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From drugs to shrimp?
I know times are hard. I do. This man is wanted for drug traffing AND shrimp shoplifting (maybe he was sampling his product from the drug trafficking days). Otherwise, what is the point of stealing 500 bucks worth of shrimp? I like shrimp, but not that much and I can’t think of too many folk Read more
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Heroes
The Carnegie Hero Medal is awarded to regular people (or their heirs) who have saved the lives of others. The award consists of a medal and six thousand dollars. It was established by Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate. Since its inception, over thirty-one million dollars have been given. Nineteen were honored this year. Read more
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Wall Street’s loss, New Orleans’ gain?
I really hope that the city finds a way to keep the MBA talent or at least implement (on a larger scale) the things learned from the internship relationships. This kind of success could aid not only the city and the state, but it could serve as a case study for cities throughout this nation Read more
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Bringing sugar back.
On several recent trips to the grocery store, I’ve noticed that foods I expected to see high fructose corn syrup on contain sugar instead. While it is best to keep sugar consumption as low as possible, too, I found this interesting. Read more