I don't think it's right for us to say 'yes' or 'no.'

I am extremely confident it will be approved.

It's not an avalanche of lower prices, but it's better than it has been.

This is a very critical issue, not only for the employees of the Herald, but for the region. You are a tremendous source of information for us and an advertising medium for us. To be able to have a company that could own this paper that understands our culture up here and some of the things we are sensitive to is very, very important.

I'm very concerned, but I also see a potential opportunity for us.

People are flying, but 33 percent of them are flying from somewhere else. We need to work with Northwest to be more competitive in this market and retain passengers out of this airport.