Tourism is our main source of revenue in Currituck and five commissioners are going to be at the helm 100 percent.

We believe that the likely impact from this case of mad cow will be positive -- not negative -- for our restaurant names.

There's no way I would have won the title - I would have been wiped off the floor in the quarter-finals by my fellow Aussie Anthony Ricketts.

In airports, shopping malls, convention centers, corporate boardrooms, supermarkets, street corners, dentist offices and hospitals, you can now find practitioners making chair massage as common and acceptable as a haircut.

I would like to see a workshop between the county, the chamber, the tourism department and representatives from the tourism business community before the advisory board is put together.

We're well versed in what collaboration takes. It has not been part of this process. Collaboration is what it would have taken to make this work.

I'm pleased to finally win - I have been in four of the last five finals and haven't won one of them. So this one is very special.

When we opened our office in 2000, we made a strategic decision to expand with attorneys who could serve our regional, national and international client base. Stephen exemplifies that dedication and scope. It's been a privilege working with Stephen, and we're delighted he's chosen to make a long-term commitment to the firm as a shareholder.

We believe Tom's departure is an indication of deteriorating two-year sales trends and decreasing support within the franchisee community.