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The History of Wiard’s: From Plows and Cider to Soda and Scare-tainment… an American story

By Mark | October 19, 2014

As a rule, I try not to talk about local businesses unless I have something good to say about them, which is why, over the 12 years or so that I’ve been posting here, I’ve never mentioned the “agri-entertainment complex” that is Wiard’s. Call me old fashioned, but I like my cider mills without paintball, […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged agri-entertainment, apple cannons, apples, Arlo, Batavia, book ideas, cider mills, Clementine, dollar store Disney, donuts, Everett Wiard, furries, George Wiard, haunted houses, hayrides, human dalmatians, Lyman Wiard, mineral water, New York, Night Terrors, orchards, paintball, panic attacks, scare-tainment, Thomas Wiard, Wiard, Wiard Plow Company, Wiard's, Willow Run, Willow Run Bomber Plant, Ypsilanti Bottling Works, Ypsilanti's Mineral Water Sanitariums | 20 Comments

Cults and Corporations: in our schools, and brainwashing our kids

By Mark | September 8, 2014

Children, by their very nature, are stupid and easy to manipulate… which is why, over the years, we’ve seen corporations so aggressively pushing to increase their presence in our schools. It’s just good business. If you’re a company selling something like soda, it makes a lot more sense to target impressionable young kids with your […]

Posted in Education, Marketing, Uncategorized | Also tagged advertising, brand loyalty, Channel One, Coke, corn syrup, Corporate Crime, cults, Flint, L. Ron Hubbard, Learning How to Learn, Life Force Arts and Technology Academy, Pepsi, public education, Scientology, Smart Way, The Way to Happiness, threats to public education, “sponsored educational material” | 29 Comments

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