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I am currently reading “Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead, through the online book service that is provided by our library. This book is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize of 2020 for fiction. The following is a review written by “Goodreads”.
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There’s a mystery along the Apple Tree Road in Bon Homme County that has stumped local historians for decades: the identities of six soldiers buried in the Bon Homme Cemetery, said to be members of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Cavalry who died while passing through Dakota Territory in 1873.
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As the calendar turns to August, we are getting closer to that time of year when kids go back to school. In South Dakota, our kids will be in classrooms this fall. I met with both parents and superintendents earlier this week to discuss what that will look like, and everyone was on the same page that our children should attend school in-person.
Read morePHILIPPIANS 4:11 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."(KJV)
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Politicians are people, too. Unfortunately, in today’s highly partisan environment that can be hard to remember. Cable news fosters the idea that officeholders, especially those in the other party, are worthy of our derision, rather than our respect or empathy.
Read morePSALM 64:10 " The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory." (KJV)
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I rarely give hunting advice, and you know that I’m not a high tech guy when it comes to hunting or fishing. I don’t own a range finder or a computerized rifle scope, and I don’t use trail cameras or ozone scent machines. My boat’s depth finder cost less than a hundred dollars, and my electric trolling motor is manually operated. I think you would label me as being “old school.”
Read morePSALM 67:1,2,3 "God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us Selah. That thy way be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, O God let all the people praise Thee."(KJV)
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