David Price
David Price
MLB pitcher who represented the Tampa Bay Rays in three consecutive All-Star games from 2010 to 2012. He won the 2012 American League Cy Young Award while leading the AL in ERA and wins. In December 2015, he signed a 7-year deal worth $217 million with the Boston Red Sox, setting a record for the largest contract ever given to a pitcher.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 August 1985
CityMurfreesboro, TN
CountryUnited States of America
What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement.
We pass bills authorizing improvements and grants. But when it comes time to pay for these programs, we'd rather put the country's money toward tax breaks for the wealthy than for police officers who are protecting our communities.
The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.
I have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity.
Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.
He's athletic, big and he runs the floor good and plays good defense. He's very good at doing what he does best. He just plays and has a good time.
We have decided to add at least two and perhaps as many as four contests in addition to Iowa and New Hampshire.
Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our communities, at our dinner tables, or in our places of worship.
And so we go over the cliff fiscally, and our Republican friends try to pin the blame on discretionary domestic spending, including spending for security. We pass budget resolutions that fall far short.
But I warn my colleagues that we will fail in our efforts to protect the homeland if we do not take additional steps to avoid a trade-off between protecting ourselves against terrorists attacks and preparing for and responding to natural disasters.
This is a big case because intellectual property is growing in importance for business. If the Supreme Court accepts the lower court's decision, it will make it difficult for companies to enforce their patents and raise worries that they will be liable on antitrust grounds.
You're never happy when someone gets a life sentence, but there were some exceptional people who came forward to testify on Terry's behalf.
We knew they wanted to get up and down the court and we like to get up and down the court, so we figured the team that played the best defense would win. We did a better job with that after the first quarter.
In the 39-year history of the airport, we have had four or five fixed-base operators. The last 15 years our board has overseen the airport operation.