A. Hodge
A. Hodge
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Demand is better than expected. A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is now under $2 a gallon in some areas, which is a nice drop from over $3 not long ago. This is improving sentiment and giving folks a few more dollars to spend on the holidays.
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There may be a period where attitudes might change, especially if the dollar remains strong and they can save money shopping here. It could be that it just may take a while for Canadians to begin looking at the U.S. again. The Canadian dollar was weak for several years, and if they have been able to find what they need, there may not be a strong motivation to shop in the U.S.
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The problem isn't the number of dollars Illinois gets back from Washington. It's the number of dollars Illinois sends Washington in the first place.
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In fact, for Illinois to have equaled New Mexico's sweet deal -- $2 back for every $1 it paid in federal taxes -- Washington would have to funnel 20 percent of all federally appropriated dollars to Illinois, an impossible amount. The only hope for rapid improvement in Illinois' ratio would be a fundamental tax reform that flattened federal income tax rates.
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They have worked with us to improve. They run a good operation.
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I want to take this opportunity to let everyone know that I'm feeling good and on the road to recovery.
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A church has no right to make anything a condition of membership which Christ has not made a condition of salvation.
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The national spotlight that will be thrown on the golden isles, we believe, will bring more people here and in the long term will help our tourism efforts, which will help all our folks here.
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It's really, really fast. We have three mid-race sprints.
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I'm going to have to be as patient as I've ever been in basketball, ... I'm going to have to continue to work hard every day and when I get my opportunity, I have to make the best of it.
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I'm giving him a Useful Pot to Keep Things In.
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I'm good at ping-pong. It was hard at first.
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I'm feeling good, keeping my spirits up and looking forward to wearing a Nuggets uniform again.
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I keep telling people I don't see explosive population growth. I do see a heck of a lot of building.