We handle about 5,000 cases a year, and the average is about 50 percent. That's up from 2003, when health read more

We handle about 5,000 cases a year, and the average is about 50 percent. That's up from 2003, when health care was the main issue in about 45 or 46 percent of our cases.

When the public really is going to react to this is if we can get through the legislative process. And read more

When the public really is going to react to this is if we can get through the legislative process. And we don't feel it's worth going too far with it right now because we don't know what will happen at the legislature.

No disrespect to Dean, but we're playing to win.

No disrespect to Dean, but we're playing to win.

I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is read more

I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is challenging and beguiling to sense something inside, put it on paper (or carve it in stone), and then step back and see how much has got lost in the process.

I commend you in taking this step to move the company forward, ... I recognize these new contracts involve enormous read more

I commend you in taking this step to move the company forward, ... I recognize these new contracts involve enormous sacrifices by our employees. We have our work cut out for us; we are not out of the woods yet.

There's a lot of factors we don't know definite answers to yet, to know whether this is OK or not read more

There's a lot of factors we don't know definite answers to yet, to know whether this is OK or not OK.

Cellar Roots is not just for art and writing majors at EMU. Any EMU student can contribute. There is a read more

Cellar Roots is not just for art and writing majors at EMU. Any EMU student can contribute. There is a common misperception that has perpetuated over time that you must be an art or writing major, but this is not true.

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest read more

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.

We were disciplined in the second half, though, and we made it through as group winners, when no one thought read more

We were disciplined in the second half, though, and we made it through as group winners, when no one thought we had a chance.