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Without programs like this, it would be nearly impossible for our department to upgrade to modern technology for our volunteers to be able to effectively communicate between not only themselves, but other departments as well. This is a crucial update that we have been attempting to complete since the county first started talking about upgrading their systems a few years ago. - Liz Davis

Who is the wise? Not he who from the start
With Wisdom's followers has taken part;
But he who looks in Folly's tempting eyes,
And turns away, perceiving her disguise. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

While it's tempting to view the sports car segment increase in price as contradictory compared to its loss in retained value, it is important to understand that the retained value metric is only considering 3-year-old vehicles, while the used vehicle price metric includes all model years sold as used. As such, 1- and 2-year-old vehicles are going to significantly increase the average price. - Patricia Small

Whether it is the Enron, Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, or now the Halliburton and Harken scandals, there is a dangerous intersection between politicians of all stripes, Democrat and Republican, attempting to feed at the trough of business greed. - Larry Klayman

When you use music to worship you are not attempting to entertain. - Cliff Richard

When you look at the vaccines available for a particular disease, it's tempting to view them as equal, but there may be vast differences in what they actually do or are designed to do. - Larry Hollis

When you journey by bus, you are attempting to relate to the common man and woman. - Jaswant Singh

When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect what is plainly false to common sense. - Edward Abbey