Quotes of the week
Published 12:00 am Friday, January 8, 2016
“Layoffs happen there. It’s just a risk you take with working.”
— Justin Webb, Freightliner employee,
on the layoff of 936 workers, including him
“I think people are more willing to step up and say, ‘Hey, I gotta do this for myself. I can’t rely on anybody else to do it as well as I’m going to do it for myself and my family.’”
— Sheriff Kevin Auten,
on the spike in gun sales and people’s desire to protect themselves
“I hate it took the turn it did. … We did not do it to offend anyone.”
— Lee Withers,
China Grove mayor,
on reaction to the new “In God We Trust” decals on China Grove Police cars
“We, as a family, personally feel that all that could be done isn’t being done.”
—Allison Veros,
Fulton Heights resident,
whose cat was killed by aggressive
dogs roaming the neighborhood