“There's been sufficient time since some of the catastrophic events of 9-11 that we're starting to be comfortable with telling some of the stories of that time and of the war.”
“This is exciting, ... I haven't lived in Colville for 18 years, but I think that there is a positive influence here. I'm excited about helping to continue the excellence in our schools.”
“In teaching, you should be-lieve that what you are pre-senting to students is the most important thing being taught, ... As principal, I have to help pro-vide the right environment so teachers can teach and students can learn.”
“I'm very excited to be back in Colville and working with this staff, ... I look forward to doing my job. Peo-ple should feel comfortable enough to come in and talk to me. My door is open.”
“You're not generally going to get an admission from the bartender or service person or person manning the keg who says, 'Yeah, I saw him; he was totally trashed,'”
“The key to profitability is experience and continued discipline. If one of your line items starts to head in the wrong direction, you know it quickly, because you watch it closely and take action to correct the problem.”
“During the fourth quarter our revenue growth was driven by a combination of fleet expansion and improved revenue per mile. We benefited from opening new service centers, increasing service in existing centers, and a full quarter of revenue from Edwards Bros. , which we acquired in August 2005.”