The Poster Hassanr makes a valid point on page 3 of this sites reviews on Hawthorne. As for other reviews I don't care for Hawthorne either and think they just run an arrogant company becuase they know the Board's turnover so fast that they just have to warm-up to whoever is in charge at the time.
Hawthorne being Racist Corp
by Hassanr at Citysearch
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