I would also like the portraits to remain in Austria.

I would also like the portraits to remain in Austria.

Chattanooga is one of the three new host cities in the 2006 Tour. Our organization recognizes that Chattanooga offers a read more

Chattanooga is one of the three new host cities in the 2006 Tour. Our organization recognizes that Chattanooga offers a great deal of amenities and opportunities for the huge crowds we are expecting for the finish of the individual time trial. We know all the professional teams in the Tour will find the course from Chickamauga to Chattanooga quite challenging.

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

Shauna and I had no office yet. We had to find the equipment for the office, we had to find read more

Shauna and I had no office yet. We had to find the equipment for the office, we had to find furniture, start writing grants, contact the IRS about our public charitable status, and get with the state about our tax-exempt status. We ended up going around Methodist Hospital to offices that were vacant at the time to make phone calls.

The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to read more

The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older.

I wasn't much older than the students. They were 18, and I was 22,

I wasn't much older than the students. They were 18, and I was 22,

What I see at this moment are the signs of a normal market. Previously, there was a frenzy.

What I see at this moment are the signs of a normal market. Previously, there was a frenzy.

Nothing is difficult to those who have the will.

Nothing is difficult to those who have the will.

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.