We'll go on trying until we do get through, and the Red Cross obviously has a good local network, and I'm sure those people will help us.

Obviously, (the Red Raiders) are very well coached. They run their stuff until they get a good look. From a talent standpoint, they're very average. They have a couple of real solid players, but they just run their stuff. This game is very simple, but we make it hard.

We got no assistance from the Red Cross, period. Not from the local, state or national chapters.

The Red Cross in its disaster response was more than a charity. It was also a federal contractor. It's appropriate for Congress to verify whether taxpayers got their money's worth.

She was never neutral, but she could be tolerant, although it was hard work - never a tolerance of indifference.

Most men in the ward were now convalescing. To her, "each day the nurse's duties became lighter and therefore more irksome.