Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow.

Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow.

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 would be a good move to endorse the first African-American presiding officer and an Italian-Irish soccer mom from Great read more

It would be a good move to endorse the first African-American presiding officer and an Italian-Irish soccer mom from Great Neck. We're poster children for the New York State Democratic primary voters.

I think the recognition program is a valuable way of recognizing contributions from individuals whether they're teacher or administrators. It's read more

I think the recognition program is a valuable way of recognizing contributions from individuals whether they're teacher or administrators. It's also a way of us informing the community ... I think it's also a way of learning from our own peers.

To say that every individual has the right to religious freedom is not to condone religious indifferentism or irresponsibility, nor read more

To say that every individual has the right to religious freedom is not to condone religious indifferentism or irresponsibility, nor is it to promote the installation of a supermarket of religions.

It's a good thing he's not still in office. You almost feel sorry for the guy.

It's a good thing he's not still in office. You almost feel sorry for the guy.

The real odd thing here is that we're existing gambling facilities in this state and we offer all those things read more

The real odd thing here is that we're existing gambling facilities in this state and we offer all those things now. It's just now we're adding another product and all of a sudden we have to have these restrictions. Something about it doesn't seem right.

I didn't throw a good ball, ... ...That's the sort of turnover you can't give up at crucial times.

I didn't throw a good ball, ... ...That's the sort of turnover you can't give up at crucial times.

I think that we can win eight of our next ten games. We can do this because I see the read more

I think that we can win eight of our next ten games. We can do this because I see the bats coming alive. Its going to be like a light switch for the team producing runs.