“It would certainly have been very unusual for the court to rule against the father because the law presumes that a person's parent is their guardian, and doesn't appoint outside guardians in the normal course of events. For the court to appoint a third-party guardian it would usually need an indication that something was badly wrong in the parent-child relationship, such as abuse.”
“In this case, we needed to make sure crash and rescue services were available. People in the radar room were instrumental in getting him to the airport.”
“We deal with the 177th Air National Guard, too. We also work a lot with McGuire (Air Force Base). Some units practice here. Other units practice from Delaware and Pennsylvania.”
“The next year or two is really going to be very important in determining the next 10 to 20 years of the band. Once they set the precedent -- 'You're not allowed to do X,' it's nearly impossible to change it back. It works in a positive direction, too, once we establish this is the way we enter the stadium, this is the cool stuff we do on game day, this is what we do in the shack.”
