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proud2BlibKansan

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2. Asshole

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 10:12 AM

Jul 2012

In 2001, tests revealed that more than half of the children living near the smelter owned by Renco's Doe Run Resources in Herculaneum, Missouri, had enough lead in their blood to cause brain damage. Last year, it finally settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of kids affected by the pollution.

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The House That Ate the Hamptons [View all] xchrom Jul 2012 OP

Is that a house or a resort complex? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

A small college, perhaps? Viking12 Jul 2012 #14

You mean like Harvard? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #16

Asshole proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #2

Private Conifer Collection hootinholler Jul 2012 #3

I thought it was where the King of France used to live n/t deutsey Jul 2012 #4

A place in dire need of a tsunami CanonRay Jul 2012 #5

I feel so sorry for the poor dears that the merely wealthy have to be shamed by the filthy rich... Romulox Jul 2012 #6

Good old Ira!! That is my former boss. He bought the Steel Company that I work for RG Steel LLC. ArnoldLayne Jul 2012 #7

He can try and try, but death still awaits him Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #8

What, no gladiatorial arena? aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #9

Looks like a french palace Marrah_G Jul 2012 #10

Was this the guy who was raising funds for Hillary in 2007? hughee99 Jul 2012 #11

perelman and the revlon folks? yeah. xchrom Jul 2012 #12

He bought us put no money at all at the Yorkville Ohio Plant where I work, which is a Rolling ArnoldLayne Jul 2012 #13

Big, Bigger, Bigges Polluter Ira Rennert otohara Jul 2012 #15

Being this is personal for me I'm kicking this thread up a little. ArnoldLayne Jul 2012 #17