Americans need to be engaged and invested in the legislative process that affects their daily lives, otherwise we are just democracy in name only.

I'm a motivational speaker, so I'm going to look at something in as much of a positive way as possible.

My purpose has broadened. My purpose now is to help as many people rise as possible, and it doesn't matter whether they're women or men. But that sense of value that we have as individuals, I think informs us and helps us to treat each other better.

I may not have served myself, but I grew up witnessing service, and it was perhaps my most foundational experience. For a little background, I'm what's called a brat in military circles.

When I was a little girl, my father, who was a high-ranking officer, pilot, and an avionics specialist in the United States military, would hoist me up onto the elevator - the flight control surface located at the tail of his airplane. From up there I could get a glimpse of the world as he saw it.

I see a lot of moms and dads frustrated because their kids have their devices at the dinner table and they can't seem to get their attention as much as they used to.

Candidates seeking the highest office in our government deserve the opportunity to be fully heard.

My dad was a fighter pilot with the 210th Combat Aviation in Vietnam.

If there is something I don't know and I suspect that I need clarification and so does the viewer, I just ask for it.