By Tom Konecny It took a lot of courage for Rosa Louise McCauley Parks to defy a Montgomery, Alabama bus driver on her way home from work on December 1, 1955. It was then that she wouldn’t get off the bus. She refused an order to give up her seat to a white passenger, motivating… View more
By Tom Konecny You can’t become President of the United States if you have a disadvantaged childhood, lose your job, fail in business and get defeated in elections at nearly every governmental level – can you? You can if you’re none other than Abraham Lincoln, who overcame these and other obstacles by becoming one of… View more
By Tom Konecny If you’re of a certain age, you remember the photo. It was one of the most striking, inspiring images of 9/11, where three firefighters raised Old Glory on a leaning pole amid the rubble of the World Trade Center. That photo – formally known as Raising the Flag at Ground Zero –… View more
By Tom Konecny, MeetAmerica If you say laughter is the best medicine, then you haven’t met Carol Rosenstein. Make no mistake, she laughs and smiles plenty. In fact, her infectious, loveable glee makes her one of the most joyous persons you’ll ever meet. But she’s discovered an even greater prescription beyond laughter with which science… View more
By Tom Konecny, MeetAmerica Having lived around the world, Rebecca Constantino sees the same problem everywhere she goes – affluent school kids have books, underserved school kids don’t. And it’s not just books. There’s a disparity regarding field trips, nutrition, and access to museums and sports. Once, while serving as a foster mom in Los… View more
By Tom Konecny, MeetAmerica The caller couldn’t talk. His voice stammered. He was sitting at a kitchen table holding a .38 magnum close by. Kelly Farley heard this cry for help before. “I can’t do this,” the caller told Farley. Farley knew what this meant, but wanted to hear it from the caller’s mouth. “Can’t… View more
By Tom Konecny, MeetAmerica Ashley Sherman wants to do things that have meaning. So she keeps busy doing things that most of us don’t do every day – riding horses, animal training, dancing, performing at Universal Studios, and scuba diving with sharks (and no, she’s not in a cage). Frankly, there’s not much Sherman cannot… View more
By Tom Konecny, MeetAmerica Nic Novicki has acted for nearly two decades and appeared in major shows like “Sopranos” and “Boardwalk Empire.” But he’s also a producer, writer and director. Being in front of the camera brings fame and notoriety, but being behind it is equally important. As a little person, the latter helps him… View more
By Tom Konecny, MeetAmerica As often happens at a young age, we watch and imitate others. Residents in the Northeast Ohio city of Akron can be thankful Erin Victor had a good role model at an impressionable age. She was 16 years old during a visit to her Uncle John in New York City when… View more
