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No-gifts birthday parties - San Francisco Gate
Small-scale birthday parties are a hot topic these days. In a recent Chronicle article, “Throwing less-is-more birthday parties” Katherine Seligman writes, “Anxious about the economy, global warming and our national image as people who would rent a

Burglar gets 10 years for two break-ins - Naperville Sun
WHEATON — A Carol Stream man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a series of burglaries that ended when one homeowner chased him down. Vincent E. York, 22, pleaded guilty last month to felony burglary and residential burglary for the 2007

Store owner: ‘We aren’t going away’ - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Christian Supply owner Chuck Wallington said Saturday that faith in God and assistance from friends are helping him recover from the violated faith he placed in a friend and employee accused of embezzling $750,000. The owner of Christian Supply said

Marketing to Millennials - BusinessWeek
Getty Images/Jay Moorthy Ask Dan McDonald about millennials—those elusive 12- to 26-year-olds raised among text messages and Twitter —and he’ll chuckle emphatically. “They’re the perfect customers,” says McDonald, 51, who owns seven Jersey Mike’s

Wal-Mart to pay former exec Coughlin $6.75 million - Boston Globe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will pay former vice chairman Tom Coughlin $6.75 million to settle a dispute over his retirement package after the executive admitted to taking money from the company. Wal-Mart said in a regulatory