Man Finds Racial Slur Printed On Receipt
KMBC's Marcus Moore reports.
Thanks to C. Lewis for the email.
March 7, 2009
Barnes & Nobles responds to "racist" display allegation.
Barnes & Nobles Booksellers
Press Release
CONTACT:
Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com
03/06/2009
Barnes & Noble Outraged Over Tampering of Store Display in Coral Gables, Florida
New York, New York – March 6, 2009 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that it is the victim of a malicious act. The company is outraged over the tampering of a store display in its Coral Gables, Florida store by a customer who placed an inappropriate title in the center of its Presidential display. Barnes & Noble believes the incident occurred two weeks ago when a customer took a book from another part of the store entitled Monkeys: A Captivating Look at These Fascinating Animals, placed it in the window display and then photographed the altered display. When Barnes & Noble discovered the book in the display it immediately removed it. Since then, the photograph has been widely distributed via email and over the Internet falsely claiming that Barnes & Noble actually placed the book in the display.
Leonard Riggio, Barnes & Noble Founder and Chairman who has long been involved in the civil rights struggle, said “this malicious and despicable act is nothing short of a hate crime, which should be punishable under federal statutes. Rather than detracting from President Obama’s historic victory as was intended, the perpetrator of this crime served only to validate the wisdom of the tens of millions of Americans who voted for him.”
Read entire press release.
Thanks to T. Patterson for the link.
Press Release
CONTACT:
Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com
03/06/2009
Barnes & Noble Outraged Over Tampering of Store Display in Coral Gables, Florida
New York, New York – March 6, 2009 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that it is the victim of a malicious act. The company is outraged over the tampering of a store display in its Coral Gables, Florida store by a customer who placed an inappropriate title in the center of its Presidential display. Barnes & Noble believes the incident occurred two weeks ago when a customer took a book from another part of the store entitled Monkeys: A Captivating Look at These Fascinating Animals, placed it in the window display and then photographed the altered display. When Barnes & Noble discovered the book in the display it immediately removed it. Since then, the photograph has been widely distributed via email and over the Internet falsely claiming that Barnes & Noble actually placed the book in the display.
Leonard Riggio, Barnes & Noble Founder and Chairman who has long been involved in the civil rights struggle, said “this malicious and despicable act is nothing short of a hate crime, which should be punishable under federal statutes. Rather than detracting from President Obama’s historic victory as was intended, the perpetrator of this crime served only to validate the wisdom of the tens of millions of Americans who voted for him.”
Read entire press release.
Thanks to T. Patterson for the link.
March 2, 2009
NFL Players Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper Missing
Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith (pictured on the right) and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper have been reported missing after failing to return from a fishing trip with two friends. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the NFL players and Nick Skyler and William Bleakley. The men did not return to Seminole Boat Ramp in Clearwater Pass, Florida on their 21-foot fishing boat as expected. A Coast Guard spokesman said that no distress call was received from the men.
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Bloomberg.com
Radio Broadcasting Legend, Paul Harvey, Dead
AP – FILE **In this Nov. 16, 1988 file photo, radio commentator Paul Harvey and his wife, Lynne, hold a street After almost 60 years of radio commentary, Paul Harvey passed away in Arizona on Saturday. A cause of death for the 90-year-old has not been made available. For "The rest of the story" on the radio pioneer, click here.
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