There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out read more

I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out in force in a display of respect as I had here today. There were state highway department workers at every intersection on the way to the cemetery and about 40 to 50 state trucks on hand. The Illinois Department of Transportation takes care of its own. It was very impressive.

Refugees are given shelter in the country and they should confine themselves to being refugees and should not start any read more

Refugees are given shelter in the country and they should confine themselves to being refugees and should not start any political agitation,

It is the poor that are hit the hardest and they have the least coping mechanisms and probably don't have read more

It is the poor that are hit the hardest and they have the least coping mechanisms and probably don't have insurance. Their homes are completely gone and they probably won't be able to rebuild and regain their livelihoods.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

[ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP-] I didn't know what it was first time I saw it, ... My fiancé pulled up about half read more

[ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP-] I didn't know what it was first time I saw it, ... My fiancé pulled up about half way in the driveway and shouted 'Quick! Get a camera.'

We got in late this morning. That wasn't a factor. We just got out here and took things as they read more

We got in late this morning. That wasn't a factor. We just got out here and took things as they came.

Back at home, everybody always thought that David was going to be big time. When he was in Minnesota, a read more

Back at home, everybody always thought that David was going to be big time. When he was in Minnesota, a lot of people thought that he was going to be a productive hitter there. But he's moved on to a bigger market and he's done what he's done, and he deserves everything that he's getting.

We have a blue print for how to make a national or state fund work after the success of the read more

We have a blue print for how to make a national or state fund work after the success of the Florida catastrophe fund. Commissioners are calling for special sessions in legislature and are hoping that the process will be more seamless than it was in Florida.