They're pretty skinny and not very attractive.

They're pretty skinny and not very attractive.

We came in wanting to focus on some of their guys but we couldn't recover from that first goal. They read more

We came in wanting to focus on some of their guys but we couldn't recover from that first goal. They have a couple of guys that that really flow that team. After they got that first goal, we kind of hit the panic button.

It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, read more

It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, it's very important for the team and the city. We're trying to win championships, and anything that takes away from that concentration (such as contract issues) hurts. I think we can be one of the top three teams in the West. We have a great team and great coach. And we have an asset that a lot of teams don't have with Yao in the middle.

All team members know we have a responsibility to get help for guests who ask.

All team members know we have a responsibility to get help for guests who ask.

We're not playing with intensity all the time. We can't just have two innings and then lie down; our little read more

We're not playing with intensity all the time. We can't just have two innings and then lie down; our little mental errors make the games look bad.

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired read more

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired me in writing 'Panic,' it was 'North by Northwest,' ... Those are my favorite Hitchcock films -- the ones where ordinary, everyday people are going about their lives, and they take this dramatic left turn.

Illinois is fortunate to have several other pork processing plants that are considered assets to their community. IPPA has maintained read more

Illinois is fortunate to have several other pork processing plants that are considered assets to their community. IPPA has maintained a good relationship with these existing facilities and plans to continue to foster those partnerships.

It's just a great stock to own here, ... The company is growing in excess of 20 percent. The demographics read more

It's just a great stock to own here, ... The company is growing in excess of 20 percent. The demographics are great for education. The company is selling at about 15 times what we think they can earn next year. It's also one of the few independent publishers left and so we think it's a strategic acquisition candidate, probably worth over $60 a share, and the stock's at about $45.

It indicates how employers have shifted their focus on how to pay their employees.

It indicates how employers have shifted their focus on how to pay their employees.