“Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil and is an important weapon in the War on Terror. By investing in South Dakota's ethanol producers, we will strengthen our energy security and create new jobs.” ImportantWarJobsEnergySecuritySourceWeaponsSouthInvestingTerrorOilProducersDependenceWar On TerrorNew JobDakotaSouth DakotaEthanolEnergy Security Author:John Thune
“Washington state's 2nd Congressional District is a major producer of small fruit crops such as raspberries and strawberries. This research center is doing important work to help farmers enhance the quality, yield and marketability of their small fruit crops.” ImportantStatesHelpingQualityMajorsResearchFruitProducersYieldFarmersCropsStrawberriesImportant WorkRaspberriesWashington StateMarketability Author:Rick Larsen
“The difficulty in working with someone on a show like Idol or X Factor is they have an idea of what they think is cool in their heads, and it's important as a producer to maintain control of the session and not let it get side-tracked or chase too many rabbits. But it's also important to let the artist feel like their opinion matters, so that balance is difficult.” ThinkingFeelsImportantIdeasMatterShowsArtistDifficultSidesOpinionBalanceDifficultyFactorsProducersIdolsSessionRabbits Author:Ryan Tedder