Thomas R. Carper: “I was born to play third base for the Detroit Tigers. They had different ideas.”

We need to reform it.

For too long, the seats have not been filled, and not been filled properly.

I would say there is a lesson here for both of us, and one of those is to make clear I am always ready to take your calls, your meeting, whatever you want and engage.

We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.