The conference will focus on preventing crime in rural areas. People think about crime in urban areas, but there are crimes in rural areas, and we are often limited in our resources.

I do a lot of programs on crime prevention, and when a community puts its foot down that it will not tolerate crime, it can have a bigger impact than law enforcement will ever have.

This year included an outstanding collection of best practices applicants, creating a remarkable competition. The innovative processes being utilized within service and support organizations across the board continues to advance their capacity to deliver world-class customer service. The quality of applications undeniably amplified the level of challenge in critiquing them.

I believe the roads are closed in that area already, so movement around there is very limited.

His leadership and innovation will be sorely missed.

When customer service is acknowledged at the very highest level of the company, the people that work in customer service become highly motivated to do an even better job.

If somebody is going to steal an automobile, the last thing they want is the VIN number all over the place on that vehicle.

Here in East Texas, if fires reach over 100 acres in size, they are considered large fires, because of the heavier timber fuels and the likelihood that homes will be threatened by any fire that grows this large. A 4,000-acre fire is a huge fire in this region.

His company was a very progressive company. Their mills were always cutting-edge.