Saying that Silas Willard should be open doesn't help what we're dealing with. It isn't the building that gives the good education, it's the people in it.

My view tonight is quite a bit different than a year ago.

Our hope is to show the public what we've been wrestling with in these financial issues over the last four or five years. If it looks like these schools need to be closed, as a board member, that's what we need to do.

Because the bills are so high, people who wouldn't normally ask for help are throwing up their hands and saying we really do need the help and we're asking for it.

[Return on investment] is essential to justify silicon usage. Stepping back and saying, how can I help my customers be more profitable is a very important game change that needs to happen.

It's like getting drunk and going to the police and saying, 'Lock me up, I can't help myself!'