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A Trump Administration Press Secretary Walks Into A Restaurant, Rachel Robinson-Greene
A Trump Administration Press Secretary Walks Into A Restaurant, Rachel Robinson-Greene
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications
On Friday, June 22nd, the Trump Administration’s Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, arrived and was seated at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia. Sanders was one guest in a party arriving for a reservation for eight, booked in her husband’s name. When the wait staff realized that Sanders was with the party, they called the owner of the restaurant, Stephanie Wilkinson. Wilkinson dropped everything and rushed to the restaurant. She allowed her employees to vote on a course of action. They voted to ask Sanders to leave. Wilkinson approached Sanders and said, “I’m the owner. I’d like you to …
Thomas S. Monson And The Politics Of Obituaries, Rachel Robinson-Greene
Thomas S. Monson And The Politics Of Obituaries, Rachel Robinson-Greene
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications
Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died on January 2 of this year. Monson led the LDS Church for almost a decade. On January 3, The New York Times published an obituary for Monson that was not well received by many members of the church. They felt that it was politically biased and did not paint the life and work of their much-loved leader in a positive light.