Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.

Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington.

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington.

and we try to accommodate all of them.

and we try to accommodate all of them.

That's what we like. But we couldn't put them away. They just kept hanging around.

That's what we like. But we couldn't put them away. They just kept hanging around.

[In the ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me Ali ... read more

[In the ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me Ali ... Three of the prayer leaders were martyred during the Iran-Iraq war [of the 1980s].

If you put a dog on a chain, it's going to get aggressive.

If you put a dog on a chain, it's going to get aggressive.

The money was set aside for us, but the stipulation was that we had to hold a referendum first. If read more

The money was set aside for us, but the stipulation was that we had to hold a referendum first. If we didn't act now, we'd lose the money because the SCC would be entitled to give it to another school district with a successful referendum.

We took away coffee, that saved $150,000 a year. Why do you need coffee in jail? ... Switched to bologna read more

We took away coffee, that saved $150,000 a year. Why do you need coffee in jail? ... Switched to bologna sandwiches, that saved half a million dollars a year.

Let this be an example. Everybody out there, all those young people, learn from this.

Let this be an example. Everybody out there, all those young people, learn from this.