We are confident that Fred will do an excellent job as General Manager of The Phoenix and under his leadership take The Phoenix to new heights.

I am proud of the enthusiasm and efforts of everyone across Journal Register Company who contributed to the success of this fundraising effort. The employees from our corporate office and all of our newspapers and their families, as well as, many of our readers contributed to this cause. We consider the Gulf Coast victims part of the Journal Register community.

We are still in close contact with the Red Sox and they have told us they will do whatever they can to help meet David's demands. This is all about where David wants to finish his career and not about anything [negative] in Boston.

I hope they think things through before jumping in with both feet, ... If they are in a leadership position now, it's a different animal. You just can't use funds to transfer from one account to another.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others....

There's energy and leadership at the top, but there is a task to be done in getting parents and kids to understand some of the ideas. You can do a lot from the top, but you can't do everything. Schools are local. The leadership needs to reach out and help the public understand the challenge.