I don't know if we really have a choice when we have that many schools under capacity and we have real needs.

The blessing is that they have a lot of friends.

It's a reminder we all need to be very attuned to self-exams and mammograms.

A lot of it has tremendous potential. Just the conversation is raising awareness. It goes far beyond student nutrition. It's about the whole child.

Is it a failure? No. But we need to do much, much better.

We had to get more formal . . . and more transparent. It's not only that we do it well but also that people see it as well.

When I get information about buying land in the future, I'm going to want to see any and all appraisals that we've had.

We can't just keep hoping the county commission will do right by these kids.

We just can't sit around twiddling our thumbs. We don't have a choice. We have to build schools for children.

I think a lot of it will fly with the board. There's a much higher level of awareness than there was three or four years ago. It's a good start.