We moved from a mill town to a world-class biotech hub.

Kannapolis is the envy of the nation.

Tourism dollars are the best kind of dollars.

Education is a catch phrase for what we need.

In the last three months, the economic performance was disappointing for middle-class families and below expectations -- the results that have become the norm for the economy under President Bush.

We're looking at a very privileged class of people ? a House of Lords.