It is not unusual to find meals or events held, not only in conference center rooms, but also in lounges, read more

It is not unusual to find meals or events held, not only in conference center rooms, but also in lounges, restaurants, around pool facilities or other outdoor locations.

If rates keep going higher, that will pose some problems to sizeable chunks of the stock market, particularly financials and read more

If rates keep going higher, that will pose some problems to sizeable chunks of the stock market, particularly financials and other areas that are interest-rate sensitive.

Alcohol was involved, of course, and this is the sort of idea you generally expect will fade as sobriety returns, read more

Alcohol was involved, of course, and this is the sort of idea you generally expect will fade as sobriety returns, but the next day we both still loved the idea, ... We knew how much work it would be, but the more we thought about it, the more irresistible it seemed.

I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as read more

I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as more of a process of, as you're coming into town, wanting people to stop and service our businesses, buy their gas and stuff like that. Once you come into town and get into high density growth and mini-stores it becomes more of a distraction and a nuisance.

Our seniors had a good couple of days, I'd like to congratulate them. And as for our underclassmen, it's time read more

Our seniors had a good couple of days, I'd like to congratulate them. And as for our underclassmen, it's time for them to start thinking about next year.

I really questioned whether I could in the beginning and now that I'm seeing results and have that support, it read more

I really questioned whether I could in the beginning and now that I'm seeing results and have that support, it makes me feel that much better.

Big institutions are holding back their own capital. They're looking for an upside catalyst for stock prices. Any activity on read more

Big institutions are holding back their own capital. They're looking for an upside catalyst for stock prices. Any activity on the mergers and acquisition, buy-back or dividend fronts, mixed with good news out of energy or the Fed, would be a catalyst to bring the big institutions back into stock market.

We really don't have enemies. It's just that some of our best friends are trying to kill us.

We really don't have enemies. It's just that some of our best friends are trying to kill us.

The basic factors that caused the market to go down remain in place, and I think those worries are going read more

The basic factors that caused the market to go down remain in place, and I think those worries are going to be with us for the next couple of months, ... certainly until we get third-quarter earnings reports, and maybe through the election.