Alyssa Sunkin of the Times Herald-Record writes today - “”Help is on the way.” That’s what small-business owner George Laurence had hoped to take away from President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address Wednesday night.

“There are so many things we can put people to work for that would directly stimulate the economy and boost people’s mindset,” said Laurence, the owner of The Eclectic Eye antique shop in the Village of Warwick. “People are depressed.”

Speaking before Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress, Laurence and his counterparts in the small-business community said they hoped the president would address issues including job creation, economic stimulation, health care and credit.

Laurence would like to see a widespread public-works project to improve the country’s transportation infrastructure and put people back to work so they can at least pay for the basics in life: food, clothing and shelter.”

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