A Happy Marriage
This week is our 45th wedding anniversary. We have spent our lives together. We were married young. I was eighteen,
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Commentary
Taking Note of a Few Things: Victory!
War is Hell. And when the enemy is disguised as toenails, it can creep up on you and take away
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Every Knee, Every Tongue
Being a retired law enforcement officer, I find crime interesting. I do watch several true crime shows on television. These
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Missing the Point – Sign of the times?
I’ve long suspected that we, as a society, are not entirely sure whether we’re coming or going. Now I have
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NYPD Det. Frank Serpico: The Night I was shot and Distortion of Facts
Legendary retired NYPD Detective Francesco “Frank” Serpico is the first police officer in American history to expose widespread systemic corruption in a police department. In 1972 Frank was awarded the NYPD’s highest award for bravery, the Medal of Honor. Frank discusses with Doug Poppa the night of February 3, 1971, when he was shot in the face during an undercover narcotics operation in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
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Leadership Conversations
A couple of weeks ago, I had breakfast with a young man who had a burning question for me. He
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Why the National School Bus Driver Shortage? Here is a Comprehensive List
As a contracted school bus driver for Anne Arundel County, I am hopeful that our school bus transportation seems in pretty good shape for the start of school on August 28. The County and our contractors and bus drivers deserve some credit, given the mess we are seeing elsewhere. I am reminded though that it is still early.
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Zeal at Zero: Wet Won
Do you think we’ll see Noah come by in his ark? Jeff WormanJeff Worman lives in Walworth County, Wisconsin where
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Missing the Point – Are we going to take the climate crisis seriously, or not?
Facing a climatic existential threat, the cause of which, in the United States, has largely to do with vehicle emissions, we desperately need to convert our national fleet of 280 million vehicles from gasoline to electric power as soon as possible. And our answer to that challenge is a $7,500 tax credit of which only people making $100,000 or more can take full advantage.
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Remembering Jonathan David Gallo (January 19, 1976 – August 9, 2023)
I got a late-night call from my good friend John Bechtel on August 9, asking me if I saw the Facebook post. I thought he was going to talk about the late Robbie Robertson, who just died, but no it was not the leader of the Band, it was Jon Gallo, one of the leaders of the Baltimore Post-Examiner.
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