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11/10/09
At Wal-Mart, the employees are "associates." At McDonald's, they're "crew members." And at Target, they're "team members," the same term used at Westfield Annapolis mall. Find Us On Facebook
We live in a world awash in such euphemisms, most of which we tune out. I have noticed them, but usually laughed them off until a jarring incident a couple of weeks ago. I was covering a musical performance for inmates at the women's prison in Jessup when Warden Carroll Parrish gave his opening remarks, saying he hoped the "residents" enjoyed the performance and … Wait, did he just call them...
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Very good Mr Hartley,
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