Helping Hand

A great idea… and (shockingly) it’s not even being paid for with taxpayer money! (story says “a group of private companies”) The homeless in Denver will soon have free voicemail. … The homeless who take part in the program will have their own phone number and a way to keep in touch with potential employers, …

martinet

n. 1. A rigid military disciplinarian. 2. One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules. So called from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. Martin the bird, Martlet.] In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details …