Wow. There has been a lot of things that a lot of people have been stressed out about this year. I'm not saying that it's not justified...we've all been through a lot. Some have been through more than others. In terms of the general public, we've seen the economy take a major nose dive. We've seen our national deficit increasing. … read more →

Late last month, after volunteer EMT Tonya Mallard died in the crash of a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter transporting two teenagers from a car accident, people started asking me questions: "How come a volunteer was on that flight? You're just backup, aren't you?" they'd say. Or "It's not really volunteering, right? You get paid, don't you?" Getting on that… read more →