“It was eye opening for them.”

Bethesda United Methodist Church member Lester Farmer, discussing the youth group’s 30-Hour Famine.

“I guess I was just too busy to worry about it. I just never worried about where the next meal would come from.”

Sherrie Vargo, a Powdersville mother of seven children, talking about how she and her husband raised their children on one income.

“I tell you, that if anyone had anything against any one of them, they will all run to protect one. They all look out for each other.”

Sherry Vargo, talking about her children.

“I thought it was a pretty safe, rational thought process that no one should be looking at any raises. But that’s not the way it’s going.”

Anderson One Superintendent Wayne Fowler, talking about avoiding step increases to help save teacher jobs.

“There was some discussion from the SCEA. They thought the districts ought to use their fund balance first.”

State Representative and House Ways and Means Chairman Dan Cooper, talking about avoiding step increases.

“We’ll make it work.”

Anderson One Superintendent Wayne Fowler, talking about the budget cuts this year.

“Last year, both the girls and boys teams were fourth in the region. So to jump up two spots, we’re real proud of them.”

Wren track Coach Robert Mustar.

“Right now South Carolina is at the 11th hour. And next year is midnight. If our General Assembly doesn’t find the courage to address our dysfunctional taxation and school funding systems, political malpractice won’t be too strong a term for what

happens.”

State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex.

“Do we suspect we will find more people? Probably so. We certainly hope that it’s not a large number.”

Nashville Fire Chief Kim Lawson.

“The Obama administration would undermine a key transparency law in order to keep White House visitor logs secret. Only the Obama administration could offer to release pre-scrubbed White House visitor logs while withholding tens of thousands of other records and call it transparency.”

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton in a release, talking about the Obama administration arguing that White House visitor logs are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.