Clearly we are not keeping up with the Joneses. Something has to change. Something has to enable us to grow.

2006 is a year of challenges.

The Myrtle Beach area will benefit long before the show opens.

The N.C. visitors are a loyal and strong draw for this market. We would hope a few billboards wouldn't change that.

The call volume has been higher and more steady than preceding some of the hurricanes we had last year.

We're not anticipating any sustained impact on tourism as long as gas prices come down to a reasonable level.

Some say we're blue-collar, middle-class America and do we want to be high-end? Others say we are high-end and can still attract middle-class America.

She is the first African-American vice president we have ever hired.

I've heard this so many times. When I see them breaking ground, I'll feel better about it.