Rep. Jo Ann Davis dies

1st Congressional district Representative Jo Ann Davis has passed away. Davis, R-1st District, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and had a recurrence earlier this year. She had been receiving treatment at Duke University. During the last week, her health took a turn for the worse. My thoughts and prayers are with her family … Continue reading Rep. Jo Ann Davis dies

I wasn’t alone

Lest anyone think I was the only one who received some pretty nasty comments over the Jena 6 affair, last Saturday's Virginian-Pilot reprinted an article by Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts. The local headline was much more tame - "Understand context of the Jena case" - than that of the original but the text was … Continue reading I wasn’t alone

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