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Just this past week I decided to leave my job as a food server at a casino in Hancock County, Mississippi. I’ve worked in tourism for 15 years. I just could not continue to serve Gulf seafood to unsuspecting tourists and locals after the BP disaster. There were other reasons for my leaving as well, but risking people’s health and pretending things are normal is totally against what I believe in. 















