RAPID CITY— Think back to when you were fourteen years old. We all have common experiences. Like being asked up on stage to replace the singer who has a sore throat, and singing a couple of Beatles songs so well the band asks you to join the band. Okay, so
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HOT SPRINGS – After tribal members and other residents roundly rejected the U.S. EPA’s proposed draft permits to provide Black Hills water to a foreign uranium mine project promoter, the agency has revised the wording for a new comment period, it announced Aug. 26. Members of the public will have
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PIERRE– Round 2 of the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) 2019 Community Innovation Grant (CIG) program has been completed. Fourteen South Dakota nonprofits will receive grant awards. Offered in partnership with the Bush Foundation, the Community Innovation Grant program supports efforts to find breakthrough solutions to community challenges across the
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The New York State Department of Health today announced new findings of its ongoing investigation into the vaping-associated pulmonary (lung-related) illnesses that have been reported across the state, including an updated case count and information regarding the testing being conducted at the Department’s Wadsworth Center Laboratory.nn”The cases of pulmonary illnesses
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PIERRE – Like many indigenous nations in the United States, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has been losing children to the state for generations. Captain Joseph Brings Plenty of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement has been with the department for several years and has witnessed the removal of
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RAPID CITY – The Western Mining Action Network is circulating a call that asks for help from tribal members and clean energy advocates to delay EPA water permit hearings over the proposed Dewey-Burdock Project, which aims to leach radioactive uranium from aquifers in the unceded treaty territory of the Black
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RAPID CITY— Every tribe has one treasure it must protect from plunder, a treasure that dwarves all other treasures combined— tribal sovereignty. People often wonder why sovereignty is so important— what sovereignty actually matters when the federal government can apply plenary power and run roughshod over it, whenever they are
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RAPID CITY – For the last couple of semesters, students and staff at Western Dakota Tech have been gathering for a prayer circle to begin the semester. This relatively new tradition of burning sage and doing a traditional prayer for the beginning of the new academic year has united the
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You may have fallen victim to your daily routine becoming a series of tedious demands and unfulfilling obligations. Kid’s soccer games, mowing the lawn, pick up the dry cleaning, visit your mother-in-law, do the dishes, take the dog to the vet, clean the house, buy a bunch groceries…We are all
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Communication is 10% information and 90% emotion. Good communication is more than just sending a message, it’s like a game of catch. Communication involves making sure that the message you send, is the message received; and that the message you receive is the message that was sent. Easier said than
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