Bravo, Chuck Cox: Susan Cox Powell’s Father Finally Gets a Measure of Justice in Pierce County, WA
Very sad update: Although Chuck Cox did everything possible to try to protect his grandsons, the system ultimately betrayed him. Josh Powell brutally murdered his sons and himself in a house explosion in Graham, WA on February 5, 2012. Chuck Cox has achieved the impossible: he got the criminal “justice” folks in Pierce County, WA to take … Read more
Book Review: Protect and Defend by Richard North Patterson
Richard North Patterson I mean to root out this system of legalized bribery where all of us sell pieces of the government like shares of stock. – Richard North Patterson Richard North Patterson has written three legal thrillers about child abuse survivor President Kerry Kilcannon: No Safe Place, Protect and Defend, and Balance of Power. A … Read more
Empowered Woman’s Playbook: Casting Yourself as Heroine
Storytelling is a critical part of effective advocacy. – Ruth Anne Robbins J.K. Rowling is the queen of writing a new script for her life. While researching her story, I discovered Ruth Anne Robbins’ excellent article, “Harry Potter, Ruby Slippers and Merlin: Telling the Client’s Story Using the Characters and Paradigms of the Archetypal … Read more
Be There: Mother’s Day Vigil in Washington, D.C.
Nancy Carroll is a PAS mother who has the leadership instincts of Gandhi and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She has experienced more than her fair share of brutal abuse and hard knocks, but she keeps rolling. Literally. After her leg was shattered, she got in her wheelchair and kept on rolling to … Read more
Yippee Skippy! The Little Blog that Could Reaches 100,000 Visitors!
At 1:00 this morning, Navigating Uncharted Waters had its 100,000th visitor! I am thrilled and profoundly humbled. Before I start celebrating, I want to take a moment thank all my subscribers and loyal visitors for your support, interest, comments, and inspiration. When I started this blog two years ago, I never dreamed I would meet so … Read more
Blogger Sued by Sexual Predator
This story is so WTF that it could only happen in Pierce County, WA. Patrick Rojas was in his 20s when he plead guilty to immoral contact with an 11-year old little girl. Now, he’s a convicted level two sex offender who can’t ~ surprise, surprise ~ get a job. Does he look in the mirror and accept … Read more
Book Review: Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy
. . .this story is not primarily about spies and secret government agencies; it’s about violence against women, and the men who enable it. – Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Who knew? Men Who Hate Women is the Swedish title of the first book in Stieg Larsson’s millennium trilogy. … Read more
Book Review: The Company She Keeps by Georgia Durante
Georgia Durante The Company She Keeps: The Dangerous Life of a Model Turned Mafia Wife by Georgia Durante is a compelling look behind the closed doors of the Mob. It dispels the mystique and glamour of the Mafia lifestyle depicted in movies like The Godfather. It also is a book about the consequences of choices … Read more
Beverly Johnson: Supermodel and DV Survivor
Supermodel Beverly Johnson, one of Oprah’s Legends in 2006, announced today on Oprah that her new mission is to become a voice for survivors of domestic violence: I am a victim of domestic violence. I just think we’ve become so desensitized towards women being beaten and abused and murdered that everybody just thinks it’s okay, and it’s not. … Read more
Stop 14 Years of Injustice ~ Be There: August 20 @ 9:00 AM, Shawnee County District Court, Topeka, Kansas
Claudine Dombrowski Listen up, Judge David Debenham in Shawnee District Court in Topeka, Kansas! I am going to do everything in my power to continue to pack your court room with people wearing purple and white until you stop Halleck Richardson’s manipulation of your court as an instrument of abuse. And, I’m going to ask other bloggers to … Read more
