I couldn't walk more than a couple of feet without having to stop and catch my breath.

I couldn't walk more than a couple of feet without having to stop and catch my breath.

The city is growing in leaps and bounds and we feel good about that. We want to expand on that read more

The city is growing in leaps and bounds and we feel good about that. We want to expand on that and help the city keep growing in a positive way.

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an read more

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

Peace at home, peace in the world

Peace at home, peace in the world

This is an important event because it's part of the ongoing initiative to clean up Marshalltown and present a better read more

This is an important event because it's part of the ongoing initiative to clean up Marshalltown and present a better image and appearance. Our community betterment task force has done a great job over the last eight months of starting these initiatives and really making a difference.

The issue is, can you make a law to restrict free speech? The First Amendment says that 'Congress shall make read more

The issue is, can you make a law to restrict free speech? The First Amendment says that 'Congress shall make no law (abridging the freedom of speech).' No law, period.

This is a very, very dark day, not just for this family, but for all of us to know that read more

This is a very, very dark day, not just for this family, but for all of us to know that nothing is really changing here.

It is foolhardy to climb two trees at once just because one has two feet. - Ethiopia

It is foolhardy to climb two trees at once just because one has two feet. - Ethiopia

One of the things he has begun to do, and continues to do, is focus on Asia. The stock market read more

One of the things he has begun to do, and continues to do, is focus on Asia. The stock market is going to be stable, you are not going to be able to have high-powered growth.