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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a busy weekend with all of our Christmas gatherings with family and friends. It was great to see everyone, but I’m ready to get back to normal …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/31/21
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This has to be some of the best advice I've ever gotten or given. I share it with you to tack to your refrigerator or bathroom mirror or cut out and put in a file somewhere you can find it when you …
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By Jim Thompson
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12/31/21
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12/22/21
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For generations, South Dakotans have held true to the values that make our state a special place to call home. I spend every day working to keep South Dakota a special place to live and strengthen it …
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By Kristi Noem
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12/22/21
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A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, "Eighteen to nothing — we're behind." "Boy," said the spectator, …
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By Pastor Mike Gunnon, De Smet CMA Church
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12/22/21
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The tree was a sapling spruce. Dad cut it from the fence line in the west pasture. A homemade star of foil-covered cardboard sparkled on the top spire. Strings of popcorn and cranberries draped over …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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12/22/21
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Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on non-essential obligations -- extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating and even overspending. Yet …
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By Jim Thompson
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12/22/21
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Ready or not, here it comes… Christmas, that is. As usual, the days before Christmas always seem to fly by as I scramble to get everything ready. There never seems to be enough time to get it all …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/22/21
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Food intolerance and food allergy are common these days. When I was a kid, no one asked about nut allergies or gluten sensitivities when inviting you to a birthday party. You could bring homemade …
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By Jennifer May, MD
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12/22/21
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This week, I outlined my budget recommendations for how we will run our state in the next fiscal year. The past year has brought historic challenges. South Dakota has taken those challenges in stride …
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By Kristi Noem
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12/15/21
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If you are like me, you love getting something new. It could be a new shirt, pair of pants, a new house or just about anything that you have never owned before. For me it was a car. Until then, I had …
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By Pastor Mike Gunnon, De Smet Cma Church
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12/15/21
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With Christmas fast approaching, I decided it was time to take inventory of what we have and what we need to get ready for some Christmas baking. The great thing about having a large pantry is I …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/15/21
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The United States faces a federal-government-created energy crisis, and South Dakota is caught in the middle of it. Gas prices continue to rise, driving up the cost of shipping and making it more …
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By Kristi Noem
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12/8/21
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This coming Sunday at church, we will light the third candle of the Advent season, the candle of joy. For some, especially during the Christmas season, saying someone can and should be joyful seems …
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By Pastor Mike Gunnon, De Smet Cma Church
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12/8/21
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It was Saturday night. The north windows trembled as they wrestled with the frigid November gales that buffeted our South Dakota farmhouse. The brown Siegler oil burner warmed the living room (at …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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12/8/21
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I normally don’t do much for my birthday, but this year I was able to enjoy the entire day. I started by getting my first massage ever, got some Christmas shopping done, and picked out my birthday …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/8/21
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As a family physician living on the upper Great Plains, I have many patients of Norwegian and German descent. Thus, I am familiar with some diseases that are prone to affect people of northern …
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By Andrew Ellsworth, Md
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12/8/21
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