The lost history of breaking the color barrier with the Tournament of Roses. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Once upon a time in 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, a company was started by 30-year pharmaceutical veteran, John Francis Queeny. He gave it his wife's maiden name of Monsanto. Interestingly enough, its first product was the artificial sweetener...
for·give·ness/fərˈgivnis/ Noun: The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven. What is this thing called forgiveness? The definition seems so simple, but is it? Good questions. One thing I can tell you is that true forgiveness is very...
The Bilderberg group was founded in 1954 by Belgian Prime Minister Paul Van Zeeland, Joseph Retinger, and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. It is on record as being an exclusive 'think tank' of very powerful and elite individuals from North...
I remember that late September afternoon like it was yesterday. I was 17 and a senior at John Muir High School in Pasadena, California. All of the senior girls had been invited to an assembly, sponsored by the Tournament of Roses Association. The...
I stare at the face in the bathroom mirror. The same face I have seen for more than 50 years, and I ask myself the same question, “Who am I?” As I log memories, I try to piece together the hidden story. The story no one ever told, but many knew....