Meet Roxanne Walker…The South Carolina Broadcasters Association named Roxanne Radio Personality of the Year in 2002. She has been honored for her political opinion commentary by the Greenville Chapter of Women in Communications.
Roxanne resides in Taylors, SC with her husband Alan and the best dog in the world Allie.
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Silence Equals Death War is not the Answer
The AIDS activist organization ACT UP originated a slogan “Silence = Death” that’s how I feel about the Iraq War. That’s why I was especially struck this week by the words of former Senator John Edwards when he spoke at Riverside Church during a service honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday. “If you are in Congress and you know this war is going in the wrong direction, it is no longer enough to study your options.” The NY Times reports he said that members of Congress “have the power to prohibit the president from spending money to escalate the war,” adding “Use that power.” Edwards went on to say that the government of Iraq must be pressured into taking responsibility for the country’s own security. “The best way for that to happen is for America to make it clear we are leaving Iraq,” he said, “and the best way to make clear that we are leaving is to actually start leaving.”
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Patriarchal Power in South Carolina or How to Keep Minorities and Women out of Power
If you want to understand the foundation of why South Carolina is so deeply and fundamentally messed up and can’t seem to move forward as a state you need look no further than a front page article in the January 9th edition of The Greenville News. The article summarized a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling which stated that three current members of the state highway commission had served illegally because the law does not permit them to serve more than one term. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed last year by Greenville businessman Ned Sloan.
A Sexy New Year's Resolution
I have a rather unusual New Year’s resolution for parents…talk to your kids about sex. I make this request because I talk to people about sex every day as part of my job as an HIV/AIDS Prevention Specialist and I’ve become increasingly concerned about how little people of all ages know about sex and how awkward so many of us seem to feel about talking about sex with our partners and our children. I find it amusing that we are all sexual beings but most of us can’t seem to bring ourselves to talk openly about a very natural part of life. One of the things I say to my audiences in my near daily discussions about HIV/AIDS is if you don’t feel comfortable discussing condoms and birth control methods with your partner you probably don’t have a good enough relationship to be sexual yet. The essence of good sex is good communication and good communication comes from being comfortable talking about all kinds of intimate subjects with your partner. Being comfortable with your partner comes from intimacy and intimacy isn’t built overnight…it takes time and that’s why you need to take time to build a relationship. That’s why my mama used to warn against jumping in bed with the first man or woman who showed an interest in you!