Adam was looking for a comedian to do a 7 o'clock show. Two years ago, I was up for a read more

Adam was looking for a comedian to do a 7 o'clock show. Two years ago, I was up for a 10 o'clock show at another hotel, but I didn't want a 10 o'clock show. It isn't my crowd and I didn't think it would work.

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most read more

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most severely affected area in northern Illinois remains stubbornly dry.

All have been accounted for ... No gun battle took place,

All have been accounted for ... No gun battle took place,

We're very, very worried because if the province or the [federal government] or even if the municipality could give them read more

We're very, very worried because if the province or the [federal government] or even if the municipality could give them a tax cut then what's fair for one is fair for all. They'd want it here.

Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. read more

Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.

We have to be creative. If people get an e-mail with a funny gimmick, they'll be more likely to pass read more

We have to be creative. If people get an e-mail with a funny gimmick, they'll be more likely to pass it on and get involved.

I think what the [lawsuit] is going to do is have people realize that the government is there to protect read more

I think what the [lawsuit] is going to do is have people realize that the government is there to protect consumers, not to protect one competitor over another,

If an Iraq war scenario were to unfold in the early part of the year, it would probably be welcomed read more

If an Iraq war scenario were to unfold in the early part of the year, it would probably be welcomed by the market. Especially once victory is attained, which I think it would.

It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that read more

It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime.