And that's the average worker. The reality is that while every commuter is experiencing a financial hardship with increases in gas prices, those individuals earning the minimum wage of $5.15 per hour are being the hardest hit, with a whopping 11.3% of their salary being pumped into their gas tank annually.

If your client had not sold off Lot 6, there would be no hardship,

The reality is that the knee-jerk reaction by the governor's opponents to take him down is to call (Schwarzenegger) a Bush Republican,

The worse the passage the more welcome the port.

It really is turning out to be somewhat of a hardship.

This year's applicants were by far the most inspiring group our committee has ever scrutinized, both in terms of hardship and the courage they have displayed. Even though some of the stories are heart wrenching, each person on the scholarship committee considers it a privilege to be able to be a part of this program and give help and hope to these students and their families.