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Back in the stone age, I knew it was time to finish my oatmeal and run for the school bus when the man on the radio said “This is Paul Harvey…  Good DAY!”   

Paul Harvey’s gravelly voice was in my head today, also, (”and now for the REST… of the story”) as I received an email from the mysterious Andrew Baisley, formerly of Brooklyn, who had finally read my blog post mentioning him which I wrote last fall. 

He wanted to let us know that he’s moved to Manhattan, which is much less shocking than Brooklyn, and also that he’s glad our neighborhood  found its missing dog!

Faithful reader Kathy has also written to report that, as I’d asked, she had written a letter about Debbie Ramsay (our local Hudson river plane crash survivor who lost her job after flying on company business).  So far as I know, Kathy’s the only one who has received a response.  Have you?  Here’s what The Tanger outlet’s corporate headquarters in North Carolina wrote to Kathy:

Dear Ms. Warren,I am in receipt of an email you sent to one of my readers in response to her own, in which she protested the recent firing of Debbie Ramsay, the Hudson plane crash survivor who was fired by the

New York New York store in your Sevierville center.We are aware that you have no control over the business decisions made by any of your tenants. However, I’m sure that if a tenant were to display graphic pornography in their window, sell large packages of dynamite to children,  or begin murdering their customers, Tanger’s offices would intervene.    Why?  Because your own bottom line is at stake here, too.Debbie Ramsay suffered a traumatic injury while on the job, just as surely as if she’d lost a leg falling off one of your buildings while performing maintenance.  I imagine her lawyer could find fault with both the store and the company (yours) that has provided space for their operation.  You definitely have an interest in resolving this situation, as well as the responsibility and the leverage to do so.  If

New York New York can not be persuaded to rehire Debbie Ramsay, perhaps they can find another location for their store as well.  Or perhaps you could use your influence to find another position for Ms. Ramsay in another of your stores — or perhaps even in your own offices.  She clearly is more qualified than the average retail employee, as she was making a buying trip for her story.Again – if you should care to comment, please feel free to contact me so I may share your answer with my readers.  Thank you-Elizabeth Burman
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Knoville News-Sentinel photo by Adam Brimer

This is Debbie Ramsay. 

She was on U.S. Airways Flight 1549 when it crashed in the Hudson river last January.  Debbie was on the plane on business, returning from a buying trip for a local clothing and accessory store, New York New York.

Like many of the flight’s survivors, she took a little time off immediately after the crash, then returned to her job.  However, the nightmares continued, and her doctor suggested she take some more time off.

Two weeks later, she got an email from her boss: she had been replaced.

Excuse me?  She was fired?  By email?  And from the job that had put her on that plane in the first place? 

Knoxville’s News-Sentinel published Ramsay’s story in this morning’s paper, but they left out some very important information.     I did a little digging and here is the rest of the story.

Feel like making a little phone call, writing a letter, or sending an email today?

New York New York store is in Sevierville’s Tanger Outlet Center.
Mailing Address: 1645 Parkway, Ste 940, Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone:(865) 429-5330

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Tanger Outlet Center’s  contact:
Patti Ross, Director of Administration
Phone: 336-292-3010
Email: use link on Tanger Outlets Company page

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Corporate Headquarters
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
3200 Northline Avenue
Suite 360
Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone 336-292-3010
Fax 336-852-2096