As a member of the school board I played an integral role in keeping the district's approximately $8 million budget read more

As a member of the school board I played an integral role in keeping the district's approximately $8 million budget successfully in the black while building several additions and making many improvements. I also played a key role in negotiating many successful union contracts for the district. This experience will better able me to keep the sheriff's department spending in check, and to work well with the department's employee union.

This was the first game this year that I told the girls that I'll probably go home and not sleep read more

This was the first game this year that I told the girls that I'll probably go home and not sleep very well, running that game through my head. That was definitely one that we had a good chance of winning.

Chemical toilets were a luxury.

Chemical toilets were a luxury.

We had that same fire and desire that we had at the beginning of the season. Everyone worked hard. It's read more

We had that same fire and desire that we had at the beginning of the season. Everyone worked hard. It's like we entered the next part of our season. It's exciting.

Where the flag of truth waves unfurled, there you will find superstition waiting in ambush.

Where the flag of truth waves unfurled, there you will find superstition waiting in ambush.

It used to be just the opposite. It used to be us watching them. We know about the established program read more

It used to be just the opposite. It used to be us watching them. We know about the established program they have (in baseball). Now, we're trying to establish something on this side of the street.

I had rather be right than be President.

I had rather be right than be President.

This is something we knew was going to be ultimately decided by the Law Court. We're prepared to do that.

This is something we knew was going to be ultimately decided by the Law Court. We're prepared to do that.

The point is that when they talk about quality of health care, patients mean something entirely different than experts do. read more

The point is that when they talk about quality of health care, patients mean something entirely different than experts do. They're not talking about numbers or outcomes but about their own human experience, which is a combination of cost, paperwork and what I'll call the hassle factor, the impersonal nature of the care.