Our investigations showed that while in past years there were questionable things that occurred ... this is not wide-spread,

We had more rain in the past three days than combined in most parts of the state in August and September.

I believe that figure is probably close, but still a little low. In the past, I have run across many excuses for an employer to hesitate or turn down an opportunity to provide training. Some include lack of budget; belief that this will not or does not occur in their work environment; and fear that a new awareness in employees will encourage rather than prevent lawsuits.

Coach is always telling us a story about the past teams.

This past week was an exceptionally cold week in a good portion of the country. It took until yesterday (Saturday) to get to the East Coast. This was the coldest week of winter in the west and central part of the country.

I believe this is a significant improvement over past years.