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I got a laptop over the last two weeks, which helps me monitor any district or school needs that arise.

If the Southeastern District takes over the space, what happens to the money we've paid in? We've asked for 5,500 acre-feet of storage. What do I tell my board? I need an answer.

If the district tries to cut our benefits off again, we will file a lawsuit.

If the development district was outside of the 24,000-acre ultimate footprint, we would support it. We're asking our allies in Springfield to try to stop it. We would like to amend it.

If the bond fails, facility conditions in the district will continue to worsen, they won't get any better.

He was concerned about going back to the board, ... I do remember saying 'You have to do something,' and he left. I was kind of surprised that there were any transactions from internal accounts. I thought the $1.5 million we borrowed at the start of the month and the $3 million that the school district borrowed later that month would have been sufficient.

I always found out you're only as good as the backups on your team - they're only a play away from starting. Any chance we can get them in, we are. We don't want district to be the first time. That way, they'll be used to the game and feel more comfortable.

He will stand in front of the district court and plea guilty or not guilty. We do not have any plea agreement in place, so we will set a court date at that time.

He was trying to stick the landing, and that's what you want. He had just watched two teammates in front of him stick their landings, and he was going for it. He's a competitor, and he's been in this position before. What I'm most pleased is the way the team improved from district to this meet, and hopefully that will continue.

He did a good job at blocking and receiving. When you talk about a tight end, most of the teams in our district don't use them anymore. It's becoming obsolete. But he was valuable to us since we mixed in the passing game with the running game.

Had the school district, in the first instance, offered Brian a public or private school placement equivalent to the one the district ultimately provided, this entire litigation and its attendant costs could have been avoided,

He is determined not to let the people of the 3rd District down, so he is in Washington a lot.

We can enjoy this and celebrate, but we know they are a team that we will see in the District 4 playoffs. We can't forget that.

This wasn't our best performance. But it feels good to be the district champion.

Whatever we can do in the district to help, we're going to do it.

What Energy Management does within the school district is we look for opportunities or ways to cut consumption in the schools.

There is a gap between what the district has offered and what we think is reasonable and fair. They just want to get this over and done with. They're not seeing it from our point of view.

The people that I have worked with within our school district are outstanding. Everyone's main objective is the right one ... the kids.

We talked about that after our district tournament last week, and I told the kids we were in a similar situation in 2004. Everyone was sure we were going to state that season, and we knew we had to come with our 'A' game (Thursday).

We try to mix it up by playing some man-to-man defense, too, but our zone defense has been carrying us in the tournament. The big thing is we can't give up penetration. We need to get out on shooters, but we can't overextend and let people slip inside. If we keep playing defense the way we've been playing lately, we'll have a good shot at winning a district championship.

We just have to chalk this up to experience and hopefully once we get to district play it will look a lot better.

We toughened our schedule up to be better prepared for the district run and it so happened that the kids responded to the challenge.

We took this very seriously. I think it says a lot about the people of District 7, that they understand that the city has serious challenges and they need somebody with a lot of experience in there right now. I think that's what differentiated me from my opponent.

We took care of district play in the first go round. Now we need to go out and take care of the second round and get in a good position for the playoffs.

We talked all week that this was our tournament to lose. We expected to win, and when you win a district tournament by this margin, it's very difficult to find anything wrong with the way the boys played. I'm very pleased. These boys have had a great career.

We're obviously very pleased that the District Court rejected the government's arguments and stayed the entire judgment.

We're obviously not district contenders. We're trying our best to make it to the district tournament.

What I'm going to change is the perspective that the district attorney knows what's best for the community.

We feel it was a stroke of luck that we landed in a district and at a school that takes the speech and debate program so seriously and gives so much support. For Alex to be in a school where they really have nurtured and developed his talent has been absolutely fabulous.

We've got to win (today) to stay in the district race.

We've got to take care of business at home. It would be a neat thing to happen. It would be great for the kids to win district with the up-and-down season they've had.

We've got to settle for smaller accomplishments. Four district wins is more than we've ever had.

We've got to play more consistent and keep gaining experience because district starts in 10 days.

We take the best arm in the district - the region maybe - and have to move him from right field to second base because we have trouble there. We have guys not doing their job at second base fielding the ball.

We think Dalton's one of the best kids in the district at 135. That was a good measurement for us.

