We just don't really like each other.

We just don't really like each other.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the read more

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions.

To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions.

With terrestrial exotics, we said, 'Oops,' years later, and now we're spending a lot of money fighting them, ... In read more

With terrestrial exotics, we said, 'Oops,' years later, and now we're spending a lot of money fighting them, ... In Florida, we're not there yet with invasive fish. Will they have negative impacts? We don't know yet, but it makes sense to find out. Once you're invaded, you can't get them out, but with understanding, we might be able to control them.

I thought, considering we only have two returners from last season (Kari Rodgers and Cassie Sowers), they really stepped up read more

I thought, considering we only have two returners from last season (Kari Rodgers and Cassie Sowers), they really stepped up and didn't fold under pressure, ... That says a lot for the girls who are young and don't have much experience.

This is better for the environment than the standard diesel we're using. And the second thing to consider is the read more

This is better for the environment than the standard diesel we're using. And the second thing to consider is the cost.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

We don't have large bodies of water to moderate the temperatures.

We don't have large bodies of water to moderate the temperatures.

Fletcher has gone to South Africa to drop his wife who is sick.

Fletcher has gone to South Africa to drop his wife who is sick.