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World’s Greatest Athlete – Monroe Journal – June 24, 2021
October 19, 1968 – Mexico City, Mexico: A light rain had begun falling in the late afternoon making the mid-50’s temperature seem even colder. The lights were on at Olympic Stadium as the athletes prepared for the high jump, the final event in the two-day decathlon...
The Masterpiece – Monroe Journal – June 17, 2021
The troubles and tough times in our lives have a way of shaping and molding our character. Our greatest accomplishments are often learned in the school of adversity and suffering. As the days through which Job suffered are the ones that make him worth remembering, so...
No Greater Glory – Monroe Journal – June 10, 2021
February 3, 1943 – S.S. Dorchester – North Atlantic Ocean: The German torpedo ripped through the ship’s hull on the starboard side near the engine room. The lights went out, and chaos ensued in the darkness. Nearly one-third of the 904 men on board died in the first...
Shooting for the Stars – Monroe Journal – June 3, 2021
Summer 2011 – Radford, Virginia: Josh received the admissions letter from Radford University physics department chairman Dr. Rhett Herman with the news he would not be able to enroll in physics. Josh had never taken high school trigonometry, a prerequisite for a...
57 Cents – Monroe Journal – May 27, 2021
1887 - Grace Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: On a Sunday morning, the shabbily dressed little girl caught Pastor Russell Conwell’s eye as he hurried into the small church. Unsure what to do and with tears in her eyes, she stood by herself in the yard...
Holy Joe – Monroe Journal – May 12, 2021
April 1943: Captain Jack Glover tried to have Desmond Doss discharged from his Army company. A Contentious Objector, Doss wasn’t like the other soldiers. He didn’t eat meat, refused to carry a rifle or work on Saturday, his Sabbath. And he prayed all the time. Fellow...
Kid President – Monroe Journal – May 13, 2021
Christmas 2003 – Henderson, Tennessee: After raising three children of their own, David and Laurie Novak had raised ten foster children before 17-month-old Lexi and her 2-month-old brother, Robby, came to live with them the week before Christmas. The Novak’s foster...
Kon Tiki – Monroe Journal – May 6, 2021
Early April 1947 – Lima, Peru: The Peruvian Navy admiral observed the crude raft being assembled. He turned to Thor Hyerdahl and said, “Mr. Hyerdahl, your father and mother will be grieved when they hear of your death.” Hyerdahl was reminded of the phone call a few...
Long-Legged Lady – Monroe Journal – April 29, 2021
May 7, 1988 – Kentucky Derby – Louisville, Kentucky: The ladies came early. They came in record numbers with their painted signs and their flamboyant, frilly hats. Believing the bigger the hat, the better the luck, they filed into Churchill Downs, the most famous...
The Dyslexic Lawyer – Monroe Journal – April 22, 2021
1947 – Sycamore, Illinois: Learning to read was a struggle for young David Boies, and it was exasperating and frustrating for his schoolteacher mother. Because he struggled, his mother assumed he was lazy. Instead of learning to read, David preferred to memorize...
