The interest is so intense at some Southern California schools that students might start rioting if their school didn't have read more

The interest is so intense at some Southern California schools that students might start rioting if their school didn't have an academic decathlon coach. At many of these schools, students begin studying the materials when they come out in May. They've been pushing decathlon at these schools for years.

It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better read more

It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better and better when you get to election day, but people feel the economy's in a funk. The latest example of that was Bush's father.

Don't pity me now, don't pity me never; I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever.

Don't pity me now, don't pity me never; I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever.

That's probably the most disciplined team I've ever seen in high school basketball. All the teams in the Panhandle don't read more

That's probably the most disciplined team I've ever seen in high school basketball. All the teams in the Panhandle don't play like that. But we just adapted.

It's the first attempt to get some numbers out there to get a feel for how big this thing is.

It's the first attempt to get some numbers out there to get a feel for how big this thing is.

You've got unsung heroes in that school.

You've got unsung heroes in that school.

We're certainly a lot deeper. Last year our No. 1 through 7 runners were set and there was a line read more

We're certainly a lot deeper. Last year our No. 1 through 7 runners were set and there was a line between 7 and 8. Now we have 1, 2 and 3 running together, and then everyone else.

There was a time early on in the days of Danni's Hard Drive that we were within the top 10 read more

There was a time early on in the days of Danni's Hard Drive that we were within the top 10 Web sites in the world.

The Japanese economy is turning around, as evidenced by the machine tool orders. If signs of growth in the economy read more

The Japanese economy is turning around, as evidenced by the machine tool orders. If signs of growth in the economy continue, eventually they (Japan) will depart from the zero interest rate policy.