This is a fun group and I knew there was a competitive bent, but I just didn't know how competitive.

This is a fun group and I knew there was a competitive bent, but I just didn't know how competitive.

We're in a valley, surrounded by mountains, and the playing field gets dark very quickly in the fall. Many parents read more

We're in a valley, surrounded by mountains, and the playing field gets dark very quickly in the fall. Many parents can't get home from work in time to watch their children play, and kids who'd like to play don't get a chance.

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game, ... But I never expected our best score in the state read more

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game, ... But I never expected our best score in the state tournament.

That, Your Excellency, is precisely the problem. As long as we are buying Russian oil, we are at their mercy. read more

That, Your Excellency, is precisely the problem. As long as we are buying Russian oil, we are at their mercy. Japan must have its own resources.

We felt we had been badly let down by Historic Scotland. They were concerned about catering for visitors to the read more

We felt we had been badly let down by Historic Scotland. They were concerned about catering for visitors to the castle and some health-and-safety issues, but suggestions were made to resolve these and with a bit of goodwill and better joint working it could have happened. At the time, I don't think there was a meaningful attempt to do so but we need to ensure that these concerts happen next year.

It's my country, and there are good players on that team. They have good hitters and I have to figure read more

It's my country, and there are good players on that team. They have good hitters and I have to figure out how I pitch to them. I can't miss at all versus those guys.

It's almost a death wish in a way. What (the Tories) should be doing is trying to attract the best read more

It's almost a death wish in a way. What (the Tories) should be doing is trying to attract the best and the brightest to Ottawa.

It would have been nice to hold them to three or four and out in their territory and let our read more

It would have been nice to hold them to three or four and out in their territory and let our offense take a knee. But this was a good test for our defense. I think we kind of needed that to get some confidence. I'm glad it ended up this way.

The acquisition is significant because it contains stunning ancient redwood trees in an area of the redwood range where there read more

The acquisition is significant because it contains stunning ancient redwood trees in an area of the redwood range where there is relatively little old growth left.