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Six Decades Later – Monroe Journal – May 20, 2025

Six Decades Later – Monroe Journal – May 20, 2025

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 27, 2025 | Refusing to Quit, Success, Underdogs

Six Decades Later  “The bookends of success are starting and finishing.”    Dr. John Maxwell 2009, New York City: Pete Hamill, the distinguished Writer in Residence at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, made the New York Times “400 Most...
Le Grand Docteur – Monroe Journal – Sept 7, 2023

Le Grand Docteur – Monroe Journal – Sept 7, 2023

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 4, 2023 | Never Lose Heart, Success, Trail Blazer

“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know; the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.”                                          Albert Schweitzer September 5, 1965 – Lambarene, Gabon –...
Fifty Nine Years Later – Monroe Journal – March 16, 2017

Fifty Nine Years Later – Monroe Journal – March 16, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 3, 2022 | Chasing Your Dream, Gratitude, Success

“The bookends of success are starting and finishing.”    Dr. John Maxwell  2009, New York City: Pete Hamill, the distinguished Writer in Residence at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University made New York times “400 Most Influential New Yorkers...
Finishing – Monroe Journal – August 5, 2021

Finishing – Monroe Journal – August 5, 2021

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 23, 2021 | Limitless Possibilities, Success, Underdogs

2005 – Fort Hays State University – Fort Hays, Kansas: Nola Ochs was cleaning out a closet when she discovered a brochure from Fort Hays State University. She sent them an email enquiring about her old transcript. Academic adviser, Joleen Briggs, finally found Och’s...
Big Hearted Bob – Monroe Journal – July 29, 2021

Big Hearted Bob – Monroe Journal – July 29, 2021

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 20, 2021 | Compassion, Finding Hope, Success, Uncategorized

July 1999 – Belleville, Michigan: Tammy and Rusty Stafford had been expecting the letter. The company where Rusty had worked for more than two decades had been sold. Rusty didn’t have a retirement plan, but the big boss, Bob Thompson, had promised that everyone would...
Ft. Payne’s Sock Queen – Monroe Journal, July 14, 2016

Ft. Payne’s Sock Queen – Monroe Journal, July 14, 2016

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 5, 2018 | Never Give Up, Refusing to Quit, Success

In early 2008, Terry and Regina Locklear sat in the office at their sock mill, Emi-G Knitting, in Ft. Payne, Alabama, wondering what the future held for them. The mill was quiet, and except for a few key employees, all the workers were laid off. On the days the plant...
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