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In their words

A selection of quotations from people in recent news stories, big and small

“When I began the Ponzi scheme, I believed it would end shortly and I would be able to extricate myself and my clients from the scheme. However, this proved difficult, and ultimately impossible, and as the years went by, I realized that my arrest and this day would inevitably come.”

– Financier Bernard Madoff at the time he entered a guilty plea to 11 felony fraud charges related to a scheme that bilked his victims out of some $65 billion.

“None of the coaches were even born the last time we went to state.”

– Rogers High School basketball player Myka Brown, responding to a question in The Spokesman-Review’s Voice section about the Pirates’ first trip to the state tournament in 34 years.

“I’ve been at Witter during open swim and kids were walking to the river and jumping in.”

– Spokane aquatics supervisor Carl Strong, saying that even when swimming in city pools is free, some youngsters will take a dip in the Spokane River instead.

“I don’t know that breaching of the dams is the solution. I hope it’s never done, but that’s the last fallback.”

– U.S. District Court Judge James A. Redden, who is overseeing proceedings involving steps necessary to restore endangered salmon runs in the Lower Snake River.

“Unfortunately, my family has seen many people say and do many things to ‘cash in’ on the Palin name.”

Bristol Palin, daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, in a written statement about critical comments made in Star magazine by her former fiancé’s sister.

“I’m certain that if we took input from our constituency. we are going to get folks who are opposed to this position and those that are in support of the tribe moving forward. I think neutral is the appropriate place to be.”

– Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard, after representatives of the Spokane Tribe of Indians asked county commissioners not to oppose the tribe’s plans for an off-reservation gambling casino at Airway Heights.