“Basically, they said they wanted to grant another wish for other children. They wanted other

“Basically, they said they wanted to grant another wish for other children. They wanted other kids to experience what they did.”

Kim Pasco of Hubbard, whose children Ricky and Mackenzie went to Disney World, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The kids have a disease called common variable immunodeficiency, and over three years of existence they, raised more than $19,000 to pay the way for three other Mahoning Valley children with life-threatening diseases to visit Disney.

“I think the guiding principle for the commissioners is the criminal justice system and attempting to get the sheriff’s department as much as we reasonably can to fund the operations of the jail. ... The commissioners believe that funding the jail operations is the first and most important issue there.”

John A. McNally IV, chairman of the Mahoning County commissioners.

“The most important product you can offer is your people, the employees.”

John Grdic, who is retiring after 27 years as general manger at 21 WFMJ-TV.