A former alcoholic police officer’s unique treatment for first responder mental and physical health. — “I was a sheet in the wind, like the walking dead. A zombie.” Frank Voce, an active duty law enforcement officer in New York. is familiar with the stress, trauma, and the physical and mental side effects of his career. Voce Preferred to leave his particular police department undisclosed. Voce…

Approximately 800,000 law enforcement officers have careers surrounded by trauma, stress, substance abuse, and mental health disorders; and taxpayers give them guns. “Every day you expect the worst. You think am I going to die, that’s what they teach you.” Said former Bedford County Police Officer Alexandru “Alex” Barker, recalling…

The Richmond City Council met virtually for Budget Amendment Work Session 5. The council made provisions for virtual teleconference council meetings in April of 2020. The Microsoft Teams meeting was open for public viewing but did not allow for public participation. …

What powerlifting taught me about growth. — Cause: Three years ago, I was a 16-year-old who weighed 135 pounds. Standing at about 6 feet tall, this was not the ideal frame for a young man trying to impress the lovely ladies in his life. I was horribly insecure, and quickly starting to realize that the subtle undercurrents of…

As someone who is fascinating by documentary directors such as Alex Gibney, Ken Burns, and Werner Herzog, I find myself drawn to deep investigative journalism. There is something deeply compelling about setting out to unravel a story and taking the necessary time and research to uncover those details. …

After spending over a week with four born and raised Tennessee natives, they began to paint a picture of oppression from a completely different perspective. Ian Grimm believes that the South has been experiencing social discrimination since the end of the Civil War. He feels like many still demonize the…

Dr. Kirk told me that during his time as a journalist and reporter his studio took the concept of unbiased news very seriously. He always felt it was his responsibility to share the interviews, facts, and information of the story, and let the audience decide. The journalists’ mantra of “bring…

John Knaus told me plainly that he does not see how the sociopolitical landscape of 2020 can repair itself without more damage being caused first. It would seem that things have gotten quite out of hand and may need to get worse before they can get better. The question was…

I was unable to find an interviewee this week, so I decided to do a week in review of my past interviews to highlight some common themes and research. A common opinion of the protests and riots in connection to the BLM movement is that they are the result of…