18 Quotes by John Lyons

We understand that the smell is one thing this neighborhood is going to have to endure,

The whole time they're here, it's just them. So they don't get teased, they don't get harassed, they don't get stared at, ... Plus, they can show other kids that have been burned 'Hey, I've got the same injuries, but I can do this.'

Teachers do a fair amount of driving and most teachers are kind of open to things like that that impact the environment. School districts are a big employer. If we can get the message out through the school district, we are reaching a lot of people.

Anybody that wants to contribute can give something,

It?s measuring this year?s third-grade class against next year?s third-grade class. Instead of measuring how a particular student is doing from year to year.

Its going to require patience and cooperation of everyone to find a solution,

It's hard to envision but it struck me that, you know, this is a bus he could have been on at about that time and could it be? It's funny because the last thing I said to him this morning was 'It's going to be a trying day' and it turned out to be a lot more trying than we ever anticipated.

At the old shop, it was at their house, so Grandma would make lunch, make dinner and serve that to customers. It wasn't just a Harley dealership; it was essentially a restaurant in a way. A lot of the customers that come in here nowadays, if you ask them what they remember about the old shop, they remember Grandma bringing out sandwiches.

These kids, although they may not have done well on one single state assessment test, they were in fact making very specific progress based on the individualized education that Portsmouth provides.