Column: Dawson suspended from Free Press; valuable items for sale

From the Editor - Due to a violation of the Freedom Communications hygiene code, Jon Dawson has been placed on a one-week suspension, effective July 4.

Due to our printing deadline, we have given the space alloted for his column over to Free Press employees who have items for sale.

Managing Editor Bryan Hanks/Items for sale:

Air Supply complete CD collection - $2.50

Beanie Baby Collection - $4.75

Assorted 1970s bathouse t-shirts, collectible coins and matchbooks - $970

Do-It-Yourself Mr. T home mohawk kit with "I Pity The Fool" gold chain - $85

Education reporter Chris Lavender/Items for sale:

October 2008 restraining order against Paulette Burroughs (framed) - $20

Partial bottle of Paula Abdul's "Confused for Men" cologne - $12

March 2009 restraining order against Paulette Burroughs, partially digested - $13

Publisher Patrick Holmes/Items for sale:

"Facts of Life" DVD collection - $18

Richard Simmons "Sweatin' To The Oldies" 8-track collection - $150

Six-dozen pinky rings - $4,500

Photographer Janet Sutton/Items for sale:

Signed Emanuel Lewis photo - $35

"Blazing Saddles" adult footie pajamas - $12

Half-pack of Jesse Jones bologna - $1.25

Jon Dawson can be reached at (252) 559-1083 or at jdawson@freedomenc.com. Check out Jon's blog at http://jdawson.encblogs.com.