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Saturday | Sandy Springs Neighbor

Sandy Springs Planning Commission approves Scientology, Holy Innocents'

15 meeting. Al Pond moved to approve with conditions the Church of Scientologya s rezoning request for its building at 5395 Roswell Road, seconded by Wayne Thatcher.

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Related Topix: Sandy Springs, GA, Scientology, Religion

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Seattle Times

Retail Report | Energy use becomes part of TV-buying equation

Video Only customer Doug Niemi, center, talks Thursday with employee Victor Martinez about the Niemi's next purchase at the Tukwila store.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Tukwila, WA, Televisions, Retail, Costco Wholesale, Renton, WA

Thu Nov 19, 2009

AltWeeklies

America on Trial, via Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

America on Trial, via Khalid Sheikh Moha... One of my favorite books is by a conservative.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, 2008 Presidential Election, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

KGET-TV Bakersfield

California bans energy-hogging TVs

The California Energy Commission voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to pull the plug on some TVs that eat too much energy.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Bakersfield Metro, Bakersfield, CA, Televisions

KYTV Springfield

Mountain Home Wal Mart Allowed to Sell Beer

Patrons of a Wal Mart at Mountain Home will soon be able to buy beer and wine from the store.

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Related Topix: Baxter County, AR

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Fayetteville Flyer

Culture Club: Black Friday Survival Guide

My favorite day of the year is coming up. Noa not my birthday. Noa not Halloween.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Metro

Arkansas News Bureau

Walmart approved for beer, wine sales in Mountain Home

Beer and wine are coming to Walmart's store shelves in Mountain Home. In a 5-0 vote, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board today approved an application by Walmart Supercenter in Mountain Home for a permit to sell beer and "small-farm" wines, which come from wineries that produce 250,000 gallons or less of wine per year.

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Related Topix: Morrilton, AR, Cedarville, AR, Crawford County, AR, El Dorado, AR

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Ottawa Citizen

Live Blog: Day 2 of the Lansdowne Live debate

Member of the Glebe Business Improvement Association had their say at City Council Friday afternoon on the second day of public presentations on the Lansdowne Live development proposal.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

InvestmentNews

World stocks buoyant after strong US retail sales report

World stock markets continued to trade higher Monday after figures showed U.S. retail sales rose strongly in October, but largely due to a big rebound in auto sales.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Auto Dealers

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Age

Private equity groups with retail clout put store in Kathmandu

NOW that Kathmandu has floated successfully - as opposed to the lacklustre Myer performance and the failure of the Investa offering - private equity groups with retail assets are not likely to shy away from plans for forthcoming listings.

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Related Topix: Canada, Financial Markets

Towleroad

Sweden, Morrissey, Cameroon, Walmart, Kris Allen, Kenya

Straight ex-spouses speak up for marriage equality : "They are federal workers and professionals, men and women who share little except that their former spouses tried to live as heterosexuals but at some point realized they could not." British town mourns albino squirrel .

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Related Topix: Wedding, California, California Government, Gay/Lesbian, Conservatives (UK)

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Daily Herald

Dollar General climbs as IPO opens

Dollar General Corp., the discount retailer controlled by private-equity firm KKR & Co., climbed in its first day of trading after selling shares at the low end of the range it sought in a $824 million initial public offering.

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Related Topix: Dollar General, Retail, Goodlettsville, TN, Wal Mart Stores

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Operation Medicine Cabinet returns

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is sponsoring a second 'Operation Medicine Cabinet' on Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL, Drugs, Seminole, FL, South Pasadena, FL, Dunedin, FL

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Retail Stock Blog

Wal-Mart Q3: Sales Increase in U.S., Europe

Wal-Mart Stores In c. reported strong fiscal third-quarter earnings of 84 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents.

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Related Topix: Retail, Wal Mart Stores

Seattle Times

Costco to open Manhattan store

Kosher salmon fillets are on display in Costco's new store in Manhattan, which opens today.

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Related Topix: Costco Wholesale, Retail

Wed Nov 11, 2009

TheNewOrleansChannel

Northshore Neighbors Fight 'Big Box' Stores

Three years ago, Northshore residents successfully blocked an effort to bring big box stores to the Colonial Pinnacle Nord Du Lac Mall project west of Covington.

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Related Topix: Covington, LA

Tue Nov 10, 2009

New York Times

Calming the Black Friday Crowds

A year after an unruly crowd trampled a worker to death at a Wal-Mart store, the nation's retailers are preparing for another Black Friday , the blockbuster shopping day after Thanksgiving .

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Secaucus, NJ, Business News

Houstonpress.com

This Fall, A New H-E-B for Spring

Texas grocery chain H-E-B is set to open its newest Houston-area store tomorrow, November 11.

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Related Topix: Spring, TX, Houston, TX, Houston Metro

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Health News Digest

Wind Farms: Beautiful or Ugly?

Whether it's a wind farm, a coal-fired power plant, a nuclear reactor or even just a big box store, there are always going to be locals opposed to it, declaring "not in my back yard!" . As to the attractiveness of wind farms, people do seem to come down on one side or the other rather vehemently.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Home Gardening, Home, Wind Power

Lahonton Valley News

Short attention span ... whatever

My second grade teacher wrote on my report card that, "Ricky has the tools to be a good student but his lack of focus keeps him from realizing his full potential." Several former employers and my ex-wife have provided similar critiques over the course of the next 35 years.

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