[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

He was huge. He was ridiculously important [to the team]. This guy went out and all of a sudden he read more

He was huge. He was ridiculously important [to the team]. This guy went out and all of a sudden he jumps in and he expected to work into the seventh every night.

A referendum ...by High Point residents would certainly be a guiding force,

A referendum ...by High Point residents would certainly be a guiding force,

The Net used to be 50 percent men and 50 percent men pretending to be women,

The Net used to be 50 percent men and 50 percent men pretending to be women,

It is my understanding from briefings that I have had with high-level sources within the intelligence organizations of this country read more

It is my understanding from briefings that I have had with high-level sources within the intelligence organizations of this country that at least two of the identified terrorists so far were people known to intelligence and immigration agencies.

Leslie has three children, and she takes a lot of pride in that she built her business around her family read more

Leslie has three children, and she takes a lot of pride in that she built her business around her family life. She was able to get her kids off to the school bus and have her business wrapped by the time they came home.

I've said it all season and it's getting old. When Joe's not in there, we have to have somebody step read more

I've said it all season and it's getting old. When Joe's not in there, we have to have somebody step up for us.

This isn't only a boon for the county, it also now offers protection for those people who partake in gambling, read more

This isn't only a boon for the county, it also now offers protection for those people who partake in gambling, whether it's regulated or not.

The campaigns have done of a lot of the intensive grass-roots work and electronic media — radio and TV advertising. read more

The campaigns have done of a lot of the intensive grass-roots work and electronic media — radio and TV advertising. They're clearly generating more interest than we had two years ago, and I think that'll carry through to election day.