United Fund $9K from goal
Dwight Mikel, Covington County United Fund board vice president, said Friday the organization is only $9,000 short of its $115,000 goal for 2010. (1 comment) | Read story
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Policy discriminates against our children
I recently visited the Adult Activity Center to drop a package off to my mother, who was using the facility to work out. As usual, I had my 2-year-old daughter with me. As we approached the door, I acknowledged a sign that read, “Center is for the use of adults age 21 years or older … unless enrolled in an instructional class.” I thought to myself that if I wasn’t going there to work out, there wouldn’t be a problem with having my daughter accompany me into the building. I quickly found out how wrong I was.
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United Fund $9K from goal
Dwight Mikel, Covington County United Fund board vice president, said Friday the organization is only $9,000 short of its $115,000 goal for 2010. Read story
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