The only thing I can figure out without going into the motor is that it looks like it broke a read more

The only thing I can figure out without going into the motor is that it looks like it broke a main stud (one of three inside the engine which holds the crankshaft in place), ... From there, somehow it wedged the rod in the cylinder which eventually led to it breaking. As soon as it started, you could tell something was wrong. It was the first time in all my years in racing that I've seen something like this happen to us.

[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, read more

[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, organized by Tucson's Border Action Network. In August 2004, BAN hosted a community forum where anger simply erupted.] People had been afraid to speak out, ... They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.

The Youth Volunteer Corps has helped us for about five years and we really depend on them to tackle big, read more

The Youth Volunteer Corps has helped us for about five years and we really depend on them to tackle big, physical projects.

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.

This competition highlights the strengths of the new system. You can have rankings but still have people be very close. read more

This competition highlights the strengths of the new system. You can have rankings but still have people be very close. The new system allows for unpredictability.

Brian laughed at me in court, and said the money wasn't worth anything at all.

Brian laughed at me in court, and said the money wasn't worth anything at all.

That is going to take me two-and-a-half hours - so instead of a nice meal I'm going to be stuck read more

That is going to take me two-and-a-half hours - so instead of a nice meal I'm going to be stuck with beans on toast.

Liar: One who tells an unpleasant truth.

Liar: One who tells an unpleasant truth.

The government is asleep -- there is a big administrative corruption everywhere in its institutions,

The government is asleep -- there is a big administrative corruption everywhere in its institutions,