It was a great meet, but we had some situations where we had some kids injured that we didn't know about until that day. But we had kids step up. A lot of times, you look at that as an excuse, but we picked it up. I think we matured as a team.

I've known Jones for a long time. If I were sitting in his seat, I'm sure I would feel the same way.

It's a rather spartan office structure. It's nice that it represents what our work is about. We can't have sustainable lifestyles without taking care of the environment.

They've been leaning on her pretty good. What people don't realize is she'll never give in.

There's no question there's still an influence there, and I don't minimize that, ... But Ialso think there's not an activism like there was in the last election.

Every time I had to get supplies or items to fix up, I would come into Elizabeth City to get those items. I saw firsthand the growth that was taking place here and the opportunities that would be existing as time went on.

We feel like we have excellent access in and out. When you look at the transportation woes in Hampton Roads, trying to get the funding for a new bridge and tunnel, we already have that in place. That is a key thing that is putting us in a key position.

Our target is businesses in Hampton Roads that are growing and expanding that are looking to enter a new market through satellite locations. Our campaign up there is geared to helping to identify those companies that would be interested in increasing market share.

I thought the team ran fantastic. We had had two meets canceled, so I was worried about how we might do. But for the first meet, we ran pretty well. We had a lot of outstanding performances.

I think it is a fine line. Again, you have to look at the assets we have that are in a lot of ways much closer to Virginia Beach and Norfolk than some of the western parts of Hampton Roads in consideration. It might provide the advantage of getting Toyota here in the expanded Hampton Roads region. It's one more good alternative.