It's easy to think about what would have happened if Hurricane Charley didn't hit. But it did. And now we're in rebuild mode full-tilt.

My hope who ever owns it, whether we get it or the owner, somebody needs to clean it up. It's an eyesore for the community.

I think its real important as we plan ahead for the Charlotte High of the next 50 to 75 years.

I'm only just learning what language to use when I want my microphone turned down, you know, because it's all so new to me. It can be quite difficult on a daily basis to communicate with the people I work with, so I'm just looking forward to knowing more.

I'd like to be very wise.

It was never a conscious decision - I was introducing myself as Duffy and my friends were calling me Duffy, so I just knocked off the first half of my name. For me it's no big deal, but a lot of people want to unearth why I've called myself this. It's just what I'm known as, you know.