Given what seems to be the ever-growing profusion of coffee vendors, imagine what a crisis it would be if coffee were suddenly rationed. That’s exactly what happened this month in 1942 because the war had interrupted shipments and people were hoarding coffee. But rationing lasted only until the next summer. It’s thought that coffee was introduced into America by Captain John Smith, one of the founders of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. Its popularity jumped after both the Boston Tea Party and the beginning of Prohibition. For those who don’t make their own coffee, there are just over 19,000 coffee shops across the country, and they sell more than $10 billion worth of coffee a year. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at <www.census.gov>.
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Obama will speak just about now–11:35 am–about Obamacare–but notice how he will probably call it Affordable Care Act as he has for the last week or so. —
After reading Reverend Brand’s article in the Sunday Dispatch, I guess we can now safely blame President Reagan for the demise of downtown Henderson. Before Rick enlightened me, I had put the blame on Herbert Hoover.