At the heart of this all is Andy - was Andy. That's what she loved, helping people one at a read more

At the heart of this all is Andy - was Andy. That's what she loved, helping people one at a time.

I know it sounds overused, but truthfully, each department is interdependent upon the other. You couldn't have done it without read more

I know it sounds overused, but truthfully, each department is interdependent upon the other. You couldn't have done it without physicians, hospital board and staff members, city council all different stakeholder groups consistently working together.

I am very excited to have another chance to race. I love the Little 500.

I am very excited to have another chance to race. I love the Little 500.

Little Falls Community Schools is here for the kids. We will stand up and be counted,

Little Falls Community Schools is here for the kids. We will stand up and be counted,

While women need the right to birth control and abortion, we also need to be able to have and raise read more

While women need the right to birth control and abortion, we also need to be able to have and raise children, and that means equal opportunity, good jobs and equal pay.

Once we lost scholarships our staff had to make some difficult personnel decisions. As a result, we have lost retention read more

Once we lost scholarships our staff had to make some difficult personnel decisions. As a result, we have lost retention points because student-athletes have transferred when we were not able to renew their aid.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

I am more concerned than ever.

I am more concerned than ever.

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.