Jim Phillips

Jim Phillips
James Phillipswas a Victorian first-class cricketer and Test match umpire...
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He's the first to acknowledge he has academic learning to do. But there's nothing to suggest he won't be a quick study.
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It's really nice to have someone that has the willingness to see this through. She's the one who deserves the credit.
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I think he's the right person at the right time in the right job.
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There were times when we weren't sure we'd make it to this day. We're very relieved.
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It's sort of what I do. It's been a team effort here.
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This is our top priority. This is an example of a federal grant program that has a direct impact on counties and cities across the country.
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It allows FedEx and some of their top technology people to mingle with other people involved in the leading edge of IT. The majority of companies in there are in technology, and all of the companies there use leading-edge technology.
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The basic ambulance design has been around with few changes since the 1970s. It's unusual that a community like Winter Park would take this bold step. They haven't had a catastrophic event, and they have relatively short ambulance trips. This is very progressive.
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Who was I to determine what the strength and conditioning people needed or the medical and rehab people needed or the academic people needed for computers, quiet rooms and lecture halls?
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We need to step back, take a few breaths, ... This is not going to be a few days. It's going to be months. There is going to be plenty of time for people to be involved.
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We're already about six months behind on addressing the needs of the district. Once we lay out the foundation, it'll become very evident to what is needed.
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We, as the board, need to come together with long-range plans.
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We're moving into a lot of different areas of society. That's exciting, but a little bit frightening.
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We're at the grass-roots level now, where every $500, $100, $50 and $25 helps. A dollar would be nice.