From Hedy Lamarr to Telstar to the U.S. Air Force: The Strange Connection Between an August 11, 1942 Patent and My Career in Satellite Communications

Complex Trauma, Toxic Leadership, and Heavy Metals Poisoning: A Veteran’s Story (September 16, 2015) From Hollywood to frequency hopping, from Telstar to Western Maine, and from a small-town Maine girl to Air Force combat communications—the history behind August 11 connects more of my life than I ever realized. Copyrighted By Jennifer and Lee Norris | August … More From Hedy Lamarr to Telstar to the U.S. Air Force: The Strange Connection Between an August 11, 1942 Patent and My Career in Satellite Communications

Two Loving Fathers, One Cruel Pattern: Understanding Parental Alienation and Family Erasure (August 7, 2026)

Parental Alienation: I Watched What Happened to My Father Happen to My Husband & It Broke Me (2024) For most of my life, I believed the story I had been told about my father. I was repeatedly told that he was “evil,” while the abuse happening inside my own home was minimized, excused, or ignored. My … More Two Loving Fathers, One Cruel Pattern: Understanding Parental Alienation and Family Erasure (August 7, 2026)

From a Taillight Stop to Excessive Force to an Obstruction Charge: Video Evidence and Questions for Rumford Police Department in Maine (June 7, 2025)

Synopsis: The Rumford Police Department pulled over this Rumford, Maine citizen for a taillight out. As evidenced by the video… a traffic stop was quickly escalated by the Rumford PD for NO REASON ending in police brutality. The unconstitutional and unethical behavior is absolutely shocking to us. This citizen was abused by the police like … More From a Taillight Stop to Excessive Force to an Obstruction Charge: Video Evidence and Questions for Rumford Police Department in Maine (June 7, 2025)

Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper (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 “Veteran Advocates” Use Defamatory Newspaper Article & the Cops Who Created the Narrative to Bounce Medically Retired Disabled Veterans Out of the Washington DC Game Brief Synopsis: While we were living in … More Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper (2024)

Maine Police Shootings of Individuals with Mental Illness: Recent Incidents and Concerns (2024)

Notice the media don’t appear to care at all about the man with mental illness who just got slammed by a police car and is probably in complete shock. He’s now dead but the “deputy was injured.” The “authorities” and the media work together to dehumanize citizens with disabilities. It keeps both of them employed. … More Maine Police Shootings of Individuals with Mental Illness: Recent Incidents and Concerns (2024)

Home Base Veteran Story: Jennifer & Lee Norris (2017)

Related Links:Home Base Veteran Story: Jennifer & Lee NorrisAir National Guard Recruiter Drugs and Rapes New Recruit (1996)Sexual Assault and Abuse of Authority at Keesler Air Force Base (1997)The Impact of Toxic Military Leadership: Lower Enlisted Airman Runs for Her Life, Transfers to Another State to Prevent Suicide (2001)The Emotional Toll of Military Injustice: No Justice, Retaliation, Zero … More Home Base Veteran Story: Jennifer & Lee Norris (2017)

Bangor Daily News Reported “Maine Woman Shot By Rumford Police Accused of Threatening Authorities With a Knife” (2014)

The entire time we lived in rural Maine, we watched the cops, authorities, and the media dehumanize Maine citizens. They turned traumatized people, those with disabilities, those who are poor, and those who were sick and/or addicted into criminals to justify the budgets to keep their fat government jobs funded in an area where there … More Bangor Daily News Reported “Maine Woman Shot By Rumford Police Accused of Threatening Authorities With a Knife” (2014)

The Power of Shared Memories: Jennifer and Lee Celebrate William R. Stowell’s Birthday at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine (March 21, 2013)

There are dates that don’t pass quietly. They return each year with weight—carrying memory, love, and a kind of ache that never really leaves. My dad’s birthday is one of those days. In 2013, Lee and I chose not to spend it in silence or avoidance. Instead, we drove to Sunday River Ski Resort in … More The Power of Shared Memories: Jennifer and Lee Celebrate William R. Stowell’s Birthday at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine (March 21, 2013)

Exploring the Life of My Father: William R. Stowell Working on Property Where He Built a Brand New Home for His Family in Bethel, Maine (1969)

I always wondered what happened to my parents and why they got divorced and neither of them would ever talk about it. My mother unfairly told me and my brother my father was “evil” and did her best to alienate us from a loving father, including replacing him with her second husband. And my father … More Exploring the Life of My Father: William R. Stowell Working on Property Where He Built a Brand New Home for His Family in Bethel, Maine (1969)