There were really good vibes as soon as they walked into the clubhouse.

Hopefully the state's done bleeding us, ... There's still some things out there that can potentially harm us.

I would love to have them both come back, ... The sidewalk program was extremely well received and quite frankly it was never funded as much as I would have liked to see it.

Use every tool at our disposal.

Obviously, it's been in the news quite a bit. It was kind of hard not to see it.

It makes me feel good, ... I'm grateful to the folks who went out and voted for me. It's nice to have these types of numbers.

We had to try to do something to get their (BNSF's) attention, ... Filing a lawsuit was about the only vehicle left at our disposal to utilize. We tried talking and met with them and (had) Gov. Vilsack here, and I believe they were well aware that the state of Iowa was willing to do anything within reason to try to keep that facility (West Burlington shops) open and operating. It was to no avail.

We could say, 'You have to shower,' but who's to say they're not running through the water without soap, which doesn't do the work.

In the past five years, we have more than doubled incoming research dollars and have experienced steady growth in all areas.