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My wife was living in Norfolk, Va during the integration battles of the late 60s. He parents considered sending her to live with relatives in Pennsylvania rather than go to an integrated school. I was in a SW Virginia county during the early years. Surprisingly things seemed to go smoothly. We moved to the city of Roanoke the Spring of 1968, it was still early in the process as the "black" high school was still operating but the transition was underway. Heard lots of noise about protests and potential fights, but nothing developed the two years I was there and the process was completed.

Do they still qualify for tax exempt status yet receive state and/or federal funding?That's always been one of my political peeves. The money that goes there takes away from those who can't afford private tuitions, yet waters down the level of scholarship in many, if not most, public school districts. Granted it might create a two tiered system (haves in private, have nots in public) but why should I help fund a church supported school that already receives numerous tax breaks?

The last time my wife flew she brought COVID home with her. It was the first day of Spring Break and DTW was an absolute zoo. She has one of those dreaded trips this week. A last minute invitation to speak at a conference in Boise ID Friday. We’re going to be in Durham Thursday morning for a doctors appointment, I’ll drive home after dropping her off at RDU, then meet her plane in Detroit Saturday before driving to another conference in Grand Rapids that begins Sunday. Back home at the end of the week. A lot of driving for me, but it beats her trying to rent a car in Detroit and another flight back to Richmond. With her luck she’ll catch something on the plane, the dog will come down with Kennel Cough and I’ll work up a nasty case off driver’ toe

Probably about the same as the chances of Biden having a bicycle collision and Trump choking on a piece of over done steak

Now seeing that flight are resuming. Hoping everyone makes their connections

I really don't care whether Jr ODs in NY, Miami or DC, and not wanting to get into a pissing contest over both sides do it.

Why anyone is still flying with this company is beyond me. Then again i'm not sure if the is any airline i trust anymore

Just finished Good Night Irene, by Louis Alberto Urrea. It's historical fiction based on Urrea's mother's experience as a "Donut Dolly" during WWII. These were Red Cross recruits that followed the troops during WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. Most of their history has been lost. Urrea wrote the story based on her papers following her death. Like most vets she never talked about her experiences when she was alive. Irene and her partner Dot pilot a 2 1/2 ton truck serving coffee and donuts (and other things) to front line troops. Including Battle of the Bulge and the "opening" of Buchenwald. It's basically a distaff version of Band of Brothers.

David Grann was one of the featured authors at the Library of Congress annual book fair a couple of weeks ago and talked about the book as well as his latest The Wager. The book is the history of a British sailing vessel that was supposed to intercept a Spanish ship off the Chilean coast in the mid 18th century. The Wager was shipwrecked and thought to be lost. Grann has written about the voyage, struggles and some of the survivors. He has an option for a new movie with Scorsese and DiCaprio.

The Dodgers bought the LA Pacific Coast league franchise the year before the move, giving them first dibs on the LA market at the time. The Browns had done that perviously. The Giants had originally planned a move to Minneapolis, where they had a minor league team and first refusal rights before the Dodgers convinced them to move to California. Possibly the idea of having two franchises on the west coast may have been more convincing to MLB at the time.

RIP Jimmy Buffett. I need a cheeseburger and green label.

I'm sure. Football/Festival season only runs so long. Hated marching in high school back in the dark ages. It's taken me 50 plus years to get over Henry Mancini's Pink Panther and Baby Elephant Walk. I liked concert season. When we lived in Michigan and I got back into playing the horn I was in two concert bands. This after nearly 40 year hiatus. I found myself looking forward to rehearsals after a frustrating day at work. And hey, I can say I got to go to Interlochen

120 still seems like a good sized MB. Nice to see. For a while we lived across the street from Wall Lake Central in Commerce, Mi, unfortunately all I got to experience on my back porch was the percussion section. How large is the concert band?

A fairly concise explanation of post war-pre draft MLB... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_rule

And let's go after Don Jr's cocaine habit as well... And don't try to persuade me that his father in law had nothing to do with it. All part of the Trump Crime Cartel

This is a great thread...read the entire thing

No parole, no early release...ever...

I just hope they y’all have to serve at least 75% of their time. No time off for good behavior. If they are paroled the need to serve the remaining time. Plus completely revoke their voting privileges.

This who SOX fiasco reminds me of this...

I use this argument a lot when they bring up a need for term limits. With an rapidly aging governing class it’s more obvious

Saudi Arabia is a possibility. They’ve already donated $4 billion to the election campaign thanks to their deal with Jared

Going a bit deeper in the thread…

It’s call the free market and it had been that way since the 8os. Cable never fell under the late Fairness Doctrine. News has become less of a profit center for media companies in the past. Heck, even the days when your local blowtorch radio station that was counted on to give you a balanced view of the world has been taken over by corporate overlords pushing the viewpoint that will give them the best ROI. Screw any semblance of locality in many markets Comparing viewing preferences is like deciding to root for the Yankees or the Tigers and we all have our reasons to do so. It’s a fact of life and has been for 30 plus years