When one looks at the results so far for Stephen King, it is something of a wash, ... He simply read more

When one looks at the results so far for Stephen King, it is something of a wash, ... He simply has made back the money it cost him to pursue this means of reaching his audience with his latest work. For authors who don't have the track record, reputation and built-in audience following of a Stephen King, obviously his example is one that doesn't necessarily encourage them to go out and dismiss their publishers.

We know we still can get a lot better. We all hope our best basketball is yet to come.

We know we still can get a lot better. We all hope our best basketball is yet to come.

Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each his legend; and a brilliant and more or less feudal read more

Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each his legend; and a brilliant and more or less feudal civilization with its aristocracy and slaves has departed with the economic system upon which it rested.

The stronger data virtually assure significant changes in the Fed's directive this week. The new directive will probably include a read more

The stronger data virtually assure significant changes in the Fed's directive this week. The new directive will probably include a grudging acknowledgement of the stronger labor market and inflation statistics.

Jake did a good job for us on the mound and really did a good job keeping their offense shutdown.

Jake did a good job for us on the mound and really did a good job keeping their offense shutdown.

We've forced the other team to hit to beat us. We've forced them to put the ball in play and read more

We've forced the other team to hit to beat us. We've forced them to put the ball in play and we've made the plays behind them -- and that's something we didn't do last year. We didn't play good defense behind our pitching and we walked too many guys and we've cleaned up those areas. It's really been a difference for us.

She didn't ask for this. It was a public safety issue and she just wanted to eliminate any perception of read more

She didn't ask for this. It was a public safety issue and she just wanted to eliminate any perception of an ethical breach.

There's a healthy two-way trade.

There's a healthy two-way trade.

He was also involved in the destruction of Kuwait, looting, pillage, killing, torturing, and taking hostages in Kuwait during the read more

He was also involved in the destruction of Kuwait, looting, pillage, killing, torturing, and taking hostages in Kuwait during the invasion of '91,