Word: roading
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Darrell Scott is tired. Since his daughter Rachel was murdered at Columbine High eight months ago, Darrell, 50, has left his job as a sales manager for a food company, and now lives on the road, speaking at churches, stadiums and high school gyms from Dallas to Bismarck. He takes Dramamine for motion sickness and eats in Cracker Barrel restaurants. It might seem like a dreary existence, reliving your daughter's death over and over. But while others in Littleton still seethe with anger, Darrell and his family have found deliverance from despair. To them Rachel's death...
...Bethanee, 24, and Dana, 22, as well as his ex-wife (Rachel's mother) Beth Nimmo, to become full-time members of the Columbine Redemption. Beth and Dana speak to groups; Bethanee answers mail and runs the Littleton office. Darrell's fiance Sandy will be joining him on the road after their Jan. 30 wedding...
...going to movies or eating out, seem frivolous now," says Bethanee. Beth says, "Things don't mean much anymore. They bring no joy or comfort. It's only people now. And even my friends have changed." Darrell spends hours at Rachel's grave when he is not on the road, indulging in the tears he can't afford to shed on the podium. "The biggest thing I do for him is just listen to him cry and talk about her," says friend Wayne Worthy of Springfield, Mo., who helps with the new ministry...
...MORGAN by Jean Strouse. Regularly reviled as a ruthless predator, J.P. Morgan emerges in this well-researched biography as a shy and self-conscious titan who genuinely believed that his own financial interests were synonymous with his country's. A few times he was right. His road to wealth was paved with some surprisingly good intentions...
...ROAD RAGE When a car with a child on board gets into a traffic accident, physical injuries aren't the only thing to be worried about. Fully 25% of youngsters involved in car accidents--even minor ones--develop post-traumatic stress disorder, a problem usually associated with soldiers at war. What are the signs? Recurring nightmares, trouble concentrating, even difficulty carrying on normal life activities. If symptoms persist for more than a month, seek professional help...