Keith Smith has been interviewed over on NJ.com regarding his abduction, rape, survival and the revenge by proxy which sparked a mystery that is now almost 35 years old.
Read it here and the American Amazon page, from which you buy only the required number of copies that will be printed and sent, is here.
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The British free telephone service Childline will face cuts when 20% of the volunteer workforce will be withdrawn from the charity. 75 salaried positions will also be made redundant. We’ll comment on this story later, right now the Mail on Sunday has the main story here. – CBG
Go get some facts about human trafficking, because it’s probably a much larger issue than you think it is. During the month of January, advocates, organizations, and individuals unite to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking. While movements like #MeToo have started to bring crimes like sexual harassment and sexual assault out of…
If you’ve been around this blog for awhile, nether one of these passages from this article will come as a surprise to you: “Police also don’t have a great track record of de-escalating situations with mentally ill people, who are 16 times more likely to be killed by police officers. One in four people killed by police in 2015 had a…
At the Conservative Party Conference on Tuesday 9th October 2012, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling MP outlined his “Two strikes and you’re out” policy. Criminals committing two violent or sexual offences, or two high level crimes warranting 10 year sentences, would automatically receive a life sentence. Reading between the lines of this policy, no new money…
The news out of Berkeley isn’t good for anyone who suffers from insomnia as a result of anxiety, manic episodes, or depression. Turns out that being sleep deprived, even a little bit, makes us less likely to be social, and also less socially acceptable to others. Notably, researchers found that brain scans of sleep-deprived people…
In the immediate aftermath of Robin Williams’ suicide, his daughter, Zelda, left Twitter and other social media platforms after hearing from the worst of humankind about her father’s mental health problems. Now she is back and speaking out in hopes of ending the sort of stigma that created those previous comments. So please, let’s help…
