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Of Mice and Men and The Tax Levies They Reject
Published Tuesday, December 28, 2004 by Michael K. | E-mail this post
Salinas, California - Birthplace of American literary legend John Steinbeck, and now the most populous city in the country without functioning public libraries, thanks to a failed motion to increase the municipal sales tax by half a cent.
It's even more of a shame, as well as an acute embarrassment, when you discover just how vital these vital public services are to Salinas's citizens:
"Because of Salinas's large number of poor farmworkers and immigrants, the city's libraries are popular destinations for people seeking citizenship primers, literacy courses, English-as-a-second language tapes, Internet access and after-school programs. Roughly 1,900 people visit on an average day."
It's even more of a shame, as well as an acute embarrassment, when you discover just how vital these vital public services are to Salinas's citizens:
"Because of Salinas's large number of poor farmworkers and immigrants, the city's libraries are popular destinations for people seeking citizenship primers, literacy courses, English-as-a-second language tapes, Internet access and after-school programs. Roughly 1,900 people visit on an average day."
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