A great education is the key to the state's future and prosperity. We're making good progress, but we're not there yet.

Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.

We have accomplished a great deal in 1998 and have made enormous progress in laying the foundation for solid future performance. The performance of our lodging operations for the fourth quarter remains strong and ahead of our expectations.

As much progress as we think we've made with legislation, litigation and education, anti-Semitism still continues to be the No. 2 hate crime in the United States. You can't eliminate it, but you can try to keep a lid on it.

We've made a lot progress. But there's a lot more everyone can do in terms of education, and that will only benefit the entire industry.

Progress toward opportunities to learn in a setting designed for higher education takes a giant step forward. The college and the community will have an institution of higher learning to be proud of in the future.