In her rich life, Dr. Frances Bartlett Kinne, the former President of Jacksonville University, acquired an impressive list of friends and admirers, from Bob Hope and Jack Benny to Arthur Fielder, Aaron Copland, Ross Perot and Steve Forbes. Corporate giants sought her council. Her accomplishments were endless. So, I was delighted when she called me in the spring of 1998 about a visit to Southern California. “It’ll be fun,” she promised. “I have to see…
(Originally written in 1981 – Rewritten with addendums in 2026) Our childhoods are filled with dreams of hitting a home run that wins the World Series, running 100 yards with a kickoff return in the Super Bowl, or by calmly ramming home a 20 ft putt on the 18th at Augusta National to win the Masters. Eventually, we undergo a physical revolution as our bodies adapt to the inevitable evolution of time and competition. Many…
(Ed note: We thought you might enjoy this article written almost 50 years ago after I had interviewed perhaps the greatest prize fighter of all time. A fighter sweet as sugar, Sugar Ray Robinson) Keeping Pace with Sugar Ray Robinson by Frank Pace First published LA Sports Magazine, August, 1976 This is a love story. It is the story of a man and his love for children. The man is no ordinary man. The children…
Happy New Year from the Somali cab driver who picked you up at the Minneapolis Airport at 4am with no other cabs around…. Happy New Year from the Sudanese seamstress, who repaired your torn trousers at 5:30 when you needed those pants that night… …the Iranian cardiologist who might’ve saved your dad’s life in surgery… Happy New Year from the Yemeni plumber who took time on a Saturday to solve your flooding sink… Happy New…