Part of the problem, ... is there are so many more things that can be done for people - drug therapies are better, but more expensive. And there are more and better scanning technologies, which are also more expensive.

When it gets to that point, people will look to government to find a solution,

This is a serious problem nationally and statewide as well as in the county, ... Solano County has been particularly proactive, signing people up on various programs, particularly children with the SKIP program, but it's still a serious problem, no question about it.

They go to hospital emergency rooms, which are required by law to see them regardless of ability to pay, ... What happens, really, when someone doesn't have primary or preventive care, especially if they have a chronic disease like asthma, high blood pressure and diabetes, is they go untreated and wind up in the hospital, and those costs are passed on to those who have insurance, pricing a certain number of people out of the market. It's cyclical.

We have come a long way in five years. We have added some great people who happen to be fast runners and we should finish under 21 hours and in the top 25.

we treat people fairly in the city of Clearwater, and staff procedures are in place to prevent illegal discrimination. We conduct training to make sure the staff is equipped to support those procedures. Mr. Murray and Mr. Jones were terminated for justifiable reasons.