Cold water worked

On what? On the tablecloth which had several cranberry relish stains on it. I soaked the spots in a bowl of cold water Thanksgiving night and it appeared I got it all out then, but running it through the washing machine with the matching napkins was the full test. And they came out. Phew!

Roaster marketing

Hey, look! A commercial for the roaster I plan to cook turkey in this afternoon! Yep, we still own one from the 1950s. It still works fine, although I think the “On” light doesn’t come on until the desired heat is reached rather than during preheating. I’ll find out a little later if that’s right.

How did Ferguson become Ferguson?

The Economic Policy Institute has a partial history. White flight was involved, but there was a lot of governmental action at all three levels which influenced its demographic shifts over the past century. White flight certainly existed, and racial prejudice was certainly behind it, but not racial prejudice alone. Government policies turned black neighborhoods into …

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Ferguson law enforcement’s misbehavior

From one of the Today Show’s Legal Analyst Lisa Bloom’s tweets while reading Ferguson Grand Jury transcripts: 1st GJ witness, medical-legal investigator, name redacted. Didn't take crime scene photos because camera batteries were dead. — Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) November 25, 2014 What the hell kind of investigation is it that says “Oops, camera batteries dead. …

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