Recap: The newly minted secretary of the Department of the Interior, Barbara Nascovar, slowly settled into her job in Washington, D.C. The president of the United States, however, asked her to do some work for him back at her home near Pocatello, Idaho. The Thanksgiving recess came, and Barbara packed her stuff and the kids’ […]
Recap: Gloria stunned Lucy and her son with the news of Mr. Skandowski having been arrested as a suspect in the killing of a firefighter—a firefighter who was, at the time, working to put out the flames at the suspect’s own residence. On top of that, there were others injured. As the three neighbors began […]
Recap: After meeting with President Blankenship and White House Chief of Staff Corsican, Barbara confided in the latter: She was having second thoughts about accepting the position of secretary of the Department of the Interior. All of a sudden the job seemed tremendous in scope and terrible in scheme. The first part of Blankenship’s scheme […]
Recap: In her first sit-down with the president of the United States, Barbara Nascovar, the brand-new secretary of the Department of the Interior, got an earful from the man. Oh, she was on her best behavior, but the president tolerated no sign of what he called “weakness.” Weakness was anything that strayed even slightly from […]
Recap: After a night of sleep, interrupted by police officers and FBI agents canvassing the neighborhood, Ricky and his mom emerged from their rooms grateful to be alive and well. The boy raced downstairs and started a half-pot of coffee for his mother, Lucy. Came their next-door neighbor Gloria knocking on the door. Come to […]
Recap: Barbara and the kids packed their suitcases and jet-set off to Washington, D.C. The following day, she sat down with the White House chief of staff and the president. The Oval Office meeting was a business meeting. President Winslow Blankenship wanted to make sure that he had his “ducks in a row” for his […]
Recap: An FBI agent and two Boston PD officers talked with Ricky and his mom as part of the law enforcement agencies’ canvassing of the neighborhood. They knocked on the front door at around one in the morning. The boy and his mother had been sleeping, but they were glad to offer any assistance they […]
Recap: At the steps of Pocatello City Hall, Barbara Nascovar enthusiastically announced her intention to run for the soon-to-be open U.S. senate seat in Idaho. Afterward, she went inside the building to meet with party leaders. They had a surprise for Barbara, and it left her in shock: The president of the United States did […]
Recap: In southeast Idaho, near Pocatello, word circulated that their 83-year-old U.S. senator would retire at the end of his 11th term. Word also buzzed about the president of the Idaho Ranchers Association, Barbara Nascovar (born Smithee), who had announced her intention to run for the vacated seat in Washington. “Smart as a whip,” they […]
Recap: Two Boston Police officers and an FBI agent startled Ricky and his mom when they pounded on the front door at one in the morning. The law enforcement officers were actually pretty friendly. They asked Ricky about what he heard and saw the previous night, the night of the attack and fire at Mr. […]