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Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson Pulled Another Fast ONe On American Taxpayers
For 17 years Gene Messick studied and taught Design at NC State University and Cornell. Co-founding the Visual Design Program at NCSU, he established the Photography Program at Cornell. For 30 years, he's been doing glasswork, focusing now on kiln-fired fused glass at RegenerationGlass. Melting glass is a technical endeavor. When our Economy went into Meltdown, Gene built his first Website to forewarn folks of dire consequences in their future. . Years ago, when FirstUnion took over a bank in Florida where his Mother's brother had left her a small trust account, WorstUnion lost it. Gene acquired 1 share of stock, which converted to Wachovia, soon to become Wells Fargo. His last dividend check from Wachovia, just before the takeover, was for $.10, now a collector's item. He's been advised that his Wachovia stock will convert to 0.19 shares of Wells Fargo. . Gene divides his time, living in semi-retirement on Social Security benefits, between glass and shining light into dark corners. Lightworks was the name of his former glass studio in North Carolina.