While Memorial Day has typically grown into a day of picnics and discount furniture sales, a resurgence in a true observance of the holiday has evolved in recent years. As one of the longest-standing observance holidays, Memorial Day--once known as Decoration Day--grew out of the need for national cemeteries to bury the fallen from the deadliest war in US history, the Civil … [Read more...] about Important Holiday Reads in Remembrance
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Amazon Supports US Military Veterans
Consumers often polarize themselves in favor or in opposition of major corporations based on the companies’ response to a variety of social issues. Support or boycott of companies like Starbucks and Chik-Fil-A make headlines due to the association to issues that consumers care about. In many cases, however, it does nothing more than make for good publicity. That’s why it was … [Read more...] about Amazon Supports US Military Veterans