We are seeing the long bond tell us that the Fed's decision was proper from an inflation perspective. Long-term interest read more

We are seeing the long bond tell us that the Fed's decision was proper from an inflation perspective. Long-term interest rates are coming down slightly, moving from 7 percent to about 6.95 percent at the this point in time. So the market isn't worried about inflation. The market thinks the Fed's decision was right.

Dave had a financial plan for 10 years before it all came together.

Dave had a financial plan for 10 years before it all came together.

I think the key word here was persistency. We just kept putting pressure on them, believed in our system and read more

I think the key word here was persistency. We just kept putting pressure on them, believed in our system and sooner or later, we would get the breaks to win the game.

There was a downward risk presented by the evolution of oil prices and this risk has materialized in the last read more

There was a downward risk presented by the evolution of oil prices and this risk has materialized in the last month.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the read more

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

It's helpful that I was an athletic director (at Lutheran before John Ragland took over last year). I know about read more

It's helpful that I was an athletic director (at Lutheran before John Ragland took over last year). I know about the problems in scheduling, but we try not to make a big deal of it. It's something we don't talk about.

Records aren't what come to mind. The markets are improving, but they're not red hot. Local employers are still moving read more

Records aren't what come to mind. The markets are improving, but they're not red hot. Local employers are still moving with caution.

Washington is the only state with a positive balance of trade with China, something we are very proud of.

Washington is the only state with a positive balance of trade with China, something we are very proud of.

We want to show how the university feels and show how the students feel and see how much of that read more

We want to show how the university feels and show how the students feel and see how much of that is really true.