Just to cover the increase in fuel costs over the past two years, American would have had to raise fares read more

Just to cover the increase in fuel costs over the past two years, American would have had to raise fares nearly $75 per round-trip ticket. During this time period, our average fare increased by only $15.

It's a lot of hard work and perseverance finally paying off. When I first got up here in Greeley, it read more

It's a lot of hard work and perseverance finally paying off. When I first got up here in Greeley, it looked like I was going to be the first one gone and never coming back, ... But they saw something they liked and they stuck with me and gave me a bunch of opportunities to prove myself. And finally it's coming to pass that what they thought about me was right and that I can play in this league and be a player on this team.

But there was a dead silence that morning, right across the land as far as you could see. We shouted read more

But there was a dead silence that morning, right across the land as far as you could see. We shouted 'Merry Christmas,' even though nobody felt merry. The silence ended early in the afternoon and the killing started again. It was a short peace in a terrible war.

It is low-wage workers who are being hurt the most by the steady drip, drip, drip of coverage draining out read more

It is low-wage workers who are being hurt the most by the steady drip, drip, drip of coverage draining out of the employer-based health insurance system.

As a driver, he has developed much quicker than I think anybody expected, and that is what really made this read more

As a driver, he has developed much quicker than I think anybody expected, and that is what really made this possible.

We see the same people almost every time. And then some nights we'll go on an off night and it's read more

We see the same people almost every time. And then some nights we'll go on an off night and it's a whole, entire different crowd. A lot of times it's according to the production. Some attract a younger group and some attract old.

We drink VB, Victoria Bitter, which is way better.

We drink VB, Victoria Bitter, which is way better.

They make fun of the way I talk and I give it back to them,

They make fun of the way I talk and I give it back to them,

Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on read more

Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on the void.