Rob’s Megaphone

Dear Friends,
 
I’ve been relaxing on a cruise through the Hawaiian Islands. 
I’ve been offline for a while . . . The beautiful scenery is free (pics coming soon), but the internet is not. I’ll write more when I get back next week.
Peace and Aloha!
Rob

Looking up at the American flag today, I cannot help but see the men and women who died fighting to protect my country.
I can see:
the 6,000 patriots who died in the Revolutionary War in our first struggle for independence.
the 500,000 who perished in the Civil War who fought and died in defense of [...]

When it comes to disease, knowledge saves lives.
Spread knowledge, not disease.
Check out these important links for the latest
http://healthmap.org/en
www.who.org
www.cdc.gov

Pirates – 0; Captain Phillips & US Navy - 1
Hero: one who trades himself for the safety of others.
Courage: one who escapes four armed guards in a dingy in
the middle of the ocean.

The Maersk Alabama captain, Richard Phillips, our hero!
 
 
American sea Captain Richard Phillips was rescued Sunday from Somali pirates. Phillipswho had been held [...]

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 Remembering Dr. Bill Moran, Lander University’s 11th President

 Dr. Bill Moran – a man I’m proud to have called my friend and mentor

Former Lander University president Dr. Bill Moran died Tuesday, March 10 at Waccamaw Hospital in Murrells Inlet. He was 73. Moran served as 10th president of Lander University from 1992 to 2000 until his [...]

Moving forward requires learning from the mistakes of the past.  Or as poet and philosopher George Santayana stated, ”Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
March 7, 1965 was bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.

On February 18, 1965, an Alabama State Trooper, Corporal James Bonard Fowler, shot Jimmie Lee Jackson as he tried to protect [...]

Five lessons about the way we treat people.
 
While I was lead to believe these are true, I have no proof.
 
My favorite is #5
 
 
 
1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady
 
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until [...]

Rob’s Megaphone’s polls
The best kind of polls.
What do you fear most?
What makes you the most happy?

OMG. I still have visitors. 
I have to admit I dreaded checking my stats. I went from 2 posts per day for five months to 2 posts per week for a few months to one post in the past  2 months.
I missed ya’ll.
I had a little surgery, and I’m recuperating – slow but steady. I will try [...]