I wish we could clone him. He is such a wonderful supporter. I wish we could spread him to every art-related organization in the city. He has amazing organizational abilities, and he is very committed.

I wish we could clone that kind of operation elsewhere in the industry. With more than 50 percent of the hospitals in the state operating in the red, to have that kind of margin is commendable at the very least.

I'm not a Pat Benatar clone. I wish people would forget about that comparison.

Our downtown development funding mechanisms have been creative and innovative. There are all these different funding mechanisms that they have accessed that are not readily apparent to communities.

They like to use Abilene as their poster child for mid-(sized) cities and what can happen.

I haven't confirmed with those other two, but both want to bring a group to see our downtown.