A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.

Don't tell me words don't matter.

A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.

I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House

We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up

I think that hope, that ability to envision, to imagine a better way, and then to apply yourself to it, is the way to climb out of a hole, is the way to build a better life, is the way to build a better community and a better country.

I've learned over the years that identity has a whole lot less to do with location or other people's expectations than with your own sense of self and self-confidence.