“A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 27, 2019) — On Saturday The Post & Email received a copy of a letter sent to ABC News affiliate WATE, Channel 6 in Knoxville, TN reporting that female correction officers at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) are “subjected to sexual harassment by inmates and nothing is […]
“ACTING UNDER COLOR OF BADGE” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 16, 2018) — In the same mailing which reported an alleged taser attack on an inmate by a correction officer and unnecessary punitive measures allegedly taken by the new NWCX warden, Shawn Phillips, TDOC inmate Jerome L. Johnson, #150724, reported that he was sexually assaulted by […]
ON THE PART OF STAFF by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 23, 2018) — In two communications received earlier this month, Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Grenda Ray Harmer reported “harassment” on the part of a corrections officer during the third shift which he now believes is sexual in nature. In a February 8, 2018 memo […]
“SPEAK UP FOR DUE PROCESS” by Joan Swirsky, ©2017 (Dec. 11, 2017) — It’s become de rigeur for public figures and media personalities to repeat the tired mantra: Always believe the women. This refers, of course, to any accusation of sexual harassment, no matter how far in the past it took place and even if […]
“IT’S NOT ABOUT ME” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 7, 2017) — In an announcement from the floor of the U.S. Senate beginning at 11:46 a.m. EST on Thursday, Sen. Al Franken (DFL-MN) said that he will be leaving that body “in the coming weeks” in apparent response to a number of women’s allegations that he […]
LONGEST-SERVING CONGRESSMAN WILL NOT FINISH TERM by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 5, 2017) — In a radio appearance with Mildred Gaddis of 102.7 FM, 88-year-old Rep. John Conyers (D-MI13) announced he is “retiring today.” Conyers has been under increasing pressure to resign after allegations of sexual harassment arose beginning last month. During the interview, Conyers said […]
“A LYNCH-MENTALITY BANDWAGON” by Joan Swirsky, ©2017 (Nov. 19, 2017) — I have a vivid memory of putting on my mother’s high heels and covering my head with the veiled hat she wore on special occasions. All decked out, I made my way up The Boulevard in New Haven to our neighbor’s home about four […]
“AFTER THE ELECTION” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 22, 2016) — In opening remarks to his “First 100 Days” speech in Gettsyburg, PA on Saturday, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump stated that the women who told various media outlets over the last ten days that Trump had made unwarranted advances toward them will face lawsuits […]
WITHOUT A VALID BIRTH CERTIFICATE, HOW DO WE KNOW WHO HE IS? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 12, 2016) — In a Washington Post article published Wednesday in The Boston Globe’s “Politics” section, writer David Nakamura recapped comments Barack Hussein Obama made at a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in North Carolina on Tuesday about Republican […]
11-YEAR ANCHOR REPORTEDLY FIRED ON JUNE 23 by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 6, 2016) — A complaint filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey on Wednesday alleges that Fox News Channel Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes sexually harassed her over a period of years, reduced her salary and career opportunities, and ultimately fired her on […]