This is a slow but perceptible fraying of our employment-based system, ... what I call the drip, drip, drip (of read more

This is a slow but perceptible fraying of our employment-based system, ... what I call the drip, drip, drip (of health coverage).

The deputy auditor has done a great job, but it's difficult to get things done without him around.

The deputy auditor has done a great job, but it's difficult to get things done without him around.

Gay is not one of those writers who vomits on a page, then goes back and rewrites. He never moves read more

Gay is not one of those writers who vomits on a page, then goes back and rewrites. He never moves on to a next sentence until he's perfectly happy with one he's written before. So he'll struggle with the opening paragraph of a chapter for weeks. This is laborious, not to mention painful.

Actually, there have 788 graft cases in North Sumatra reported by people to the KPK, but the commission has decided read more

Actually, there have 788 graft cases in North Sumatra reported by people to the KPK, but the commission has decided that only 163 of them should be followed up on. It really does mean there is a huge graft problem in North Sumatra.

I gave up my room on 34th St. because I had too many young callers who were unwelcome... For this read more

I gave up my room on 34th St. because I had too many young callers who were unwelcome... For this reason please don't tell them where I am.

I ain't got nothing. I've got this watch, and these shoes, and that's about it.

I ain't got nothing. I've got this watch, and these shoes, and that's about it.

These are students who have a lot of potential but don't have people pushing them or showing them how to read more

These are students who have a lot of potential but don't have people pushing them or showing them how to succeed. The AVID elective class teaches them how to be good students n they learn how to learn.

The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East read more

The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East or Asia, laws and medical care are very different. We strive to make sure that travelers have the same information we as diplomats have. Americans and Western interests are targets, and Americans should be aware of that.

We're very pleased to report an adjusted net profit for what is seasonally our weakest quarter. Our people are working read more

We're very pleased to report an adjusted net profit for what is seasonally our weakest quarter. Our people are working hard to provide excellent value for our customers and improve efficiency. Add to that a fare environment that allows us to recover a greater portion of our high fuel costs, and we've got a great start to the year.