The courtroom air felt thick enough to breathe, packed with anticipation and a dread that made every small sound seem too loud. Reporters filled the back rows,…

Outside the Door I stood outside the Harrington estate in Westchester County, my hand on the brass door handle. Through the mahogany door, my daughter-in-law’s voice carried…

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My name is Valerie, a thirty two year old combat medic in the U S Army, and after nine months deployed overseas all I wanted was to…

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