It's a huge step forward, and it's going to make it easier for all city employees because they are going read more

It's a huge step forward, and it's going to make it easier for all city employees because they are going to know what is expected.

The budget surplus is real, not imagined, and it means that the tax is no longer needed,

The budget surplus is real, not imagined, and it means that the tax is no longer needed,

We don't have any hard statistics yet on all the damage done by Hurricane Katrina. Apparently the damage was minimal read more

We don't have any hard statistics yet on all the damage done by Hurricane Katrina. Apparently the damage was minimal in the major cotton-producing areas of Mississippi and Louisiana.

While it may sound good initially, this has the potential to hurt businesses at a time when we should be read more

While it may sound good initially, this has the potential to hurt businesses at a time when we should be helping them. If this purchasing pool restricts access to certain retailers or undercuts prices, then the state is meddling in the free-market system.

When you play your rival, you have to know that they're going to come with everything they've got. Records mean read more

When you play your rival, you have to know that they're going to come with everything they've got. Records mean nothing. It doesn't matter who's playing well, who's not playing well. It's who comes out and wants to win it. Northridge came out and wanted to win it. We just happened to want it more in the fourth quarter and we did things right in the fourth quarter.

I think it just shows the strength and popularity of the Derby at this point. A few weeks ago our read more

I think it just shows the strength and popularity of the Derby at this point. A few weeks ago our list of horses we thought were possible or probable seemed to be shrinking a bit. But when we got the last round of major preps, the list started growing again -- even though two horses (Brother Derek and Lawyer Ron) you'd regard as the favorites scored emphatic victories.

The legislators will also continue to dictate what types of security measures must be taken in order to prevent unauthorized read more

The legislators will also continue to dictate what types of security measures must be taken in order to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive company information.

An HOV enforcement right in the middle of the HOV lanes is just asking for a backup. Enforcement is good, read more

An HOV enforcement right in the middle of the HOV lanes is just asking for a backup. Enforcement is good, but the way they enforced it this morning, I'm not sure the benefits outweighed the costs.

This garden is the crown jewel of the entire restoration project. The flowers cost $150,000. But it cost four times read more

This garden is the crown jewel of the entire restoration project. The flowers cost $150,000. But it cost four times that for the layers upon layers of work in this garden that people never see, such as the archeology, the engineering, and the irrigation.