False Narratives with National Consequences: How Our Traumatic Past Was Weaponized Against Us (July 4, 2024)

July 4, 2024

RELATED STORIES: Maine Newspaper & Police Department Leaders Assist Documented Abusive Police Officer in Dehumanization of Disabled Veterans and Kids During a Mental Health Crisis Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper HIGHLIGHTS: Childhood Trauma and Parental Alienation Military Life, PTSD, and Medical Retirement After Military Service, Lee Wants … More False Narratives with National Consequences: How Our Traumatic Past Was Weaponized Against Us (July 4, 2024)

Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block & How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death (2024)

May 6, 2024

I was watching Investigation Discovery (ID) one night in 2018 when Forbidden Dying for Love came on the television. I was what you would consider an #IDAddict and I regularly watched the new programming from 9-11 p.m. every night. I also tweeted with other #IDAddicts while the show was live. On this particular night, Love … More Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block & How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death (2024)

Protect Our Defenders “Advocacy” Network: Coordinated Allegations, Reputation Attacks and Gatekeeping (November 17, 2013)

November 17, 2013

If only these same ‘advocates’ spent this much time working on passing laws and helping troops. I didn’t know that if I worked hard and did the right thing that it made me a target in this so called movement. This is especially amusing because they have got it all conjured up in their minds … More Protect Our Defenders “Advocacy” Network: Coordinated Allegations, Reputation Attacks and Gatekeeping (November 17, 2013)

One Reasonable Boundary, Two Angry Strangers, an Internet Beatdown, and the Smear Campaign That Upended My Advocacy Efforts (June 6, 2013)

June 6, 2013

My First Full Day in Albuquerque, New Mexico: Excitement, Faith, and Warning Signs (March 6, 2013) Author’s note: This article is a first-person account reconstructed from my dated photographs, travel history, congressional testimony, published advocacy record, personal recollections, and records I have retained. Some of the linked website entries were published at the time; others were expanded … More One Reasonable Boundary, Two Angry Strangers, an Internet Beatdown, and the Smear Campaign That Upended My Advocacy Efforts (June 6, 2013)

Air Force NCO Testified Before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington DC; It Negatively Impacted Health, Safety & the Trajectory of Her Life (2013)

January 23, 2013

Editor’s Note: Protect Our Defenders was in their infancy when they preyed on Jennifer in 2012. We were not affiliated with them; they invited us to participate in some press functions in Washington D.C. and then used Jennifer and her story to get where they are today. We do not endorse Protect Our Defenders whatsoever … More Air Force NCO Testified Before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington DC; It Negatively Impacted Health, Safety & the Trajectory of Her Life (2013)

Former Police Chief Stacy Carter’s Missed Personnel Intervention in 2005: What Competent Town of Rumford Leadership Could Have Done Instead (October 9, 2026)

October 9, 2026

When Image Matters More Than Truth: How Toxic People Control the Narrative and Create Scapegoats to Avoid Accountability (August 5, 2026) The Tracey Higley disciplinary record was not merely a personnel problem. It was an institutional risk warning. What should responsible municipal leadership do when it learns that a police officer entrusted with the power … More Former Police Chief Stacy Carter’s Missed Personnel Intervention in 2005: What Competent Town of Rumford Leadership Could Have Done Instead (October 9, 2026)

Would You Hire Him? Tracey Higley and the Cost of Ignoring Red Flags in Rumford, Maine (October 5, 2026)

October 5, 2026

Five of these police officers abused me by either participating in the gang bullying of a Finance Committee member or they covered for each other and happily scapegoated me, Lee, and our family. This is the definition of institutional betrayal. Copyright © Jennifer and Lee Norris. All rights reserved. Imagine reviewing an applicant for a … More Would You Hire Him? Tracey Higley and the Cost of Ignoring Red Flags in Rumford, Maine (October 5, 2026)

Mill Town Book Review and the Questions Every Maine Family Should Ask (October 4, 2026)

October 4, 2026

Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault You can love your hometown and still want to know what is in its air and water. That is why Kerri Arsenault’s Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains belongs on Maine’s reading list. Arsenault grew up in Mexico, Maine, across the river from the Rumford paper … More Mill Town Book Review and the Questions Every Maine Family Should Ask (October 4, 2026)

