I felt like a mother in labor waiting for you to arrive all day.

I really hope other grassroots groups will follow suit to begin similar Mother?s Day initiatives.

We knew before Andrew went over there that Stuart would be going to Iraq. His unit would be supporting the Marines.

There were always fistfights. You would hear, 'He hit me,' constantly.

It was bad. We flew commercial flights, and we'd fly the day of the game to play doubleheaders. Before he bought it, we were just in limbo. We didn't know who was going to be the owner. All of a sudden he jumped up and bought it in '79. He brought a class to it. He changed our environment, the way we were perceived because we were owned by credit companies. He changed it to a first-class organization.

Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and bruised itself. We have been enjoined by the courts, assaulted by thugs, charged by the militia, traduced by the press, frowned upon in public opinion, and deceived by politicians. 'But notwithstanding all this and all these, labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun.