[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum read more

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum of $1,000. Thirty-five bids later, it sold for $40,100.] Any time an item sells for 40 times its opening bid, you've got to give it the credit it deserves, ... This auction has gone a long way to establishing the standards for many collectibles that to this point did not have benchmarks.

The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. read more

The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. So we decided to wait until after the morning rush to do the job.

The Youth Volunteer Corps has helped us for about five years and we really depend on them to tackle big, read more

The Youth Volunteer Corps has helped us for about five years and we really depend on them to tackle big, physical projects.

It just takes you back. It's just old-fashioned fun.

It just takes you back. It's just old-fashioned fun.

Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was read more

Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was great music for a misunderstood teenager. And when I'm feeling misunderstood these days, I'll stick on a bit of Leonard Cohen.

There is life outside the high-tech.

There is life outside the high-tech.

I'm not going to say no to playing a show in Missoula.

I'm not going to say no to playing a show in Missoula.

You have all these offenders in that area who could be anywhere. There is no mechanism in place for them read more

You have all these offenders in that area who could be anywhere. There is no mechanism in place for them to be registering as they should be.

We are creating an exclusive growth environment that benefits some people but not the poor. While there is some multiplier read more

We are creating an exclusive growth environment that benefits some people but not the poor. While there is some multiplier effect, the pace is still slow.