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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 swimming in the 2008...
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...
Two-Time Grammy Award Winning Singer Diane Schuur
Dialogue Fall 2012 Features Section pages 54-57 Blind Jazz Legend Diane Schuur By David Block Legendary jazz vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur’s versatility and sheer range of mastery are hard to match. She won two Grammy awards and made over 20 albums....
9/11 Terrorist Attacks Can’t Stop Philadelphia Distance Run
Runner’s World Daily Magazine Monday September 17, 2001 Ndereba sets Philadelphia Half-Marathon record By David Block If the destruction of the Trade Center and the Pentagon had not occurred last week, the most noteworthy fact of the 24th running of the...
Tony Award Winning Broadway Star Donna McKecnie’s victory over Rheumatoid Arthritis
Disabled Dealer Magazine November 2006 THE WINNER’S CIRCLE Donna McKechnie: Her Career and her victory over Rheumatoid Arthritis By David Block Anyone can get Rheumatoid Arthritis, and the Tony Award winning star of Broadway's A Chorus Line, Donna...
Florence Henderson Overcoming Challenges
Dialogue Fall 2011 Lifestyles Section Pages 53 - 55 Never Take Anything For Granted: An interview with Florence Henderson By David Block, Ardmore, Pennsylvania Florence Henderson’s acting career has spanned seven decades. From the 1950s through the present, she...
Boy LIves with Unusual Disorder
July 2012 New Disorder EoE Does Not Stop Determined Family Written by David Block for Protected Tomorrows As a teenager, the last thing you'd want to hear is that your favorite foods such as pizza, hot dogs, and ice cream are off limits. Unfortunately, for 17 year-old...
HIgh School Runner’s Challenges
New York Times Sunday June 10, 2001 High School Runner Faces Some Unusual Challenges By DAVID BLOCK Published Sunday June 10, 2001 Royal Mitchell is a typical elite high school runner in many ways: He has run impressive races and he won his conference title in...