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.
Live Music-The Tie That Binds
My husband Alan and I enjoyed another great evening at The Handlebar on Saturday night. One of Alan’s favorite guitarist’s Chris Duarte was performing as part of a fund raiser for Compass of Carolina. Alan’s been a fan of Duarte’s since he saw him play as a member of Jr. Medlow and the Bad Boys at The Grand Emporium in Kansas City in the mid 80’s. I can honestly say I’ve never seen any guitarist play with as much focus, energy and inspiration as Chris Duarte. I’m reminded of Jimi Hendrix in the sheer intensity of his music. He’s a spark plug of an artist who just seems to get better as he gets older. He greeted his fans in between sets and just seemed so plugged in and excited to be there. Just another example of the incredible goldmine of entertainment and talent to be found routinely at The Handlebar. I would say that even if I weren’t incredibly fond of the owners Kathy and John Jeter.
Roxanne Walker
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Tort Reform Isn't Silver Bullet For Jobs by Andy Brack
Tort reform isn’t silver bullet for jobs By Andy Brack, Publisher FEB. 4, 2011 – A lot of lawyer bashing is on tap next week in the S.C. House where members are expected to pass a new tort bill. Proponents say they’re just trying to move forward with a pro-business measure to make our job-starved state more competitive so it can land more jobs. That’s a similar rationale to what they said in 2005 when they passed another tort reform bill. The civil justice system allows citizens to sue companies that act poorly. So what’s worrying with what the legislature wants to do is how the bill could take away citizen rights and protect bad companies. In the bill, lawmakers are trying to cap punitive damages – monetary awards for companies acting recklessly – to $350,000. Can you imagine if you were a shrimper in Louisiana that you would want BP’s exposure to be capped at $350,000?
Earth to SC GOP: Tax Cuts Won't Solve Budget Deficit
JAN. 21, 2011 When you go into battle, you want to go in with a full complement of tools: a gun, bullets, knife, grenade and whatever else you need to get the job done. You don’t want, for example, to have only a knife. Unfortunately, South Carolina officials are approaching the coming state budget with one main strategy – budget cuts. Just like they’ve always done. And that’s a shame. It means agencies and programs that significantly help South Carolina – from the Arts Commission and SCETV to hospice care and more face an ignoble end due to the budget knife. It doesn’t have to be this way. We could, for example, use more tools than just the knife as done in our sister state, North Carolina.