Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of September 11, 2017 ~ 'Never take emergency preparedness for granted'

Time after time after time we have been reassured -- and had our faith and hope restored -- through countless gestures of caring and commitment, rescue and recovery. A thousand stories go untold, but collectively they stand as the most powerful force of renewal. We simply do not carry on without them. In recent days, local Red Cross volunteers, businesses, churches, schools, scout troops, and so many other institutions, organizations, and everyday citizens have responded to the current disasters.