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Kevin last won the day on January 13 2023

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  1. Someone mentioned a federal money laundering charge was in there somewhere.
  2. I'm curious do you post misinformation on purpose or do you not know how to use Google? "Matilda McCrear was the last known survivor of the slave trade died in 1940" The person (Sylvester Magee) you are referencing that died in 1971 also claimed he was born in 1841. Most scholars do not believe his story since if it was true he would have been 130 years old when he died. So every descendant of slaves is entitled to money because of something that was done to their descendant 150-200 years ago? Dave Chappelle did a skit on what would happen years ago. So to make reparations to 400,000 slaves we should pay 48,000,000 people? Why not just pay 400,000 since that's how many slaves were in the US.
  3. This is Mel Brooks Autobiography. During the COVID shutdown in 2020, Mel Brooks decided to write down his life. It is one of the best books I have read. I have always been a fan of Brooks since we share a birthday (06/28). The book has a separate chapter for each of his movies. He also tells about how he got started with writing for Sid Caesar. It's definitely a book to add to your list.
  4. The number of slaves in the US was no where near 4 million. That's one of the issues, the numbers have been inflated so much. Yes 4 million slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas. Most went to South America. "Of the over twelve million Africans forced into the trans-Atlantic slave trade from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, only four percent – roughly 470,000 men, women, and children – were sent to North America" "And how many of these 10.7 million Africans were shipped directly to North America? Only about 388,000. That’s right: a tiny percentage" I'm not saying it was right what was done to them. But I had nothing to do with it and neither did any of my ancestors that came over in the early 1700's. Throwing money at the problem isn't going to solve the issues of the past. Legislation has been changed to prevent it from happening again. https://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/africanpassageslowcountryadapt/sectionii_introduction/north_american_context#:~:text=Though only around 470%2C000 enslaved,bondage in the United States. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/how-many-slaves-landed-in-the-us/
  5. I am all for it, with a few caveats. Since it was offered to former slaves. Then if someone can trace their roots back to a specific former slave then everyone who can trace their roots to that former slave must get together and decide which person gets the money and how they will divide it up. I do not agree with giving it to every POC because something may have happened to their ancestors 150-200 years ago If that's the case then what about the Irish indentured servants and where is my check? Or is that not a big enough political story flouring an election cycle?
  6. Aces and Eights is just around the corner for smokes or Smokin Joes is just a couple mile walk. The wooded area would also keep the wind down on the windy and chilly nights. Plus all kinds of people at the events to solicit donations from
  7. That wooded area across the creek at Chapel Park would make a great area for them to go!. That gets them out of the city and any city laws.
  8. Roger Cook the landscaper from This Old House from 1988-2022 passed on 08/21/2024. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/roger-cook-this-old-house-dies/
  9. Rob "Rabbit" Pitts passed from complications of stomach cancer. Most on this site won't know him, but his voice was awesome and he was a great story teller. https://people.com/rob-the-rabbit-pitts-dead-netflix-tex-mex-motors-star-was-45-8701426
  10. Since registering to vote is so easy, I'm not sure why they have voter registration events. Are you creating a new community garden or utilizing the one we already have?
  11. Well I have ran for city council twice and I am currently considering another run for a different seat, I sat in the schools board for ECSD for 7 years winning the election 3 times, the last time I had 85% of the votes, I currently sit on the AG Society board and we plan the Chemung County Fair along with other events. We are the board that worked hard at brining the fair back. So what have you done to make changes in your community other than be a keyboard warrior? I don't mean having ideas, I mean boots on the ground actually doing something?
  12. Did you even read the article? J/C Take a few minutes to know the information.
  13. https://www.mytwintiers.com/crime/schuyler-county-man-arrested-after-disturbance-at-arnot-mall/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3z22C-i_jAZdt-Gp86heExXZttdwfClAqMLUg0WdBCrR-UdFKRjQYWrHw_aem_nMsqq4AGrrLUakZIqlsITg
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