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Latino Food Section At Walmart, As Seen By A Redneck

Down the road in St. Joe, Mo, there is a pig processing plant.  I think they slaughter like 2,000 pigs a day – and it takes a gob of Mexicans to get the job done.  They have about 2,500 workers, about one fourth of which are either Hispanic, Latino, or just plain old Mexican.   Most […]

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hunting for the ethical purchase

As consumers, we vote with our pocketbook.  There is plenty of complaining about the impact of Wal-Mart, but they are winning the campaign of the free market because they they are, in fact, cheap.  Everyone loves a bargain, and these days the way to get one is to invest your time and money into supporting […]

2Apr2008 | | Comments Off on hunting for the ethical purchase | Continued
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Free Hannah Montana Poster

Son, I was watching a basketball game at our local YMCA yesterday. Your nephew was playing. It is a third grade coed team and families fill the bleacher for a Saturday afternoon visit. I watch the game about half as much as I visit with my neighbors. The lady sitting beside me reported that she […]

3Feb2008 | | Comments Off on Free Hannah Montana Poster | Continued
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The Enigma of Wal-Mart

Son, You and I are of different generations – how obvious is that. What is less obvious is what it means to be of different generations. I am a baby-boomer, you are a nut case child of the seventies. Such is the case with labels. But the cultural influences and differences of our lives are […]

11Jan2008 | | 2 comments | Continued