Quite a number of observers have commented on my coolness during various riotous concerts which I performed at during those read more

Quite a number of observers have commented on my coolness during various riotous concerts which I performed at during those first tumultuous years of the armistice between World War I and World War II. The reason is very simple: I was armed.

I don't want to be mean or anything, but I don't like girls, because they just want to bother you read more

I don't want to be mean or anything, but I don't like girls, because they just want to bother you all the time.

You can forgive yourself a great deal.

You can forgive yourself a great deal.

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes read more

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others...for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.

Last year I had them play doubles at tournaments, (and during conference matches) I put them at one and two read more

Last year I had them play doubles at tournaments, (and during conference matches) I put them at one and two singles. That was the best way to get success, I put our four best kids in the top four spots.

I think there's been an Angela Merkel -factor, as well as something more subtle happening.

I think there's been an Angela Merkel -factor, as well as something more subtle happening.

The issues of redistricting using the 2000 Census doesn't seem likely to me to be successful. The political gerrymandering is read more

The issues of redistricting using the 2000 Census doesn't seem likely to me to be successful. The political gerrymandering is going to be the primary issue.

I spent over five years fighting crime for the Secretary of State Police on the streets of East St. Louis, read more

I spent over five years fighting crime for the Secretary of State Police on the streets of East St. Louis, earning both a lifesaving award and the Secretary of State's Medal of Honor during that time. We like to think that Macoupin County is safe from the problems of the big city, but unfortunately, violent crimes and methamphetamine production are on the rise in rural areas. My experience working in St. Clair and Madison counties will better able me to confront methamphetamine production and violent crime head-on while still understanding the rural needs of Macoupin County.

I was overwhelmed not only with his story but by the way he told it. You could have heard a read more

I was overwhelmed not only with his story but by the way he told it. You could have heard a pin drop in that room when he finished.