Coffee People

I recently blogged about a toddler here in Tulsa, Johnathan Minton. He was killed by his daycare provider. She taped over his nose and mouth as a form of discipline. He was in cardiac arrest when DHS workers arrived to do an unannounced visit since Chiles was under investigation for other charges of Abuse of a Minor.

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At least, it has officially taken over Portland, Oregon! About a year ago, the Seattle based coffee monopoly bought out Portland's own Torrefazione, which was a quaint little local coffee chain with 3 or 4 shops and always had wonderful coffee, pastries, and panini that you could enjoy in a very authentic Tuscan atmosphere. You wanted to eat your panino and have your caffe latte in the shop? No problem. It would come served to you in hand painted Italian ceramic mugs & plates. Ambience. It was wonderful.....then Starbucks took over, promptly shut down all the locations and that was that.

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