by Guest Writer | Jun 25, 2019 | A Boy And His Dog
Kraig Beale Guest Contributor I once had a male wolf gifted to me by a neighbor who had bought him on an impulse. I was going to college in Santa Rosa and lived in a subdivision east of town. I was training by running the trails of Annadell State Park. My...
by Guest Writer | May 27, 2019 | Features, Our Father's Legacy
Ben Estes Executive Vice President, Mentor Discover Inspire My father’s name was Benjamin Lewis Estes. He was born on June 24, 1920 and died on November 17, 1999. He was 9 years old when the Great Depression began. When he was 10, he found himself living in an...
by Guest Writer | May 27, 2019 | Features, Our Father's Legacy
Brian Childers Guest Contributor My father – Robie Thomas Childers, Jr. M.D. 6′ 2″ 240 lbs – was a wife and child beater, an open philanderer, an alcoholic and drug and sex addict. He was the son of a coal miner born in New Hope, WV. He became...
by Guest Writer | May 26, 2019 | Features, Our Father's Legacy
Jack Brown Guest Contributor My father, Joe Brown, grew up in rural South Carolina. In this poor farming community during the Great Depression, he learned early to rely on his instincts, wit and perseverance. At the beginning of WWII at only 17 he quit high school...
by Guest Writer | Apr 26, 2019 | Features
Marc Prestera Guest Writer I was recently asked about the power of a men’s circle. I allowed my mind to ponder. For me, it all starts with the first men’s team I can remember – being with my father, a man who sadly passed only one week ago. This is true for me...
