His influence and popularity among the core constituency of the revolution and the government ... [has put him] in a read more

His influence and popularity among the core constituency of the revolution and the government ... [has put him] in a situation where other figures cannot contradict him.

Innovation, creativity, and enthusiasm are all linked. When you walk into a warehouse and the manager can't wait to show read more

Innovation, creativity, and enthusiasm are all linked. When you walk into a warehouse and the manager can't wait to show you what the staff has accomplished, you can feel the enthusiasm, excitement, and pride. When that energy doesn't exist, there probably isn't much innovation or creativity going on.

In terms of sheer size, it makes a fabulous presentation. You can get the beautiful large pieces of meat.

In terms of sheer size, it makes a fabulous presentation. You can get the beautiful large pieces of meat.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the read more

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

What we're trying to do on a personal level is to make connections so that more kids, especially in low-income read more

What we're trying to do on a personal level is to make connections so that more kids, especially in low-income areas, have more adults in their life. All of these things add up to better lives, safer lives, better schools and communities.

Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to.

Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to.

Steve told us about the LCCC gig and wondered if we'd be interested, and we jumped at it.

Steve told us about the LCCC gig and wondered if we'd be interested, and we jumped at it.

All (three species) were able to be found in one place, proving that evolution is a fact. Successive records that read more

All (three species) were able to be found in one place, proving that evolution is a fact. Successive records that we see here prove that the Afar region is the origin of human kind.

Those were big foul shots. We weren't up by that much and he just kept walking up there and making read more

Those were big foul shots. We weren't up by that much and he just kept walking up there and making free throws.