"Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all." — Blanche Lincoln

A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.

At a time when U.S. jobs are heading overseas at a record pace, and amidst increased sanctions on our manufacturers and producers from other countries, it's imperative that we do all we can to provide our businesses a climate to operate successfully.

Right and wrong becomes more difficult for each of us as we grow older, because the older we get the more we know personally about our own human frailties.

Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill.