Turning the Tide for the Next Generation

The book begins by telling how my daughter, Charissa, had a close encounter with a child molester that had just been released from prison, when she was ten years old in February, 1995. It was an encounter that forever changed our lives. I went on the news to help catch the man and get him put back in prison. I then went on to help change the laws regarding sex offenders. I have been an avid reader for many years, and have been writing editorials and letters to periodicals and other publications. I have written this book discussing what has shaped and influenced my views of the world. Perhaps you may relate to some of the stories I share. I am an optimist by nature and believe most people just need to be encouraged to bring out the best in them and we find that there are many heroic and honorable people living all around us. It may seem naive, however, I began to realize that just because I was raised to be honest and patriotic toward the honorable democratic nation I believed I lived in doesn’t mean everyone else involved with the political system is honest. Some of my family members and I found that out the hard way, and I will discuss this very issue throughout my book. I have tried to help political candidates with my time, and finances in the past. The kids and I have taken part in political campaigns by passing out flyers, putting up yard signs, making phone calls, and working at voting polls. I have always believed that this nation was a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and not a government of the few powerful elite, by the few powerful elite, and for the few powerful elite. It is my desire to see fair investigations proceed into several suspicious deaths I will write about throughout this book and help return the nation to the honorable democracy I believe it has been. I discuss my opinions of how to resolve some of the world's problems. I hope you enjoy reading and will tell others about this book as well, so that we may all have a part in "Turning the Tide for the Next Generation."