They were just smart business moves to make. This network is a bit more agile and competitive when it is read more

They were just smart business moves to make. This network is a bit more agile and competitive when it is a smaller group.

Even [Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani] does not want a quote-unquote Islamic State, ... He wants a state that respects the place read more

Even [Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani] does not want a quote-unquote Islamic State, ... He wants a state that respects the place of Islam in public life.

Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.

Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention read more

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves.

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

Villagers do not think village cricket is funny.

Villagers do not think village cricket is funny.

I heard the same news after I was elected [in June] and quite frankly I laughed at it,

I heard the same news after I was elected [in June] and quite frankly I laughed at it,

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

But we did get the general sense that they were either shutting down, facing a major downsizing in operations, or read more

But we did get the general sense that they were either shutting down, facing a major downsizing in operations, or being consolidated.