The last thing we need to do, relating to teachers, is the key to a good education in this country is a strong teacher. I would have a minimum wage for all our teachers, $40,000 per year.

Recognizing and preventing men's health problems is not just a man's issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, men's health is truly a family issue.

We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.

Education enables people and societies to be what they can be.

So what if it's risky? It's the right thing to do. What we're talking about is 160 people in deep pain. It only affects them.

I don't have all the answers. I need your help, your guidance, and your leadership to tackle the challenges before us.

"Novels and gardens," she says. "I like to move from plot to plot."