People who had a way with words in the news last week:
“I’m more focused on the principals and the assistant principals and the teachers that are actually in the classroom. The librarians, the counselors, the social workers that are actually in the school interacting with kids every day. That’s where I want to see the bulk of the pay raises go.”
— School board member Larry Grohn, R-East Ridge, as the Hamilton County school board weighs pay raises.
“We can do hard things. We can face those fears. We can face those challenges, but we can also do it together.”
— Shawanna Kendrick on her planned trek up Mount Kilimanjaro this month.