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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

How the Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease

It’s said the squeaky wheel gets the grease.  Russell’s problem was that he had plenty of squeaking wheels and none of them were getting any…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Ali vs. Frazier

It was Ali versus Frazier. Not that Ali versus Frazier, but their kids…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Not Listening To Her Father

Sometimes parents influence their children in a direction they think best for them.  In this case, the father encouraged the daughter not to follow in…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Hearing about “The Champ” From His Daughter

He was simply known as “the champ.”  He had the physical abilities to take him to the top of his sport and the social abilities…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

A World Without Sight or Sound

Imagine a world in which you could not see anything nor hear a sound.  That was this lady’s world, yet she overcome the obstacle to…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

Teachers and Challenging Students

Sometimes teachers encounter challenging students.  This student went so far as to lock their teacher in the classroom and throw away the key

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

A Remarkable Story

Today there are resources to help those with physical challenges, but a century ago that was often not the case.  That is what makes this…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

The Girl Who Grew Up at Ivy Green

In Tuscumbia, Alabama you’ll find a homestead named Ivy Green.  And if you don’t know that name, you certainly know the little girl who grew…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Win One For the Gipper

You most likely know this football player, not for what he did on the gridiron, but instead for what he said just before he died…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

A Multi-Sport Star Known For Football

He was one of the nation’s first multi-sport stars but you know him for football and the movie that helped tell his story…

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