“My father was molesting me. It wasn’t rape. It was more inappropriate touching. He also was verbally abusive. I just had to get out of there. So when I was about 19, I left my parents’ house and moved in with...
“My faith, my family and some good friends are what’s getting me through. They’ve helped me a lot. Still, there are times when I get mad at God. I’ll say, ‘God, you have all these angels. Why didn’t you send them...
In November 2016, Barbara DeRamus’ world came crashing down on her when she learned that her daughter, Cynthia Morris, and granddaughters, Kirsten Fritch and Breanna Pavlicek, had been murdered. While she continues to struggle with that reality, Barbara will never forget...
“Cynthia had been helping me and my husband with our gun holster business. She was a hard worker, dedicated and on time for the most part. So when she didn’t show up that Tuesday morning, we were wondering what was going...
Talk about your whirlwind romances. Keith Dick shares the story of how he met Sheryl and convinced her to marry him and move to Japan. This all happened within the course of two weeks. They celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary in...
“I met her on a Friday. We were engaged the following Friday. Married a month later. Two weeks after that, we were living in Tokyo because I already had a job lined up there to teach English to Japanese businessmen. “When...
Keith Dick happens to be the nephew of Paul Revere from the 1960s-1970s music group, Paul Revere and the Raiders. Paul Revere died in 2014, but Keith has fond memories of spending time with his famous uncle and watching him perform....
“One day I told my wife, ‘I don’t feel well. I’m going to lie down and take a nap.’ She was going to school at the time. When she came back from class, she couldn’t wake me up. She told my...
“Paul Revere was my uncle. He was my dad’s little brother. He was named after an uncle, Revere, and another uncle, Paul. When Paul Revere and the Raiders were really hot, I loved it. I was raised on rock and roll....
“As a teacher, every year I meet students from other countries who would be beneficiaries of DACA. Some of them are very afraid. I’ve had students come to me crying and saying, ‘Miss, are they going to have to deport my...
