Life is Voluntary – Winners and Losers
During this election year, I am hearing some grumblings about the way delegates are awarded in our primaries and our Presidential Election to be held in November. One of the great “checks and balances” of the construction of our Country is our Electoral College and...
Life is Voluntary: An All New World
By Henry Piarrot “I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” - Winston Churchill Over the years of writing the stories of hundreds of people, the topic of how the world has changed many times...
Life is Voluntary – Leading by Committee
By Henry Piarrot “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” - Harry S. Truman The Joint...
Life is Voluntary – Unlived Memories
By Henry Piarrot "If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?" - Stephen Levine, poet and author On October 28, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana, 22-year-old Barbara Boteler...
Nick and Friends – Helping Fight Sarcoma Cancer with Angel Trees
One of our home town friends, Deborah Kret Shaw and her loving family, has recently suffered a devastating loss, her son Ryan passed away this past July at the tender age of 22. I knew Ryan through my sons and their band, all of them shared a love of music and it...
Life is Voluntary – The Golden Rule
By Henry Piarrot With all of the news coverage about the alleged child molestation at Penn State University, I have been hearing much bravado from many who boast about what they would have done had they been the one to witness former assistant football coach Jerry...