THOUGHT FOR TODAY "That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air. Another fall, another turned page. There was something of jubilee in the annual autumnal beginning, as if...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "He that raises a large family, does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow, but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure, too." --- Benjamin Franklin ELECTION COUNTDOWN 8 days: Sept. 23, first day for absentee...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever." --- Dalai Lama XIV ELECTION...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "September is a 30-days-long goodbye to summer, to the season that left everybody both happy and weary of the warm, humid weather and the exhausting but thrilling adventures." --- Lea Malot PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP This week's schedules: ---...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "On a bad day I look around and try to focus on really specific things I'm thankful for---that tree, my dog, the green grass. It's hard to be sad while being grateful." --- Angie Harmon ELECTION COUNTDOWN 29 days to Sept. 23, the first day for...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "And remember, boys and girls, your school like our country is made up of Americans of many different races, religions and national origins, so if you hear anybody talk against a schoolmate because of his religion, race or national origin, don't...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part." --- President James Madison PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. --- Benjamin Franklin LEGION BASEBALL UPDATE Pierre Post 8 vs. Brandon Valley: After a walkoff loss to Brookings, 7-6, on opening day of the state tournament,...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength." --- Corrie Ten Boom LEGION BASEBALL REGIONAL: PIERRE AT RENNER Game #1: The first game of the best-of-three series to determine a state tournament spot began with...
THOUGHT FOR TODAY "If you care about the integrity of democracy, the secretary of state races are the most important on the ballot in the fall." --- Barbara McQuade, University of Michigan law professor ELECTION UPDATE Now that the primary election has taken place and...
