Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly read more

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria.

We always had to work on Saturdays and Sundays. That was our commitment to them.

We always had to work on Saturdays and Sundays. That was our commitment to them.

I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out read more

I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out in force in a display of respect as I had here today. There were state highway department workers at every intersection on the way to the cemetery and about 40 to 50 state trucks on hand. The Illinois Department of Transportation takes care of its own. It was very impressive.

Coach Smith and I have very similar ideas as far as schematics go, I think we compliment one another as read more

Coach Smith and I have very similar ideas as far as schematics go, I think we compliment one another as coaches very well. He has also become a great friend of mine.

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is read more

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

Speculation has picked up in Western Canada, while housing markets in Central Canada appear to be coming in for a read more

Speculation has picked up in Western Canada, while housing markets in Central Canada appear to be coming in for a soft landing.

They're still young, but you can really see the difference a year of experience under their belts can make. The read more

They're still young, but you can really see the difference a year of experience under their belts can make. The whole team is really stepping up and you can see a lot of confidence in each and every one of them.

Online poker has served as a learning platform for many players who have now started to take part in poker read more

Online poker has served as a learning platform for many players who have now started to take part in poker tournaments in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and elsewhere. The online poker rooms are less intimidating for many new players and serve as a stepping stone for their move to land-based poker rooms.

It looks like a workable compromise.

It looks like a workable compromise.