It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better read more

It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better and better when you get to election day, but people feel the economy's in a funk. The latest example of that was Bush's father.

Oh what people of God we ought to be; and grace can make us so!

Oh what people of God we ought to be; and grace can make us so!

If that child's behavior is so severe that it warrants a behavior plan, that plan needs to be followed.

If that child's behavior is so severe that it warrants a behavior plan, that plan needs to be followed.

French painting today is the only school which counts; only it plunders the universe for the logic of the great read more

French painting today is the only school which counts; only it plunders the universe for the logic of the great traditions, only it is full of life.

The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong.

The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong.

There wasn't one particular thing that made us say we needed to have this drill, it's more of a general read more

There wasn't one particular thing that made us say we needed to have this drill, it's more of a general preparedness thing. We drill annually because a disaster situation stretches our resources and goes beyond our normal scope of day-to-day operations.

In view of history, I sincerely wish that the ravages of war will never be repeated. With all the Japanese read more

In view of history, I sincerely wish that the ravages of war will never be repeated. With all the Japanese public, I mourn for those who perished in battles and lost their lives in the horrors of war.

In the meantime, hopefully we can have a fruitful conversation with the government to get his release, perhaps under conditions read more

In the meantime, hopefully we can have a fruitful conversation with the government to get his release, perhaps under conditions they can impose. We are pleased. This is what we envisioned as going to happen from the beginning.

I've seen Danny much better, but he's such a dominating diver. Even when he's off, he's still the best around.

I've seen Danny much better, but he's such a dominating diver. Even when he's off, he's still the best around.