I understand everybody's frustration. The bottom line is it has been a tough year.

I understand everybody's frustration. The bottom line is it has been a tough year.

A base of support within your own community is expected. It's a lot easier to talk to people if your read more

A base of support within your own community is expected. It's a lot easier to talk to people if your own local investors have shown confidence in you. It provides credibility as well as some reciprocity.

Sky has made a lot of acquisitions. We're a disciplined acquirer. We have a strong track record. This is the read more

Sky has made a lot of acquisitions. We're a disciplined acquirer. We have a strong track record. This is the third acquisition that's been over $2 billion in deposits, so it's not outsized. This isn't something we don't know what to do with. So we're already in motion.

Each week you have to wrestle at a higher level. We all have to step it up this week.

Each week you have to wrestle at a higher level. We all have to step it up this week.

In Port Headland, happiness comes smithereen-shaped.

In Port Headland, happiness comes smithereen-shaped.

I realized it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's probably the only time I will ever play there. I had read more

I realized it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's probably the only time I will ever play there. I had so much fun. When I got up there and realized where I was and thought about all the famous musicians who played there — it gave me chills.

We are ready for negotiation, but they should talk to us directly and not through the media.

We are ready for negotiation, but they should talk to us directly and not through the media.

We had to repay almost $3,000 to groups and people who had given us money thinking it was deductible, and read more

We had to repay almost $3,000 to groups and people who had given us money thinking it was deductible, and I figure we've lost maybe another $4,000 in donations we would have gotten since this came up. So we're hurting. We need some help to pay the bills and keep our programs going.

Situations in low-rated schools like Jasper (County) are very frustrating, ... We spend an awful lot of money training people read more

Situations in low-rated schools like Jasper (County) are very frustrating, ... We spend an awful lot of money training people and developing them in these underperforming schools, but at the end of the year, these teachers are taking the training and experience and moving on to better districts.