Family

By Ashley Davis*I chose my life and I chose my family and I chose my health. Sometimes, I do allow a backwards glimpse at the friends, family, and life I left behind.When I finally said, ‘I am an alcoholic and need to get help,’ that’s all that was on my mind at the time. Getting help. I just wanted to get better. I wanted to stop drinking. I wanted to stop hurting. I wanted to stop being someone who would sneak alcohol when nobody was looking, being that mom at the evening school functions who [...]

By John G. WarrenI was so excited when I was promoted to main Weather Forecaster and Safety Consultant for the large company where I’ve worked for years. I got trained in computer forecasting models and atmospheric science, and learned how weather could endanger our employees. I also quickly became the most popular person in my neighborhood.Until I blew a forecast.Suddenly I was the one who almost got the rental clown struck by lightning. And I was sure — when my friends at LMPD asked — that the strongest storm cells would stay north of us [...]