Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

He had the strength and the desire and the passion and all that sort of thing within his game. He read more

He had the strength and the desire and the passion and all that sort of thing within his game. He also had authority. If he was running with the ball, there was no way that you would even think of taking it off him.

That was motivation for us to win the region title on their home floor. It would have been nice to read more

That was motivation for us to win the region title on their home floor. It would have been nice to have won it at home, but to win it there was special, too.

Plus, she gets the flexibility so she can spend time with the kids when things aren't going on,

Plus, she gets the flexibility so she can spend time with the kids when things aren't going on,

Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.

Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.

That's the good thing about our team. A couple of guys have an off-night --which is very rare for Spencer read more

That's the good thing about our team. A couple of guys have an off-night --which is very rare for Spencer and Dustin --and then we have other guys step in.

We showed a lot of mental toughness. This says a lot about the possibilities.

We showed a lot of mental toughness. This says a lot about the possibilities.

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.

We usually redeem ourselves in the second half. We just had to play more steady and we had a lot read more

We usually redeem ourselves in the second half. We just had to play more steady and we had a lot of turnovers.