The population of the state is larger now than it was in 2000-2001, when the previous records were being set. So even though we have more wage and salary jobs, there is still a little bit of wiggle room in the work force.

When I was a kid, it (black fly population) was so bad you couldn't go out of your house. They (black flies) were all over you. Playing ball was terrible; they would be up your nose, in your ears, around your eyes, you would swallow them.

We're averaging about 30 percent mortality per year, or 70 percent of birds released are surviving. For the population to survive on its own, we need survival to be 90 percent. As the population builds, we're hoping that mortality decreases.

The population is growing, and Medicaid doesn't keep up with inflation. It's nice to have Kaiser's help.

What I would call that is essentially unchanged. It looks like a big number because of the size of the area.

I'm not one to sit back and do nothing. We are looking at every possible solution to fix this.