It was Mr. Ford's idea to center the grand opening of the office on a back-to-school theme. He worked as a history teacher before venturing into real estate as a profession.

When a fellow you knew in school attains some lofty public office, you're glad for his sake - but somewhat apprehensive for the future of the country

I was very pleased to hear that the attorney general's office was going to conduct their preliminary inquiry, then make their decisions after they find out whether there is anything that needs to be looked into,

It's something I've been working on shortly after I went into office last year,

In particular, it gives them a strong foundation as they're heading toward high school, because they have planned and executed a real experiment following the scientific process. They have a chance to display their work. That's a neat thing we do as a community to support these young students in their choices and their life.

We have reporters at every professional game, ... so we have to have people at the office around the clock to handle that data.