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.

Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything read more

Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything was taken - but material values at the time didn't matter one bit. It was only after that it did matter.

Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use read more

Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use the term 'rising star,' but in the world of the Vatican he is very highly thought of ... he's someone who could be an archbishop someday.

And if you can't keep your ego under control, it's going to cost you a lot of money.

And if you can't keep your ego under control, it's going to cost you a lot of money.

It's a learning curve for all these young men. One has to hope that they learn quickly.

It's a learning curve for all these young men. One has to hope that they learn quickly.

The cultural shift that it is acceptable to tell people not to come to court to testify imperils the criminal read more

The cultural shift that it is acceptable to tell people not to come to court to testify imperils the criminal justice system,

They had to defend themselves.

They had to defend themselves.

We received permission from the federal government to load April benefits early on March 27 since April 1 is on read more

We received permission from the federal government to load April benefits early on March 27 since April 1 is on a Saturday. This way, both the vendor and our local and state offices would be open and staffed to help people with problems during the week. We certainly apologize to anyone who has experience difficulty.

It's just a great stock to own here, ... The company is growing in excess of 20 percent. The demographics read more

It's just a great stock to own here, ... The company is growing in excess of 20 percent. The demographics are great for education. The company is selling at about 15 times what we think they can earn next year. It's also one of the few independent publishers left and so we think it's a strategic acquisition candidate, probably worth over $60 a share, and the stock's at about $45.