God knows human beings are made for falling, and most human beings in that town were going to fall sooner rather than later.

NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy

Also, I'd probably be uncomfortable and guilt-ridden having another human being drag me around town just because they couldn't find a waiter job, so what if they're in better shape than I'll ever be.

WSJ: Yielding With a Purpose

As great forces of history converge to human scale, this modern-day boom town feels like the Wild West but without the confident self-reliance: the articulate residents are painfully aware of the close link between their sustenance and their misery, and international bureaucrats reveal a terrible disconnection from the reality on the ground as they encourage the unchecked development.

NEWYORKER: Darwin's Nightmare

"I would want to talk to them as human beings and see if they realise what has happened to this town and the people, " he said.

BBC: Living with the Omagh legacy

Even after another full night on the town, on Sunday morning I felt like a normal, functioning human being.

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"She actually started the women's network in this town, " says Donna Shalala, the current Department of Health and Human Services secretary.

CNN: Meet the FTC's unlikely enforcer

For most of his life, Faustino's sole human contact has occurred once every two years, when he herds his cattle to the nearest town to sell.

CNN: The loneliest cowboy in the world

"In this small town, it's hard to believe that no one informed Estrada, " says human rights lawyer and former senator Renato Saguisag.

CNN: THE MARCOS CRONIES COME BACK