Research shows us that children who are read to from a very early age are more likely to begin reading themselves at an early age. They're more likely to excell in school. They're more likely to graduate secondary school and go to college.

Books are important. They help you sleep at night.

Diseases don't respect borders. You know, just at the edge of the American border, that isn't the edge of diseases. We need to be sure that we're looking worldwide. And it is in our security interest, as well as our moral interest, to pay attention to the rest of the world.

Bluffton is growing. But we must hold on to that small-town character.

I'm inspired by my faith of course, and all the different people around me.

We can overcome evil with greater good.

I was the same way after graduating with a degree in education. I started to teach and I was wondering: do I really know how to teach?