It was huge debris. It's just not flipping a car over and throwing it on a rollback and taking it away. It's a very dangerous job.

They packed in a 1-3-1 zone, and we didn't shoot the ball well in the first half.

Anything that we didn't water didn't do well. Field tomatoes were way off, cucumbers were way off.

To be safe and soon we have to go with proven methods.

There are a lot of positive things happening in the city and it was a positive campaign. I met a lot of good people and I think, for the most part, they are pleased with what's going on.

I'm so blessed. I was thankful to God that he delivered my prayers.

I was astounded to hear there was a $17 million deficit.

We made sure we had enough volunteer operators on hand so no one ever had to wait on hold after hitting a glitch in the system. Several people commented on that. They were surprised when they didn't have to wait for service.

Going to a pawn shop is a short-term solution to meet the immediate cash-flow crunch.

I wish we could go back to the times when you could pick up the phone, call all your friends and ask them to vote for you and you'd be halfway home. But it's very difficult a run a credible campaign with phone calls and yard signs. There are just so many different groups and segments of the community you have to circulate through. You've got to cover your bases.