In The Moment … November 30, 2020 Show 951 Hour 1

Today's In the Moment program is dedicated to the South Dakota Day of Giving. With assistance from the Numad Group, SDPB’s Lori Walsh is touching base with several organizations throughout the state to know them better and to learn about giving opportunities.

In hour one, you will hear from:

In The Moment … November 30, 2020 Show 951 Hour 2

Today's In the Moment program is dedicated to the South Dakota Day of Giving. With assistance from the Numad Group, SDPB’s Lori Walsh is touching base with several organizations throughout the state to know them better and to learn about giving opportunities.

In hour two, you will hear from:

Rapid City passes a mask ordinance without penalties for violators. Native American schools in South Dakota are granted alternate options for sports. All this and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast.

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Your South Dakota COVID-19 numbers update for November 30th, 2020.

In The Moment … November 30, 2020 Show 950 Hour 2

The city of Yankton is, like many other communities, in the middle of a debate over a mask ordinance while trying to combat growing COVID-19 statistics.

Let's find out how Yankton's battle is progressing as we welcome their City Manager Amy Leon to the program.

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In The Moment … November 30, 2020 Show 950 Hour 2

As the oldest post-secondary school in South Dakota, Augustana University had an exceptionally rich history even before it was established in Sioux Falls in 1918. Part of that history includes an affiliated prep-school that operated in Canton between 1884 and 1971 when it closed. Students at Augustana Academy experienced a type of schooling that was and still is rare in this part of the country. SDPB producer Brian Gevik joins me now for today's "Images of the Past."

In The Moment … November 30, 2020 Show 950 Hour 2

This weekend members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force took to the national airwaves to encourage, and sometimes plead, with Americans to vigilantly monitor their behavior in the coming days to prevent a new, disastrous surge of COVID-19 cases. Confirmed cases in South Dakota had been trending down every so slightly heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. What happens next, now that so many people have traveled and gathered?

Dr. Shankar Kurra is Vice President of Medical Affairs at Monument Health.

In The Moment … November 30, 2020 Show 950 Hour 1

Maybe right now your finances are out of control. It's been a mind-numbing year after all. But if your financial behavior is making things worse, the holidays might be the perfect time to take steps to change that behavior. It might be time to call a financial therapist.

In The Moment … November 30, 2020 Show 950 Hour 1

As America prepares to transition to a Biden administration, there's talk in some circles of things getting "back to normal." In May, Governor Noem championed a "back to normal" pandemic plan. Is "normal" what we should strive for?

For many people "normal" means no healthcare, living paycheck to paycheck, being afraid of law enforcement, or no access to childcare.

What kind of progress goes beyond the symbolic? What kind of "normal" focuses on tangible solutions?