Breakfast at the 85-year-old Westin Poinsett hotel is soooo civilized. The servers glide in and out, making plates disappear, quietly asking if this is satisfactory or if that needs a little more or less of the other. Always, always, “Yes, sir” and “No, sir,” never chatting up. Never “sweetie” or “honey.” Whether this is owing […]
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 […]
