The discussions honestly could have gone on for three days. Whether it would have come out in a different decision I don't know, I hope it wouldn't.

The current system is absolutely ridiculous. If something doesn't change, there is going to be a mass migration of Connecticut residents to other states with a better system.

The driver of the pickup, 37-year-old Barbara Mackenzie of Whitehorse suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene,

the judges felt the level of the short-listed novels was as high as it can ever have been.

By logging on to our website and learning some basic first aid we can all help reduce the number of people killed by accidents and cut the number of flowers we see at the roadside.

Summoned, one shuffles guiltily into the department of trivia.

Take for example the ending to Jane Eyre -- 'MadwyfSetsFyr2Haus.' (Mad wife sets fire to house.) Was ever a climax better compressed?

For a while it looked as if things were going to be irreconcilable. Getting it down to six was the hard graft.

There was sufficient quality for two distinguished lists. The strength of the year's competition can be measured by the fact that three good books by previous Man Booker winners were finally not selected.

Technology will be key to economic development. These numbers and these trends are disturbing.