I was just trying to put the ball in the air and get a sac fly. I don't hit many that far with my size.

I definitely think the trend is we're trying to eliminate name-recognition from skating.

They're basically starting a longer dialogue with voters so that they're not trying to fight in cluttered airwaves a month before the election.

I'm here trying to gauge my music and the ice and get into the season. Last season, we had the same plan, to build up slowly. This year, I just hope for better results at the end of the year.

I don't think the government should be involved, trying to change the supply-and-demand equation here. I really don't think anything they might do will have much of a difference anyway.

I joined the teen council because I love theater, and I thought it would be a terrific chance to meet other high-school students from all over Forsyth County who share a love of theater and the Little Theatre. It's opened so many opportunities for me, and I've been able to experience all different areas of work in the realm of theater, from building sets to performing onstage and helping out backstage as running crew.