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Breaking the Rules – Monroe Journal – November 2, 2023
“We are not made in a crisis. We are revealed.” Jack Kinder December 4, 1950 – Over North Korea: On an early December afternoon, Navy Ensign Jesse Brown and Navy Lt. Tom Hudner were part of a six-plane contingent launched from the USS Leyte to provide...
Hope from Despair – Monroe Journal – October 26, 2023
“Most of the important things in this world have been accomplished by people who kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope. Dale Carnegie 1955 – National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, Maryland: On his first day at NCI, 28-year-old Dr. Emil...
Getting Fired – Monroe Journal – October 19, 2023
“If I had not gotten fired from my job as head football coach at Arkansas, I never would have realized my dream of coaching football at Notre Dame and winning a National Championship.” Lou Holtz. Sunday, December 18, 1983 –...
Carol’s Bracelets – Monroe Journal – October 12, 2023
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead September 1966 – Cal State University, Northridge: When 18-year-old, freshman Carol Bates arrived on campus, she...
Rocket Boy – Monroe Journal – December 6, 2018
“How it is isn't how it has to be; it is simply how it is right now. Your possibilities are as limitless as your dreams.” James Richardson October 5, 1957 - Coalwood, West Virginia: Homer Hickam read about the Russians launching Sputnik, the first...
Mama Susie – Monroe Journal – October 5, 2023
“A calling is not some carefully crafted plan. It’s what’s left when the plan goes horribly wrong. It is the thing you can’t not do.” Jeff Goins 1960s – Athens, Alabama: Susie Scott hated her childhood. She grew up on a farm in rural Morgan County,...
Kam Babb’s Magical Moment – Monroe Journal – Sept 21, 2023
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” Mary Anne Radmacher November 12, 2022 – Ohio Stadium – Ohio State University: An insignificant 4th quarter...
Michael and Roselle – Monroe Journal – Sept 14, 2023
“We can either watch life from the sidelines or actively participate. We can let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy stop us or we can get in the game.” Christopher Reeve...
Rocky – Monroe Journal – Sept 7, 2023
“I’m not that smart, but I know one thing: You are never a failure until you quit, and it’s always too soon to quit. God uses tough times to test our persistence.” Rick Warren Early March 1975 – Los Angeles,...
Le Grand Docteur – Monroe Journal – Sept 7, 2023
“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 –...