Author Archives: Upstate International

Modern Day Pioneers, by Bob Dotson

I crisscrossed this country for 40 years, reporting “The American Story with Bob Dotson” on the NBC TODAY Show. That quest was almost non-stop. More than four million miles searching for people who are practically invisible, the ones who change our lives, but don’t take time to tweet and tell us about it.   Wisdom…

A Heart for the 3rd World: Nepal and Beyond, by Rob Rowen

I am Rob Rowen and I have recently relocated from the Tampa Bay area to the Upstate.  Tracie Frese invited me to tell you a little about the work I have been doing for the last 9 years.  I, along with some friends, started Global Action Coalition: a non-profit that began it’s initial work in…