"The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away." Funding for the airport TRAX line kept Salt Lake City and Utah Transit Authority lobbyists hopping the whole session as legislators snatched funding from one source, but made it pop up in another.

"As ye sow, so shall ye reap." Utah County Democrats are hoping their time spent recruiting solid candidates will break through the Republican stranglehold on legislative seats.

"Smile. It makes people wonder what you're up to." Frank's philosophy to stay sane throughout the session.

"Wear clean underwear. You never know when you might be in an accident." LaVarr doesn't know how this applies to the Legislature, but somehow it must.

"Stick a fork in it." And so ends another memorable legislative session.

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Republican LaVarr Webb is a political consultant and lobbyist. Webb was policy deputy to Gov. Mike Leavitt and a Deseret News managing editor. E-mail: lwebb@exoro.com. Democrat Frank Pignanelli is Salt Lake attorney, lobbyist and political adviser. Pignanelli served 10 years in the Utah House of Representatives, six years as House minority leader. Pignanelli's spouse, D'Arcy Dixon Pignanelli, is a Utah state tax commissioner. E-mail: frankp@xmission.com.