Gov. Rell has great respect for truck drivers and the difficult jobs they do. Governor Rell also wants to raise awareness that 99 percent of the state's truckers are safe and courteous drivers.

Once the governor puts the item on the agenda it is about 99 percent sure of being approved.

Governor Rell created the bipartisan Commission on Education Finance to find better, fairer ways of distributing state funds for local education. Everyone agrees that more fairness can be injected into the way grants are calculated, and Gov. Rell feels this Commission is the best approach for exploring all options.

The storm fell on a weekend -- two days long -- (and) required a lot of extra hours.

Everyone has a different approach, but everyone has the same goals. The governor realizes there are no easy answers, but the bottom line is we have to keep trying, and to do that requires ongoing dialogue.

There currently is no portrait of Governor Rowland, and none has been commissioned.