough months for me on our little funny farm. About two months ago, one of our goats got sick. I found it lying in the barn, unable to stand. She ended up passing away within …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/19/25
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The right project in the right place at the right time. That is how we do economic development in South Dakota. More often than not, that means focusing on opportunities for existing South Dakota …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/29/25
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I recently visited Washington, D.C., to see our South Dakota National Guard soldiers who are part of President Trump’s effort to make D.C. safe and beautiful again. I was amazed by what they told …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/17/25
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In Proverbs, as Israel's ancient King Solomon continues to lay out the benefits of wisdom, or seeing life from God's perspective, he directs us to a quality of wisdom that God seeks in those who seek …
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By Duane H. Wallenstein, Prairie Baptist Churchprairie Baptist Church
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10/17/25
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Recently, I got to visit one of the greatest symbols of freedom in the world: Mount Rushmore. I have been there many times, but I will never cease to be amazed by the power and splendor of that …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/15/25
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You need not go far to realize it is harvest season in eastern South Dakota. Combines are rolling, and a good crop of soybean harvest is underway; even corn harvest has begun. My garden is still …
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By Wil Ward, Deacon, Prairie Baptist Church
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10/15/25
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It is tough rounding up 1,500 buffalo in the annual Buffalo Roundup, but it’s a whole lot tougher rounding up a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Legislature to support a new prison. …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/8/25
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I am not sure about everyone else, but I think the bugs this year are especially bad. It seems like we have been dealing with one type after another, and they are all annoying. For months, we had …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/8/25
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