The quality of teams in this league is outstanding. It's the best conference in the country. No one is even debating that anymore. We used to say it in recruiting and somebody would say, 'Well, maybe the ACC.' Nobody is questioning it anymore.

This is the first data being collected anywhere in the country under a new national air quality monitoring program. Monitoring at other locations will get under way in 2006, but we're setting the stage for future poultry and other livestock production facility air emissions monitoring under this program.

There are very few mayors in the country now who feel they cannot be involved in the quality of their public schools. It's too central to the future of their cities.

I haven't been to a place in this country where agencies aren't concerned about the number and quality of their officers.

There is a slow quality to building a progressive movement when the whole country has drifted -- or raced, depending on your view -- to the right.

Despite posting a high-quality September quarter and beating consensus numbers, Yahoo's guidance continues to be cautious due to a challenging near-term business environment.