Gulfport's Cathy Salustri

"Blogging before blogging was a thing people did to make money. I still don’t make money blogging, because I’m keeping it real. And bringing it back." here

The Little Town Of Gulfport

And The Next Town Over
"I would like to first and foremost express my condolences for the families of Thomas Baitinger and Jeffrey Yaslowitz, the two St. Petersburg officers killed earlier this week while trying to serve a warrant on a fugitive. I appreciate their commitment to making our lives and our communities safer.".....Cathy Salustri

Hands Across a Sham

I know, I know. I can hear it as I type these words: how dare I call last Saturday’s event a sham. Those who attended will tell you it was a beautiful demonstration of … well, something. I’m not sure what. I know that everyone there seemed pretty passionate about stopping drilling off Florida’s coast......here

The Spencerian: Why Hard Candy is Wrong

I Also Hate Nazis

I would rather live in Bartlett Park, with its crime, drugs, and litter, than spend one moment more having Nazi supremacists sympathize with me. I know I have more choices than that, but the past week has given me the perspective that where I sit ain’t so bad, after all.......more

Cathy Salustri
Who lives with her dog, Madison, didn't talk to her friend and neighbor about race until her article was published. She didn't know what kind of reaction the story would provoke.......here

by Andrew......06/21/07 03:07 PM
Too bad we can't send them all back to Africa. They should've done this after the civil war, goodness we would've saved some much time, effort, money and desent lives would not have been lost if these creatures were removed.

Cathy vs. Leilani

Two Great Writers With Different Opinions

I think our fundamental disagreement is that you think there are bountiful opportunities for blacks (and really, the poor in general) to succeed, where as I feel that there are not and that efforts to provide programs for these people are continually undermined by the very people who are supposed to serve them and help them......more

A Racist Would Never Move To This Neighborhood
I’m A White Woman Living In A Black Neighborhood
And I’m turning into a racist because of it. I don’t say this proudly; quite the opposite: I am ashamed. But that doesn’t change what I have become. Almost two years ago, I bought a house in Bartlett Park, a predominantly black neighborhood in what we used to call the “south side” but now refer to as “Midtown”. Here I have been forced to acknowledge the racist within me. Please understand: I am not proud of this; I’m simply not willing to pretend......more...via blurbex

Excelent Article From A Courageous Woman