Political Quotes

“Featured in the story is discussion of a gentleman named Larry Niec. Larry's 1,000-acre farm is depicted here with a caption that reads in part: ``strewn with pieces of once-sturdy buildings, like his roofless dairy barn and severed silo. Six of his cows were killed during the storm.'' Obviously, a very difficult time in the farm season for him and for his neighbors. And I do not want to read from the entire article now. It is included in the Record. As I say, the devastation was incredible. Mr. Niec, of course, being a hardy soul, as depicted in the headline of the story, noted that the tornado damage, while spectacular, is no more harmful than the droughts, fluctuating milk prices, bad crops, and so on, which the farmers learn to live with in their day-in and day-out existence. When friends asked Larry how he stood the stress, he told them that it isn't much different from any other day. He said, ``We're going to suffer, but we know how to suffer.'' I met Larry yesterday and he, indeed, is somebody who will persevere. As I said, the cost and the damage is so considerable that we need some help for these folks as well.”