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How to Act Like an American (Part II)


(Continued from July 18) Here’s what actually happened.  I called the FTA Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at their published phone number.  The number was answered by a machine.  It always is.  Now.  It didn’t used to be.  When I first established … Continue reading

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How to Act Like an American (Part I)


Ten days ago, I wrote to the Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Civil Rights because they weren’t replying to phone calls.  My neighbor is in awe of me because, he says, he’s never known anyone who called Washington.  More’s the … Continue reading

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