Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and read more

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.

I feel personally very compromised. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Merced County to become this one oasis in an overdeveloped read more

I feel personally very compromised. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Merced County to become this one oasis in an overdeveloped region?

I am amazed. This is totally different from where we usually go.

I am amazed. This is totally different from where we usually go.

[In the
ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam
Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me read more

[In the
ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam
Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me Ali ... Three of the prayer leaders were
martyred during the Iran-Iraq war [of the 1980s].

Last year, the offense, we weren't able to put up that many points. This year we have weapons like Derrick read more

Last year, the offense, we weren't able to put up that many points. This year we have weapons like Derrick Williams, Justin King, Michael Robinson at quarterback. I'm anxious to see how that turns out.

One of the things he has begun to do, and continues to do, is focus on Asia. The stock market read more

One of the things he has begun to do, and continues to do, is focus on Asia. The stock market is going to be stable, you are not going to be able to have high-powered growth.

I've already seen the effect the film has on young people, especially girls. We were at the Pan-American Film Festival read more

I've already seen the effect the film has on young people, especially girls. We were at the Pan-American Film Festival in Los Angeles, and one girl told me, 'This movie makes me feel like I can do anything I want.' It shows that even if you don't have the resources, you can use your own will to change things.

We were pleased with the defensive effort the girls put forth on Sunday. We have been working a lot on read more

We were pleased with the defensive effort the girls put forth on Sunday. We have been working a lot on the defensive aspect of the game in the early spring practices and it was nice to see it translate onto the field.

Head Start plays a big role. We start at a younger age to cut the barriers of culture, but education read more

Head Start plays a big role. We start at a younger age to cut the barriers of culture, but education I think that's more important than anything else.