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.

There are still people - not as many now - calling and saying, 'Well I've been reporting this for two read more

There are still people - not as many now - calling and saying, 'Well I've been reporting this for two years. We weren't in existence two years ago. We didn't have all those officers. Those phone calls are slowing down.

The government cannot but judge extremely severely such criticisms, which are even more unacceptable coming from someone who holds an read more

The government cannot but judge extremely severely such criticisms, which are even more unacceptable coming from someone who holds an official position in another European Union country,

We're going to have to buy machines for 335 precincts. But before we do, our goal was to get as read more

We're going to have to buy machines for 335 precincts. But before we do, our goal was to get as many people (with disabilities) here as possible.

The unions are seeing the reality of the situation. Their jobs and the future of their airlines are in very read more

The unions are seeing the reality of the situation. Their jobs and the future of their airlines are in very deep jeopardy.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - read more

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

The money was set aside for us, but the stipulation was that we had to hold a referendum first. If read more

The money was set aside for us, but the stipulation was that we had to hold a referendum first. If we didn't act now, we'd lose the money because the SCC would be entitled to give it to another school district with a successful referendum.

We've been coming down here to East Texas and this alumni function for the last nine years now. Each year read more

We've been coming down here to East Texas and this alumni function for the last nine years now. Each year this crowd has gotten bigger and better. I think there's 100-150 people in there tonight.

As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow. read more

As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow. - From a College Window.