But we do have to negotiate. And as a result of that, we're lagging some $6 behind what sheriff's deputies start at.

We haven't done that well overall as a team, but individually we've done very well, I see the team growing and getting better.

Having a dog is going to be almost imperative for success.

I was on the nude beach. With my camera, with our Spanish-language columnist and his son. I took some shots, nude, watching all these nudists staring up at the helicopter. And then I put my pants on and covered the rest of the story.

I would think the pheasant season will be half as good as it was last year, because there are going to be half as many birds out there. You're not just going to be able to walk out on the Game Lands and expect to shoot a bird.

Later in the season, I think it's going be pretty slim pickings. Pheasant season is ... a stocked, put-and-take situation. Once those birds are dead, they're done and there are no native birds to hunt. That's just the way it is.

We only had to forfeit 12 points, so that was not so bad. We still had our chances.

After each issue came out, I'd walk down the street and see who was mad at me this week.

I think it is a conflict to a lot of people. As far as perception goes it is a real problem.