First off --and this is totally off-topic-- I'm really sorry about how horrible the world is that people have lost all respect for others, not to mention trust. I myself am a victim of this distrusting disease, and although it is not my fault about what has happened in my past, I cannot help but be weary of everyone around me. And I know that this is an axiom for most people in this world. You can try to be optimistic, but once something bad happens to you or someone you love or know or have just heard of in the news... Well, you begin to lose trust and respect as well. It's saddening, this erosion of virtue...

But on a more important note, Jackson's mayor, Frank Melton, died a little after midnight after allegedly suffering a heart attack. The man himself was the start of controversies, and I do not feel it necessary to go into detail of these debates. However, I shall say that the man had the most honorable of intentions. He truly cared for children and that they be given an innocent, carefree, and whimsical childhood. If anyone has ever been to downtown Jackson...well, that person would know that many children live very difficult lives. Melton felt that if Jackson could be purified, and cleansed of its vile habits, that the children would have a chance again. As I said, the man had wonderful intentions, but I am not sure if he went about things the right way. At any rate, that does not matter anymore. What does matter is Melton's virtuous character. God bless him and his family, and may he always be remembered as a martyr for the children.