https://freerepublic.com/tag/drumsticks/ en-us Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:00:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3953001/posts In support of the NAACP, Vic Firth created this new design with 100% of profits to be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund. Learn more about our support here. Our classic 5A profile in a sleek black painted finish, featuring the #blacklivesmatter messaging and raised fist graphic. Crafted from premium USA hickory with a tear drop tip. Vic Firth Website https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3953001/posts#comment Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:00:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2908573/posts $20K for Drumsticks? GSA Blasted for One-Day Quarter-Million Dollar Awards ConferenceBy John Parkinson Jul 19, 2012 3:21pm The General Services Administration is back in Congress’s crosshairs today after the GSA’s inspector general reported to Congress on another installment of “egregious waste of taxpayer dollars” at the beleaguered government agency. Just months after the agency was rocked when a lavish 2010 Las Vegas conference was exposed by the agency’s inspector general, GSA is now facing scrutiny for wasteful spending at another performance awards ceremony for its employees. This time, the agency is being investigated for spending $268,732 on a one-day conference... ABC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2908573/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:42:48 GMT