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Saving Boston – Monroe Journal – August 13, 2020

Saving Boston – Monroe Journal – August 13, 2020

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 24, 2020 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Overcoming Obstacles

January 1776 – Berkshire Mountains – Upstate New York: The colonial soldiers and volunteers refused to go any further. The mission was too difficult and dangerous. Colonel Henry Knox, a 25-year-old former Boston bookstore owner, pleaded and begged the men to continue....
The Sweeping Test – Monroe Journal – February 19, 2015

The Sweeping Test – Monroe Journal – February 19, 2015

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 6, 2020 | Determination Despite the Odds, Overcoming Obstacles, Perserverance

1872 – Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia: Booker arrived at the school with 50 cents in his pocket. Exhausted and filthy after walking almost 300 miles, he was unsure whether they would take him as a student. Assistant principal Mary Mackey interviewed him and then...
The Mother of Radiation – Monroe Journal – May 22, 2014

The Mother of Radiation – Monroe Journal – May 22, 2014

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2019 | Determination Despite the Odds, Overcoming Obstacles

1885 – Warsaw, Poland. “Papa, it’s not fair,” cried Marie. “I am smarter than all the boys in my class.” Her father assured Marie that he would teach her. Marie was brilliant. Like her father, she loved math and physics. She had graduated from high school at 15. There...
Waitress Turned Financial Guru – Monroe Journal – November 8, 2019

Waitress Turned Financial Guru – Monroe Journal – November 8, 2019

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 12, 2019 | Against the Odds, Limitless Possibilities, Overcoming Obstacles

1980 – Buttercup Bakery – Berkeley, California: After six years of waitressing at the Buttercup Bakery, 29-year-old Suze Orman knew she could do more than wait tables. Over a cup of coffee, she shared her dream about having her own restaurant with Fred Hasbrook. When...
William and the Windmill – Monroe Journal – August 23, 2018

William and the Windmill – Monroe Journal – August 23, 2018

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 12, 2018 | Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds, Overcoming Obstacles

2002 – Mastala Village, Malawi, Africa: The people in his African village called him “misala,” the crazy one. The first time William Kamkwamba saw a picture of a windmill, he was in the small library in the neighboring village of Wimbe. The 15-year-old wasn’t entirely...
David the Giant Killer – Monroe Journal, September 28, 2017

David the Giant Killer – Monroe Journal, September 28, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 13, 2017 | Beating the Odds, Never Lose Heart, Overcoming Obstacles

On October 28, 1953, at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, a baby boy was stillborn. The nurse wrapped his cold, blue body in a blanket and placed it on a table in the corner of the delivery room as she went about cleaning up. Busy with her tasks, she passed...
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