Q:If you had to point to one reason that you lost the election in ’06, what would that be? What would you do to right that ship?
I think that across the state and across the nation it was just a bad year for Republicans. ... I look at 2008 and I think it is going to be very different. The dynamics of 2006 are behind us now and I think people are, as I said before, very concerned about all of the things that are costing more in their lives ... those economic pressures are there and certainly as I talk to people they want somebody that understands how the economy is going to grow. That they are going to be able to afford the things that they will need in life, will keep a job, or get a job. The answer is not some of the things that people are seeing in Washington right now; things like raising taxes and increasing legislature are making it harder for people to make ends meet....

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Brick House offers taste of fun
In the past 24 seasons, the Brick House Drive In has seen a lot of young people work behind the counter.

Twenty-year-old Sarah Moody has been there so long she can’t actually remember for how long. This is either her fifth or sixth season.

When it comes down to it, you’re either a college basketball fan or a pro basketball fan. And, while I like the excitement of the crowds, shorter season and of course the tawnament, I am a pro basketball fan. Always have been, because the players are just so much better and there is nothing like a gripping seven-game playoff series when your favorite team is playing against another you truly hate.

It’s not often that so many different corners of the nerd world come together in one super-geeky ball of news story goodness. You might want to sit down, because this week we’re talking high-speed wireless Internet, digital TV, government broadcast spectrum auctions and a brand new format war. This is no recap edition either, folks, but one single awesome conglomeration of dork.