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