The emotional effects after Hurricane Katrina had started to dissipate. Then along came Rita.

The emotional effects after Hurricane Katrina had started to dissipate. Then along came Rita.

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.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

While it may sound good initially, this has the potential to hurt businesses at a time when we should be read more

While it may sound good initially, this has the potential to hurt businesses at a time when we should be helping them. If this purchasing pool restricts access to certain retailers or undercuts prices, then the state is meddling in the free-market system.

We missed Valentine's Day by about a week. You can tell your guy you'll trade him this play for three read more

We missed Valentine's Day by about a week. You can tell your guy you'll trade him this play for three action movies -- football or sports stories or blowing up cities. Just make a deal.

The inversion of the curve could continue certainly well into the second quarter. It depends on the appetite for buying read more

The inversion of the curve could continue certainly well into the second quarter. It depends on the appetite for buying U.S. Treasuries and how far the Fed goes.

Maybe the game is a little bit quicker and guys don't have as much energy. They hear that whistle and read more

Maybe the game is a little bit quicker and guys don't have as much energy. They hear that whistle and maybe everyone is just happy to get off the ice.

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.

Thousands of lights were burning on the green branches, and gaily-colored pictures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, read more

Thousands of lights were burning on the green branches, and gaily-colored pictures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down upon her. The little maiden stretched out her hands towards them when--the match went out. The lights of the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, she saw them now as stars in heaven . . .