If customers are able to reduce their water use, then Lake Decatur may not drop to a more critical level. read more

If customers are able to reduce their water use, then Lake Decatur may not drop to a more critical level. If the lake level falls another foot, the city will have to implement mandatory water conservation measures, which have not been done since the drought of 1988.

For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers read more

For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers to load into consumption numbers. They're not leading indicators or coincident indicators. They don't tell you a lot.

the enemies of Iraq [who] are carrying out aggressive acts to get Iraq back to the old days.

the enemies of Iraq [who] are carrying out aggressive acts to get Iraq back to the old days.

The reality is that most of us sit at home and read about the Super Bowl and the $1,000 parties, read more

The reality is that most of us sit at home and read about the Super Bowl and the $1,000 parties, and we won't have an opportunity to participate. When I look at a $400 ticket, I blanch. This allows everyday people to get involved.

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but read more

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but it's flowing much more smoothly from the ships to the stores than we saw in 2004,

That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compatibility remains on the read more

That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compatibility remains on the airport.

Laura Bush is not the traditionalist that I think a lot of people thought she was going to be. She read more

Laura Bush is not the traditionalist that I think a lot of people thought she was going to be. She has a graduate degree and a very serious lifelong interest in early childhood development.

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.

HEAP is a great program, providing much needed assistance to thousands of New Yorkers every year. Our fear is that, read more

HEAP is a great program, providing much needed assistance to thousands of New Yorkers every year. Our fear is that, even with the new funds, the program will run out of money this spring and thousands of New Yorkers will find themselves in need of assistance to keep their power on.