Jim Duncan
Jim Duncan
activity knew man side street talking whoever wise woman
Whoever that wise man or woman was who said 'location, location, location' knew what they were talking about, because this side of the street doesn't get the activity that the other side does.
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Christmas of this past year, 2005, was actually worse than 2004. So at that time we knew the decision was made for us. We just couldn't keep going here; we had to close.
behind forced tough
Things like that are tough to put behind you, but we're forced to look ahead,
lab progress rush
Progress is slow, ... It has to do with our lab analysis. You can't rush those things.
coaching good staff
We know that Harlan has a very good coaching staff and tradition, and we give them a lot of respect.
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When you combine these generous individuals and businesses and the hundreds of dedicated volunteers, you have an incredible recipe for success.
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This year we started strictly enforcing it as it was written, ... I don't know, maybe I take the blame for not making the administrators as aware of the need to enforce it, but I told them over the summer that there was no question about what it was and that it needed to be enforced.
depth except grade level
Depth is a big thing. (Participation) in every other grade level is up except for our (10) juniors. That's where we're hurting.
bigger both hard numbers ranked
They were bigger than us, both in numbers and in size, and they were faster, and that's a hard combination to beat. They are ranked for a reason,
playing sales
We really don't know yet. We're playing it by ear. We'll see how the sales go.
careful mail prudent send stop
We won't stop any mailing, but we'll have to be careful and prudent with the mail we do send out.
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We want to be a resource for those who are interested in investing in our community, whether that means working with non-profit organizations or those that fund them.
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This fuel cell power plant will help reduce energy costs for the clinic, which, like other businesses, has seen a stiff increase in heating and power costs in the past five years. We really have to tackle cost containment from every possible angle, whether it is medical liability insurance or energy efficiency.
built
During that five-year period, we built on 3,700 acres, or 40 percent.