And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious read more

And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious group, an otherness that can repel us initially, but which can jerk us out of our habitual selfishness, and give us intonations of that sacred otherness, which is God.

With the fan support that we have in this stadium, in this city and in this state, we are going read more

With the fan support that we have in this stadium, in this city and in this state, we are going to be the most attractive team for free agency whether we have a salary cap or no salary cap. We have the resources to compete either way. Just tell us what the rules are and we'll play by them.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

At a time when eligibility and services are being reduced in order to save money, an expansion of services for read more

At a time when eligibility and services are being reduced in order to save money, an expansion of services for people who aren't eligible for the program is not under consideration.

She trains with the boys. There's no reason why she can't be one of the top 10 runners in the read more

She trains with the boys. There's no reason why she can't be one of the top 10 runners in the state.

Obviously I?m disappointed. But you don?t always get everything that you want.

Obviously I?m disappointed. But you don?t always get everything that you want.

I'm worried that a number of these deals will not get done now. A lot of people get caught in read more

I'm worried that a number of these deals will not get done now. A lot of people get caught in the changing markets when they only see the upside of things going in.

I have heard robins singing in areas of Beaumont. But you're probably going to have to wait until next winter read more

I have heard robins singing in areas of Beaumont. But you're probably going to have to wait until next winter to see the flocks of robins come through.

Holding a summit without first reaching common ground on the crucial issues being negotiated poses a real political danger and read more

Holding a summit without first reaching common ground on the crucial issues being negotiated poses a real political danger and paves the way for confrontations rather than a settlement. The summit would fail, and this would lead to explosions.