Citations are important and citations have their place, especially when people don't want to clean up their property. The officers read more

Citations are important and citations have their place, especially when people don't want to clean up their property. The officers have no problem writing citations but ... you have to be careful not to take a snapshot two-second look at a property.

We needed defensive stops. But then again, to get on the board, you need to execute and move the ball read more

We needed defensive stops. But then again, to get on the board, you need to execute and move the ball around and run our motion like we usually do.

We're kids, but we still want our voices heard.

We're kids, but we still want our voices heard.

It's an excellent choice ... for an organization that does extremely good work.

It's an excellent choice ... for an organization that does extremely good work.

I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, read more

I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed in covering the aftermath of Katrina.

High prices may not be enough of an incentive for risky developments in conventional oil, let alone oil shale.

High prices may not be enough of an incentive for risky developments in conventional oil, let alone oil shale.

I absolutely believe that an audit is warranted; 20 years is too long, ... There have been a lot of read more

I absolutely believe that an audit is warranted; 20 years is too long, ... There have been a lot of allegations about this board, but the key word is 'allegations.' We need to, hopefully through an audit, see if the allegations have any merit. I'm not necessarily digging for any unethical behavior, but after 20 years, I think we should take a look.

In Port Headland, happiness comes smithereen-shaped.

In Port Headland, happiness comes smithereen-shaped.

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly read more

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly affected by the hurricane. Last year, they had 60 stores in the path of major hurricanes, and it affected earnings by about a penny. At least with respect to the hurricanes, it should be less (of an impact) than what happened last year.