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Ordinary Citizens Can Have Extraordinary Impact
Editor's Note: In 2014, I visited a small museum in Danville, Iowa dedicated to telling the story of two Iowa sisters/students who were pen...
Edna Griffin and Rosa Parks Held Nation Accountable
Editor's note: In 2017, I visited the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. One exhibit at the museum is a replica of...
FDR Guided Nation During Great Depression and WWII
Editor's Note: In 1921 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) was 39 years old he contracted polio, a viral disease that causes paralysis. Paralyzed from...
Nice Young Ladies Do Fly
Editor's Note: In 2019, I traveled to Dayton, Ohio to interview Sarah Byrn Rickman, author of a series of books about the first female...
From Holocaust to Hope: Irene’s Journey to America on a Liberty...
Editor's Note 2 (Oct. 11, 2026): Irene passed away on Oct. 2, 2026. Hannah, her longtime friend and caregiver, said the daughter of Irene's...
Katherine Johnson (1918-2020), Human Computer at NASA
Editor's Note: Read Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly for a truly inspiring book. Almost lost to history is the story of African American...
Sgt. Harold R. Smith, WWII Home Front Aircraft Mechanic
Editor's Note: On March 9, 2020, in Lebanon, Ohio, near Cincinnati, I had the pleasure of meeting Rachel, Carol and Judy, Harold Smith's daughters....
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Tells Forgotten Story
Editor's Note: In 2018 I learned that the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, located near The Wall on the...
Raoul Wallenberg’s Fate Remains a Mystery
Editor's Note: As a University of Michigan alum, I was particularly interested in learning about Raoul Wallenberg, Class of 1935, through Irene Hasenberg Butter,...
320th Barrage Balloon Battalion Landed on D-Day
Editor's note: I have read more than 30 books on the people of World War II. Their stories are a timeless inspiration for present...