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Activism can work, locally and nationally

Locally: Maybe the lesson in Columbia, KY is that nobody says "No," to Sue Rowe, but credit has to be given to her and to Farmlands Publication/Community Voice publisher Sharon Burton for persistence in getting the City of Columbia to do the best thing they've done in a long time: Rebuild the historically named Well Walk in front of their businesses. (Or maybe the lesson is that you can work with City Hall, either way it's encouraging.)

Nationally: There's good news that Verizon backed down when customers were outraged when the company tried to tack on a so-called "convenience fee" for those who wish to pay on a one-time basis with a credit card, as reported December 30 in a story at Verizon reverses on $2 fee for one-time payments at Bloomberg.com. -EW




This story was posted on 2011-12-31 07:13:49
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