Helping First Responders Respond More Safely

May 8, 2017

You know that emotionally satisfying feeling you get when you help someone in need? Aaron Negherbon gets that feeling every day. And now he’s doubling down on his generosity. In 2010, Negherbon established TroopsDirect after a college friend serving as a Marine commander Afghanistan told him of the dire need for lifesaving supplies and equipment.…

What Are Your Flight Rights?

May 1, 2017

It seems every week we hear another airline horror story. A passenger involuntarily removed (dragged while bleeding and screaming) from a United Airlines flight. A woman juggling 15-month old twins reduced to tears after an American Airlines flight attendant reportedly whacked her with her own stroller, narrowly missing one of the babies. A couple, on…

Science Helps Solve Crimes in Surprising Ways

April 24, 2017

There’s a new forensic tool that’s being developed that’s going to knock your socks off! Investigative Science Professor, Glen P. Jackson, from West Virginia University, spoke with me recently about his advances in crime fighting, and while it’s all kind of “science-y”, I think you’ll agree it is fascinating.

Sanctuary Cities Ignore Presidential Threat

April 15, 2017

            “I don’t want to de-fund (a) state or city. But if they’re going to have sanctuary cities we may have to do that – certainly that would be a weapon.  ~President Donald Trump  It has been said we are a nation of laws and laws must be followed to insure…

Congress Should Recognize Our Biggest National Security Threat

April 10, 2017

Dear Lawmaker, Remember that old movie, “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!”? Well, may I — your constituent – ask you to turn your attention away from all the current partisan bickering and realize that the Russians are already here and infiltrating who-knows-how-many aspects of American life?

The Sandusky Saga Still Reverberates

April 3, 2017

Guilty, guilty, guilty….” The jury foreman pronounced that verdict 45 times as former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, charged with dozens of counts of sexually molesting young boys, stood at the defense table with his hand casually tucked inside his pants pocket. I attended every day of that unforgettable trial and can hardly…

The Final Racket – Exploitation of the Elderly

March 27, 2017

An indictment indicates she laughed all the way to the bank… In my continuing effort to inform readers about what can happen when a family asks a judge to decide a dispute over what to do with their aging parent – may I call your attention, please, to the state of Nevada? The Sagebrush State…

The Final Racket – Exploitation of the Elderly

March 27, 2017

An indictment indicates she laughed all the way to the bank… In my continuing effort to inform readers about what can happen when a family asks a judge to decide a dispute over what to do with their aging parent – may I call your attention, please, to the state of Nevada? The Sagebrush State…

A Pornography Addict’s Journey Toward Redemption

March 20, 2017

Second in a two part series … Imagine the windowless rooms where unspeakable acts happen to children at the hands of profiteering adults. Imagine the terror and pain inflicted on innocent children as criminals capture the sordid action on video or photographs. This is at the core of what is believed to be the multi-billion-dollar,…

Addicted to the Worst Kind of Pornography — One Man’s Story

March 18, 2017

It was among the oddest email requests I ever got. It said: “Please visit: MyShipwreck.com. The blog will either interest you or not.” I was instantly fascinated with the postings from someone calling himself Captain Shipwreck. The man behind the blog is Mark B., and he’s currently serving a 17½-year sentence at the Federal Correctional…