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After listening to Brother Bill’s sermon against the amendment to protect homosexuals, Bryant went home and called Ruth Shack. For more than an hour, she begged Shack to withdraw sponsorship. Red leather-bound Bible in hand, Bryant even read Leviticus to her. Shack’s response was to quote the Constitution.29
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
People v. Davis
Deon Davis appeals pretrial detention granted under the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act due to unlawful possession of a firearm; court finds evidence sufficient for detention and upholds decision.
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Some guidelines: Avoid layoffs in temporary downturns; beware of excessive stringency in compensation; don’t slash benefits to meet short-term budgetary constraints; and never demand that some arbitrary percentage of the workforce must unilaterally be rated unsatisfactory. Never!
John C. Bogle • Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
Bill and I had decided we were going to reinvest our profits and not resort to long-term borrowing. I felt very strongly about this issue, and we found we were clearly able to finance 100 percent growth per year by reinvesting our profits. After some discussion with the members of the board, they seemed to be impressed with what we were doing but s
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