I feel personally very compromised. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Merced County to become this one oasis in an overdeveloped read more

I feel personally very compromised. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Merced County to become this one oasis in an overdeveloped region?

It was a big relief for me. Our team needs to make a push and I think with both of read more

It was a big relief for me. Our team needs to make a push and I think with both of us being healthy on the court at the same time, we can do that.

I'm from the city. I could care less what the zoning is out in the country, frankly.

I'm from the city. I could care less what the zoning is out in the country, frankly.

You three (county commissioners) sitting here have the power to end this today, but you won't,

You three (county commissioners) sitting here have the power to end this today, but you won't,

I can see a lot of ex-wives and ex-husbands just having a heyday with it.

I can see a lot of ex-wives and ex-husbands just having a heyday with it.

We have to develop a market mechanism and to try to diversify our energy sources.

We have to develop a market mechanism and to try to diversify our energy sources.

I would imagine that most people who read newspapers and look at Web sites are aware of headlines being made read more

I would imagine that most people who read newspapers and look at Web sites are aware of headlines being made on substantially higher metal costs. If retailer costs go up, eventually the consumer pays for it.

Our staff did a good job of getting ahead in the count with many of their hitters. They are a read more

Our staff did a good job of getting ahead in the count with many of their hitters. They are a great hitting ball club. Benton did an exceptional job for us.

The emergency we face in the Horn today is the result of successive seasons of failed rains. Consequently, pastoralists living read more

The emergency we face in the Horn today is the result of successive seasons of failed rains. Consequently, pastoralists living in these arid, remote lands have very few survival strategies left and desperately require our assistance to make it through until the next rains.