Republican Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour has suspended the life sentences of sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott, convicted of armed robbery in 1994 and eligible for parole in 2014. According to Reuters, a condition of 36-year-old Gladys Scott’s release is that she donate a kidney to her 38-year-old sister, who requires daily dialysis. The sisters’ […]
I’ve lived in small cities long enough not to be much bothered by strangers who ask me for money. It’s always money, too. Ultimately. Some do it better than others, smoother or more aggressive, but my perimeter feels secure and the money stays in my pocket. “Excuse me, sir, could you …?” I raise my […]
An art director friend and I have kept in touch over the years, usually in a nostalgic vein, but sometimes to vent. I’ll call him Hank. Hank rang me up yesterday to say that a long-time client had asked him to turn in his key. He was pissed. “Your key to what?” I asked. His […]
