The jobless recovery in Maine is much more of a reality than we thought it was.

The bulk of the growth in coastal areas came about as a result of a wealthier society that has a very high taste for the ocean.

The conditions were just too bad for the other array of planes to fly in as we had planned.

We will still have activities going on … and we still want people to come out.

There has been job growth. But it's not where we would like to see it.

The discussion about the shipyard's really critical role in that area will highlight a lot of other issues of the southern Maine economy and make people much more aware of what they need to do to build a future.