The jobless recovery in Maine is much more of a reality than we thought it was.

The discussion about the shipyard's really critical role in that area will highlight a lot of other issues of the southern Maine economy and make people much more aware of what they need to do to build a future.

The conditions were just too bad for the other array of planes to fly in as we had planned.

I really feel bad for all of the volunteers who have worked for the past year to get all phases of the festival organized.

In many ways it has not hit the work force yet.

It's a great example of how the economy adapts to find ways to use resources that are not being used anymore.

The bulk of the growth in coastal areas came about as a result of a wealthier society that has a very high taste for the ocean.

We will still have activities going on and we still want people to come out.

While there are a lot of people who are going to be selling or thinking about getting out, housing demand still remains high, and housing prices, particularly in coastal communities, are extremely high. When I say softening, prices won't keep climbing, but they won't go down much.

There has been job growth. But it's not where we would like to see it.