Alan Miller Quotations

The fact that much of our supply of nitrogen fertilizers is imported should somewhat buffer the direct impact of Katrina's damage to natural-gas production capacity, but in the short run, nitrogen prices could increase,

Many of the employers that have offered jobs for the evacuees also have other jobs publicly posted with us. It boils down to whether someone has the skills and meets the requirements of the employer. We are trying our best to serve the needs of everyone in the midst of a very difficult situation.

one of the more controversial and colorful figures in Texas. His company has been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years for violating state environmental laws. And a decade ago, Pilgrim appeared on the floor of the state Senate dispensing $10,000 checks to lawmakers as they debated a workers compensation bill.

We looked at Gov. Bush's appointments to the University of Texas Board of Regents, which is a particularly coveted post. It's valued because the university produces many of the state's leaders, the position is prestigious and high profile -- and it doesn't hurt that it comes with tickets to the 50-yard line of football games, which is no small consideration in football crazy Texas,

Our biggest concern is to give them help and to give them a home. We'll be there as long as needed,

Our reporter on the scene talked personally to the governor, who told her the 12 were alive.

Step back and review your practices to make sure all your inputs are adding value and paying their way. In particular, you've got to give the high-cost items some attention. Where you get the most savings on a percentage basis may be in finding even a small reduction on a very expensive item, like fertilizer.

Most of the jobs are entry-level: tellers, assemblers and retail sales,

We have strengthened and enhanced our traditional relationships and presence at Huey P. Long Medical Center, and the Alexandria VA hospital.

We don't have clear evidence that what they are pulling out is what they put out on the roadway.

We just have a lot of students in that area.

This was a great tribute to Hector. ... I got a little choked up on the starting line. ... Over 500 runners in the heat of the summer. There are guys here who drove from Jupiter and South Miami.

Without giving too much away, the storyline centers around a family that seeks to live out their dreams of becoming circus stars and the journey that takes them there. The story serves as the narrative thread that takes the audience through the show.

Expenses go through the college. As they draw down on us, we draw down from the state.

Both SAC and ACCD have been very accommodating and willing to listen and address problems, ... Everything is being done to make sure they have the opportunity to complete training.

The governor's spokeswoman says there is no relationship between the campaign contributions and any of the governor's policies. She says he has core commitments, which he lays out and has laid out and he follows in office, and he is not influenced by the money in any way,

We're the fiscal agent for the whole thing.

Texas is failing to meet federal environmental clean air standards and therefore there is pressure to lower pollution from these facilities. Gov. Bush has taken a position that they should do so through a voluntary program.

Texas is a place where there are no limits on individual or political committee contributions and donations can and do exceed $100,000,

The money's going up, the stakes are up, the professionalism's up. The days of doing stuff on a napkin are over.

This is a situation none of us have faced before, ... How many people who will stay here is hard to tell at this point.

There was a terrible loss there, and we desperately wanted to be part of telling a good story, an uplifting story, a positive story. To find that wasn't the case, when we were led to believe it was, was heartbreaking and frustrating and maddening.

It's a fairly quick turnaround time. It's working very smoothly.

The jobs being offered for evacuees are not taking anything away from our own residents,

How to get them back and forth must be worked out, probably with the help of VIA,

Gov. Bush says his approach to this issue is working. Environmentalists say that he has been captive to financial backers at the expense of the citizens of Texas.