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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State of the Union
Being a Democrat these days is like getting gang raped on a daily basis. You know you are being victimized, you know its coming and yet you feel powerless to stop it. The Democratic Party desperately needs a hero, someone to step into the breach and save us all.
Roxanne Walker
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The Good-Ole Boy Network-Women Need Not Apply
The good ole boy network is alive and well and working in South Carolina. A prime example of how this system works could be found this week in the Metro Section of The Greenville News. A former prosecutor in Pickens County, who had been arrested in 2003 and charged with growing marijuana in his home, had his license to practice law reinstated by the South Carolina Supreme Court. At this point in the story, I feel compelled to tell you that the former Chief Justice of the SC Supreme Court's name is "Bubba" Ness. That detail seemed appropriate to share. Robert Lee Newton Jr. not only had his law license restored, he also managed to have a marijuana distribution charge dropped, as well as a marijuana manufacturing charge. Mr. Newton maintained the pot that he was growing was for his own use, I guess the fact that he was growing an illegal substance while working as a county prosecutor was a minor detail he managed to overlook. I don't have time to research the conviction and incarceration rate for average people in South Carolina who are charged with manufacturing and distributing marijuana but I'm thinking it's fairly high and most don't avoid jail time.
Yet Another Reason to Hate Wal-Mart
My new job at The Phoenix Center is centered on educating people about HIV/AIDS. As a result I talk about sex and condoms nearly every day. I've become known as the condom lady for passing out condoms where ever I go. At first I was uncomfortable and a little uneasy about my subject matter but...it's like diving off a cliff, it's never as scary as the first time and every time I speak in public I become more comfortable. I've been taught by the experts that if you aren't comfortable talking about sex, you won't be effective and you won't be able to do your job so I've learned to get over that awkwardness and it's been interesting to watch what my comfort level can do to warm up my audience. I actually demonstrated putting a condom on with my mouth in a group yesterday and was astounded that I did that and I did a pretty good job of it.