by Casey | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Podcast
Casino revenue sharing agreement unanimously approved by South Bend Common Council – 953MNC.com
The proposed casino for the southeast side of South Bend will benefit the city after the Common Council voted unanimously in favor of an agreement with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians.
No, Casinos Do Not Create Cultural Wastelands
Opponents of casinos and gambling will often claim that casinos cause terrible problems. In a way, the opposition to gambling makes for strange political alliances. For example, the right-wing organization Focus on the Family claims gambling “is morally bankrupt from its very foundation.” They also quote the Bible in their opposition. Many on the left also oppose gambling, but for different reasons. For example, some on the left who oppose gambling claim that gambling is like a tax on the poor and uninformed. Others claim that people who gamble are exploited by casinos, which are large corporations. The opponents of gambling think if a new casino moves into an area, it only hurts society. They’re wrong.
The Elusive Link Between Casinos and Crime — Pacific Standard
In fact, drug crimes and residential burglary actually decreased in that neighborhood — which the authors attribute to an increased police patrol around the area. Vehicle crime did increase in the next neighborhood over, though, suggesting that it may have been displaced rather than reduced. Regardless, it seems that an uptick in “alcohol violations or kids being left in cars while their parents gamble,” which the group protesting the casino warned against, has not materialized in the years since SugarHouse opened.
by Casey | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Podcast
by Casey | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Podcast
by Casey | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Podcast
by Casey | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Podcast
Social Justice Warriors: Gap Ad Is Racist | The Daily Caller
GapKids has apologized profusely and vowed to change an advertisement for its Ellen DeGeneres-branded kids clothing line after a small but vocal group of critics stormed social media to condemn an image showing a tall white girl resting her arm atop a shorter black girl’s head.
Gap Sorry for ‘Racially Insensitive’ Kids Pose in Ad Photo
Other people are speaking out in defense of the ad photo. It turns out the two girls in the photo are sisters — daughters of actress Brooke Smith — and that Gap previously published a non-controversial ad with the same pose — except with the races reversed.
GOPUSA – Preschooler expelled when parents object to ‘gender’ ed.
A four-year-old student was kicked out of a Colorado preschool after her parents questioned the administration’s controversial curriculum that openly promotes homosexual behavior and transgenderism in the classroom.
Get compensated for your travel struggles – Business Insider
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Former Reps. Courser, Gamrat may sue Michigan House for lost wages, damage to reputations | MLive.com
Former Rep. Todd Courser was forced to resign and former Rep. Cindy Gamrat was expelled unconstitutionally, according to a notice of intent the duo’s attorneys filed with the Court of Claims last month.
Need a Mom? You Can Rent One! | LifeZette
For $40 an hour (plus expenses), she will be a mom without the judgment, collar straightening, or nagging a real mom might engage in. But she will offer to do any number of mom-like things, such as cooking, sewing on a button, or just listening as a client works through an issue.
