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On Tuesday, in a batch of Orders denying petitions for writ of certiorari from across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Frank Walls’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Florida Supreme Court’s February decision in his case. Walls’ petition presented the following questions: Frank Walls was originally sentenced to death in 1988 following a jury’s recommendation for death by a vote of 7-5. On direct appeal, the Florida Supreme Court vacated Walls’ conviction and sentence.

Loans are a fickle beast. They require three parties reaching consensus: the player, team A, and team B. Surrounding each is a labyrinth of other parties, all with their own vested interests, whispering in the ear of anyone who will listen. There are “primary” considerations driving the decision, like play-style, league quality, and the availability of minutes, but the deals often swing on the most practical of matters. Relationships, finance, paperwork, visas, and, you know, whether a player wants to live in their new city.

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Jessica Mitford was once dubbed the “Queen of the muckrakers.” A British aristocrat, she wrote two landmark books. The first was The American Way of Death, published in 1963, which exposed the abuses of the funeral industry. Three decades later, she published The American Way of Birth, which spotlighted the medical profession’s efforts to outlaw midwifery and increase profits for doctors and hospitals. One review called it “an indictment of the medical practices surrounding something that should not make us sick — giving birth.

Living in the Past is an email newsletter that recalls all things Generation X, the good, the bad and the ugly! Oh - and the hilarious as well. Some installments are free, some are for paid subscribers only.  Sign up here: They didn’t look like this. Not at all. I was finally successful in convincing my parents to give me the money to order the Sea Monkeys that I’d seen in ads across every comic book I read.

Are you a Black American? If you are anything like me, then, no. In that case, you might also be surprised to read that sea moss is a growing trend among Black Americans. But it definitely is, at least according to Alexiou Gibson, who got a 600,000 investment for his sea moss nutraceutical business after bringing in $3.5 million in revenue — including $1.4 million in profit — in just 11 months of business.

“[I] am very proud to have kids in this school district. My friends from literally around the world wish they were here.” – Sean Kaufman (August 24, 2021)The primary runoff election in Georgia is almost upon us, and here in Cherokee County the party nominations for two of our school board seats are up for a re-match. In my voting district we have Dr. Susan Padgett-Harrison vs. Dr. Ray Lynch. And in District 5 (Woodstock High School) the race is on between Erin Ragsdale and Sean Kaufman—going into the runoff at a disadvantage as his opponent was only 4 points away from winning the primary outright.

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