I'm in favor of this, ... We did it for the unions, and I believe these people deserve recognition for their time of service to the town.

What kind of recognition do I deserve? I don't deserve any recognition.

If so, I believe people would come to a microphone and speak in favor of this proposal and against a more radical proposal.

Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed difficult choices into the future.

There are a few really, really special owls that deserve special recognition. We're hoping next year to go to a global level on it.

When we made the purchase of the land for the middle school there was $135,000 put into an escrow account and all conditions have now been met,