There are more projects looming. Certainly the activity is there, and our customers are healthier than they have been. The read more

There are more projects looming. Certainly the activity is there, and our customers are healthier than they have been. The wood composite business continues to do well for us.

For this series to work, we needed to find a partner that would give us the access we needed around read more

For this series to work, we needed to find a partner that would give us the access we needed around the clock. Frontier gave us that access, and we think it worked out great.

We like to think our fees and services, the charges we apply, are competitive. ... For things that we don't read more

We like to think our fees and services, the charges we apply, are competitive. ... For things that we don't control, the charges the tugs charge to provide assistance is competitive to other ports. The same holds true for our pilots, the guys who physically guide the ship in.

There is very little disease here. We have not been seeing the diseases that many people around the country feared.

There is very little disease here. We have not been seeing the diseases that many people around the country feared.

The deputy auditor has done a great job, but it's difficult to get things done without him around.

The deputy auditor has done a great job, but it's difficult to get things done without him around.

It will identify most things that are truly dangerous. It will not find nail clippers or box cutters, but those read more

It will identify most things that are truly dangerous. It will not find nail clippers or box cutters, but those are legal. The 9/11 (terrorist attack) was not about box cutters, it was about (pilot) doors people could open.

Instead of forcing new, draconian vehicle emission standards on Oregonians, why not take the high road and encourage cleaner cars read more

Instead of forcing new, draconian vehicle emission standards on Oregonians, why not take the high road and encourage cleaner cars and fuel? ... As chairman of the House Environment Committee, I heard from all sides of this debate. My conclusion: Incentives to reduce pollution are better than forcing motorists to live with a de facto car tax which won't make cleaner air.

What I want to hear is he is alive, but they can't tell me that. He's worked in this mine read more

What I want to hear is he is alive, but they can't tell me that. He's worked in this mine for six years. He said that's the way he's gonna go -- in the mines.

We're not replacing DIY with DIFM by any means. What we're doing is broadening our DIY model to include the read more

We're not replacing DIY with DIFM by any means. What we're doing is broadening our DIY model to include the do-it-for-me category.