The state, for a long period of time, has been undergoing a wrenching economic transformation. The reality is much grimmer read more

The state, for a long period of time, has been undergoing a wrenching economic transformation. The reality is much grimmer than in other states.

You start to put them all together and ... add up what we already are spending, you're going to find read more

You start to put them all together and ... add up what we already are spending, you're going to find it's fairly significant.

We had discipline. It was very key for us. I had it with the football program. He had it in read more

We had discipline. It was very key for us. I had it with the football program. He had it in basketball, too. We ran a tight ship.

This girl has an air of mystery. Her simple, straight hairstyle accentuates the angularity of her face and adds to read more

This girl has an air of mystery. Her simple, straight hairstyle accentuates the angularity of her face and adds to her bad-girl image; it wards off the wolves. Even though she's sensitive, you better think before entering her space. She likes it that way. She is not high-maintenance, but don't piss her off.

I have informed Sam I am taking up the option on the second year of his contract. There is still read more

I have informed Sam I am taking up the option on the second year of his contract. There is still a big room for improvement, but he has pace, he has confidence and he will definitely be an asset to the club.

Even with their combined support, the cost of mounting a production has proved to be too much. We have continued read more

Even with their combined support, the cost of mounting a production has proved to be too much. We have continued to do fine productions, and I've found it even more challenging because we have to adapt productions to the recital stage, and yet we're doing full productions with sets, lights and everything.

I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few read more

I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any.

It was huge for us. That's the kind of thing that the team works so hard to just to come read more

It was huge for us. That's the kind of thing that the team works so hard to just to come to this day right here. So it was a huge play for me because ... I really owe a lot to the team.

That's going to take awhile, I know. City engineers as well as the [Army] Corps of Engineers are working right read more

That's going to take awhile, I know. City engineers as well as the [Army] Corps of Engineers are working right now to dredge out an area around Pier 6 so we can bring in barges and help facilitate the removal of the debris. But it's going to take months.