Would Stacey Burns want you to move on?

As promised in the last post, here is an important question which applies to so many situations but we’ll confine this discussion to the ongoing Stacey Burns case. When is it time to move on, to stop looking in the rear view mirror of life at a tragic event...

Degrees of Truth Revisited

“There is a degree of truth in that observation.”  What exactly is a “degree of truth?” In March, 2013, I submitted an essay titled “Degrees of Truth” to a writing contest. The subject has been addressed in this blog on previous...

Embarrassed? Take the test!

For the record, I am an unequivocal supporter of law enforcement officials. They have an impossible job. However, so do many other people and everyone in any job should be held accountable. If you are a teacher, you should not be afraid of being judged. If you are an...

Embarrassed, anyone?

The killer of Stacy Burns remains free six plus years after her murder. Bobbie Miller’s murderer remains free after  almost as long a time. I sometimes wonder if anyone is embarrassed by these facts. For a while in my early days of a long teaching career, I...

Four in favor!

As of today, July 9, 2015, I’ve heard from four people regarding my post about publishing what I’ve written on Murder in a Small Town: The Tragic Death of Stacey Burns. This publication would include all blog posts I’ve written on this subject since...