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The New Black – Obscure holidays

The New Black – Obscure holidays

Brandi DeLancey Today is Martin Luther King Day. Federal employees are off of work, kids are home from school and, to top things off, my already lazy postal carrier now has an excuse to not bring my mail. Isn’t it supposed to be “Neither snow, nor rain, nor …
Positive Cynicism – Holidays, who needs ’em?

Positive Cynicism – Holidays, who needs ’em?

Aaron R. Davis Labor Day was upon us yesterday. I have a holiday routine that I go through, and it goes like this: 1. Reflect on the origin of the holiday. (In this case, the 1894 Pullman Strike.) 2. Get annoyed over the fact that no one seems …