We think 7.5 percent is a fair offer, given the financial constraints the district finds itself in.

We then go back to our office and continue to review the information and then draft a final report that is sent to the district for review. They can respond and clarify anything.

What you're watching here is field training to a standard. The scenario is ... in the District of Columbia and we've cobbled together a task force from five different states to come in.

He remained one of the top leaders through the entire process. This is no default stance; it's not a game of chicken and he was the last one to blink. He is the man who will lead the Clark County School District into the future and he will carry the responsibilities that this board will continue to give him.

Having the support of the board and the district for culinary arts and community baking has really made a difference in the success of the kids.

Having the No.1 seed in a five-team district has a distinct advantage. That's something we're shooting for. Hopefully the kids will understand the importance of that.

Has your district defended any cases on behalf of the (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers against claims brought by environmental groups seeking to block or otherwise impede the Corps work on the levees protecting New Orleans? If so, please describe the case and the outcome of the litigation.

Having to sit and watch the district tournament was hard, not being out there. But the girls won it without me and I was glad I could just come back and do what I could to help them (in the region).

Having been on the board before, I said, 'This isn't acceptable,' ... 'We can't have a district that can't keep a set of books.'

Her intentions are to cooperate fully with the district attorney's office.

Going through the district for the second time, we anticipate it will be a lot tougher. I think we caught some teams by surprise. I don't think teams were gunning for us like they will be this time around.

He?s got a very good staff behind him, both up on the hill (at the district offices) and down at the high school. And he?s certainly going to have the backing of the board.

He's been the difference for us. We were 1-13 in district last year, and we believe we're a playoff contender this year.

Hm, I think I always had respect for the profession, my dad was a district attorney back home for over 20 years, so I had that going in.

He's a winner, no doubt about it. There's a reason he's the district Player of the Year.

He's been distracted by everything. We need someone who has new ideas and can pay attention to the district more.

Hopefully we can quickly calm the nerves and get them ready. It's district and if you make one mistake you may be done. We just have to make sure we don't make the mistakes that lead to goals that could hurt us.

Hopefully this will close the chapter of this book. I hope we can work together to get this district back to where it was and better.

There is an absolutely opaque wall that starts with the district administration and extends to the board on what is the best way to do things, We're not being told everything we need to know.

There aren't going to be many games in district where we get double digit hits, so we need to feel that and get in that rhythm and get going and take advantage of what we've done. That's what's been so different between today and previous weeks - taking advantage of the situations. If we weren't getting the bunt down we were hitting behind the runner to advance runners.

There aren't going to be any 'rah-rah' speeches coming from me. We're going to treat district just like any other tournament. I want them to be relaxed and to have fun. I think they'll know when it's time to get serious. I don't want them to be so serious that they'll freeze up before big matches. I just want them to continue wrestling the way they have all year.

We may kind of fly under the radar a bit, but we have a good sound team. We were seeded fourth last year, and this year we'd like to go out and win a district title.

We may be the last district in Monmouth County to close it in.

We look at the developments that are occurring in the School District area.

We lost some close games early in the season. But as we've gotten better, we've been fortunate enough to come out on the winning side most of the time since district started.

We made the Dynamic Reporting Suite a cost-effective tool for any district size in keeping with our mission to help all students learn. It will be an asset to any K-12 setting in which educators are interested in using technology to improve student outcomes.

He wanted some sort of deal from the district attorney's office for his cooperation, and he wanted an attorney to assist him in working through this negotiation. The sheriff and I unsuccessfully tried to get him a public defender assigned as soon as possible because of the urgency of the situation.

He did everything he could to make the district aware of what was going on and gave them the opportunity to stop the sale, and nobody said squat.

He challenged all of the clubs in our district to see who could collect the most amount of canned goods for the Haitian Health Foundation.

I was laughing with the kids. We started the district tourney, and we said our goal was to get to the state tournament. Now that we accomplished that, we want to win this thing.

Kentucky was one of 18 states plus the District of Columbia that reported an unemployment rate above the U.S. jobless rate in December 2005.

I would urge the district attorney's office to give this a good hard look and, instead of worrying about protecting a conviction, consider dropping the matter entirely,

I would think he would want to spend the time to get to know the largest district, the most challenged district and the most successful district. I'm not sure if he's on tour to tour schools or to promote an agenda.

