Ernie Allen

One of the things we're trying to persuade kids to do is not to give out personal details online, don't read more

One of the things we're trying to persuade kids to do is not to give out personal details online, don't advertise where they are and who they are. The person with whom they may be interacting may not be who they say they are.

I am hyper about not using numbers that exaggerate and inflame. Our message is we don't want you to live read more

I am hyper about not using numbers that exaggerate and inflame. Our message is we don't want you to live in fear … but you have to be alert and aware.

Our biggest hazard out here is packrats. We don't want brush piles to build, so we prune our trees every read more

Our biggest hazard out here is packrats. We don't want brush piles to build, so we prune our trees every year near the house.

Our experience is that Wal-Mart is a company that cares about the community it serves and is willing to put read more

Our experience is that Wal-Mart is a company that cares about the community it serves and is willing to put itself on the line with major issues, not the least of which is bringing missing children home.

[The Center for Missing and Exploited Children] has learned a lot from the Katrina experience, ... We have people on read more

[The Center for Missing and Exploited Children] has learned a lot from the Katrina experience, ... We have people on the ground. We have offered our center and resources to the state of Texas ... There's a good clearinghouse in Austin (and) we have offered to assist them in any way we can...