Archive for ‘August 29th, 2007’

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Aug29

Scared of fast food

by Duane on August 29th, 2007 at 10:03 am
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As I get older, I am noticing an increased hesitancy of having my food cooked by a kid who has to have a sign posted in the restroom reminding him/her to wash their hands before leaving.
I remember many moons ago as a teen when I worked at the McDonald’s in our town. I only worked [...]

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Aug29

We love drama

by Duane on August 29th, 2007 at 9:20 am
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Looking back 2 years ago now as hurricane Katrina was pummeling the Gulf coast, I remember how the images of stranded individuals, folks who pleaded to the thousands of cameras for someone to find their baby and all the horror stories coming out of the Superdome that seemed to change almost daily. It was all [...]

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Aug29

The gun control circular argument

by Duane on August 29th, 2007 at 2:38 am
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From Courtland Milloy –

Someone read a statement from Jackson urging “gun shops and gun manufacturers to stop the epidemic of rising gun violence.”
Excuse me, but I just don’t see why any black person would expect gun manufacturers and dealers to help us stop killing ourselves. At Realco, guys pull into the parking lot in big [...]

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Aug29

Students, know your options before you sign

by Duane on August 29th, 2007 at 1:43 am
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(usnews.com) As college students and parents scramble to line up educational loans in the last frantic weeks before classes start, many schools are still sending out lists of “preferred lenders” that steer borrowers to unnecessarily expensive loans.
Four months ago, most major lenders agreed to stop making payments to either schools or financial aid officers to [...]

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