Breaking a glass in the Northwest is rather like belching in Arabia, for it appears to be done as a read more

Breaking a glass in the Northwest is rather like belching in Arabia, for it appears to be done as a mark of appreciation or elation.

Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because read more

Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because people want to come out and hear us. The goal is to keep building, and that takes time.

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, read more

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, to keep the political support going. We've gone to the Moon, we've stopped doing that; now commercial people are doing it. Who knows? Maybe we will get technology from other sources; something I have written about in my days of writing science fiction.

I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James.

I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James.

There is fear in the market. People are scared to see the market going down.

There is fear in the market. People are scared to see the market going down.

She said some very good things. But her very soft phrases are encouraging our leaders to oppose new leadership.

She said some very good things. But her very soft phrases are encouraging our leaders to oppose new leadership.

Are inmates part of a fix? Absolutely. But to send an inmate out as a quasi-United Nations representative? Who's controlling read more

Are inmates part of a fix? Absolutely. But to send an inmate out as a quasi-United Nations representative? Who's controlling that? Who's running the damn place when you're using peacekeepers?

Although we have received many calls expressing concerns and anger about this incident, we have not received any calls which read more

Although we have received many calls expressing concerns and anger about this incident, we have not received any calls which will allow us to assist in resolving this case. We are extending our plea for information and help to our Duke family, who are also part of our community.

It showed that we can win different kinds of ways. I think that was something we were lacking at the read more

It showed that we can win different kinds of ways. I think that was something we were lacking at the end of last season.