We must continue the course for the waterfront development and wait for the due process already in place by the city. Waterfront development must continue in order to deliver long-denied benefits to Glen Cove residents.

We have to realize that Iraq is already a Vietnam. But if there's going to continue to be turmoil among the Iraqi citizens themselves that puts us in the middle that's a problem because the good guys are the ones getting hurt.

There's going to be a very large park there, much bigger than just the waterfront walkway, ... The garden is already there, so that helps. It was the site of the evacuation center and it has a perfect view of downtown Manhattan from that site. It will honor not those who died and those who worked there, but everyone who came off that ferry that day. It's a beautiful site for a lasting memorial.

I don't want to see more development on the waterfront. Knock it down, put some benches in there, some grass, a little area for the sailing operation. I don't want to see condos or some recreational center.

The worst damage had already taken place at the site prior to 1988, and was due primarily to unplanned development.

We are already halfway through the development process of Oracle Fusion Applications, and we remain on track for the 2008 target delivery.