Quotes and Comments of the Week

From :

Peninsula Health Care District CEO Cheryl Fama:

“The board has been studying the issue of available, appropriate housing for seniors for close to a year...we concluded, given that we are a health care district, we should focus on assisted living and memory care.”

"Access to basic dental health care has become a bigger problem for all communities...medical dental coverage went way down last July [and] access to basic, dental care for frail, elderly folks is just very difficult to get...We haven't been able to find a lot of openness in the general dental community to take on uninsured and underinsured clients."

From

Tony Renda:

“The Pac-10 I think, and a lot of people think, is the best conference in the nation. To be Player of the Year among so many great players, it means a lot to me.”

From

Elizabeth Valente, Samuel Merritt University Spokesperson:

“She’s always eager to learn more, she’s always the first one to volunteer to stay after hours and monitor as much as she can from other hospitals."

“It’s like a little sister, like one of our own, like a little sister she’s gone missing.”

From

Josh Fredendall:

“When I went on my visit (to Washington), I just felt it...Everything felt right with the school: the players, the coaching staff and academically. I've always been an academic person so that was a big factor that I considered with the schools that were interested in me.”

Allison Daley:

“I’m a little disappointed. I think I could have pushed myself harder. But I’m excited about the opportunity to go to State. That’s been my goal.” 

From

Superintendent Maggie MacIsaac:

“I liked the idea of a small school district, where I can really get to know the families, students, teachers and administrators."

“For Burlingame, as for all school districts in California, the real challenge is funding for public education. With the budget cuts we face, we’ll have to figure out how to continue to have solid, good quality programs with the limited resources we have.”

From Summer Is Fast Approaching

Commenter Ryan Teves:

"Good ideas! I especially endorse the travel idea. A lot of kids think the entire world exists in just the drama surrounding their immediate group of friends, and whenever we can prove that untrue... we are all better off. Get out of town!"

From 

Commenter Jamal Katout:

"Good job ladies... you made us proud , and most of all you earned it!!"

Commenter Todd Grammatico:

"Great job ladies. You deserve it. You worked hard all year for this. My hair is a little more grey now, than it was in January, but it was all worth it. We are number 1...."

From

Commenter Kimberly Poteet Grotz:

"Way to go class of 2011. Very proud of all you guys!!!"