I am refreshed after the break, and ready to attack the final races of the year,

I am refreshed after the break, and ready to attack the final races of the year,

Bush, you must confess that you have been defeated in Iraq and in Afghanistan and you will be in Palestine read more

Bush, you must confess that you have been defeated in Iraq and in Afghanistan and you will be in Palestine soon.

We've had a pretty significant rally over the last few months. The fundamentals have been better, but perhaps the stocks read more

We've had a pretty significant rally over the last few months. The fundamentals have been better, but perhaps the stocks got a little bit ahead of the fundamentals as a number of companies have met or exceeded second-quarter expectations but haven't necessarily raised the bar for future quarters.

It's our goal to have a wide range of power tools at every price point. We're always looking for opportunities read more

It's our goal to have a wide range of power tools at every price point. We're always looking for opportunities to enhance that.

You see these shuffling rows of shiny faces, waiting for their turn, so they're very dedicated to the program and read more

You see these shuffling rows of shiny faces, waiting for their turn, so they're very dedicated to the program and desperate to know what it is they've got - so often, they have no idea.

Major social movements. . . eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become read more

Major social movements. . . eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.

We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating read more

We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating oil season coming back, it's going to be bad. The sales tax will probably take a hit in the final quarter of this [calendar] year and through first quarter unless prices all of a sudden correct themselves and come back down.

It's been years since that kind of new money for Puget Sound has been on the books. This is turning read more

It's been years since that kind of new money for Puget Sound has been on the books. This is turning a corner here.