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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: My Little Town Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 10:01 am
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	SCHENECTADY — The Denver Nuggets basketball jersey was unacceptable, but a New Jersey Nets T-shirt was. On a recent day, a visitor to the Schenectady County jail was refused entry because of his sleeveless NBA basketball jersey violated the jail’s longstanding visitor dress code policy. He returned a short time later with the Nets T-shirt, acceptable attire under the dress code, and was allowed in. The Schenectady County Jail has had a dress code for visitors for at least 10 years and officials say it helps keep decorum during inmate visits by keeping revealing attire from the facility. (Daily Gazette of Schenectady, N.Y.)<p>***Someone's been getting story assignments from Al's Morning Meeting. Never mind that there is no news in the jail dress code, which has been in force for "at least 10 years."***<p>SCHENECTADY — The Denver Nuggets basketball jersey was unacceptable, but a New Jersey Nets T-shirt was.<p>***"Was" what?***
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SusanV	Post subject: Re: My Little Town Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 10:20 am
Joined: Thu Apr 18, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1399 Location: In the newsroom	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp: [i] SCHENECTADY — On a recent day, a visitor to the Schenectady County jail was refused entry because of his sleeveless NBA basketball jersey violated the jail’s longstanding visitor dress code policy. <hr></blockquote> I sure hope this was your slip of the finger.
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: My Little Town Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 10:23 am
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SusanV: I sure hope this was your slip of the finger.<hr></blockquote><p>Sadly, no.
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Jim Bond	Post subject: Re: My Little Town Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 12:19 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 139 Location: Dallas, TX	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SusanV: I sure hope this was your slip of the finger.<hr></blockquote><p>Second base.
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SusanV	Post subject: Re: My Little Town Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 8:01 pm
Joined: Thu Apr 18, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1399 Location: In the newsroom	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Jim Bond: <p>Second base.<hr></blockquote> Huh?
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