In the Midnight Hour…

(with Apologies to Wilson Pickett)

By George Belsky, Jr.

I was working a midnight tour.  I was relatively new to the department having just completed a comparative compliance academy and field training.  It was not my first night on this shift, but I was still very new to the squad, the city, and my patrol zone.  It was 0-Dark-30 and cold, I had the patrol car’s heater g...

Spider Resilience: What We Can Learn about Getting Back Up from a Garden Spider

Leadership Lessons from the Garden

June 19, 2023

By Jocelyn Little

Spiders. Many people do not like them. I do not like them. I have a slight phobia of spiders ever since I had a large spider jump down my shirt in high school as I tried to catch grasshoppers for my pet chameleon. These days, my policy on spiders ...

10 Life Lessons I Learned in 2022

By Jocelyn Little

Another year has come and gone. Time seems to be passing me by faster each year. As I reminisce of the past, loving memories bring a warm smile to my heart. Year by year, we go about our days as we always do; we face our challenges and adversity, we celebrate our wins and special occasions, and we prepare for another year to begin. If we aren...