A state of the state address is always an opportunity for the governor to set the agenda for state government. And in an election year, you just can't help but regard it as an agenda not only for the next 11 months, but also as setting themes in an election.

There's no evidence that size matters in terms of better governance.

It was a way to destroy political machines -- if voters had a direct say on who was dog catcher and coroner, along with county boards. There was more opportunity for candidates who weren't part of a political machine.

Seem like to me our government is taking every advantage -- taking every opportunity to increase these gas prices.

We have to look at the interests of Metro government, and an opportunity to do that is in the form of a counter claim.

This is the only opportunity for the government to make a Sept. 11 case. This is it. There isn't another. The government has to cross every t and dot every i to ensure that the Sept. 11 families finally have their day in court. If it gets messed up over a technicality... there is no excuse.