[Politically,] They are not the most connected company in town, ... A lot of our casino operators are influential and some of them get into trouble because they try to wield their influence.

The kids are a delightful group to spend time with. They enjoy each other's company and they represent themselves, their school and their community well.

We were hoping to build a small, profitable company. And of course, what we've done is build a large, unprofitable company.

In a few days time, Marconi won't just hit the ground running, it'll take off as Europe's brightest technology company.

He never had any relationship to the company to begin with. ... He never even practiced here. We specifically never lobby him.

We kind of do our own thing as an independent. We are able to make decisions and moves that company stores would have to wait for corporate permission to do. I have no problems with Supervalu. They have addressed an issue that we all had and that was they tried to play both sides of the fence (wholesaler and retail outlet). I wasn't surprised they announced they are selling their corporate stores.