What I'm doing is trying to make sure that the people of
South Carolina do not get short-changed in the guise of
helping South Africa,

People are very insecure. It's a common thread, ... All of these people have security questions in some way, whether it's Social Security, retirement security. People feel that gaping holes are being cut out in their safety nets.

is going extremely well, far beyond my wildest expectations.

It is one thing to receive a warning to get out - it's something else to have the ability to get out,

great friend to me, the people of Clarendon County and all South Carolinians. Alex never met a stranger or a person he wasn't willing to help.

Years ago, when I first told people I was trying to make a computer chemically, I wasn't taken very seriously. Although the idea is getting a little more respect now, we still have a long way to go.