It wasn't so pretty, but it's a win and a guarantee of at least a share of the region championship.

It wasn't so pretty, but it's a win and a guarantee of at least a share of the region championship.

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and read more

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and that in fact it's a better life. The good news is there is room for a second and a third Dubai, just like there was room for a second Singapore in Asia.

I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.

I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.

We are going to try to improve our mental attitude that we are able to defend at a 10 level read more

We are going to try to improve our mental attitude that we are able to defend at a 10 level no matter what happened at the other end.

Hypocrisy is the lubricant of society.

Hypocrisy is the lubricant of society.

There is no limit to our discussion. Everything is on the table. It is time to turn the page.

There is no limit to our discussion. Everything is on the table. It is time to turn the page.

It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not read more

It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not an either/or issue and does us no good to set this example for our kids or community-at-large, to reduce our concerns to simplistic clichŽs. Just because something has been declared legal doesn't mean that it is right.

I never actually doubted that Jeff is alive and I never doubted that Jill Carroll will be released and I read more

I never actually doubted that Jeff is alive and I never doubted that Jill Carroll will be released and I am celebrating her release. I'm very happy for her.

There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most read more

There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been heavily rooted in reality. The first artists were the people next door. They would sing on their porch or in their living room or at a barn dance. They sang about what they knew, and a lot of that was drinking.