This month, extreme endurance athlete Marshall Ulrich and firefighter Dave Heckman finished an unprecedented expedition, going on foot around the perimeter of Death Valley National Park during the hottest part of summer, completely unaided and unassisted. They began on July 22 and concluded 16 days later on August 7. While others have trekked in this […]

Eric Papp believes leadership is a choice – a free decision everyone can make to see themselves as leaders, role models and people of positive influence. He also believes in the power of a ‘message’ – something people can readily relate to. Eric believes that the presidential election in 2008 was won with a ‘message’ […]

The idea for award-winning author Libby Fischer Hellmann’s latest novel was somewhat of an accident. During a conversation with a friend, Libby mentioned she was drawn to stories of women whose choices have been taken away from them, and had wondered: Do they simply surrender and become victims, or do some survive and even triumph? […]

Even if you step on a few toes in the process, sometimes you just have to take a stand. Our country first learned this through the American Revolution, and a stubborn insistence on liberty is the hallmark of patriots to the present day. Telling that story in all its many forms is bound to be […]

“An incredible memoir . . . an important part of the still unhealed wounds of war. Christal has given as much of her heart to this story as her father gave to his country.” —Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet, writer, activist, and educator “A harrowing portrait of the past’s ability to haunt the present…Presley has found […]