As a team, we had a little higher expectations coming in. But we've had to look at Plan B. We've read more

As a team, we had a little higher expectations coming in. But we've had to look at Plan B. We've tried to evaluate performance rather than wins and losses.

I'm signing up kids right now. Some of these kids think they can play without coming to practice. I'm not read more

I'm signing up kids right now. Some of these kids think they can play without coming to practice. I'm not going to take the liability.

We had a pool among the coaches. Would John Neal get a free throw, or would Shawn Taggart get an read more

We had a pool among the coaches. Would John Neal get a free throw, or would Shawn Taggart get an assist first.

It would have been a waste to switch. But had we moved anywhere else, I wouldn't have gotten to stay.

It would have been a waste to switch. But had we moved anywhere else, I wouldn't have gotten to stay.

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

One of the highest-ranking union officers in the state is given a half-million-dollar gift by a sitting U.S. senator. That read more

One of the highest-ranking union officers in the state is given a half-million-dollar gift by a sitting U.S. senator. That is precisely the type of transaction the Senate wants to know about.

This state followed the federal government's lead and totally deregulated our electricity markets. If FERC accepts this settlement and thereby read more

This state followed the federal government's lead and totally deregulated our electricity markets. If FERC accepts this settlement and thereby punishes Maine for restructuring, it will be a clear message that they have abandoned the nation's experiment with electric power sector deregulation.

Low humidity and high winds allow for a fire to get out of control.

Low humidity and high winds allow for a fire to get out of control.

I started making pita when I was 14; now I'm 58.

I started making pita when I was 14; now I'm 58.