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Low wage, high wage, we are all connected

May 23, 2017August 29, 2013 by Shay

As a college graduate with an advanced degree who holds a ”professional” job, who happens to be married to a fellow college graduate with an advanced degree, one might not think that I have much in common with the men and women who work in low paying, service jobs. Think again, in fact I think …

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Categories class, Current Events Tags class warfare, fast food workers, low wages 1 Comment

LePage is a boob but…

May 23, 2017August 21, 2013 by Shay

Uh oh…he’s done it again. Maine’s governor, Paul LePage has had another attack of foot in mouth syndrome, also known as asshole disease.  Since landing the highest office in Maine a couple of years ago, LePage has had a series of high profile flubs. They include telling the local NAACP chapter (yes, we really do …

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Categories Current Events, Maine Tags Maine's governor, Paul LePage, racism in Maine 6 Comments

If Walt White were Jamal Jackson, just a thought…

May 23, 2017August 11, 2013 by Shay

Tonight kicks off the first episode of the final season of AMC’s Breaking Bad. Chances are, even if you have never sat down to watch a single episode, you have heard of Walt White or his alter ego Heisenberg. The basic premise of this show is a nondescript, white, middle aged high school chemistry teacher …

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Categories Current Events, Random babble Tags Breaking Bad, Walt White 3 Comments
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