Grateful is the path to unity
Have you ever sat down and thought to yourself why you are grateful?
It was a Mill Village Christmas
By Bill Shepard Not much remains of the way that it was in the year of which I write. The world has changed many times over, but a memory lingers and it is from that memory that I write. The year was 1935, although it could have been any one of the 1920’s or 1930’s. The Great Depression had a stranglehold on the world and a new President was searching diligently for ways to break the grip. It seemed an elusive search! I was barely in...
The Courage to Live
The curtain closes for the last time. The story has ended and you can’t begin again.
I Remember
By Bill Shepard December 7, 1941, “A day that will live in infamy,” so said Franklin Roosevelt, the President of the United States. His voice was steady and resolute as he announced to the nation that the Japanese had attacked at Pearl Harbor and the U.S. Navy had suffered a devastating attack. It would be long and costly, but the terms were finally met. Within days, the lines from the songwriter’s pen were being heard all over...
Why We Stay
Why do some police officers just throw their hands in the air and just say enough is enough? This is a complicated question with no one answer that will completely explain it. It is as varied as the types of police officers themselves. Many of them are from different backgrounds and places. It is safe to say that no two police officers are exactly alike or in most cases even close. The reasons they leave are as varied as each one of them are in personality.