Why Do Abused Women Stay? Fear, Finances, Isolation, Love, Distrust and More

Have you heard someone say that in response to conversations about intimate-partner violence? The October observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is a charge to all of us to better understand and support those facing this very serious problem.
Meridian Roiled in Controversy: Councilman Leaves Town, Saying Police Officer Wants to Kill Him

“Thursday night at about 10:30 or 10 o’clock, I received a message … letting me know that there were dangerous people looking for me because they wanted to kill me,” the Meridian city councilman and candidate for mayor claimed in a video statement Monday. It’s a police officer who wants to kill him, he added.