I guess we're concerned that if [these ordinances go] unanswered and we get in the position of having to defend dust on country roads, burning fields in Southeast Missouri, that's certainly not a situation that any of us wants to be in.

It's really a global cooperative effort. The idea is to preserve the species, display them in a lot of zoos and educate the public.

The industry's healthy but not thriving as it might.

They might hold a particular appeal to baby boomers who want a high-touch relationship, where they can talk to the person in charge.

He's a real mobile, very poised with the puck and defends well, ... For a 20-year-old, he's got a man's body and he skates so well and moves laterally. It's just a matter of getting used to the pace of the game. We hope over time that he develops a bit more of an offensive edge to his game, but right now we don't put a lot of pressure on him to do that. He's going to play, it's just a question of how good he'll be. Is he going to be an All-Star or not?

I take a pad and pencil and write down unusual things I see,