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 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: 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. […]
Recap: Night fell at last over the neighborhood. Ricky and his mom watched a bit of the local news, learning the bigger picture of the fire and murder down the street. The whole of Massachusetts and the roads immediately proximate to it would be abuzz all night with local law enforcement, county sheriffs, state police, […]
Recap: During an unexpected blackout in the neighborhood, Ricky and his mom hit the deck after hearing automatic gunfire down the street. Ricky saw casualties: firefighters injured and killed while battling the blaze at Mr. Skandowski’s. It seemed as if the entire Boston police force roared towards the scene, but the assailants were long gone. […]
Do we know how to vote in our own best interests? The easy answer is, “Yes, of course.” But isn’t that lackadaisical answer, born of the desire for ever more facile and rapid solutions, at the root of our problems? For instance, does a fictional “Bob Smith,” a more qualified and more responsive candidate for […]
Recap: On an otherwise unremarkable spring night, in a pretty Boston neighborhood, a massive residential blaze sparks a blackout. As Ricky and his mother hunker down, they’re shaken by the sound of automatic gunfire down the street. Then, unbelievably… firefighters wounded… or dead?.. on the pavement in front of Mr. Skandowski’s burning house. Why? The […]