Gossiping doesn't belong in the office. Most of us don't want to hear somebody else's personal drama. If there's good read more

Gossiping doesn't belong in the office. Most of us don't want to hear somebody else's personal drama. If there's good news ... graduation, a new house ... but the negative stuff doesn't have a place in the office.

There is no shortage of stories that describe just horrendous upbringings.

There is no shortage of stories that describe just horrendous upbringings.

The early heat-up in temperatures and the relatively few number of days with rain have definitely contributed to the early read more

The early heat-up in temperatures and the relatively few number of days with rain have definitely contributed to the early heat-up in housing sales.

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of read more

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy.

There is a double-standard. And quite often if you're from Africa, if you're from a developing country, you'll be executed. read more

There is a double-standard. And quite often if you're from Africa, if you're from a developing country, you'll be executed. There aren't that many people protesting or making a big fuss. But our State Department and the media -- if you're a Westerner -- will make a big fuss.

In the First Amendment, people have the right to petition the government. That is a constitutional right and we take read more

In the First Amendment, people have the right to petition the government. That is a constitutional right and we take that obligation very seriously.

We were hoping to get a better handle on it. We knew the plume was fairly widespread. I think the read more

We were hoping to get a better handle on it. We knew the plume was fairly widespread. I think the testing changed our perspective from looking for one source to looking for multiple sources.

The M-7 is the best performing car that Metro-North has ever had. It survived last winter without a single weather-related read more

The M-7 is the best performing car that Metro-North has ever had. It survived last winter without a single weather-related breakdown. It performed in today's storm without incident. The M-7 travels more than 700,000 miles without a breakdown, although the contract specified only 100,000 miles between breakdowns. The M-7 put Metro-North on track for a record on-time performance for 2005 of more than 97 percent.

God's timing in moving me down here was perfect,

God's timing in moving me down here was perfect,