AUGUST 22, 2025 ON MY CORNER MEET YOUR VENDOR Schillington Morgan, vendor No. 148 In one sentence, who are you? Me. Where do you usually sell Groundcover? Anywhere I can sell. When and why did you start selling Groundcover? To help. What is one place in A2 that feels like your personal sanctuary? Nowhere. What's your life motto? To make it to Heaven. What advice would you give to your younger self? Change what what you can change for the better. What is your comfort food? All veggies and most fruits. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only bring three things, what would they be? Water, shade and coolness. If there was a theme song for your life, what would it be? "Love Makes The World Go Round" by Deon Jackson. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I don't have any special place. What is the weirdest food combo you swear by? Putting sugar and/or salt in foods that is not necessary. What change would you like to see in Washtenaw County? Not too many messed up people. What's one question you wish you were asked more? A question I wish I asked myself more: "Why didn't you do better?" Groundcover Vendor Code While Groundcover is a non-profit, and paper vendors are self-employed contractors, we still have expectations of how vendors should conduct themselves while selling and representing the paper. The following is our Vendor Code of Conduct, which every vendor reads and signs before receiving a badge and papers. We request that if you discover a vendor violating any tenets of the Code, please contact us and provide as many details as possible. Our paper and our vendors should be positively impacting our County. • Groundcover will be distributed for a voluntary donation. I agree not to ask for more than the cover price or solicit donations by any other means. • When selling Groundcover, I will always have the current biweekly issue of Groundcover available for customer purchase. • I agree not to sell additional goods or products when selling the paper or to panhandle, including panhandling with only one paper or selling an issue more than 4 weeks old. • I will wear and display my badge when selling papers and refrain from wearing it or other Groundcover gear when engaged in other activities. • I will only purchase the paper from Groundcover Staff and will not sell to or buy papers from other Groundcover vendors, especially Cuisine on a budget My first recipe to share is spaghetti salad. It has cooked spaghetti noodles, of course, chopped tomatoes, chopped bell peppers, celery chopped and chopped cucumbers. Chop those vegetables as little as you can. Add your own favorite dressing to it and mix it up. I recommend Thousand Island or Italian dressing. If you want you can add salt and pepper, and whatever meat you like, too. I find that a delicious salad! My second pasta salad recipe to share is tuna macaroni salad. Mix cooked elbow macaroni, mayonnaise for this one. Add salt and pepper to taste. You can also make a deliDENISE SHEARER Groundcover vendor No. 485 cious snack mix with cereal, potato chips, corn chips and Doritos. You can mix any brand of rice crispy (plain) with barbeque and plain potato chips with Frito corn chips, plain Cheerios of any brand, with pretzels and Chex Mix. Just mix together canned tuna, chopped up celery as tiny as you can get it, chopped bell pepper as tiny as you can get it, chopped tomato as tiny as you can get it, and your favorite dressing — I recommend any crunchy, salty snacks, with crunchy, sweet snacks! When you thank God and Jesus for any meal you get, it makes it taste better. GROUNDCOVER NEWS 3 The new American public schools SCOOP STEVENS Groundcover vendor No. 638 In the mid-19th century, educators in Massachusetts implemented the Prussian model of public education. Within a few years all of the states were infected with Prussian public schools. In the late 20th century many Americans were dissatisfied with unAmerican public education and began sending their children to private schools or homeschooling them. A new paradigm for public education in America is needed. The new American public schools will teach children how to read using phonics (sounding out letters then words), the proven method of teaching children how to read. The new American public schools will manifest an enlightened freedom. The new American public schools will instill in children the love of truth. The new American public schools will teach children to think critically. The new American public schools will prepare children to be participants in democratic governance. The new American public schools will be bully free zones because there will be no compulsory attendance laws. The new public schools will teach the truth about American history. Thank you Groundcover News readers. The answer to "Truth or Lies: The Invader" published August 8, 2025 was TRUE. Look out for the Mystery Lane Reading Game online. — Felicia Wilbert, Groundcover vendor No. 234 vendors who have been suspended or terminated. • I agree to treat all customers, staff, and other vendors respectfully. I will not “hard sell,” threaten, harass or pressure customers, staff, or other vendors verbally or physically. • I will not sell Groundcover under the influence of drugs or alcohol. • I understand that I am not a legal employee of Groundcover but a contracted worker responsible for my own well-being and income. • I understand that my badge is property of Groundcover and will not deface it. I will present my badge when purchasing the papers. • I agree to stay off private property when selling Groundcover. • I understand to refrain from selling on public buses, federal property or stores unless there is permission from the owner. • I agree to stay at least one block away from another vendor in downtown areas. I will also abide by the Vendor Corner Policy. • I understand that Groundcover strives to be a paper that covers topics of homelessness and poverty while providing sources of income for the homeless. I will try to help in this effort and spread the word. If you would like to report a violation of the Vendor Code or leave positive review of a Vendor experience please email contact@ groundcovernews.com or fill out the contact form on our website.
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