Being out of the Gulf, that's icing on the cake. But results that strong show they have the core principles read more

Being out of the Gulf, that's icing on the cake. But results that strong show they have the core principles of underwriting claims very well managed.

We then resorted to watching them through a telescope and marked the places where they landed to pick up sample read more

We then resorted to watching them through a telescope and marked the places where they landed to pick up sample droppings for viral tests.

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.

I thought, considering we only have two returners from last season (Kari Rodgers and Cassie Sowers), they really stepped up read more

I thought, considering we only have two returners from last season (Kari Rodgers and Cassie Sowers), they really stepped up and didn't fold under pressure, ... That says a lot for the girls who are young and don't have much experience.

It's like champagne. When you listen to it, you start to sway with the tune. It works as well today read more

It's like champagne. When you listen to it, you start to sway with the tune. It works as well today as it ever did.

The good news is we got a taste of playoff intensity for Friday's game.

The good news is we got a taste of playoff intensity for Friday's game.

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for read more

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.

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.

This is politics, raw and urgent, ... What is happening across the pages of almost every newspaper is a ruthless read more

This is politics, raw and urgent, ... What is happening across the pages of almost every newspaper is a ruthless attempt to destroy the young challenger among the Tory modernizers' camp and to keep the Conservatives firmly on the right of British politics.