Payday Advances

Some time last year I wrote a post about the roots of our consumer credit crisis and the subprime mortgage crisis. In that post, I likened the predatory lending and ultimate greed that caused our financial demise to the national behavior of Judah in the Eighth Century B.C.E.  The biblical poet Amos, writing during that [...]

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An Evening with the Mountain Keepers

On April 9, the University of Kentucky Writing Program is sponsoring “An Evening with the Mountainkeepers,” the germinal event in the WP Community Engagement Series.  The festivities begin at 6 PM in the UK Student Center Ballroom.  It’s a free event that is open to the public.

The fundamental premise behind this event is that public [...]

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Fighting for the Right to Hang…Laundry

One man fights for freedom in the United States. Freedom to dry your clothes outside, that is.

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