Re: [MBZ] OT apropos of nothing, but interesting and I thought good

2015-03-14 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Dan wrote: ...if you have the time to listen to it: ... when available after tomorrow, online. Or, find local play of TAL on your local NPR stations. TAL is fun program. Ira Glass is kinda serious, usually funny. Good stuff. Thanks. mao ___

Re: [MBZ] OT apropos of nothing, but interesting and I thought good

2015-03-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Segregation in schools is even worse today than it was 50-60 years ago. This is a good example if you have the time to listen to it: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/550/three-miles Dan On Mar 14, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

[MBZ] OT apropos of nothing, but interesting and I thought good

2015-03-13 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
A guy I have become friends with was quite an agitator back in his day, and continues on now. He turned 80 a coupla weeks ago but still has the fire in him. He was very involved in a strike here in Charleston back in the 60s when black nurses at the hospital were not being treated fairly,