Did anyone see Friday's show? They were talking about the Jena Six. It seems so heartbreaking that violence was used to solve a problem and that lines are being drawn. Dialogue, true dialogue with lots of listening and caring, appears to be the only thing that's going to solve the problem.

I know Dr. Phil is going to pontificate on Monday about it and I don't know whether that will help the situation or not. I do agree with Al Sharpton on one point, that the punishment for putting the nooses in the tree should not be a secret. I think by keeping the punishment for the boys who obviously did something out of hatred (and probably a whole lot of ignorance) escalated the situation. It doesn't give anyone an excuse for violence, but it sure didn't help.