Fortunately for Darius, he hasn't been able to go home and see the devastation,

Fortunately for Darius, he hasn't been able to go home and see the devastation,

I'd like the chance to do a little more performing before I become too old.

I'd like the chance to do a little more performing before I become too old.

We took our time and contacted every team and made the best deal we could. The timing of the year, read more

We took our time and contacted every team and made the best deal we could. The timing of the year, being at the end of spring training, and the fact that he was out of options made it a little big more of a challenge.

[She: Combines an entrepreneurial spirit with skills as a former computer specialist and corporate trainer to design real-world projects incorporating read more

[She: Combines an entrepreneurial spirit with skills as a former computer specialist and corporate trainer to design real-world projects incorporating task management, teamwork, responsibility, etiquette, success and failure; Has entrepreneurship students form companies to make and market products, complete tasks in an Apprentice-like game and manage a community golf tournament that raises up to $3,000 a year for charity; Advises student council and school online magazine, www.dawgmag.org; Turns simple keyboarding drills into PowerPoint-driven games with raffle tickets for small prizes; Videoconferencing with All-USA Teacher Teammate Pam Vaughan and her rural Arkansas chemistry class for a year-long project in which her students will market soap made by Vaughan's students; Collaborates with local businesses and corporations to form districtwide partnerships;] She has a passion for teaching and for children, a creative mind and limitless energy, ... When you put that together, you have something special.

They're seeing that as a way to reduce their costs in some places. Some might think employers are taking a read more

They're seeing that as a way to reduce their costs in some places. Some might think employers are taking a Scrooge mentality, but they're putting it into a different form.

Most teachers - most people - feel their elected officials take care of that. That's their business, right? Most teachers read more

Most teachers - most people - feel their elected officials take care of that. That's their business, right? Most teachers are busy teaching.

I'm not at all surprised that the rebels are not accepting the peace deal. Why should they? It's never going read more

I'm not at all surprised that the rebels are not accepting the peace deal. Why should they? It's never going to be implemented. The government is just going to undermine it every way they can.

We wanted to make something a real challenge that took time and effort, so we said, 'Let's swim 100 miles read more

We wanted to make something a real challenge that took time and effort, so we said, 'Let's swim 100 miles in a weekend,'

It was road rage. Some guy -- maybe he was drunk -- saw a sitting duck with a yellow helmet read more

It was road rage. Some guy -- maybe he was drunk -- saw a sitting duck with a yellow helmet and couldn't resist.