The middle class is becoming the working poor. If they have one tragic event -- illness, lost job or a read more

The middle class is becoming the working poor. If they have one tragic event -- illness, lost job or a death -- they have need for the food bank.

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we read more

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we can't get it together [in the face of Hurricane Katrina], ... So imagine a country that's very poor, with a clunky bureaucracy. The ability to coordinate and manage this sort of crisis, especially in a country with corruption, high levels of alcoholism and a top-heavy bureaucracy, is challenging.

He really didn't know what to do in offenses and defenses. But he was still successful. I saw promise.

He really didn't know what to do in offenses and defenses. But he was still successful. I saw promise.

One of those guys will step up and do a nice job in there. But the maturity and being in read more

One of those guys will step up and do a nice job in there. But the maturity and being in a game situation definitely goes to Eric.

Southward, two mighty ranges of the Appalachians shouldered their way into the blue distance like tremendous caravans marching across eternity.

Southward, two mighty ranges of the Appalachians shouldered their way into the blue distance like tremendous caravans marching across eternity.

Once the ref blows his whistle, I yell out, 'That's a terrible call' and then I start booing with everybody read more

Once the ref blows his whistle, I yell out, 'That's a terrible call' and then I start booing with everybody else.

Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing read more

City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing with a population that is difficult to engage, but we're making some headway and some of them are accepting services.

It Ain't No Sin to Be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen,

It Ain't No Sin to Be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen,