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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 12:00 AM

I feed the poor but eat with the rich

We do our Christian charity and then drink mimosas at a fancy hotel up the street. And that just seems so wrong!
By Cary Tennis

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  • Tuesday, August 21, 2007 08:11 AM

    all people have limits

    The poor are limited by their resources while the rich are limited by fear of loosing, or even just living without, their resources.

    And both categories of people can get stuck in their position.

    This LW is one of the refreshing few that can see more than one side to a story. LW, keep a blog! I'd like to learn more 'bout where this story goes, I get a sense that this is just the beginning.

    —sacajawea Read sacajawea's other letters

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