If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. read more

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

Heather tried a more difficult first pass on floor. It's a big risk, and it could have a big payoff. read more

Heather tried a more difficult first pass on floor. It's a big risk, and it could have a big payoff. Unfortunately she fell in the meet even though she nailed it in warm-ups. But its good, she needs to make a statement if she wants to make nationals.

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we read more

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we can't get it together [in the face of Hurricane Katrina], ... So imagine a country that's very poor, with a clunky bureaucracy. The ability to coordinate and manage this sort of crisis, especially in a country with corruption, high levels of alcoholism and a top-heavy bureaucracy, is challenging.

Consolidation is not a goal in itself and must bring an advantage for investors,

Consolidation is not a goal in itself and must bring an advantage for investors,

Even though it looked like an easy game, he went deep into the count on a lot of hitters. But read more

Even though it looked like an easy game, he went deep into the count on a lot of hitters. But he threw a strike when he had to.

It can be very hard for children and teens to eat in healthy ways when they're inundated with this.

It can be very hard for children and teens to eat in healthy ways when they're inundated with this.

He is richest who is content with the least.

He is richest who is content with the least.

He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to read more

He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to a meeting of the minds and it seemed as if it was clear to me that he wanted to do similar things to what I wanted to do.

Daniel deserves all the credit. We had several scoring opportunities to break the game open. We didn't do it but read more

Daniel deserves all the credit. We had several scoring opportunities to break the game open. We didn't do it but our pitching staff came through.