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  • Riverfront Times

    Prized Fighter

    Boxing in St. Louis will never die--not as long as Kenny Loehr has a kid in the ring.

    By Kristen Hinman

  • Miami New Times

    Budget Ballin'

    South Florida's lawless exotic rental car industry keeps rolling.

    By Gus Garcia-Roberts

  • Houston Press

    Crime Doesn't Pay Back

    In Texas, restitution for victims is nothing but a state-sanctioned sham.

    By Chris Vogel

  • Seattle Weekly

    Hot and Frothy

    If you thought Seattle couldn't fetishize coffee any more, you haven't been to a "cupping" yet.

    By Jonathan Kauffman

Stumbling around Baja Red's in search of $2 fries after 6 p.m.

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Published on March 25, 2008 at 2:35pm

I saunter to my car, and an ancient bearded woman sputters something in my direction: "Change?" I feel for her, but this pig is all credit (have to write off all my drinks so I can at least break even on this gig). I shake my head sadly and walk through a group of young, laughing guys. For a minute, I think I'll have to get in a scrape, because of my flannel shirt, but it turns out these guys are just throwing change and laughing at the old lady scrambling to try and pick it up. Shit, it's late and I don't box well, and I guess the lady needs the coin. Next time, I'm bringing change and I think to myself, Priceless Right, bitch!

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