Rumford’s Warning Signs Were Already on Paper: Why Maine Needs Independent Police Shooting Reviews (October 3, 2026)

October 3, 2026

Edmund Muskie Was Right: Clean Air, Clean Water, and Our Right to Demand Answers (August 20, 2026) Copyright © Jennifer Norris. All rights reserved. Maine needs officer-involved shooting reviews that operate outside the Attorney General’s Office, with appointments, staff, and funding that the Attorney General does not control. Lee and I learned in Rumford how … More Rumford’s Warning Signs Were Already on Paper: Why Maine Needs Independent Police Shooting Reviews (October 3, 2026)

The “No” That Changed My Life: What Two Trips to New Mexico Taught Me About Vulnerability, Predators, and Smear Campaigns (September 28, 2026)

September 28, 2026

This should have been a historic moment. Instead, I see a photo tarnished by across state line crime—and by people who used their victimhood to seek access, money, power, and other selfish gains. Nine people pictured here abused me. Some participated directly; others minimized, dismissed, or blamed me for a neurological beatdown I did not … More The “No” That Changed My Life: What Two Trips to New Mexico Taught Me About Vulnerability, Predators, and Smear Campaigns (September 28, 2026)

National Service Dog Day: Onyx Saved My Life, One Day at a Time (September 20, 2026)

September 20, 2026

Christine Hassing Published ‘Jennifer and Onyx’ in the Hope Has a Cold Nose Book (February 17, 2019) For National Service Dog Day, a tribute to the dog who helped me feel safe enough to live again. By Jen Norris Onyx turned 14 this month. She is still here with me, healthy and thriving. Sometimes I … More National Service Dog Day: Onyx Saved My Life, One Day at a Time (September 20, 2026)

A Mother’s Account Raises New Questions About Escalation, Use of Force, and Police Accountability in Rumford, Maine (September 2, 2026)

September 2, 2026

Complaint to Maine Attorney General: Overview of Police Officer’s Disturbing History Prior to Officer Involved Shooting of A Suicidal Woman With Mental Illness (2014) Summary A concerned mother contacted us after receiving a video of an encounter involving her 20-year-old son and the Rumford Police Department. She says police were initially dealing with other young people—not … More A Mother’s Account Raises New Questions About Escalation, Use of Force, and Police Accountability in Rumford, Maine (September 2, 2026)

When Asking for Help Becomes a Charge: The USS Abraham Lincoln, Military Suicide, and What Institutional Betrayal Looks Like (August 31, 2026)

August 31, 2026

A Disaster of the U.S. Military’s Own Making – Austin Valley’s Death Exposed the Army’s Most Urgent Challenge: A Suicide Crisis Among Soldiers in Peacetime Copyright © Jennifer Norris. All rights reserved. When I read that a 19-year-old sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln reportedly survived a suicide attempt and was then accused of malingering and being absent … More When Asking for Help Becomes a Charge: The USS Abraham Lincoln, Military Suicide, and What Institutional Betrayal Looks Like (August 31, 2026)

From Excitement to Survival Mode: The Albuquerque Trip That Changed How I Trusted, Traveled, and Protected Myself (August 28, 2026)

August 28, 2026

Divinely Protected: The Lord’s Prayer I Prayed at San Felipe de Neri Parish in Albuquerque, New Mexico Before Everything Changed (March 6, 2013) Copyright © Jennifer Norris. All rights reserved. March 5–8, 2013 On March 5, 2013, I boarded a plane for Albuquerque believing I was entering an exciting new chapter of my military sexual assault … More From Excitement to Survival Mode: The Albuquerque Trip That Changed How I Trusted, Traveled, and Protected Myself (August 28, 2026)

Video Raises Questions About Escalation and Use of Force in Rumford, Maine (August 24, 2026)

August 24, 2026

Editor’s Note: A concerned mother contacted us after receiving a video of an encounter involving her 20-year-old son and officers from the Rumford Police Department. Because the video is now being presented separately on our timeline, this article focuses only on the incident, the family’s account, and the questions raised by the footage. We have … More Video Raises Questions About Escalation and Use of Force in Rumford, Maine (August 24, 2026)