[Alex Adams (81) and Hannah Lavy (82) rounded out Fayettevilles scoring. The defending conference champ Lady Bulldogs edged Bentonville by read more

[Alex Adams (81) and Hannah Lavy (82) rounded out Fayettevilles scoring. The defending conference champ Lady Bulldogs edged Bentonville by four shots.] Theyve just been steady all year long, ... The best thing I can do for them is to stay out of the way. All the credit goes to them and Kelly Lavy, my assistant head coach. Shes a jack of all trades and our girls program wouldnt be anywhere near what it is without her.

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.

Rapid poverty reduction requires not only high rates of economic growth but also that the benefits of this growth be read more

Rapid poverty reduction requires not only high rates of economic growth but also that the benefits of this growth be distributed more equitably.

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.

We are not where we want to be yet. We are working very hard, but there are still a lot read more

We are not where we want to be yet. We are working very hard, but there are still a lot of things that we need to do.

We think this is a very good approach to test our tools and quickly deploy resources in the event of read more

We think this is a very good approach to test our tools and quickly deploy resources in the event of a situation or a threat.

Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock market has been read more

Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock market has been less secure in the last 18 months or so than it had previously been. So instead of the stock market, people were investing in their homes.

I still think it's probably recognized as one of the most socially progressive courts in the country. It has instincts read more

I still think it's probably recognized as one of the most socially progressive courts in the country. It has instincts to protect the poor and the powerless.

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.