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“Everybody’s job is a lot harder than we think.”

Belinda Puchajda, head of Columbiana County Families of Homicide Victims on the work investigators and police do trying to solve crimes

“Our employees here have great customer skills and produce great results.”

Deidre Watson, lead recruiter for VXI Global Solutions’ downtown Youngstown office, announcing the company plans to expand and hire 200 more workers

“Many of you must think it’s kind of ironic that I would agree and accept an opportunity to come here and talk to you about ethics in government.”

Rod Blagojevich, former Illinois governor who faces a June trial on federal corruption charges on the oddity of his being chosen to deliver a lecture on government ethics at Northwestern University.