I wanted to share Orrin Woodward's favorite quote with everyone. 

"The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination."  - Elizabeth Hardwick

This quote that Orrin has labled his favorite is a quote that everyone should read and re-read every so often. 

Billy Florence's favorite quote is:

"To read is to empower 

To empower is to write 

To write is to influence 

To Influence is to change 

To change is to live."  - Jane Evershed

Billy Florence sure knows how to pick moving favorites!

Fred Harteis Business Insights

Commerce Dept Report : Income and Spending Up

by Fred Harteis

The latest report from the Commerce department was better than economists were expecting.  American consumers increased spending again in October, an encouraging sign that the final quarter of 2004 is getting off to a decent start. Plus, incomes rose sharply.

The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that consumer spending went up by 0.7 percent in October, ...   more »