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...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "Power always thinks that it is doing God's service when it is violating all His laws." --- President John Adams BASEBALL UPDATE Pierre Post 8: When the next Midweek Update appears two weeks from today, the matchups for the regional playoff series...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY From a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park: "There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists. BASEBALL UPDATE Minnesota Twins schedule: --- Thursday: Cleveland, 12:10 p.m. --- Friday:...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "What we need are critical lovers of America---patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it." --- Sen. Hubert Humphrey ELECTION RESULTS---MORE OF THE SAME Three of South Dakota's big four of Republican office-holders...

THOUGHT FOR MEMORIAL DAY "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not just to utter the words but to live by them." --- President John F. Kennedy PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP Boys tennis: At the state 'A' tournament in...

TO THE CLASS OF 2022 You are the greatest miracle in the world. You have the power to think. You have the power to love. You have the power to will. You have the power to laugh. You have the power to imagine. You have the power to create. You have the power to plan....

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them all." --- Oliver Wendell Holmes PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP --- THURSDAY Girls golf: at Huron invitational, 10 a.m. Boys tennis: home for Pierre...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "At last came the golden month of the wild folk---honey-sweet May when the birds come back and the flowers come out and the air is full of sunrise scents and songs of the dawning summer." --- Samuel Scoville Jr. in "Wild Folk" PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please but as the opportunity to do what is right." --- Peter Marshall ADVANCE VOTING BEGINS FRIDAY Registered voters can cast their ballots for the June 7 primary elections starting this Friday,...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY The very first Easter taught us this---that life never ends and love never dies. --- Kate McGahan PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP Boys wrestling: The Governors had a post-season awards event recently. Among the recipients of the major awards: Most...