March did make a dent in the long-term drought over the wintertime. It was like the cavalry coming over the read more

March did make a dent in the long-term drought over the wintertime. It was like the cavalry coming over the hill. The rain we got should help set up local farmers for the spring season.

It's really historic; it's amazing. What else in California do the L.A. Chamber of Commerce and the SEIU agree on?

It's really historic; it's amazing. What else in California do the L.A. Chamber of Commerce and the SEIU agree on?

After my injury, it could have gone either way,

After my injury, it could have gone either way,

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I read more

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I thought we would have seen quite a slowdown. But people are apparently trying to keep as much of their lifestyles as they can.

It is going to be an interesting budget year. It'll all work out ... but it may be that we read more

It is going to be an interesting budget year. It'll all work out ... but it may be that we just meet our needs this year and do fewer wants.

They really deserved asylum. The conditions that Chavez is subjecting people to - he's torturing people. There's one person to read more

They really deserved asylum. The conditions that Chavez is subjecting people to - he's torturing people. There's one person to blame for all of this, and it's Hugo Chavez.

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.

Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. read more

Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from it, you wonder, did it really happen to you

It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So read more

It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.