Having had loving people who brought me up, and then I find another set of people. That really is a read more

Having had loving people who brought me up, and then I find another set of people. That really is a double blessing.

The industry is awash in federal drilling permits. They have so many, they don't know what to do with them.

The industry is awash in federal drilling permits. They have so many, they don't know what to do with them.

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, read more

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, after a slow start, it grew to become a $US2.3 billion ($3 billion today) blockbuster for its owner, Pfizer, in 2003.] About 80 per cent of the prescriptions were for unapproved uses - conditions like bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, hot flashes, migraines and tension headaches, ... In fact, Neurontin has become a sort of all-purpose restorative for chronic discomfort of almost any type - yet there is almost no good published evidence that it works.

He's still out enjoying his life and my brother is gone. We would like to see a little bit of read more

He's still out enjoying his life and my brother is gone. We would like to see a little bit of justice, that's all.

As a parent, I would appreciate any information about my child that I thought was going to be helpful to read more

As a parent, I would appreciate any information about my child that I thought was going to be helpful to ensure my child was healthy.

The more established you are in society, the more pageantry there tends to be at the weddings.

The more established you are in society, the more pageantry there tends to be at the weddings.

Our lawyers have interpreted when you add the word 'assist,' it could mean anything from providing soup in a soup read more

Our lawyers have interpreted when you add the word 'assist,' it could mean anything from providing soup in a soup kitchen, to letting someone stay a night, to giving someone water. A prosecutor could use that language to come after you.

It's not for the money this time. The one thing we can't live with is class size and composition. We read more

It's not for the money this time. The one thing we can't live with is class size and composition. We know that in going out, we're going to harm students, but this time, staying in the class will harm students. Do we go out, or do we stay in the class and watch students being harmed?