The 2020 Democratic presidential field is a crowded one and some candidates are seeking to distinguish themselves by making a play for the Native vote. Though American Indians and Alaska Natives only represent about 1.3 percent of the nation’s population, their votes can sway outcomes in several battleground states. With
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U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent
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Capt. Paul Rodriguez holds his son prior to the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion’s deployment ceremony, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. The 152nd is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour, providing multifunctional logistics and support operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl
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Handies Peak Gunnison Colorado is one of the land areas managed by the Bureau of land Management.(Photo courtesy BLM) The Interior Department this past week announced that it is moving the headquarters of its Bureau of Land Management (BLM) division out of Washington, D.C., and west to Grand Junction, Colo.,
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Emory Dean Keoke RAPID CITY— It has been almost fifty years since Emory Dean Keoke stopped drinking and abusing drugs. The highlights of those subsequent years were the birth of his daughter, Elizabeth, and earning a double degree, a BS in nursing and a BA in Indian Studies. Keoke worked
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Cutline: Little Bird and her family on a recent visit to the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Sisseton Wahpeton woman has organized the On The Healing Road We Walk event coming in August.Photo Courtesy Alana Little Bird PIERRE –The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate is set to host an event that
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For a limited time (Now through January 31st, 2019), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 15.0% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile new print magazine subscription purchases. • Your eligible purchases must be made through smile.amazon.com on desktop or mobile browser between 12:00 am (PT) on 1/16/2019 and 11:59
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741741 is the number for the Crisis Text Hotline in the United States and Ontario Canada. Q: HOW DOES CRISIS TEXT LINE WORK? You text 741741 when in crisis. Anywhere, anytime. A live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds quickly. The crisis counselor helps you move from a
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The more you spend on yourself, the more your favorite charity benefits. How great is that? If you haven’t yet selected a non-profit beneficiary of your Amazon shopping sprees, take a moment to read our instructions on how to do so. While we hope you select us, the following
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Those in mental health case management and social work are very familiar with the sometimes arduous task of writing service notes. In this interview with Jon Trauth EdD, a member of our board of directors, he shares about his work at Miami University developing a program to teach students how
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