When you don't play for a month here, it's tough to keep (fans) in the groove.

When you don't play for a month here, it's tough to keep (fans) in the groove.

It's a long way to Albuquerque or El Paso. It's not as tight a core,

It's a long way to Albuquerque or El Paso. It's not as tight a core,

Instead of forcing new, draconian vehicle emission standards on Oregonians, why not take the high road and encourage cleaner cars read more

Instead of forcing new, draconian vehicle emission standards on Oregonians, why not take the high road and encourage cleaner cars and fuel? ... As chairman of the House Environment Committee, I heard from all sides of this debate. My conclusion: Incentives to reduce pollution are better than forcing motorists to live with a de facto car tax which won't make cleaner air.

If small businesses want to buy the high-cost option and they can afford it, great. If they don't, why can read more

If small businesses want to buy the high-cost option and they can afford it, great. If they don't, why can you not offer them lower-cost options?

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. read more

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

Our general projects building has been overflowing.

Our general projects building has been overflowing.

I've played with and against (Anderson) almost my whole life in club. When I saw which way his plant foot read more

I've played with and against (Anderson) almost my whole life in club. When I saw which way his plant foot was going, I knew I had it.

[If something better] is out there, then we'll keep them, ... If not, let's scrap it.

[If something better] is out there, then we'll keep them, ... If not, let's scrap it.

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of read more

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping-or attaches the name of St. Patrick to the day of the year that bartenders fear most.