I don't want to be the reason why the playoffs are being postponed. It's not in the best interest of Salinas High or the CCS.

We feel good about the way the season ended. I've made my feelings known to our principal. We won't practice Monday.

They hit their shots and we didn't, that was the bottom line. When you feel like you're in the game and have a chance to win, and you lose, it's always difficult.

There has been a lot of acquisition interest in Polaroid, ... There is no reason to believe that the filing of Chapter 11 would deter these potential purchasers or investors from proceeding. Indeed, it is often the case that Chapter 11 enhances the prospect for sale.

In the short term, the reason I haven't voted for a cut in interest rates is that I remain concerned about the second round effects. At the moment, in particular as the economy is doing reasonably well, I don't see the urgency for rate cuts.

Perhaps the 2005 filibuster wars depleted interest group war chests in advance of the recent nomination battles. Whatever the reason, the air wars in the federal confirmation process were tame compared with recent advertising in state Supreme Court elections, where interest groups spent more than $7 million in 2004.