Working for the holiday weekend in a MutiCultClassics Monologue…
• A meat producer in Illinois recalled about 96,000 pounds of beef, citing potential contamination. Great news for Memorial Day barbecues.
• In Chicago, the revised standards for craigslist ads formerly categorized as “Erotic Services” are getting mixed reviews from law enforcement. A Cook County sheriff’s official said, “Indications are that it is still being used to advertise prostitution.” Craigslist Chief Executive Jim Buckmaster insisted, “There is no nudity, illegal services or prohibited language in these ads, at all.” An attorney remarked, “It looks like they have toned it down quite a bit. There are still scantily clad individuals, but it’s nothing you can’t see in the telephone book.” Great news for Memorial Day orgies.
• Change has come to Philadelphia, Mississippi, as the city elected its first Black mayor this week. The city is known for the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers at the hands of Ku Klux Klan members. “This shows a complete change of attitude and a desire to move forward,” said new Mayor James A. Young. “When I campaigned, the signs on the doors said, ‘Welcome,’ and I actually felt welcome.”
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