If someone is a soldier, he is under the rules of war and needs to be treated as such, ... He [Padilla] is not necessarily a prisoner of war. He's an undeclared combatant , a saboteur ... aiming at civilian targets, and outside the protection of the Geneva Convention.

I was really impressed with the questions that were asked.

He is very involved in the community and the hospital. He is so committed, when he moved to Lexington (Ky.) from here, he asked to remain on the (Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital) board. He still attends the meetings. We meet every two months.

I don't think people were looking at (the special session) to reform Louisiana government from top to bottom. I think the proof now is in how they manage the recovery ... and I don't think they have to reinvent government to carry forward.

He is very loathe to inject any social thinking into decisions.

We could harvest day after day after day.

I'd actually be surprised if this ever reaches the [Supreme] Court. My prediction is the lower courts will find this an easy case and strike it down. [The Supreme Court] could choose to hear the case or not, and I don't think it's going to.

Technology had to catch up to Earl's idea. Sharp Electronics developed the HDTV screen that was small enough but still had a quality picture that could run on batteries.