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Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I can’t believe it’s Labor Day. The summer went so fast. I always want it to last at least another two months—the daylight becoming twilight until 8:00 pm, the scent of the watered earth, geranium and tomato plants from the garden. Harry and I have breakfast…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s the beginning of Labor Day Weekend and there is a hint of Fall in the air. I can’t believe the summer is almost over. Kids are getting ready to go back to school. We’re having a family cookout, and Harry and I are getting everything…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, On Saturday, Harry and I went sailing in the harbor with a friend of his who has a Daysailer. What a beautiful day to sail and there was a terrific breeze filling the sail and pushing us along. My father taught me how to sail a…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, This morning Harry and I went to his hand therapy place to strengthen his hands. They’re painful, and due to arthritis he’s lost a lot of strength. He was working with a blob of green silly putty—pulling, twisting and then snapping it into little balls —two…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I hope all of you had a good week and are looking forward to another summer weekend. Harry and I took Reilly, our ten-year-old dog, to a new vet to get a second opinion. As a nurse, I learned how important it is to get two…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, Welcome to Friday and another summer weekend. I hope all is going well. Harry and I had lunch with a friend of his, Joe, who had been an officer in the navy. We sat at a pub on the Charles River and watched the boats go…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Friday and the start of another summer weekend. I hope you’re all well. Harry wants to go fishing tomorrow, so if it’s not raining, we’ll go down to the river. I don’t enjoy fishing much, but he likes me to keep him company. Harry baits…
NFL Star, Actor, Spokesperson, Celebrity, Son, Husband, Father, Narcissist, Abuser, Kidnapper, Armed Robber and Most Think a Murderer. He was born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California and granted Parole on July 20, 2017. But not for domestic violence and murder. He was acquitted of the latter in criminal…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s a cool wet Friday, and my garden and I are so happy after yesterday’s heat and humidity. It’s my youngest daughter’s birthday tomorrow, so I’m busy baking a birthday cake from scratch—eggs, flour, sugar, butter and vanilla. I beat seedless raspberry jam with a…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Friday and the beginning of another weekend—except now it’s summer—more time for gardening, barbequing and exercising outside in the warm weather. After this past weekend, we’re taking it easy. My geraniums need pruning and watering, and Harry will cook something out on the grill. We’ve…
Happy Friday, Priscilla Bennett Friends, The weather has cooled down, and we’re getting ready for the weekend. I bought a couple of Father’s Day cards for Harry from myself and Reilly—separate cards—Reilly wants his own and so do I. The two of us are having our own Father’s Day celebration…
Blanquita Cullum is an award winning broadcast journalist and radio host on the regionally-syndicated No Bull Radio Network in Texas. She likewise hosts The Hard Question podcast that tackles breaking news on national and international issues. For eight years, Cullum served as a Governor on the United States Broadcasting…
Child advocates in New York are attempting to overturn a law that allows children as young as 14 years old to wed because they say it can trap minors in sexual abuse and domestic violence. Democratic Assemblywoman Amy Paulin on Tuesday introduced a bill to raise the minimum age for…
By Ian Mohr February 11, 2017 | 1:07pm Modal Trigger Ray Rice Getty Images Three years after former Ravens star Ray Rice was arrested on domestic assault charges, he’s become a regular speaker on college campuses. Sources told us Rice — who was arrested Feb. 15, 2014, after an attack…
Uploaded: Fri, Jan 20, 2017, 9:07 am County turns away 2,500 requests every year, advocates say by Sue Dremann / Palo Alto Weekly Erin O. stands outside the Los Gatos Library on January 16, 2017. She lost her home, children and finances after her partner froze access and lived…
Houston area, and their mother was charged with snatching them, police announced Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Yates, who had been living in Houston under the name Liana Waldberg, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 16, without incident and faces arraignment Wednesday in Rhode Island on a fugitive charge. (Harris County…
Her Family Argues the Courts Could’ve Saved Her By Angie McPherson 4 days ago Share Discuss Tara O’Shea-Watson, a mother of five, was terrified of her husband, Jeremiah Monell. Her friends say she often ran away from him, and that she was actively trying to leave him and protect her family. When she…
You’re in a healthy relationship now. So what does a healthy argument look like? In their relationships with abusers, most domestic violence survivors focused on managing someone else’s emotions and behavior. As a survivor, arguments may have left you feeling disparaged or worthless. But it’s okay to feel angry—your emotions…
Who are the Men who Batter? Why do Men Batter? Can Batterers Change their Behavior? Court Mandated Counseling Men who batter come from all socioeconomic backgrounds, races and walks of life. The abuser may be a blue-collar or white-collar worker, unemployed or highly paid. He may be a drinker or…