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Big Boxes Blow: "Tony" Orlando and A New Dawn

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Tony" Orlando and A New Dawn. Big-box rules in Orange will be lax, foes say. Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer. New big-box stores will cause major headaches for their Orange County neighbors because elected leaders caved in to industry legal threats and are poised today to pass weaker rules for the retail giants, a residents group said Monday. A majority of county commissioners said it made little sense to pass an ordinance that would go straight to court. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mic...

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Big Boxes Blow: Big Boxes and Internet Doom Local Store in Redding, CA

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Monday, August 27, 2007. Big Boxes and Internet Doom Local Store in Redding, CA. There are two major threats to Mom and Pop stores across America, The Big Box and the virtual big box found on the Internet. Here is another example. Redding Christian Supply, which has sold books, music and other goods for some 30 years, suddenly closed this week. Music sales for us dropped 75 percent in the last three years," primarily because of Internet downloads, Yeager said. But not all of the store's customers were Ch...

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Big Boxes Blow: Wal-Mart Goes Public to Protest Big Box Ordinance

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Wal-Mart Goes Public to Protest Big Box Ordinance. Last week in Salinas, California, city council members passed a big box ordinance limiting big box stores from dedicating more than 5 percent of its floor space to non-taxable items like food. This ordinance would block a super Wal-Mart from moving into an empty Home Depot building. Labels: Big Box Ordinances. Wal-Mart Goes Public to Protest Big Box Ordinance. 1000 Friends of Iowa. Iowans for Better Local TV.

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Big Boxes Blow: 05/03/08

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Saturday, May 03, 2008. Georgia City Says No to Wal-Msrt. Wal-Mart announced late Thursday night that it would not build a 176,000-square-foot Supercenter at the corner of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. While every step of the stores rollout was greeted by crowds of protesters wearing red T-shirts and carrying "Stop Wal-Mart" signs, there was no indication that pressure from neighborhood group Smart Growth Gwinnett had an effect on the decision. Smart Growth's Marline San...

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Surviving Yepsen: January 2007

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Much Adieu About Yepsen: Notes from the Political Waste Land. Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Yepsen’s Obsessed (with Political Editorial Omniscience). Although the reason may be unclear (it’s either the Democrats’ or Chet Culver’s fault), it appears David Yepsen’s political “voice” may have contracted “Political Editorial Omniscience.”. Or superfluous exclamation points! Causes for the narrative impulse are unclear ( The Democrats made me do it! Now’s your chance, dear reader, to read between the brack...

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Surviving Yepsen: Yepsen’s Obsessed (with Political Editorial Omniscience)

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Much Adieu About Yepsen: Notes from the Political Waste Land. Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Yepsen’s Obsessed (with Political Editorial Omniscience). Although the reason may be unclear (it’s either the Democrats’ or Chet Culver’s fault), it appears David Yepsen’s political “voice” may have contracted “Political Editorial Omniscience.”. Or superfluous exclamation points! Causes for the narrative impulse are unclear ( The Democrats made me do it! Now’s your chance, dear reader, to read between the brack...

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Surviving Yepsen: Surviving Yepsen: Frequently Asked Questions

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Much Adieu About Yepsen: Notes from the Political Waste Land. Sunday, January 14, 2007. Surviving Yepsen: Frequently Asked Questions. Who’s David Yepsen? If you’re asking this question, consider yourself one of the fortunate ones. David Yepsen is listed as a columnist. For Iowa’s largest newspaper, “ The Des Moines Register. What’s a “Yepsen Survivor”? How do I know if I’m suffering from symptoms related to “Surviving Yepsen”? 8221;/“Where’s the support for his assertions? 8221;/“Why so pessimistic?

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Big Boxes Blow: 03/17/09

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Wal-Mart Goes Public to Protest Big Box Ordinance. Last week in Salinas, California, city council members passed a big box ordinance limiting big box stores from dedicating more than 5 percent of its floor space to non-taxable items like food. This ordinance would block a super Wal-Mart from moving into an empty Home Depot building. Labels: Big Box Ordinances. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Wal-Mart Goes Public to Protest Big Box Ordinance. 1000 Friends of Iowa.

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Big Boxes Blow: 08/27/07

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Monday, August 27, 2007. Big Boxes and Internet Doom Local Store in Redding, CA. There are two major threats to Mom and Pop stores across America, The Big Box and the virtual big box found on the Internet. Here is another example. Redding Christian Supply, which has sold books, music and other goods for some 30 years, suddenly closed this week. Music sales for us dropped 75 percent in the last three years," primarily because of Internet downloads, Yeager said. But not all of the store's customers were Ch...