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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Getting Fired
I got fired for the 7th time in my life in mid-April. As I sat at the edge of the desk at the South Carolina Employment Security Commission office telling my tale of woe to the case manager, I thought to myself, What the hell is wrong with me?
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Dispatches from the Deep South
If you were born in the south or had the good fortune to move here you already know that strange, eccentric and sometimes downright scary people are just part of the local landscape. The south treats their off beat citizens the same way you treat your odd ball cousin from Kalamazoo, warily at times but mostly with warmth and good humor. The colorful people you encounter help make life in the slower paced south a little more stimulating. During the holidays in upstate South Carolina we make pilgrimages to a little town called West Pelzer to observe "the light people" in full regalia. The aptly named light people are a middle aged couple and assorted relatives who drape themselves in Christmas lights and wave to the hundreds of cars and people who pass by at night during the month of December. The light people have become so popular they've begun giving out candy and collecting donations for charity. The light people even rated a live shot from local tv reporters this year. When I was growing up in Michigan we used to go on light tours but we never had light people.
Aging Gracefully
I just finished reading a couple of killer articles in O Magazine. The issue focuses on aging. I've been doing a great deal of thinking about getting older, starting to worry about those wrinkles on my neck and be pissed that I didn't appreciate my body when I was in my 20's. I now realize I spent an entire decade thinking I was fat and unattractive and now would do anything to have the body back then that I despised. My favorite articles were written by Anne Lamott and Molly Ivins.