The state is probably on the verge of facing regular dilemmas like this.

Overall auto insurance rates, for the complete coverage you probably have, have leveled off or actually gone down the last few years. Rates continue to increase for PIP, the insurance covering injuries to a driver and passengers in his or her car, required for all motorists by state law.

In Winnipeg, we were probably 100-1 underdogs. Now? Oh, we're probably facing the same odds.

Every creative person, and I think probably every other person, faces resistance when they are trying to create something good...The harder the resistance, the more important the task must be.

The situation is grave from an Israeli point of view, probably on the verge of an explosion. There's a consensus both in the security establishment and in public opinion, and among most ministers in the government, that Israel needs to escalate its response to Palestinian terror.

In my state, over 17,000 households are going hungry on a regular basis.