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This is the time of year when we reflect on our personal successes and failures, then use that knowledge to set new strategies for our future. So, imagine if every year your community residents gathered in celebration of the previous year, then prioritized three to five New Year’s resolutions that would be worked on collaboratively throughout the year to create a thriving community? What would that look like?
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We have a New Year’s tradition at South Dakota Magazineto make resolutions on traveling South Dakota. As you can imagine, our staff knows the state pretty well. The resolutions are a fun way to challenge ourselves to try new places and activities.
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I’d give my favorite shotgun to tell you about my ice fishing, but it just hasn’t happened as the unseasonal warm weather has kept me off the ice. The recent drownings at Lake Poinsett will make it even more difficult to get Betsy’s permission. If you must go, wear flotation and have ice picks handy. Take along a throw rope, and whatever you do, don’t go alone!
Read moreECCLESIASTES 3:1-8 “ To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which was planted. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose: a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.”(KJV)
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One definition of the word murmur is “to express one’s discontent in a subdued manner.” So, it makes sense that a heart murmur is often a soft-spoken signal that something may be going on in the heart. The heart does not always shout to get our attention like it does with a heart attack. Sometimes it quietly whispers to those who will listen that there might be an issue. The murmur itself is not the problem, rather, the murmur is telling us to look for one.
Read moreLetter to the editor 1/5/21 Our Supreme Court recently rejected a bid by the Texas attorney general to rule on the fraudulent ballots counted in the recent presidential election. Why did our highest court decide to “sit on their pens” and not take the case? They were afraid of the anarchy, looting, and burning that would follow in our major cities if the election were overturned.
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I just finished reading an article about 2020 being one of the best ever years for South Dakota
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January 6 was a horrifying day. Violent protesters stormed the Capitol, attacking law enforcement and endangering everyone working inside, from senators’ staffers to maintenance workers. Peaceful protest is a hallmark of our country. The right of assembly is a sacred American right. What happened at the Capitol was not a peaceful protest. It was violent, unlawful, and fundamentally un-American.
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