Words of Wisdom

 

by The Sage

 

 

If you're not familiar with The Sage, he/she was a regular columnist to DISPATCH Monthly, providing advice, support, gossip and generally outrageous remarks for our readers. The Sage also takes questions from the general public, usually at a card table set up at national conventions, other times from the U.S. mail and e-mail.

So there is no misunderstanding---this is not the news page. In fact, we're not sure what category The Sage falls under! There's no equivalent in any other dispatch-related publication--The Sage is a cateogory unto him/herself. Well, you'll get the idea when you start reading. Here's the disclaimer we feel obliged to print with each The Sage column:

Note: The publisher would like our readers to know that The Sage is a demented old gossip who enjoys ranting in the public forum. No rationale person could possibly take the advice or gossip seriously, even though The Sage claims to be someone who "knows all and tells all." Also, the visage of The Sage shown here is only representative. In fact, we have no idea if The Sage actually has a beard or appears contemplative in person.

You can browse all of Sage's columns or select from one of the files below and follow the thread. Either way, better buckle up.

What precedent is there for dispatchers carrying guns?

Are you saying a company like Nextel couldn't improve on those single-channel, 155 MHz radios most agencies are using now? Come on, APCO, get progressive!

If tears didn't come to your eyes listening to Lupe DeLaCruz on LAPD's radio, telling a wounded officer to "hang in there," then you're a cold fish.

What's the weirdest traffic stop you've ever heard of?

Hello from the great state of North Carolina, where someone calling you "Sweetie" is no familiarity.

Readers: Contrary to rumors mongered here by the publisher, I was not arrested in Charlotte. Actually, I....

I was nabbed by a reader, who pointed out that I obviously didn't attend the APCO conference closing banquet

I told you that something was happening in NYC...

I can't swear it was because of that "rookie" TV commercial bro-haha, but Kellogg Co. reported their earnings declined...

May I offer my congratulations for all of your hard work, dedication and professionalism this past year....

We all know that Congress required, and the FCC implemented, the assignment of 24 MHz....

Yeow! Talk about some serious butt-kicking! Here I am, trying to be outrageous on the back page...

I'm always loath to unload on a particular agency...

Pacific Bell is donating 10,000 (probably discontinued) telephones...

I hope you had a good National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week