" Some people might be looking at us because we're Salem State University now, instead of Salem State College. But my assumption is that it's primarily economic. "
Scott James, associate VP of enrollment management, on the surge in the number of students applying to the school
" We know what's going to happen. "
Attorney Jack Keilty on expected opposition to the location of a methadone clinic at the former Hillcrest Chevrolet site on Highland Avenue in Salem
" We were like Notre Dame in those days, the biggest game on everyone's schedule. "
Channel 5 sportscaster and former Big Blue QB Mike Lynch on the Stan Bondelevitch era at Swampscott High School. "Bondy" was picked by the Salem News sports staff as the greatest coach in North Shore history.
" You can correlate the foreclosure problem we have right now to a 9 percent unemployment rate. That are inextricably hand in hand. "
Vincent Valvo of Banker & Tradesman on the spike in the rate of home foreclosures seen here and elsewhere in July
" If you make a pot of money available over which local authorities have no control, than you're going to attract opportunists. "
School Committee member Brendan Walsh on the four applications that have been filed with the state to establish charter schools in Salem
" President Obama said that too many Americans are struggling to find jobs. You know what these Americans are going to be called? Democrats. "
Late-night comedian Jay Leno on NBC's "The Tonight Show"
" It's definitely got our attention. "
Larry Robertie, commodore of Salem's Palmer Cove Yacht Club, on Hurricane Earl
" We know that the status quo is unsustainable for Israelis, for Palestinians, for the region and for the world. It is in the national interests of all involved, including the United States, that this conflict be brought to a peaceful conclusion. "
President Barack Obama in remarks at the White House Wednesday where he hosted a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
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