We want the records to go public, and we're happy with the judge's decision.

Given the recent Texas Supreme Court decision requiring a restructure of the state school finance system by June 2006, the legislature will meet in early January to accomplish this task. Why approve $44 million in new debt now, when a new finance system may fund proposed bond expenditures at the state level and existing debt could be impacted by more restrictive property tax limits? The debt portion of our school tax has increased by 82 percent in just six years and taxpayers are feeling exhausted.

This decision shouldn't be discouraging. It was trying to reflect the specific nature of the site in East Haven. It wasn't trying to address how another site will work.

We did take custody of the boy, and now he is in a safe place. He is healthy and doing fine.

Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.

It is often said that a wrong decision taken at the right time is better than a right decision taken at the wrong time.