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Miss Van Lew – Monroe Journal – March 18, 2024
“You have to focus on what needs to be done – always do the right thing, not the popular thing.” David Cameron Fall 1861 – Confederate Capital, Richmond, Virginia: Elizabeth Van Lew walked a few blocks from...
The Mother of Radiation – Monroe Journal – March 11, 2024
“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” Marie Curie 1885 – Warsaw, Poland. “Papa, it’s not fair,” cried Marie. “I am smarter than all the boys in my class. I graduated at the top of my class, but there is no need to apply to the University...
Bigger than Tennis – Monroe Journal – March 7, 2024
“If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things that happened in my life, then I should say, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened.” Arthur Ashe December 1, 1975 – Grand Prix Masters Tennis – Stockholm, Sweden: The large crowd sat stunned....
The Woman Behind the Gown – Monroe Journal – February 26, 2024
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret Thatcher September 13, 1953 – Newport, Rhode Island: Newspapers dubbed it the wedding of the century. A photo of the newlyweds ran on the front page of the New York Times. Jacqueline Bouvier, a...
Pea Island – Monroe Journal – February 19, 2024
“God will not look us over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars.” Elbert Hubbard Pea Island, North Carolina, June 1878: On the day that 38-year-old Richard Etheredge arrived at...
Hopeless in Colorado – Monroe Journal – February 12, 2024
“Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.” G. K. Chesterton Fall 1986 – National Jewish Senior Facility – Denver, Colorado: Ramona Pierson wasn’t...
Running for Dreams – Monroe Journal – February 5, 2024
“Don’t dream small dreams and don’t let your dreams be molded by people who don’t know what you are called to do. Dream bigger dreams, dreams that transcend you and ultimately trust God to help make those dreams come through.” ...
Against All Odds – Monroe Journal – January 29, 2024
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl May 2010 – Mauthausen, Austria: Hana Moran, Mark Olsky and Eva Clark met at the 65th anniversary of the...
Chasing that Neon Rainbow – Monroe Journal – January 22, 2024
“A champion is simply someone who did not give up when they wanted to.” Tom Landry 1989 – Nashville, Tennessee: Alan came home from his gig at the bar later than usual. Denise had waited up for him. He was discouraged. Despite his efforts to have family and friends...
Gary Miracle – Monroe Journal – January 15, 2024
“I feel blessed. I had a 5% chance of survival, and I’m still here. Every day, I have a choice: I can sit on the couch and feel sorry for myself, or I can learn how to dance when the circumstances in my life are trying to drown out the music.” Gary Miracle December...