Thomas Silverstein, Hot House convict
Happy Birthday Sam Ormes
My good friend, Sam Ormes, turned 80 this week! He is an amazing guy. Happy Birthday Sam!
One of the benefits of being a journalist is that you get to meet fascinating people and Sam Ormes is one of the most colorful and delightful that I’ve met.
While doing research inside the Miami Dade County jail for my book about mental illness, I happened on a tiny cubicle that was crammed with electronic gizmos. I thought that Sam might have been a hoarder because nearly every inch of the space was taken-up by television equipment, cameras, video tapes and stage props, including a rubber chicken hanging on a rope from the ceiling.
Pete on Anderson Cooper 360 Discussing Mental Health and the Virginia Tech Massacre
Shortly after Seung-Hui Cho took the lives of 32 students at Virginia Tech, Pete Earley went on Anderson Cooper 360 to discuss the state of the mental health system on the national and state levels in respect to the horrifying events of the Virginia Tech Massacre.
From Anderson Cooper 360, CNN – April 20, 2007