[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is read more

[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is when he is born, the greater likelihood of complications. In fact, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Center for Health Statistics, complications stemming from short gestation and low birth weight are the second leading causes of infant mortality in the United States. Ironically, the advanced medical technologies used in the United States tend to increase our infant mortality rate, not decrease it. In the United States, advanced technologies and procedures have made it more practical in recent years for medical professionals to attempt to save severely premature infants. Such attempts do not always succeed, adding to the rate of infant mortality.] Resuscitation is more likely to be attempted on extremely premature babies born in the United States than in many other countries, ... The extremely premature babies on whom resuscitation is unsuccessful are then counted as infant deaths, whereas they are counted as fetal deaths when resuscitation has not been attempted.

I was battling that at-bat. I had two strikes and some runners on base. I was just trying to hit read more

I was battling that at-bat. I had two strikes and some runners on base. I was just trying to hit the ball hard somewhere.

Sometimes I cry at night because I wonder how my family will get on without her. She was the glue read more

Sometimes I cry at night because I wonder how my family will get on without her. She was the glue that held our family together.

She sounded like somebody who would be capable of taking care of Melissa. I didn't like the idea of not read more

She sounded like somebody who would be capable of taking care of Melissa. I didn't like the idea of not meeting her, but that's just the way it happened. ... I think of all the mistakes I made. It's too late to go back.

Even though it's raining, it has really been a perfect day to run.

Even though it's raining, it has really been a perfect day to run.

They earned the respect of North American players. They played gritty. They were winners. They made people around them better.

They earned the respect of North American players. They played gritty. They were winners. They made people around them better.

For Opening Day last year, almost 22,000 fans arrived at the ballpark within an hour of the first pitch. We read more

For Opening Day last year, almost 22,000 fans arrived at the ballpark within an hour of the first pitch. We advise they arrive a lot earlier on Monday. The later the fans wait to arrive, the more difficult it will be to get to and enter the ballpark.

David's outstanding experience and expertise in business banking will be a tremendous asset to our business clients and Bremer employees. read more

David's outstanding experience and expertise in business banking will be a tremendous asset to our business clients and Bremer employees. He is the ideal person for this position, and I am thrilled to welcome David to Bremer.

We'll be glad for them to come to us, obviously. (Heidelberg) coach (Eugene) Harmon said their field had a few read more

We'll be glad for them to come to us, obviously. (Heidelberg) coach (Eugene) Harmon said their field had a few trees down on it.