I believe in the crazy thing that he once said, that the other party may have good ideas. That is shocking. I know mayor ballard believes the same thing. I certainly do. Lets roll up our sleeves and Work Together and try to get some stuff done. That is what all of you elected us to do. Not just turn everything into a washington food fight. Not to refight old partisan battles. Lets have a debate that is worthy of this country and build on economy that is picking up steam, and make sure that it is serving everybody. That prosperity is broadbased. That not only everybody sharing in americas success, but everyone is contributing to americas success. That is what we are trying to do. That is what is on my mind now. I want to hear what is on your mind. We will start taking some questions. The way this will work is it will be simple. You raise your hands, i call on you. If you could stand up and introduce yourself, try to keep your question relatively short. I will try key might answer relati
The key now is to get more employers to recognize the skills of our veterans. So michelle and jill biden through their joining forces program, have been able to recruit companies all across the country, major corporations like honeywell and smaller companies, to not just do job fairs, but make concrete commitments. We are going to hire a certain number of military spouses. And hundreds of thousands of folks have come through these programs. The challenge we have still got is that we have got to find ways for veterans to upgrade their skills through this process. And that is where things like apprenticeships, so that folks are not just getting hired at the bottom rungs, but have the opportunity to maybe come in at a higher wage or a higher salary. We have to tie together the education process with the hiring process. Sure. [indiscernible] president obama right. [indiscernible] saying if you and a veteran have the same qualifications [indiscernible] i feel like that is somewhat fair, bec
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There will be a benefit auction for Tim Walsworth on Sunday, April 14, from noon to 5:00 at the Elks Lodge. The longtime friend and volunteer need our help paying for expenses incurred from a recent hospital stay. Burger baskets are available for a 10-dollar donation. There will be live and silent a