JULY 25, 2025 ON MY CORNER MEET YOUR VENDOR Cindy Gere, vendor No. 279 In one sentence, who are you? Happy Go Lucky Panda / Happy Hats Lady. Where do you usually sell Groundcover? Downtown Sweetwaters on Ashley and Washington from 7-11 a.m. When and why did you start selling Groundcover? I usually sell in the mornings when it's not rainy. I choose to sell for the people; many love the paper. What is one place in Ann Arbor that feels like your personal sanctuary? I love the library and the seating they have in front of the big bay windows — it’s a quiet location. What's your life motto? I do what I can where I can when I can to help who I can. What advice would you give to your younger self? Never give up or give in during the hard days. What is your comfort food? Authentic Japanese food. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only bring 3 things, what would they be? Military grade spy goggles, food for the trip and Harry Potter’s griffin to get off the island. If there was a theme song for your life, what would it be? Hakuna Matata (No Worries). If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Get on the trusty horse and go west! :) What change would you like to see in Washtenaw County? Working Family tiny house village. Based on long term sobriety! 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 SCOOP STEVENS Groundcover vendor No. 638 When someone serves in America’s armed forces, they begin their military service by taking an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. After taking this oath there is no further instruction on the Constitution during a soldier’s active duty military service. If American generals were serious about their oath, they would make Constitution studies a part of a soldier’s military service requirements. After successfully completing a three-year enlistment, the American soldier would be honorably discharged with a military service Constitution studies certification. Those who were unable to complete the coursework during their enlistment would be given a general discharge and not be awarded the certification. Those who want to continue their military service education after completing their GROUNDCOVER NEWS Oath to defend the Constitution three-year enlistment and re-enlist would be awarded a master’s military service Constitution studies degree after successfully completing coursework and service requirements. Those who could not complete the coursework during their reenlistment would be honorably discharged without receiving the degree but would retain the college credits they earned and be able to use them to further their education. 3 Hear me out: Donald Trump should declare world peace DAVID L. PUTMAN Groundcover vendor No. 679 Our 45th and 47th President, Donald J. Trump is considered a moron, by whom? The man is a tactical genius in all ways but one; his surprise attack on Iran was unjust. I believe he’s uniquely situated to become the first world leader ever to declare World Peace at the next U.N. Summit. He can explain his position, and face the consequences. Let the citizens and people of the world follow. With all the propaganda and misinformation in the world it’s hard to tell when a news organization is telling the truth. Well, I am telling my truth. Donald Trump could declare world peace. If our supposedly beloved President is the great organizer he says he is, can he organize peace? Or is he just another warmonger? That’s what I want to know. Can he really do it? Since the invention of the nuclear bomb, nations have already agreed to nuclear disarmament treaties, but someone in the White House was quoted as saying the United States won’t follow, nor Russia and N. Korea. Can the White House legally refuse to follow disarmament, according to international law? Can any government, due to the Geneva convention? Disarmament needs to get organized, better and better, every day in every way. We need nuclear disarmament technical certifications, in every language. So we can turn those old bomb cores into power plants. And flying cars! The war against ISIS, is it still just for oil? Why did we go to war for oil? Were the old guard just too stupid to use diplomacy? Were the diplomats not bilingual enough? Multilingual? Peace takes time. And translation. And patience. And wisdom. And a truce is always possible. Truce, among nations, in our time. Good luck, Earth humans. And American citizens. 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 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. 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