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Special Promise to dying Blind Woman Produces Great Results
SPORTS AND RECREATION Sandy White: One Promise--Many Results by David Block, Ardmore, Pennsylvania Some people devote their lives to a cause that doesn't involve financial rewards. Seventy-six-year-old Sandy White of Bear, Delaware, is a shining example....
Acknowledging How Roller Derby Embraced African-Americans from Day One
April 2014 BSTM (Black Sports the Magazine) Acknowledging How Roller Derby Embraced African-Americans from Day One By David Block It is a known fact that Black History month acknowledges and honors African-Americans. However, what people might not know is...
Blind Psychologist Helps Others See Solutions
Dialogue Magazine Fall 2013 WORK MATTERS Blind Psychologist Helps Others See Solutions By David Block, Ardmore, Pennsylvania When a series of detached retinas left Andre Watson completely blind by age 11, his mother became overprotective. She rarely allowed him to go...
Wrestling’s Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Gets Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
The International Gazette Philadelphia, PA Summer 2013 https://blindfilmmaker.com/international-gazette/wrestlings-living-legend-bruno-sammartino-gets-inducted-into-the-wwe-hall-of-fame/ Wrestling’s Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Gets...
Why more people know about the Special Olympics than the Paralympics
In September 2008, the New York Times wrote an article, “Pistorius is the World’s Fastest Paralymian.” http://beijing2008.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/pistorius-is-the-worlds-fastest-paralympian/ On September 12, 2008 at 3:08 AM, I commented about the...
Hazel Roop Shares her experiences of being a roller derby star in the 1930s
The International Gazette Philadelphia, PA Spring 2013 Hazel Roop Recalls Her Roller Derby Days By David Block Hazel Roop, 97, was inducted into the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame onNovember 13, 2010. “It was wonderful to get the honor,” Roop said....
The International Gazette
My friend Kamal Moise is launching the International Gazette, an online publication dedicated to publishing good news. The IT specialists are getting it up and running. To date, I've written two articles that will be published there. You can read them...
Remembering A Heroic Dog
Disabled Dealer Magazine April 2013 Remembering Roselle - A True Hero By David Block The relationship between a service dog and its owner goes beyond the loving bond of a pet for its owner. Most service dogs are chosen for their intelligence, their ability...
Three-Time Olympic Swimmer Brendan Hansen Profiled
Main Line Media News Monday, December 10, 2012 Three-time Olympian Brendan Hansen reflects on his swimming career By David Block For mainlinemedianews.com http://mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2012/12/10/sports/doc50c60a789fe58080521361.txt After...
Renown Sports Writer Frank Deford inducted into Roller Derby Hall of Fame
WEEKLYPRESS.COM •DECEMBER 12 • 2012 5 Roller Derby Hall of Fame Inductees Remember Judy Sowinski By David Block Special to the Press/Review Sometimes children's fantasies come true, even if the dreams seem unrealistic. For Gary Powers of Brooklyn, NY his boyhood dream...