I think in Mount Pleasant we have a really great cross section of the community attending.

What this means is every teacher's salary will increase by at least $4,100 a year. By 2009, compared to the salaries they're receiving today, they will get at least $4,100.

The meeting lasted 10 minutes and everyone left. We told the Democratic leaders that it's our final offer.

It's more like a punishment for failing, rather than encouraging the students to improve themselves.

I think I've got a very good relationship with my constituents. I get quite a bit of e?mail. I don't get as much written mail as I get e?mail. I like e?mail because you can respond immediately.

What we're offering is a three?year program to increase the funding.

This really isn't that radical a program.

I'm not sure when the leadership will find any resolution. They're supposed to meet (today) and Friday and if they find resolution we could be out of here by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. There are still a lot of issues to talk about yet.