We've gotten 11 companies with a total of close to 800 jobs (since 1998). That doesn't include expansions, either. We're making progress. We've got the parks, and I think we're as prepared as a small community like ours can be.

I think the jobs we had with Russell were always taken for granted. The entire community thought it would never happen. We'd had a relationship with Russell for about 100 years. We always thought Russell would be our support beam.

Senator Kerry's dishonest political rhetoric cannot hide his pessimistic, jobs-killing policies of tax increases and economic isolation.

We are very fortunate a lot of our staff are returning. Several others are leaving the jobs they've had in the interim to come back.

The situation is making it harder for our officers to do their jobs.

The jobs that have replaced them don't pay as well.