Some days are better than others

In 12 years of being a reporter, I'd never covered a murder.

In my first few months working for the Bangor Daily News I've covered three plus an attempted murder where a guy was shot multiple times in the back and neck. Of those four cases, two remain unsolved.

Since joining the BDN I've been at the scene of three fatal accidents and at least five fires where the owners lost everything. I wrote about three infants in my area who died within four days of each other after bed-sharing with their parents. Journalism can be ugly, and the ugliness can start at any moment.

On the other hand, there are days when you meet people like the Logiodice family.

Those are the good days.