i know the love and respect that the people of his hometown of russell have for him and i will work to honor his legacy. i grew up just down the road from bob dole's hometown in a smaller town, plainville. a place where folks know their neighbors and look after them. much of what i know about people i learned early in my life by working at the local hardware store, the swimming pool, the drug stock, and on my paper route -- drugstore, and on my paper route. i learned that there is good in every person and that satisfaction in life comes from what you do for others rather than what you do for yourself. i learned that each family's joys and sorrows are increased and diminished when they're shared with their neighbors and friends. and i learned what it means to put others first, just as my mom and dad always had. i was fortunate to grow up with loving parents who taught me the value of hard work, the importance of education and the necessity of integrity. in fact, they once made me return the three cents i'd found when i turned in a pop bottle from my neighbor's back porch. my dad, a world war