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Interesting exchange between MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Burson-Marsteller, via PRNewser:
Sometimes when you get “punched” should you just take it and not punch back? That could be what Burson-Marteller executives are thinking after their feud with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow continued this week.
After a Burson leaked memo ended up in PRWeek, claiming innacuracies in Maddow’s reporting, the host felt a need to respond. The debate centered around Burson’s work for security contractor Blackwater, mostly known for their controversial work in Iraq.
CEO Mark Penn claimed in the memo that the firm “never took a dime” from Blackwater, however past reports dispute the statment.
Said Maddow, “Is it possible that Burson-Marsteller could have worked for Blackwater but not been paid for it… Blackwater is their charity case? …I welcome any further opportunity to clear up the record.”
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Last summer, we spent some time in Prince Edward Island in Canada. We stayed in a cottage, so we were livin large — and we got to a taste of everything. Not only the local food & beverage, but the culture, people, healthcare system (ear infection), and trash.
Yes, trash. Not only do they recycle like we do here in the U.S., they also compost all their organic matter. PEI has been agriculturally self-sufficient for a long time, so maybe collective composting is a simple matter. Most people I know in our suburban N.J. town have neither gardens nor composting bins. We go through the trouble of composting becasue it enriches our soil. Far more pleasant to work with than the “Zoo Doo” we got from the Friends of the National Zoo in Washington years ago. They may still sell it locally for fundraising. I love their ringtone collection.
I was glad to read in Metuchen Matters that we have new public recycling bins in town. Now, if we can only add a comprehensive composting system, we’d be called the “Brainy Boro” again.
Here’s Oscar the Grouch‘s original rendition of “I Love Trash” in 1969:
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