They have been compared to a high-tech version of morning gossip or advice at the company water cooler, ... At least you knew your co-workers at the water cooler.

That also has put pressure on analysts to report favorably on a company in order to maintain access to inside information,

If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner...if I let it slip from my tongue, I am ITS prisoner.

We accommodated (ground water) users at considerable expense to our customers. We believe the company made a significant contribution to the economic viability of agriculture in the state of Idaho.

It's not just a water company problem. Laws have to be enacted to close some of these loopholes so that companies can't get away with this.

Our markets have not achieved their great successes as a result of government fiat, but rather through efforts of competing interests working to meet the demands of investors and to fulfill the promises posed by advancing technology.