This is the essence of your town. It's the great strength or attribute that distinguishes it from other small towns.

Some strengthening is forecast ... and Maria could be near hurricane strength by Sunday.

I certainly didn't think it would be broken quickly. You coach to your strength, and Gene was certainly our strength. He was so quick in picking things up, he understood how to attack defenses and he had such a great release.

Traditionally, we have looked at economic development as job attraction and job retention.

We are going to develop a new model in economic development. We are going to be planting gardens of entrepreneurs in our communities.

At first, I thought money invested into revitalizing main streets rather than industrial development was like throwing money down a rat hole. But now many people are moving out of the big cities to escape the rat race. They want to move to small, charming towns that offer a sense of place.