11.   While the federal government struggles toward balancing its budget sometime after the new millennium begins, the states are proving models of fiscal caution.

12.   Will it be shortly after the new millennium begins, or will it take longer for Arizona to become a playoff-caliber team?

13.   Years are arbitrarily numbered, and a secular millennium can begin just about any time we want it to.

14.   At least we should have allowed the new millennium to begin before announcing - who needs gold?Actually, language and literature do.

15.   The new millennium began and the lights stayed on.