We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating read more

We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating oil season coming back, it's going to be bad. The sales tax will probably take a hit in the final quarter of this [calendar] year and through first quarter unless prices all of a sudden correct themselves and come back down.

I knew the ball was going in. No question about it. You have to put the ball in the basket read more

I knew the ball was going in. No question about it. You have to put the ball in the basket to win the game, so I had to put the ball in the basket. And backboard? No! I was trying to find the quickest way to put the ball in the basket, period.

We have Dick to thank for adding the word 'regionalism' to our vocabulary. During his 12-year tenure with the Chamber, read more

We have Dick to thank for adding the word 'regionalism' to our vocabulary. During his 12-year tenure with the Chamber, he has been a powerful voice for regional cooperation and collaboration with outstanding results. His accomplishments are numerous, but this will almost certainly be his lasting legacy to our region.

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

We were able to shoot the ball pretty well from the field. Shooting 47 percent has got to be our read more

We were able to shoot the ball pretty well from the field. Shooting 47 percent has got to be our season high.

All told, I consider my constitution a child on the verge of death, from which you can transplant some organs read more

All told, I consider my constitution a child on the verge of death, from which you can transplant some organs into the Treaty of Nice,

Pressure for pressure. That was one of the things we talked about in the locker room. Benet is known for read more

Pressure for pressure. That was one of the things we talked about in the locker room. Benet is known for coming out aggressively in the second half, so when they started putting on the pressure at the end of the game, we knew we had to give them just as much or more. And that's what we tried to do.

We played well for our first game. We're still trying to move them around and get them comfortable with each read more

We played well for our first game. We're still trying to move them around and get them comfortable with each other.

I think there's no doubt that if Cincinnati can get their attendance up ... then it all makes good sense read more

I think there's no doubt that if Cincinnati can get their attendance up ... then it all makes good sense and hockey will be here for a long time.