Jake was total dominance on the mound. Brown's homer in the fifth was a big hit for us. It was a good district win.

Just to make sure that the five lane proposal by the highway district really is the best proposal and if it's not, what the alternatives might be.

Just to get out of this district is quite an accomplishment, so I'm proud of Trevor.

John is going to focus on education of the community and fire district personnel. He as a great wealth of knowledge and experience that needs to be passed on to benefit the future of the fire department.

J.T.'s really impressed me. His district tournament was the best he's wrestled all year. His toughness and his ability to win the close matches has really impressed me. He's my drill partner, so that's really been making both of us better all year.

J.P. got a pretty good look but it just didn't drop. The games in this district are so close that it comes down to making plays and making free throws.

I suspect the district attorney's office is investigating to see whether or not there is enough evidence for any of the charges. They are certainly looking at other incidents to see if there is any involvement.

I think it's a great opportunity for this part of the state and specifically for our area. Congressman Blunt has always paid a lot of attention to us in this corner of the district and I think it's fantastic we have the No. 2 man in Congress representing us.

I think it (playing the District over two days) is a good idea, especially since we were lucky enough to get a bye.

I think it'll be one of the most exciting district track meets we've had in a while. It's going to be a battle. I've got it where there's four teams that are going to score over 100 points and three teams scoring over 130. It's going to be fun.

It all starts with defense. The way this team turned it around from going 4-8 in district last year, I am as proud as any team I have coached.

It causes no adverse impact to existing city of Palm Bay and Melbourne-Tillman Water Canal District drainage.

It basically covers the supplies to keep our program going. (Fourth District Juvenile Court provides) all of the transportation, we provide all of the equipment and we provide the supervision.

I think it's going to be a good district tourney. If a team gets hot, anything can happen.

I think it's fair to say that high schools all over the district are over capacity, but the north end is especially bad. We desperately need a new high school.

I think it's important that you go out and win every game. This game is just as important as the rest. It's not a district game, but psychologically you want to go out and play good football. This game could really help the winner.

It comes down to those kids. Our five seniors are great leaders. We have great kids who are on one page. That's what it takes and that's what we got (in the district championship game).

It comes down to community involvement and paying back to a district that gave so much to me as a student.

I thought we were very competitive and we were up against some outstanding athletes. This district is tough for anybody, boys or girls. You have to be on your game to get out of this district.

I thought we were told when the students move into the new building there would not be a need for as many principals. I hope district residents will not see this as an issue when you're asking for money in May.

I tip my hat to them. They were relentless. But I'm proud of my girls for how they kept coming back against El Paso. I'm excited (about district play). We've won two tournaments and finished second in another. Hopefully this (predistrict competition) will push us to a good district finish.

It is absolutely the largest budget adjustment the Roosevelt School District has ever had to address. We looked at programs farthest away from direct instruction and students.

It is a big step up from sectional to district competition. Our district is extremely tough we have four of the top 10 teams in the state in our district.

It is a credit to Richland that they made it to here. Anytime you come out of Region 6 and District 11, you know you have done something.

I think that people can see the results of everything that's going on and the progress in District 8 during my time in office, ... We've provided everyone a seat at the table.

I thought about (being the only Bubbler with a chance to win a district title) a little beforehand. Then I got back to my usual frame of mind.

I think you really created a separate district there. You need to draw lines around it. You have a rural district that's not farmland, an agriculture district with agriculture in there, and then open fields.

I think you could say at least in some cases this is just good business judgment. At some point the district may conclude the effort required is not worth the potential of the return.

I think the changes on Washington are positive for the Beat Festival. The streets are safer, the district offers more options for dining before the event, and more residents means more attendance. The Beat Festival has always been an opportunity for people to check out everything Washington Avenue has to offer. Now there's just a lot more to check out.

I think the boys team next year will be a lot better. They were very disappointed in themselves for not qualifying to district because they worked so hard and they really put in a lot of extra effort. We'll be getting a couple freshmen which will add a lot to the team. I think next year we'll see a lot of boys qualify to district.

I think the board feels that a competition gym meets the needs of the district for a little extra money ... basically upgrading what we have in the plan.

I think the board and the district have lost 90 precious days of progress in solving the problem of growth in this community.