The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.

We laid out a lot of money on the thought that the rain forest is going to be in Johnson read more

We laid out a lot of money on the thought that the rain forest is going to be in Johnson County. Some of the initial interest did coincide with the rain forest going in Coralville. We had thought of marketing (Villages of Tiffin) as a less expensive option for businesses, and they would have the same access to some of the touristy type of attractions.

ID theft and security breaches are crimes like any other - they won't completely go away. So we have to read more

ID theft and security breaches are crimes like any other - they won't completely go away. So we have to try to reduce the amount of data that's at risk.

All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue

All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue

We are proud to add our software offering and talent to the Harris team. Both customers and employees will benefit read more

We are proud to add our software offering and talent to the Harris team. Both customers and employees will benefit from the size and resources of Harris, and the long-term commitment Harris has made to the media industry.

It's wildly impractical to do so in any real sense.

It's wildly impractical to do so in any real sense.

It's very much a sensitivity model; you don't know what your business looks like a month out. If it rains read more

It's very much a sensitivity model; you don't know what your business looks like a month out. If it rains tomorrow, or it rains for the next week, then you're missing your entire month or quarter. It's a thin business as far as margins are concerned.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

The girls played well. We did not shoot well, but the defense was brilliant. Rochester is a quality team, a read more

The girls played well. We did not shoot well, but the defense was brilliant. Rochester is a quality team, a strong team. They passed well, they played well, they played hard and they played fair.