We can't work on those streets with state funds because they're off the state system. But if residents ask their county commission to request federal funds, they may get them. Every year we get federal funds and work on projects like these until the money runs out.

The Divine Nine is a pretty cohesive group, ... We don't consider ourselves competitors. At a time when golf courses around the country are seeing a decline in the number of rounds, we're working together to promote all of the courses.

We spend a lot of time advising multinationals on how to hold on to their best people.

For me, it has always been about the songs.

Someone from home will be praying for you.

Writing short, catchy pop songs was the hardest thing for me to do. The reason boils down to how things are perceived. The most mystifying thing is why a certain combination of words and melody will blow people's minds, while others - which is 99.9 percent of all songs - fall flat. That for me was the search: to discover how to create songs that had that quality.

There will be more options to be laid on the table once the state makes public their list.

The milling and resurfacing part of the project is part of our regularly scheduled maintenance.

I call this 'high-tech meets the tractor' kind of project. The importance of the economic development of a $100 million plant can't be overstated. But what it does to (the price of) a bushel of corn also affects the farmer.