We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.

We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.

I could see how this could deal a major crushing blow to the building industry and to the green industry read more

I could see how this could deal a major crushing blow to the building industry and to the green industry in particular.

Well, I'm in the South.

Well, I'm in the South.

It's pure nonsense that a state legislator would think there's nothing he can do to benefit Native Americans. The high read more

It's pure nonsense that a state legislator would think there's nothing he can do to benefit Native Americans. The high infant mortality rate on reservations is due to devastating poverty. Yet the state has not passed any laws in the last several years that would boost any of the health or education programs within the reservation community. As for tribal sovereignty, the only time the state wants to recognize it is when it benefits the state, as in this instance when it allows Senator Napoli to opt out of an intelligent response.

Don't take it personally. The nation's Guardian readers all just arrived at our incredibly right-on jobs and are wondering if read more

Don't take it personally. The nation's Guardian readers all just arrived at our incredibly right-on jobs and are wondering if drinking seven fair trade coffees in a row will make us feel better about third world debt. It's hard to get involved in a game between a porcine American and small, dull looking Belgian.

We knew it was going to be tough. Our game plan was to play defense, but I'm happy. We were read more

We knew it was going to be tough. Our game plan was to play defense, but I'm happy. We were even on errors, but we just couldn't get the hits.

Lilly's current valuation still provides an attractive entry point. The stock trades at a modest 8% to 10% premium to read more

Lilly's current valuation still provides an attractive entry point. The stock trades at a modest 8% to 10% premium to its peers against 2006 and 2007 earnings and at a discount against our 2008 to 2010 forecast.

We need to carefully control our total exposure. We're still going to write business in Manhattan, but not near known read more

We need to carefully control our total exposure. We're still going to write business in Manhattan, but not near known terror targets.

Up here in the north country (areas with high levels of snow), we'd like to see 10 percent more deer, read more

Up here in the north country (areas with high levels of snow), we'd like to see 10 percent more deer, in the middle snow fall zone we could have up to 50 percent more deer, and in southern areas where we have a lot of agriculture in the landscape, perhaps around 15 percent fewer deer.