‘I’m your father, not your friend’

December 03, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Is there a window of opportunity — an age or grade level in school — where a kid headed for trouble has what will likely be the last chance to be helped and steered in the right direction? Hanford School...

Are your kids using drugs? Part 1

August 16, 2014   •  By Dennis Beaver If given the option of making an arrest or helping a family deal with a child’s involvement with drugs and the wrong people, to Narcotics Officer Frank Martinez of the Hanford Police Department there is no real choice at all....

Are your kids using drugs? Part 2

August 23, 2014   •  By Dennis Beaver Narcotics Officer Frank Martinez of the Hanford Police Department is a soft-spoken, easy-to-like guy, revealing a passion for his job and profound desire to “just help, to make my community a better place.” Blessed with a rich...

Christmas vacation surprise

November 22, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When our son Chad drives home from college over school breaks, within minutes of his arrival my wife and I go to work sorting and then washing what seems like an entire trunk load of soiled clothing. It is...