Dan understands the dynamics of what goes on here in athletics. He also relates well to the kids.

Dan understands the dynamics of what goes on here in athletics. He also relates well to the kids.

In advertising, not to be different is virtual suicide.

In advertising, not to be different is virtual suicide.

We do have maps in the lobby of the Des Moines Police Department that's open 24 hours a day, but read more

We do have maps in the lobby of the Des Moines Police Department that's open 24 hours a day, but they will see there's very limited space. And the space they have open, I'd be surprised if they (have) any luck finding a place to live,

Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of read more

Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality.

Situations in low-rated schools like Jasper (County) are very frustrating, ... We spend an awful lot of money training people read more

Situations in low-rated schools like Jasper (County) are very frustrating, ... We spend an awful lot of money training people and developing them in these underperforming schools, but at the end of the year, these teachers are taking the training and experience and moving on to better districts.

A lot of our fugitive dust problems arise when it gets very windy. What we have seen is when we read more

A lot of our fugitive dust problems arise when it gets very windy. What we have seen is when we see those dust storms, it's usually due to man-made activities, like construction.

I was really happy that the girls didn't quit (when they got down). Our pitcher got lit up and lit read more

I was really happy that the girls didn't quit (when they got down). Our pitcher got lit up and lit up hard. Our kids could have very easily put their heads down and quit, but they didn't. Our kids executed very well.

We realized that as a system we could handle those cases … in a family-centered way.

We realized that as a system we could handle those cases … in a family-centered way.

The name change is in the best interest of our corporation. We want to present a new image for the read more

The name change is in the best interest of our corporation. We want to present a new image for the company as we continue to grow in the trucking and logistics business. We believe that the current name presents a limiting impression of the nature of our business.