The president’s list is a directory of students who, through their initiative and ability, have indicated a seriousness of purpose in their educational program. The president’s list is limited to full-time students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0. Students with a 4.0 have been noted by an *.

Participants in the next book talk at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre will get a glimpse of what it was like to grow up in rural America in the 1950s. The Pfeiffer sisters, who grew up on a North Dakota farm in the 1950s, will share information from their recent book “While the Windmill Watched: A Slice of Rural America in the 1950s.” The free program will begin at 7:00 p.m.

A ballot measure campaign to expand Medicaid eligibility in South Dakota received an endorsement recently from an organization that advocates for the state’s cities and towns. The nod from the South Dakota Municipal League shows growing momentum for the proposal, which will appear on ballots in November.

I asked Google how many people struggle with chronic pain in the United States, and I discovered that the staggering number is around 50 million adults. That is about 20% of the adult population. Chronic pain is the primary reason people go see their physician. Chronic pain results in about $80 billion in lost wages each year, and about $300 billion in lost productivity annually.

This week, the 2022 legislative session kicked off, and I presented my State of the State address to the people of South Dakota. I described how South Dakota is stronger than it has ever been in its 133-year history. This did not happen because of what government did. It happened because of what government did NOT do. To preserve what we have and grow even stronger, we need to remember why government exists in the first place – to protect the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Ronald Keith Kulm, 83 years, December 30, 2021, Armour, SD. Melvin Klein, 94 years, January 2, 2022, Fullerton, NE..