The Barstow Unified school district in California had just voted to close two schools to cut costs.
For a critique of the Barstow piece, read Andrew Ferguson, in Commentary.
She knelt, and prayed God to let her make Barstow happy forever and ever.
It chimed so well with Barstow's mood that he decided at least to look the town over.
When Barstow had reached the hotel again he went in to his supper.
But wont there be a delegation from here waiting at Barstow to meet em and ride in with em?
The noontide air at Barstow had all the fever of a windless day of August in the East.