behalf of good jobs, a living wage, good healthcare and good education.

Do I agree with everything the governor does? No. But break down the things he has accomplished with education, healthcare and economic growth, and in a politically competitive state that has had wide Republican influence during his terms, and no one could argue that he's been out cutting ribbons.

There's four big ticket items we have no control over - special education, healthcare, pensions and construction costs - and these are the things impacting our budget the most.

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.

It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that each person is free to fully develop his or her full potential. This is why we take precious time out of our lives and give it to politics.

Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what we create, by what we work for, by what we hope for and what we dare to imagine.