My house is definitely flooded. I saw it on the news. I've lost my car, my Cadillac, lost over $50,000 worth of instruments, lot of other priceless things like pictures, articles, press clippings, things like that.

This is dreadful news for both Kris and the club and indeed for the whole of the Rugby League. Kris has been battling against one injury after another since the time he was injured against Australia in Sydney in 2002. The final straw arrived when he could not make sufficient recovery from his long standing knee injury. We fully understand his right to give up the struggle particularly as he has been such a great servant to the club and the game itself.

This is dreadful news, especially for Bryan and his family. It is not connected with football in any way. It is an internal problem and our only concern is that Bryan recovers as quickly as possible.

[In his Sept. 12 news story] CDC Starts Difficult Task of Recording Hurricane's Effects, ... Numerous studies have shown that people infected with the AIDS virus can safely stop their drugs for a week or so with no bad results.

After years of provocative headlines and breathless stories based mostly on anecdote, we finally have some solid data. The news is probably not as bad as adults might have been led to believe, but it is likely not as good as most parents might wish.

This house demanded skills that are hard to find these days. The good news is that all these people are here, in Pittsburgh.