That's actually quite high. I do think people in small town Iowa love to talk about their town. On phone read more

That's actually quite high. I do think people in small town Iowa love to talk about their town. On phone interviews, we could get through a survey in 20 minutes - [Yet] it [often] takes about an hour.

Health costs, energy costs, all those things came together like a perfect storm and now the districts really have no read more

Health costs, energy costs, all those things came together like a perfect storm and now the districts really have no choice but to go to referendum.

Hockey is our national theater, our water cooler talk.

Hockey is our national theater, our water cooler talk.

The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, read more

The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, it feels like they're beginning to spend more than they have in the past couple of years.

Anytime you go on the road, it's tough. Our kids have fared well away from home and have done a read more

Anytime you go on the road, it's tough. Our kids have fared well away from home and have done a good job of getting ready each week and coming out fired up and ready to play. I don't expect anything different now, because our kids have stepped up in the big games. That's something you've got to be able to do in this district, and we can't go in worried about the past.

An HOV enforcement right in the middle of the HOV lanes is just asking for a backup. Enforcement is good, read more

An HOV enforcement right in the middle of the HOV lanes is just asking for a backup. Enforcement is good, but the way they enforced it this morning, I'm not sure the benefits outweighed the costs.

If I had to decide right now, it would be between Kansas, Indiana and Baylor. I am not ready to read more

If I had to decide right now, it would be between Kansas, Indiana and Baylor. I am not ready to make a decision now. I just want to finish out the season, and then I will be ready to make a decision.

San Diego customers will pay 10 percent of the cost of this project, and yet 100 percent of the benefits read more

San Diego customers will pay 10 percent of the cost of this project, and yet 100 percent of the benefits of this project will stay in San Diego.

Our XD80U is smaller and lighter than most laptops, making it perfect for the mobile presenter.

Our XD80U is smaller and lighter than most laptops, making it perfect for the mobile presenter.