As the number of public hospitals continues to decline, the concern remains to what extent non-profit and for-profit hospitals are read more

As the number of public hospitals continues to decline, the concern remains to what extent non-profit and for-profit hospitals are taking or will take on greater responsibilities as safety net providers, and to what degree their focus is on attracting the healthiest of Medicaid patients, leaving the sickest and costliest patients to the care of the remaining public or major safety net hospitals.

I understand the community isn't satisfied at all that it's here. There were a lot of strong words at the read more

I understand the community isn't satisfied at all that it's here. There were a lot of strong words at the town meeting. But I don't feel like that. I feel really bad for the victims and their families.

A scene has to have a rhythm of its own, a structure of its own.

A scene has to have a rhythm of its own, a structure of its own.

She's quick as a cat. She came out and was aggressive and that's exactly what we needed. If she's not read more

She's quick as a cat. She came out and was aggressive and that's exactly what we needed. If she's not out there at the 18 and at the girl's feet, then they score easily.

AVID changes how public schools teach. It provides struggling students, kids in the middle with intensive tutoring and shows them read more

AVID changes how public schools teach. It provides struggling students, kids in the middle with intensive tutoring and shows them how to succeed.

You miss your pitches some times -- that is part of the game, ... I've missed a lot of pitches read more

You miss your pitches some times -- that is part of the game, ... I've missed a lot of pitches this year.

The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long read more

The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long term we'll come out on top.

Sometimes it's Britney Spears and sometimes it's Carrie Fisher. I can't tell if I've got a Lolita complex or an read more

Sometimes it's Britney Spears and sometimes it's Carrie Fisher. I can't tell if I've got a Lolita complex or an Oedipus complex.

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his read more

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his plane around the Manhattan skyline, an incredible, somehow touching sight. I wonder why?... We passed so close to the World Trade Center buildings that we could see the diners innocently enjoying themselves in the restaurant. In the late-20th century, it's impossible not to see the whole great heart of the city as vulnerable, exposed to attack.