Kmart to acquire Sears tie signals new leadership
Lawrence area notes that Kmart will take a vice chairman and CEO role in the merged firm with Sears. The Lawrence distribution center remains key, employing 500 staff to serve 84 Kmarts in 10 states, while the lone Kmart store in town closed after a 2002 bankruptcy filing. Analysts view potential efficiency gains and market challenges as Lampert leads the deal, with a combined 55 billion dollars in annual revenue and 3,500 stores.
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Troy
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Sheriff Revamps Taser Policy and Use Guidelines
Sheriff Trapp outlines revised rules for Tasers noting they should not be used when lesser force suffices and that officers decide in unique cases. Tasers, delivering 50,000 volts, can be applied directly or via a 21 foot range wired dart with safety claims. Lawrence Police show interest but funding delays keep plans on hold.
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KU to replace ushers as Event Staffing firm exits
KU athletic department spokesman Jim Marchiong said Manpower is ending its event management staffing, with after November 27 Crowd Systems based in Kansas City to staff all KU basketball games. Crowd Systems president Jane Kincaid noted ongoing staffing at Kenn er Arena and Bartle Hall and may hire current ushers. local Manpower officials declined comment.
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Clinton library portrays White House scandals as fight for power
The Bill Clinton presidential library opens with an exhibit on Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky, framing the scandals as a fight for power and a politics of persecution. Bruce Lindsey says the display targets Republican efforts to delegitimize Clinton, with sections Politics of Persecution and A New Culture of Confrontation. Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton attended with over 1,000 guests after a reception and free concert by North Mississippi All Stars and Better Than Ezra.
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Bush grants pardons to six, including Mississippi vehicle case
President Bush pardoned six individuals on Wednesday, raising his total pardons since January 2001 to 25 and commutations to two. Among those freed was Richard Arthur Morse of Rowley, Mass., sentenced in Mississippi in 1963 for interstate transport of a stolen vehicle, and others include Meredith Casares of Kansas City, Kans., convicted in 1989 of embezzling postal funds with restitution, and Russell Donnell of Independence, Mo., placed on probation in 1995 for aiding a false statement to a credit union.
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U.S
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