Helping the Helpless in Haiti
by Pat Ryan The pictures are hard to look at, the stories are hard to listen to and the magnitude of what has befallen the people of Haiti is hard to comprehend. In less than two minutes the earth dealt…
Resolutions Past, Present and Future
By Pat Ryan There’s no better place to start writing a column on international affairs than parked in front of Cookeville’s South Jefferson Avenue WalMart Supercenter, that bastion of global commerce, waiting for my family to finish their shopping. Did…
Ending Polio – Video
Patrick Ryan of the Cookeville Breakfast Rotary Club talks about the January 30, 2010 International Night fundraiser to support Rotary’s international service programs like polio eradication. www.CBRotary.com for more information.
King Abdullah GulfWire Interview
This interview was originally published in the GulfWire e-newsletter in February 2001. It was the result of an audience with then Crown Prince Abdullah during which Patrick W. Ryan and Dr. John Duke Anthony has an extended conversation with the future king.