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NOTES FROM THE WORKING CLASS: The Mother of All Handbags

Patricia Vaccarino

February 10, 2021

I was told never to place my handbag on the floor. I was told never to leave my handbag unattended. I was also told to never ever let another person touch my handbag. Disobeying any of the three cardinal rules of handbags brings poverty and is akin to having a gypsy place a curse on me. The gypsy’s curse lasts forever.

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How Paint Color Can Enhance Your Mood

George Beasley

February 01, 2021

Your paint choices have a significant impact on your home. Not only can color determine your living space's overall aesthetic, but it can also influence your mood and set the right tone for your guests.

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Small Business

NOTES FROM THE WORKING-CLASS: Getting Snowed

Patricia Vaccarino

January 27, 2021

NOTES FROM THE WORKING-CLASS: Getting Snowed by Patricia Vaccarino A tale about a hard-working business owner and an elitist GOP cabinet member.

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Politics

A More Perfect Union

Annie Searle

January 26, 2021

It has been a difficult first week back to teach online. As has been my practice for about a year, I begin each course at the University of Washington with a single slide that encapsulates the latest information I have on the pandemic. To that, I added an introduction to the SolarWinds data breach for my emerging cyber topics course on Monday. On Thursday, I created several slides on the invasion of the U.S. Capitol on January...

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Politics

Building Back Better: The Department of Justice

Barbara McMichael

January 25, 2021

This month Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about the evolving history of the Department of Justice and past Attorneys General, from Warren G. Harding’s AG, Harry M. Daugherty, to Donald Trump’s AG, William Barr. From hereon, Barbara will write a monthly column, Building Back Better, that focuses on what our leaders are doing to restore the soul and conscience of America.

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Media

The Connector January 2021

PR for People Team

January 18, 2021

Where is America as a culture? The Connector’s mission has always been to tell the truth by identifying the individuals who deserve recognition.

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5 Ways to Build More Equity in Your Home

George Beasley

January 15, 2021

Equity — or the share of your property you actually own — is a benefit to any homeowner. For one, it means more profits when it’s time to sell. On top of that, it can also give you cash when you need it — either through a refinance or home equity loan.

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Arts & Culture

NOTES FROM THE WORKING-CLASS: Dirty Gertie

Patricia Vaccarino

January 13, 2021

Gertrude’s wispy-thin hair is shock white. Although she’s pushing a hundred, she doesn’t look a day older than eighty. Introducing herself by her nickname, “Trudy,” she smiles, showing her broken teeth—some decaying and in need of extraction. Gertrude confesses she was never called Gertie because kids would have picked on her and called her Dirty Gertie, and you know what that means—Dirty Gertie is a bad girl, easy, a slut.

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Books

A Fine Example of Street Realism

PR for People Team

January 07, 2021

“It was all Necessary,” Yvette Battle’s first book is a fine example of street realism.

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Politics

The Big Lie Strategy for Grabbing Political Power

Nick J. Licata

January 04, 2021

The big lie shaking this nation for the past seven weeks is that Trump won the election by a landslide. It is a lie. President Donald Trump and his many lawyers have not produced even a shred of evidence to support that claim before our judicial system.