Debbie made a difference for us today.

It was a physical game. You could either whine about it or you could pull up your shorts and do something about it.

We had enough of a lead. At least one of those was a serious horse shot — it was to beat the clock and it went in. We just had to negotiate getting the ball in and making the free throws.

She is one of those shooters, you love them because they have no memory. Packer could miss eight in a row and be convinced she's going to make No. 9.

Debbie made a difference for us today. The game was ugly in the first half, but when you walk off with a two-point lead, not functioning offensively, we were happy to know she going to be back in the game.

Great players find a way to help the team without scoring and she did that tonight with 14 rebounds and six blocks.

Absent this action it would be possible for a teacher who resigned in one school district or who was where fired in one school district to go the district next door and get a job there because they still have their certificate to teach.

Our kids did what needed to be done in the second half. It was allowed to be a physical game. We could either whine about it or pull up our shorts and do something about it.

If it stays at the level, and we don't expect it to go down, the budget for fuel will have a $3.5 million deficit, ... Every penny the price goes up after that will add $120,000.