http://authorrdk.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Roger Kiser en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:14:00 GMT 2010-01-01T14:14:00Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957025 Until the United States Senate and House begin to realize that this is The United States of America and not The United State of Florida, United State of Maryland, United State of Georgia or the United . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:16:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957025 Roger Kiser 2009-12-21T15:16:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955791 Raising children is a very difficult task, especially in this day and age. Somehow, I made it through the trials and tribulations of raising my children and I am very proud of each and every one of my . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:41:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955791 Roger Kiser 2009-12-20T18:41:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950084 "A local committee concerned with the fate of Dozier School for Boys was formed at a Monday night meeting called by NAACP state officials. Late last month, NAACP Jackson County President Richard Patterson . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:13:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950084 Roger Kiser 2009-12-16T17:13:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947325 As I turned the corner and entered the hallway, the little princess, in full princess dress stood, her head somewhat down, tears were running down her four-year-old cheeks. “What’s wrong . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:13:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947325 Roger Kiser 2009-12-15T02:13:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947318 At the age of 10, I could not figure out what it was that this Elvis Presley guy had, that the rest of us boys didn’t. I mean, he had a head, two arms and two legs, just like the rest of us. Whatever . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:08:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947318 Roger Kiser 2009-12-15T02:08:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945083 Not a sound could be heard as we boys ran back and forth to one of the three upstairs bathrooms of the large two-story white brick orphanage dormitory building. DAMIT IT! Hurry it up, people are waiting . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:53:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945083 Roger Kiser 2009-12-13T17:53:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944976 Last evening I took my Granddaughter, Madison around to see the various homes which every year put up extensive Christmas lights and decorations. There is one section of town known for its beautiful displays . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:59:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944976 Roger Kiser 2009-12-13T15:59:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944290 MRS. USHER After I was released from the Florida School for Boys at Marianna (reform school), I was locked up in the juvenile hall for months. I refused to ever return to the Children's Home Society. . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:38:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944290 Roger Kiser 2009-12-12T21:38:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943147 I was very excited and smiling from ear to ear. It was several days before Christmas and all the children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage had been loaded in several large buses. We were being . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:22:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943147 Roger Kiser 2009-12-11T22:22:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941433 http://www.flixxy.com/best-christmas-lights-display.htm   Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:31:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941433 Roger Kiser 2009-12-10T21:31:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941132 Throughout the years, many times as I looked back upon my past I was not sure if I had ever really loved anyone as a young man. Having been raised in an orphanage my entire childhood and never having . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:05:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941132 Roger Kiser 2009-12-10T18:05:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937808 One day the old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch. . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:34:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937808 Roger Kiser 2009-12-08T23:34:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936019 I GOT STOPPED FOR SPEEDING THIS MORNING . I THOUGHT I COULD TALK MY WAY OUT OF IT UNTIL THE COP LOOKED AT MY DOG IN THE BACK SEAT.   (See attached picture) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:24:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936019 Roger Kiser 2009-12-08T00:24:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931276 MARIANNA — The cottage is snared in vines, as if the jungle is trying to consume the bricks and broken glass. It sits on an abandoned edge of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, a 109-year-old . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:08:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931276 Roger Kiser 2009-12-04T21:08:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915860 In the last week my stepdaughter, Karen contacted me after finding me through Facebook.com. It has been almost twenty years since the last time I had seen her. Even then, it had been an additional twenty . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:33:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915860 Roger Kiser 2009-11-24T17:33:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910983 Gov. Charlie Crist moved swiftly and appropriately Wednesday to order an investigation of the travel expenses of Frank Peterman, secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Peterman has held . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:33:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910983 Roger Kiser 2009-11-21T00:33:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910448 Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910448 Roger Kiser 2009-11-20T17:15:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904949 I guess it was sometime in the late 1980s when I left Jacksonville, Florida and returned to Modesto California. I had purchased a home off Strawberry Lane and Yosemite Boulevard and the American dream . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904949 Roger Kiser 2009-11-17T16:28:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892495 Every night when I watch television there are three or four Allstate commercials which tell viewers how much cheaper Allstate is over Geico. That may very well be true at this moment in time. Having been . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:35:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892495 Roger Kiser 2009-11-09T16:35:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882137 As a child, Halloween did not mean much to me or any of the other children living at the orphanage. It was just another day that those living outside the gates of the orphanage got to celebrate and enjoy. . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882137 Roger Kiser 2009-11-02T23:12:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869241 The link below is to a short preview of what we are presenting to several film makers about this tragedy. Would like your opinions. Some may find it disturbing to watch.   Several of the men . . . Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:01:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869241 Roger Kiser 2009-10-25T17:01:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859026 Over the past twenty-five years many have thanked me for the work I have done for abused children, protecting the elderly, teen suicide, legally representing children on welfare, the exposure of the twenty-three . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:14:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859026 Roger Kiser 2009-10-18T20:14:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853902 MARIANNA — A hundred years of nightmares were born here at the state's oldest reform school, inside the boarded up buildings, in the White House and in the isolation unit and in the old cottages . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:34:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853902 Roger Kiser 2009-10-14T23:34:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847388 MARIANNA The boys were watching. They had noticed the old men and the television trucks gathered at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. They were not allowed outside, but this day last October . . . Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:01:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847388 Roger Kiser 2009-10-10T16:01:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841169 It’s true that there are phones available to the children of Florida who are housed or incarcerated in various institutions throughout the state. Such telephones were installed (by order of the . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:56:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841169 Roger Kiser 2009-10-06T16:56:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839532 I have known many a fearful things in my life. Of course, the ghosts and monsters in that cold, damp, dark scary closet at the orphanage was one thing that I will remember forever. But, now as an adult, . . . Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:16:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839532 Roger Kiser 2009-10-05T17:16:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838032 As our cell phone contract had expired, the wife and I went to the Alltel store to see what was available. After looking at numerous phones the wife decided she would like to have the Blackberry Flip. . . . Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:45:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838032 Roger Kiser 2009-10-04T14:45:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837028 Seventeen years ago when I began traveling down the road to expose "The Horrors of the White House;" it was hoped that the boys who were abused at Marianna and Okeechobee would someday find some form . . . Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:21:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837028 Roger Kiser 2009-10-03T14:21:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831883 I must have been in my upper twenties or my lower thirties when I was invited over to a friend’s house for a Bar BQ. One of the fellows was showing several pictures of a young man with a chicken. . . . Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:42:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831883 Roger Kiser 2009-09-30T11:42:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830446 There is one thing I would like to make perfectly clear to everyone. A White House Boy is a “WHITE HOUSE BOY” no matter what. White, Black, Brown, Protestant, Catholic, Arabic, dumb, smart, . . . Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:52:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830446 Roger Kiser 2009-09-29T11:52:06Z