by Kevin Burton A bomb blast that killed 168 people in Oklahoma City 28 years ago today, reverberates still. My wife Jeannette worked at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building for the department of Housing and Urban Development for 5½ years from 1983 to 1989. Six years after she relocated to Wichita, that …
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Discrimination By The Slice At Papa John’s
by Kevin Burton Papa John’s Pizza is being sued by the federal government for employment discrimination against a blind man, according to published accounts. This story has been widely reported. Much of my information comes from a story by Michael E. Kanell in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Thought I would mention this …
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I Try So Hard To Goof Off, But I Can’t
by Kevin Burton Today is National Goof Off Day, but I don’t feel up to it. The National Day Calendar is amusing for all of us. It will have four to six thing of the day offerings each and every day. It’s a salvation for a blogger some days when ideas for content …
Suit Alleges Discrimination By Blind Agency
by Kevin Burton Some of the government and non-profit agencies which ostensibly serve the blind, really don’t. If I said these agencies had “blind spots” that would be a clever play on words. But many of them are willfully blind, no blind spot about it. What you often see is an agency …
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Are You A Pessimist, Optimist Or Realist?
by Kevin Burton I call myself a realist. I’m guessing most people think I’m a pessimist. I try to be a thinker, and I run most if not all decisions through a risk/reward assessment. Still, I could surely be true to this while putting a more positive spin on things. It doesn’t …
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