“Salem is lucky because we don't have any significant high rises. Low-rise buildings seem to fair better. We seem to have lots of single- and two-story buildings, which all fare well. Most of the structures in the city are framed with wood, which seem resistant in the event of an earthquake. Older, steel buildings tend to fall apart quicker. Wood is flexible. Salem would probably fare very well, other than the downtown area.”
Tom Phillips
“Everybody seems to be imprisoned in their own sectarian or political affiliations. They don't seem to be able to rise above these things.”
Adnan Pachachi
“[Billups seemed confident Friday that he and his teammates would rise to the challenge, and that Wallace would bounce back with a strong performance in Game 6.] He loves this situation, ... He loves where we're at right now. He's going to be very focused [Saturday night], as everybody will.”
Chauncey Billups
“At this point, it looks like a significant rise in the Wabash that could cause some minor flooding but nothing major.”
Jason Puma
“The question is, have you simply allowed your ship to rise along with a rising tide and it's not the value actually provided. Certainly the builders and the energy companies would seem to fit that.”
Patrick McGurn
“I am surprised that folks in general seem a bit peeved that their minimum payment may soon be rising. I think it is a wonderful thing, frankly the first real pro-consumer move this industry has made in my adult lifetime.”
Cherry Hill
“Consumers have a lot of payments they have to make and a significant number of those are rising.”
Bob Allsbrook
