For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way read more

For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way that I like to make songs that have something classic about them whether you can play them with an orchestra or an electro synthesizer or an acoustic guitar.

I think he's probably done his best work at the bully pulpit. Compare and contrast with his two predecessors, who read more

I think he's probably done his best work at the bully pulpit. Compare and contrast with his two predecessors, who either didn't like it or weren't capable of using it to its fullest extent.

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that read more

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that the recovery is fragile, but that's not necessarily true. In the last two recessions, a pickup in employment only happened a year after the recession had ended. So just because unemployment is higher doesn't mean we're not on track for a recovery.

Because we do not have generation assets to ?hedge? the impact of the rate hike, Maine consumers take the hit read more

Because we do not have generation assets to ?hedge? the impact of the rate hike, Maine consumers take the hit worse than any other state in New England.

There are some rougher realities about being a writer in Montana,

There are some rougher realities about being a writer in Montana,

You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older

You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older

With the passing of this draft law, international cooperation in battling corruption and other transnational crimes will be made easier.

With the passing of this draft law, international cooperation in battling corruption and other transnational crimes will be made easier.

I never expected this type of game in a mid-week contest with Cumberland. Trent pitched an outstanding game and I read more

I never expected this type of game in a mid-week contest with Cumberland. Trent pitched an outstanding game and I just hate to see him lose with this type of effort. I don't know if this defeat will help or hurt going into our Southern States Athletic Conference series with Reinhardt this weekend.

We see it every day in our economy. These folks are customers in our stores and employees in our workplace. read more

We see it every day in our economy. These folks are customers in our stores and employees in our workplace. We hope immigration law gets it figured out.