It's absolutely a given that there are certain events you need to participate in. It's that simple, frankly.

You just don't hear of people getting shut out completely.

It depends on the constituency. It depends on the issue. It depends on the different members. We look at the leadership. We look at who's on what committees. That's a basic guide.

Various events in the market set off a lot of bells and whistles. We realized we needed to start controlling costs, and we needed to start focusing on medical costs and data. We needed to dig in and know where the dollars were being spent.

The catastrophic events of the Dust Bowl were probably the accumulation of multiple factors. Each one of those has been addressed in a different way and I don't know if they will be totally effective but I think we have made good strides.

The city remains concerned about several events that have occurred at the Hudson Duster, and we'll continue to monitor the situation.