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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to do something remarkable: I shook hands and spoke with Colonel Tom Moe, a retired Air Force fighter pilot who spent five years as a POW in North Vietnam. He’s a soft spoken, warm man who had the strength to survive unspeakable torture.
The opportunity to meet Tom came about because my wife, Debbie, and I attended the Memorial Day commemoration at the National Veterans Memorial and ...
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Baseball season is about six weeks away, which gives guys like me something to look forward to. When it’s cold and dark out early in the morning, thinking about Opening Day brings a tiny bit of joy.
I was a late bloomer when it comes to baseball and didn’t start watching the game until about 20 years ago. Taking up baseball seemed like a good idea—something I could share with my ...
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Meet my friend, Fr. Vinny McKiernan, associate pastor at the Newman Center at Ohio State University. That’s him in the photo, with my wife, Deb.
I don’t know how he does it, but he seems to be incapable of fatigue. At age 86, Fr. Vinny recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of is ordination. Being a priest for 60 ...
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I’d like to introduce you to a new friend of mine. His name is Al Hauck. He’s the gent in the photo, with my wife, Debbie. In most respects, Al’s life has been unremarkable. In another respect, his life is quite remarkable.
Debbie and I met Al two weeks ago while we were in Guatemala on an “awareness” trip organized by ...
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Some people assume that enormous problems are for somebody else to solve. Others are undaunted and confront the challenge. Meet two women in the latter category, each of whom is an army of one.
The first is Connie Cheren of Alpharetta, Ga. When the last of her five children graduated from college, Connie found herself in ...
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I generally focus on issues and talk about people only to the extent they have some impact on those issues. I’m making an exception today for an exceptional person.
She’s only 17 years old, and already she’s done more for the world than most adults. This rather petite and unassuming girl hasn’t created a cure for cancer or developed the next generation smart phone. Her accomplishment isn’t based on tangible things. It comes from her inner self—tremendous courage and leadership that ...
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