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“You should sit and home with your fuzzy socks trying to get tickets.” — Eric Ryan, director of the Covelli Centre, on the odds being better of getting tickets to the Elton John concert on line than by standing in line at the center’s box office.

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“Studies show that children are harder to wake up.” Lt. Bill Glaser of the Boardman Fire Department on why there should be smoke detectors in children’s bedrooms. •••

“These young people are putting their butts on the line for us and we need to do more for them and their families to say thank you.” — New Jersey state Sen. James Beach in support of changes in state law to encourage hiring of veterans.