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Message From a Cuban Jail
World

Message From a Cuban Jail

Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes "The Americas," a weekly column on politics, economics and business in Latin America and Canada that appears every Monday in the Journal. Ms. O'Grady joined the paper in August 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in December 1999. She was appointed an editorial board member in November 2005. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Indianapolis­-based Liberty Fund. In 2012 Ms. O’Grady won the Walter Judd Freedom Award from The Fund for American Studies. In 2009 Ms. O'Grady received the Thomas Jefferson Award from The Association of Private Enterprise Education. In 2005 Ms. O'Grady won the Bastiat Prize for Journalism awarded by the International Policy Network for her articles on the World Bank, the underground economy in Brazil and th...
Woman sentenced to work fast food job over Chipotle tantrum
Health

Woman sentenced to work fast food job over Chipotle tantrum

An angry Ohio woman who threw a burrito bowl at a Chipotle manager was sentenced by a judge to serve two months working in a fast food joint. According to Cleveland.com, Municipal Court Judge Timothy Gilligan told Rosemary Hayne she could either spend three months behind bars for assaulting the worker, or she could spend just one month in jail in addition to two months of walking 20 hours a week in her victim’s shoes. Hayne chose the latter, though it’s unclear where she’ll spend her two months working. The judge admonished Hayne for acting like she was on the “Real Housewives.” “You didn’t get your burrito bowl the way you like it and this is how you respond?” Gilligan asked. The defendant reportedly apologized for her behavior, which was triggered by the appearance of her food. Gilligan...