I wasn't a fan of the sport when Dale got killed. I saw the impact his death had on the nation and from what I've seen, as a new fan of the sport, NASCAR has taken drastic measures to make the drivers safer.

She had a personal relationship with Jesus. A real one. Even in her death that was very evident to us. I don't want to say she was saintly, but she was right up there.

Some of the students had their scripts since before Christmas and they are all really dedicated. We started rehearsing about five months ago and this week they spent everyday rehearsing, building the set, working on their costumes and getting the lighting and sound ready. The students are in charge of everything.

Everyone's either having to wait longer or are not getting a ride, and our drivers are working themselves to death.

[Acknowledging that the death of a former president of Reagan's stature would be] a big unwieldy one -- a world event, ... grab onto the massive grief around us and go home at night to the shape of the grief inside us.

The future was chaos, war and blood and thirst, ending with everyone's bones bleached white in the desert. The sand would bury their buildings and bodies, and eventually it would be impossible to tell that anyone had lived in the desert at all.