“Y’know? Why would you want to change that? I am a conservative, I like to keep what we have.”
In April, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced a number of upcoming changes to U.S. currency, including putting abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill and Andrew Jackson on the back, as well as including images of women’s suffrage and civil
«The tragedy is that everyone in this community had a real fear of lead that should have been there from the beginning»
Dayne Walling is not in an enviable position. He was mayor of Flint, Michigan when the city switched its water source from Detroit to the Flint River, without adding corrosion controls. That decision has to lead leaching into the city’s water supply and its residents’ blood streams. But while he was the democratically elected leader, he had
Some companies have explicitly said that they will close in order to let employees be home with friends and family. Staples said, “We want our customers and associates to enjoy Thanksgiving their own way” by closing. “Family time is extremely important to us, and we want our associates to enjoy the holiday with their loved ones.”
On Thursday, most Americans will gather together with family and friends to have dinner and celebrate Thanksgiving. But not everyone will be able to enjoy the holiday the way they’d like. Eleven brands say they will be open on Thanksgiving this year, requiring millions of workers to show up for shifts during the national holiday. CREDIT:
The California mayor joins a long list of mayors who are attempting to crack down on homelessness by cracking down on the homeless themselves.
Four homeless men warm themselves on a steam grate by the Federal Trade Commission, blocks from the Capitol, in Washington, Saturday, January 4, 2014. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Gary Phillips, mayor of San Rafael, CA, has closed a public park for at
Kmart employees aren’t alone in being asked to come to work on Thanksgiving. Twelve retail chains will be open, requiring millions of people to leave home.
Kmart will open its doors at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day this year and remain open for 42 hours, meaning that many employees will have to come to work to staff shifts. While the company says it tries to fill the slots with volunteers or seasonal hires,
“I’m not going to repeal it, but I don’t think it serves a purpose.”
At a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board on Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) was asked whether there should be a minimum wage. He responded, “I’m not going to repeal it, but I
Columbus, while remembered as a hero by many, was brutal to the native people. In his quest to find gold, he enslaved them, working thousands to death; brutalized them; and murdered them.
Every year, many schools and businesses across the country close on the second Monday in October to celebrate the Italian Christopher Columbus’s arrival in what are now called the Americas on October 12, 1942, or the “discovery” of America. Of course, Native Americans were already here. And Columbus, while remembered as a hero by many, was brutal
