THOUGHT FOR TODAY "There are a lot of reasons to despair about our politics today. There is not a good enough reason to check out, to surrender to cynicism or to give up." --- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Election Day will be here before we know it. In...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "It's up to us if we want to look at the glass half empty or the glass half full. It's up to us how we choose to walk through life every day full of hope and optimism or full of negativity and sadness. Only you get to decide, but you do not have to...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "I allow myself to hope that the world will emerge from its present troubles, that it will one day learn to give the direction of its affairs not to cruel swindlers and scoundrels but to men possessed of wisdom and courage." --- Bertrand Russell...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Great minds think alike. Unfortunately so do stupid ones. BASEBALL UPDATE Minnesota Twins schedule: --- Thursday, at Arizona, 2:40 p.m. --- Friday, at Seattle, 8:40 p.m. --- Saturday, at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. --- Sunday, at Seattle, 3:10 p.m. ---...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY The closer you are to nature, the further away you are from idiots. OAHE DAYS Pierre's annual music and arts festival takes place this weekend on Friday and Saturday at Steamboat Park. For the full schedule of events and details go to...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them." - Erasmus, 1509 PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP Girls track: At the state "AA" meet in Sioux Falls, Reese...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUJP This week's schedules: ---THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY Track: at state meet, Sioux Falls. Track: At the Wendelgass meet in Huron,...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Crying doesn't indicate that you are weak. Since birth it has always been a sign that you are alive. --- Charlotte Bronte PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP This week's schedules: --- THURSDAY Girls golf: at Brookings invitational, 10 a.m. Track: at...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful. PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP This week's schedules: --- FRIDAY Girls golf: at Mitchell invitational, 10 a.m. Softball: home vs. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 4 p.m. Baseball: home vs. Sioux Falls O'Gorman,...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Good friends help you find important things when you have lost them. Things like your smile, your hope and your courage. --- Doe Zantamata PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP This week's schedules: --- THURSDAY Girls golf: at Huron invitational, 10 a.m....