“Nearly 80 percent of low-wage workers are people of color and the majority of minimum wage earners are women. While the cost of everything goes up, from housing to food to gasoline, these workers haven't had an increase in three years,”
“[King said those wishing to contact loved ones in the hurricane region should wait. Special phone lines are being set up for hurricane victims to call loved ones,] so don't do any searches for people now, ... People are upset that they can't find their loved ones, but it's liable to be a while until contact is made.”
“The tobacco industry itself has said this is a fair tax, ... The ones who have been giving us a run are the mini-marts and the big retailers like JR's. We're glad the tobacco industry saw it was fair, but it makes us think we could have asked for even a little more.”
“By focusing on the personal values of the artists ? their determination, perseverance and love of the natural world ? the children begin to sense that the artists are real people.”
