Joi and I are trying to anticipate as many of the questions that might come up.

California has been a leader in this area, ... It shows what can happen when you choose to invest resources in tobacco reduction.

To make the substantial cuts in emissions we are going to have to make, there are only two ways to do it - taxation or rationing.

This is very exciting, ... It shows that when the public pays attention and chooses to invest resources in smoking prevention, those efforts pay off -- not only in decreased use of tobacco, but in decreased disease.

I know I'll be here at least through then. And there's an awful lot of shows that we booked for this season that I really want to see. As long as I'm here, I'm going to be coming to see shows.

That drop in lung cancer is linked to the fact that cigarette consumption in California has dropped 50 percent, ... What we're seeing is the first disease reduction resulting from California's comprehensive tobacco prevention efforts.

Lung cancer in women in this country is really epidemic because women started using tobacco later in the 20th century than men did. We're still seeing the results, ... In California, rates among women dropped almost 5 percent. But in the rest of the country, they went up 13 percent.

We expect the closure will have some impact, but because we draw customers from all along Route 1 and the coast region, we remain optimistic.

There must be trust involved, ... To take the problem and move it out of the office is not the best solution.