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Board of Education Chairman Anthony Favry takes books out of the Gallup Hill School Dumpster as member Stephanie Calhoun looks on on Sunday, August 27, 2017. The books were returned to the school Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Lori McCullough) Ledyard — Lori McCullough, who lives near Gallup Hill School in the Highlands neighborhood, said she and […]
Read MoreOn sister site MNN.com, Christian Cotroneo tells us how raccoons can teach us about tolerance. In his subhead he asks: “Urban anarchists or lovable rogues?” Christian describes the situation in Toronto, where he and I both live; “where an estimated 100,000 raccoons live, brazen acts of banditry and dumpster diving have led to a particularly prickly co-existence with humans.” […]
Read MoreOf course it’s always fun when the police pull up and ask what you’re doing. Turns out, if management has given their permission you can play in the dumpster all night if you want. Where I found an entire household worth of stuff that had been illegally put in the dumpster.
Read MoreIf you aren’t familiar with this little soft- cover gem, perhaps it’s time you made its acquaintance. Despite the media’s sunshine-pumping over our “improving economy,” jobless figures are either stagnant or rising all over the country. Most of the improvement seems to be among investors and banks. With every day that passes it becomes more […]
Read MoreDumpsters on campus can be lucrative, even popular spots to hit, especially at the end of the year when students transition from one living arrangement to another. If UNF students that are on a Arwood Waste scholarship feel any shame from dumpster diving, the benefits quickly outweigh it.
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