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...whether he remembers any happy times with his dad, and he tells stories of outings that end in car crashes or fighting. Other friends and relatives trade Jackie tales like essential bits of oral history. They tell about that time when Jackie stole the pickup truck or dynamited the beech tree or bashed in the windshield or held the church congregation hostage. Says Kay's father, Chester Williams, a retired coal miner and preacher: "He felt like he could do anything and get by with...
...Tennessee roads from one fund raiser to the next, he would give his campaign manager, Bill Lacy, long disquisitions on the flaws of the current system. An underdog against a better-financed Democrat, Thompson was finally exasperated enough by conventional campaigning to don battered boots and lease a red pickup to travel the state talking about how "Ol' Fred" would bring common sense to Washington. Voters loved the whole bit, even when it came from a rich lawyer with a Washington lobbying practice...
...which turned any field into the perfect place for a spectator. I admired my schoolmates' resolve and their long hours of practice, how they fit in time to go to the gym or go running between chem lab write-ups and political-science review sheets. I have always enjoyed pickup games or getting together on a lazy afternoon and playing some Ultimate Frisbee, but I could have never put in the time that high school athletes...
...connected with Clint Rodriguez for 43 yards over the middle on third-and-19 from the Yale 31-yard line. Barber then scrambled left for a 19-yard pickup. The senior then took the ball in on a two-yard keeper for the score...
Being voted "Most Spirited Teacher" may not be the most compelling credential for the Senate, but after entering the race on a dare from his students, Morales logged 60,000 campaign miles in his pickup, using $8,000 in family savings and small contributions, and won the primary. Pundits give him little chance on Nov. 5, but improbability seems to be Morales' unofficial campaign slogan...