Saturday, July 7, 2018

@20:35, 7/6/18

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U.S.

Man Labeled ‘ID Adam’ Is Fired After Calling the Police on a Black Woman at Pool

Another video of a white person calling the police on a black person without cause circulated online, leading the caller’s employer to fire him.

Perhaps he learned.
I can hope.

2
Well

What Can You Do About a Hammertoe?

Once you have a hammertoe, the bad news is it doesn’t just go away.

Good advice.

3
Arts

Elvis Costello Cancels European Tour after Cancer Surgery

The British singer-songwriter has canceled concerts in Britain, Croatia, Austria, Norway and Sweden following the removal of a tumor.

Cancer is never a good thing.

4
Business Day

Women Outlive Men. Why Do They Retire Earlier?

Working a bit longer is a retirement strategy that can be especially effective for women. Yet women have been retiring even earlier than men.

They like their men and want to spend time with them.

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U.S.

Holocaust Denier in California Congressional Race Leaves State G.O.P. Scrambling

John Fitzgerald placed second in a House primary just after the state Republican Party discovered his anti-Semitic views and rescinded its endorsement.

It is a problem with open primaries.
People must know their representatives well.
Very often the representatives are not well known.
Party labels help in calmer times.

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Obituaries

Ralph Paige, Who Fought for Black Farmers, Dies at 74

As head of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, Mr. Paige fought to save black farmers’ land and win compensation to redress government discrimination.

Ralph Paige was effective in good cause.
His work goes on as it must.

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Opinion

Down and Out in San Francisco, on $117,000 a Year

The threshold for classifying a family as “low-income” in the Bay Area is the highest in the nation — and no surprise.

Homelessness cannot be cured by construction.

Like highways;"If you build it they will come".

Hopelessness might help.


Obituaries

Gudrun Burwitz, Ever-Loyal Daughter of Himmler, Is Dead at 88

Though her father was an architect of the Holocaust, she sought to rehabilitate his name while providing aid to former Nazis in postwar Germany.

Death is never a good thing.

That war is long over.

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Food

A Soup for All Seasons (Even Summer)

With a pesto topping and handfuls of freshly picked vegetables, this light minestrone is a welcome antidote to those days of big eating.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/guides/40-how-to-make-soup

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Health

He Called Older Employees ‘Dead Wood.’ Two Sued for Age Discrimination.

State governments “are still learning there’s an age law,” said one attorney, despite the fact it has been on the books for decades.

Good.



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