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The Week in Words

By TIMES EDITORIAL
Published April 29, 2007

Editor's note: The following is a recap of the week's news events , in the words of the newsmakers.

"Americans don't want to work, straight up."

Cindy Rowell, a longtime carnival worker speaking at the Hernando County Fair about the work ethic of Americans vs. that of foreigners who are now filling many jobs at the fair.

"These kids come over here to work. You give them an hour break, they're back in an hour, not an hour and 20 minutes."

Jim Lebrato, who runs Jim's Ice Cream, speaking of the Eastern Europeans he has hired in recent years.

"Comp plans are not written in stone, but neither should they be written in pencil or disappearing ink."

Joe Murphy of the Hernando Audubon Society, urging the County Commission to uphold the county comprehensive growth management plan and deny the Hickory Hills development's request to amend the plan.

"The east side of the county is ready for development. We are ready to reap the benefits of quality development."

Mark MacKinlay, whose land in Spring Lake will be surrounded by the Hickory Hills development, urging the commissioners to approve the proposal.

"I literally get sick every night when I sit in front of the television. It's got to come to an end. I can't stand to see any more of our guys and girls killed."

Dan Riley, a World War II veteran who says the government needs a plan to get the troops out of Iraq.

"Once we defeated Saddam, we totally mismanaged the war."

Curt Ebitz, a retired Army colonel, who supported toppling Saddam Hussein but who has reservations about the way the war has gone since then.

"The (County Commission) is going to have a lot of difficult decisions about where we're going to cut back."

County budget director George Zoettlein, bracing for cuts in property tax revenue based on actions by the state House and Senate.

"I have a passion for smashing."

Billy White of Weeki Wachee, who drove an '85 Buick LeSabre in the demolition derby at the Hernando County Fair.

"They're getting it!"

Anesta Boice, a trust officer for Capital City Trust Co., on the realization of eighth-grade students of the amount of money they will need to earn to pay their bills as adults. Boice was a guest teacher in a new program in Hernando County schools called Diploma-See.

"This office is broken and it needs to be fixed."

Dr. Stephen Nelson of the state Medical Examiners Commission, on the troubles at the 5th District Medical Examiner's Office.

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