If companies are sincerely trying to rehabilitate themselves, consumers will support them. But if it's just a public relations ploy . . . it may not work.

In Plymouth, this is a big deal. There is tremendous support for the arts here. I can see chamber concerts and youth programs there. There are going to be lots of uses for this theater, which is about the same size as the one in Canton, and that program has been extremely successful.

We're trying to give them all of the moral support we can,

I fully support what the governor is trying to do,

It's off the beaten path. It cannot support mass tourism and I don't think they're trying to attract mass tourism. They want a limited, controlled amount of tourism that won't destroy the character of the place.

I think he (Selig) is probably better able to get support among owners, ... But they're trying to roll back 25 years of labor agreements in one round. I was telling them the best you can do is incremental improvement -  it's going to take a long time to straighten out this. They didn't want to hear that.