The law school is on 9th right by McArther Park and night classes were a little scary.

Since I covered the Pulaski County Courthouse during my reporting days, I was going to say that we probably know quite a few of the same people in the legal profession ... but then I realized that for me those days are about 22 years gone. (The last thing of any consequence I covered was Attorney General Steve Clark's trial for theft by deception.) The guys I knew are probably judges, disbarred &/or senile by now.

*sigh*

Since I covered the Pulaski County Courthouse during my reporting days, I was going to say that we probably know quite a few of the same people in the legal profession ... but then I realized that for me those days are about 22 years gone. (The last thing of any consequence I covered was Attorney General Steve Clark's trial for theft by deception.) The guys I knew are probably judges, disbarred &/or senile by now.

We actually probably do know some of the same people. Little Rock is too small an area in terms of lawyers for everybody to not know everybody else. I see judges and long-time attorney's at social events all the time.

More likely though you and my dad would know a lot of people in common, if not outright knowing each other. 22 years ago he would have been writing occasional pieces in the Arkansas Times.

We donate monthly to: St. Jude, ASPCA, ALS Therapy Development Institute, our parish. Give to others as solicited.

Not to mention the "the internet has blessed me with a $XXXX job!" ads. If these things are legit, I'm Ben Affleck.

Times must be tough for spammers, too. I got spam the other day enticing me that I could make $300 a week working at home. Talk about an unambitious pitch.

You're not looking at it the right way. That weekly $300 is tax free. You don't have to report it on your income taxes, since you'll never actually see the money! It's flawless.

We give to a number of small D.C. area theatres, and occasionally a wildlife charity or two

What charities do ya'll give to, if any?

Doctors Without Borders.

Hey fellow New Yorkers...we have this deal at work where the company will match my contributions 3 to 1 to any charity I want to give to. Does anyone know of a good head-start style program in the City I can donate to? Mrs. Shooty and I usually give to conservation groups like Defenders of Wildlife and the Ocean Conservancy, but I'd like to take advantage of the program at work to help people more locally, too, and I think urban kids really need things like pre-school and after school programs where they can be safe and maybe get something to eat.

I belong to SABR too and I guess I never considered that a charity since I get such value out of it (publications and the ultra-valuable Paper of Record access). I guess BTF is a non-profit too? I have donated to this in the past.

Does anyone know of a good head-start style program in the City I can donate to?

Harlem Children's Zone. Geoffrey Canada is an amazing man.

Harlem Children's Zone. Geoffrey Canada is an amazing man.

Thanks Retro. I'm on it!

Does anyone know of a good head-start style program in the City I can donate to?

One other to consider is Hartley House which runs a range of children's programs based in Hell's Kitchen. For a hundred years focused mostly on neighborhood kids. As the neighborhood has changed, it has turned the children's programs as well to the children of low-wage service workers who commute in to midtown. Some amazing programs and summer camps. Hartley House webpage

Since there seem to be many other animal nerds here, I'll put in a plug for Panthera, which does excellent work protecting big cats and their territory worldwide.