A lot of children, grandchildren, really have no idea what these soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines did during that time period. To them, that's grandpa. To find out what these men actually endured is amazing.

The weight of the wheel and water deteriorated the axle. It dropped about three inches and just starting chucking wooden teeth out of some smaller gears. Those teeth are specially made out of very, very hard maple wood, so you can imagine the stress.

No one wants to pay more on water bills, ... But it's federally mandated and everyone knows it's the law.

Personally, I don't think it's needed, ... It doesn't seem necessary to put that added expense on everyone to get it down to 10 part per billion.

We are glad we had such a large turnout and it is surprising but I understand why they are here. People are tired of what's going on in our schools.

[New teeth, each about 21/2 inches thick, are being carved out of maple.] Replacing those teeth is very time consuming, ... as they make up the timing gear and have to align precisely.

If they see us acting like this, how are they going to act?

Let's not make this a black-and-white issue. It's just a name change.

We are happy because we think this is a group that the federation can work with, unlike some of the other administrations in the past with whom we experienced friction.