As long as there is aggression against an Arab country, and as long as there is a war close to read more

As long as there is aggression against an Arab country, and as long as there is a war close to our borders, the danger continues.

It's flattering, but you start to wonder whether people that are becoming fans of all the bands that have taken read more

It's flattering, but you start to wonder whether people that are becoming fans of all the bands that have taken on that look know where it's coming from. I'm not saying we invented it -- we drew influence from the Damned and the Misfits -- but it wasn't very popular when we started doing it. It's strange, but if you start worrying about stuff like that, it becomes less about being a songwriter and more about trying to control what's going on in some kind of scene.

I think my dad was most proud of Dick because he never got a big head. And he didn't do read more

I think my dad was most proud of Dick because he never got a big head. And he didn't do a lot of showboating on the field. He just played the game.

We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them.

We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them.

After it's all said and done, we usually have a couple thousand left, and we donate that to the Anacortes read more

After it's all said and done, we usually have a couple thousand left, and we donate that to the Anacortes Boys and Girls Club.

Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because read more

Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because people want to come out and hear us. The goal is to keep building, and that takes time.

Everything we do in emergency services is a calculated risk,

Everything we do in emergency services is a calculated risk,

I tease her all the time because she'll need to take an afternoon off here and there to sing at read more

I tease her all the time because she'll need to take an afternoon off here and there to sing at someone's funeral. I told her when I die, she better sing at mine. She's really good - she'll move you to tears.

[In Overdosed America, Dr. Abramson cites CDC data indicating that over the course of the past 100 years, life expectancy read more

[In Overdosed America, Dr. Abramson cites CDC data indicating that over the course of the past 100 years, life expectancy has increased by a remarkable 30 years. Yet according to the CDC report quoted by Abramson,] 25 years of this gain are attributable to advances in public health. ... These include improvements such as sanitation, clean food and water, decent housing, good nutrition, higher standards of living, and widespread vaccinations.