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.

It's not a big deal. We've got good players behind him and we're ready to go. That's life. It's a read more

It's not a big deal. We've got good players behind him and we're ready to go. That's life. It's a window of opportunity for those two kids and they need to jump on it and go get it.

The prayers worked, very simply. But we need more prayers. He's not out of it yet.

The prayers worked, very simply. But we need more prayers. He's not out of it yet.

But if it makes the Americans happy and willing to go on to discuss the real issues of the peace read more

But if it makes the Americans happy and willing to go on to discuss the real issues of the peace process, we happily grant them that achievement.

It's all those fine lines. It's just looking for any edge.

It's all those fine lines. It's just looking for any edge.

We played solid in the first half and shot the ball well. We were active on the glass and got read more

We played solid in the first half and shot the ball well. We were active on the glass and got a few stick backs.

Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, read more

Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, ... I think that's the task, in a way, to show what an architect of duplicity this character is, in his simplicity, forthrightness and morality. It's a strange and wonderful study of how far a horrible lie can be taken in terms of a character.

We try to spend a lot of time together. Even with athletics and her friends, we always make time for read more

We try to spend a lot of time together. Even with athletics and her friends, we always make time for each other.

It has always been a mixed bag, being the spouse of a political figure. Just as it is true that read more

It has always been a mixed bag, being the spouse of a political figure. Just as it is true that you and your family life come second, you also get great privilege and access to power, and power just on your own. They've known that, and we've known that, and that's a reason they haven't complained.