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Big 5 bets on smaller, easily accessible stores
Sometimes smaller is better. That's the philosophy of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., which owns 415 sporting-goods stores in 12 states, about half of them in California. The El Segundo company believes that operating a large number of easily accessible,...
Tags: Marketing, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Auto Trends
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Newtown parents join call to ban high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois
The grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, John J Cullerton, Newspaper and Magazine, Executive Branch
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Letters to the editor: Rubio, firetrucks, and guns
Wednesday letter-writer Rick Gonzalez should be advised that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is for whatever he thinks will advance his political hopes. His education plan, when it comes to political moves, is peanuts compared with his no vote, along with 44...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Mega Millions Lottery, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Elections
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Tighten Link card rules
For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail. "We are losing a couple billion dollars in fraud and we know that," Bost says of Illinois' Link...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Dean Kaufert, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics
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Yen edges up from lows, Asian shares rise
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data. The dollar fell to as low...Tags: Insurance, Citigroup Incorporated, Auto Trends, Explosions, Westpac Banking Corporation
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Budget cuts hit Central Florida convention business
WASHINGTON — As conferences go, this one was supposed to be pretty standard: a 7,000-person affair at the Orange County Convention Center that — although not among Orlando's biggest shows — still would have brought a $13 million economic...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Layoffs and Downsizing, Travel, Budget Control Act of 2011, Orlando
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For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate
ReutersDETROIT (Reuters) - Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to...Tags: Career and Workplace, Insurance, Loans, General Motors Corp., Financial Markets
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READER SUBMITTED: Geocaching At Maples Farm Park
StatewideMaples Farm Park Offers New Ranger Rick's Geocache Trail Outdoor Adventure In Celebration of Connecticut Trails Days on June 1 (rain date June 2) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., volunteers will be on hand to assist with geocaching at Maples Farm Park. Geocaching...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Politics, National Wildlife Federation, Bozrah
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READER SUBMITTED: Spanish National Honor Society Collects "Suitcase Of Supplies"
MiddletownMrs. Marla Buono, school counselor at Mercy High School sponsors a child through the nonprofit organization Me Too Educational Sponsorships. Mrs. Buono received a letter from her sponsored child and it was written in Spanish. She asked World Language...Tags: Human Interest, Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Dominican Republic
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Mail Call - May 20
“I don’t understand how the judicial system works, when someone is arrested for drunken driving and kills a female passenger that was in the car, and gets six months probation — and then someone gets 14 months in jail for robbery....Tags: The Herald-Mail, Personal Weapon Control, Teachers, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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On the Spot: Travelers need money alternatives when going abroad
In last week's On the Spot column, letter writer Nancy Jones said she was going to London and expressed concern about whether her credit cards would work because they are not Chip and PIN (personal identification number). She said she didn't want to carry...Tags: American Express Company, Personal Data Collection, Starbucks Corp., Trips and Vacations, Credit and Debt
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