We're going to see him take some leaps here.

His velocity is so much better this spring than it was before. You can see the work ethic is paying off for him in a lot of ways.

He has so much potential and so much upside. Everywhere he has gone, he has improved immediately. Before you know it, he was an All-American.

A lot of very cool items came in. It was a tremendous effort. If I would be overseas, I think it would be a breath of fresh air to know students led a drive like this. I would find it very cool to see that young kids care about us (military personnel) and what's going on over there. The staff really got behind it, too. Just like me, they commended the students, especially the student council for leading the project.

I think people do have to remember our goal is economic development, and to me, that says a lot. These people make things happen. They don't sit back and wait.

I get flooded with e-mails from people, and you get a sense of the desperation, ... People have been traumatized by the last 15 years of downsizing and the last few years of recession. Everyone's afraid they'll be next.