Longaberger faces rebound test amid sales decline
Analysts say Longaberger, maker of hand woven baskets up to 299 dollars, faces a tough rebound as demand wanes. The company plans to cut 784 jobs, reducing staff to about 4,500, after annual sales fell from 1 billion in 2000 to 833 million last year. Supporters urge reinventing as a decorative home goods brand while preserving consultant direct selling.
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Tami Longaberger
Jack Trout
Trout & Partners
Greenwich
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First Lady and P Diddy Stir at Freedom Center Dedication
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened with pomp in Cincinnati drawing attention after First Lady Laura Bush reportedly refused to appear on stage with rapper Sean Combs. Sources say scheduling changes and Bush's team objections triggered Combs to bow out citing an unexpected personal obligation. White House disputes the involvement.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
P. Diddy
New York
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Combs
Cincinnati
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Bush
Mrs. Bush
Freedom Center
Ernest Britton
the Center
Britton
Judge extends ban on disputed Wayne National Forest timber sales
A federal judge extended indefinitely a ban on logging, burning and timber sales in parts of Ohio's Wayne National Forest to protect the Indiana bat habitat. The ruling delays about 1,600 acres in the Ironton district, potentially adding up to six months for further arguments by environmental groups Buckeye Forest Council and Heartwood versus the U S Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Wayne National Forest
Leigh Haynie
Buckeye Forest Council
Heartwood Environmental Organizations
U.S. Forest Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Forest Service
Heartwood
Haynie
Ironton
Ohio
U.S
Susan Dlott
Indiana
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Department of Justice
Dlott
Blain Rethmeier
National Wildlife Federation
Michael A
Dan Anerino
Wayne National Forest Service
Athens
Wisconsin man sought for inquiry in California killings
Sonoma County detectives issued a statewide alert for Nicholas Ed ward Scarseth of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin to question as a potential witness in the shooting deaths of two Christian camp counselors Lindsay Catshall 23 and Jason Allen 26 found shot in their sleeping bags near Jenner Fort Bragg police stopped Scarseth while skateboarding in downtown Fort Bragg he was last seen at a coffee shop and is believed to have left the area his mother says he roams and may harbor anger toward religious people but is not violent.
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Sonoma County
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Chippewa Falls
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Scarseth
Fort Bragg
Jenner
Lindsay Catshall
Jason Allen
Rogelio Orozco
Orozco
Karen
Teresa Heinz Kerry speaks in Columbus
Teresa Heinz Kerry addressed AFL-CIO Coalition of Labor Union Women in Columbus on Monday. She tied women’s health care and wage issues to campaign themes, noting Ohio women earn pennies on the dollar and citing rising health costs as personal and national concerns.
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Afl-Cio Coalition of
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Laura Bush
Ohio
Pennsylvania
John Heinz
Ai village fears identity loss as its school closes
In Ai Ohio a tiny crossroads town about 20 miles west of Toledo faces an uncertain future as its 280-student elementary school will move to a nearby town in January. Residents worry identity may fade with the school, the center of town life, and locals note a decayed building while some families vow to stay despite thechange.
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