Online story: "The burger chain that put "supersize" into the American vernacular is slimming down: For the first time in more than 40 years, and perhaps ever, McDonald's says the number of U.S. restaurants it has is shrinking. * McDonald's plans to close more restaurants in the U.S. than it opens this year, according to the world's biggest hamburger chain. " -- Guess this is how the fast food industry will counter the $15.00 "minimum wage"....MINIMUM RAGE!

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The real question is why Mayor TomLYINGson wants to wait until September to "start saving money" with once-a-week-garbage-pickup..... The fiscal year starts July 1st which would make more sense if "savings", rather than her ego, were at stake. What she's doing is waiting until the weather cools down and the likelihood of "stench" lessens.

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Good grief...the AG at the DOJ's first move in Charleston was to send in a "civil rights" team..why? Better yet, why didn't she just send in SWAT team with a "shoot on sight" order..Who cares what the (_*_)'s motive or emotional baggage was? Just make he doesn't kill anyone else!

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Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, center, with Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell, left, and FBI Director James Comey, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2015. The government says 243 people have been charged in health care fraud sweeps around the country. That includes doctors, nurses and pharmacy owners accused of bilking Medicare and Medicaid. Combining all the cases, fraudulent billings allegedly totaled some $712 million." -- Good grief... and where was Pric Holder the last 6 years... out making lives of police officers miserable..

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From the "even if it's true, it worked" department - HuffPOOPOO story: "Donald Trump is facing accusations that he paid actors to cheer him on at his presidential announcement Tuesday. * The Hollywood Reporter says it has a copy of a casting-call email sent from a New York-based agency, offering $50 to background actors for less than three hours of work." -- Well.. it never has bothered HuffPOOPOO before when Democrats bused in supporters AND voters, but, like I said, even if true..so what.. it means that Trump created lots of jobs and they all paid better than the $15.00 minimum wage level.

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HuffPOOPOO headline: "Jon Stewart Says He Can't Tell Jokes After Charleston Church Shooting" -- First .. who would want to do so, but Jon Stewart's ego is one joke as it stands..

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Tiger Woods shot an 80 yesterday in the US Open.. it's time for him to grasp reality.. golf is about "how many".. not "how". Winning is more of a mental prowess than a physical one.. He needs to show he can get the ball into the fairway.. and if hitting an iron of hybrid off the tee, that that's what he needs to do...

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After seeing Tiger "top" his second shot to number 18 (on tape delay), we have to wonder whther Tiger would have qualified if he had to do so in regional qualifiers.

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Random thoughts about Chambery Bay golf course:

1 - Chambers Bay looks like it's a black & white course that's been "colorized" by Ted Turner.

2 - Chambers Bay look like a golf course with a camouflage cover over it.

3 - Wow...being use to green grass on the greens, white sands in traps, and trees while watching other "majors", my eyes are already tired..worn out, watching the US OPEN. It's like a Dali meets Jackson Pollack painting, and Andy Warhol mixed the paint. Political correctness is no reason to have a tournament on Chambers Bay.

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Jonathan Gruber stupid mayoral staffer L-E "soundoff": " Kudos to the tag office today. Line was to the door and they brought three more clerks in and had it down in 10 minutes. Now that’s customer service." -- Service? Why weren't they working BEFORE the line backed out of the door... the line never would have gotten that long..

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Mayor TomLYINGson held another "forum" yesterday... Wish someone asked the her why the yard debris truck drivers made separate (and costly) runs to the 'regular" dump to dispose of plastic yard bags rather than simply throwing them into the waste compartment of trucks that normally go to the "regular" dump..

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From the "let's see how we can 'spin' the numbers this time" department - L-E "headlie": "More Georgians seeking work push jobless rate to 6.3 percent in May" -- "More ..seeking work push .. rate"? How about more unemployed, but not seeking work, realizing their benefits, which deterred them from looking for work, were about to end?

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L-E headline: "U.S. OPEN * Stenson and Johnson share early lead * The first round of the U.S. Open was not complete at press time. * Check for the latest results at www.  ledger-enquirer.com " -- How pathetic! Can you imagine the L-E not waiting for the SuperBowl or BCS Championship game being through before wrapping up the newspaper?