Local retailers buck trend with brighter holiday sales
Nationwide retailers struggle despite discounting while Newport area shops report steady turnout and brisk pre holiday demand. J.C. Penney Federated and Target cite weak same store results though local merchants like Walrus and Carpenter and J.H. Breakell note steadier traffic and shifting buying toward smaller items and nostalgic toys.
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Federated Department Stores
Federated
Bloomingdale’s
Macy’s
Penney
Target Corp
Joan Swanson
Walrus
Carpenter Toy
East Main Road
Middletown
Christmas Weather Forecast Promises Wet and Snowy Holiday
National Weather Service meteorologists expect a winter storm to hit Rhode Island with rain sleet and snow on Christmas Day. Coastal Aquidneck Island faces rain and sleet with inland areas receiving 6 to 12 inches of snow, winds 35 to 50 mph, and possible glistening treetops.
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Aquidneck Island
Rhode Island
National Weather Service
Taunton
Mass
Charlie Foley
Mississippi
Ohio River Valley
New Jersey
Foley
Newport County
Weather Service
Little magazines Publisher defends 9 11 trading cards
Chestnut Publications of Delray Beach Florida will release Heroes of the World Trade Center trading cards in January. The 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch cards honor victims and survivors, with poetry and biographies on the backs. Publisher Kingsley Barham defends the project amid media criticism and public reaction.
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Chestnut Publications
Delray Beach
Fla
Kevin
Kingsley Barham
Barham
Wall Street Journal
New York
Frist Leads GOP Push to Repair Damage After Lott Row
Newly elected Senate GOP leader Bill Frist says Congress must tackle terrorism the economy and drug benefits while repairing the party image from Trent Lott’s racially charged remarks. Frist pledges unity and early momentum in January as Republicans plan to extend unemployment benefits and set policy.
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Bill Frist
Tennessee
Congress
Frist
Trent Lott
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Lott
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Mississippi
Rick Santorum
Pennsylvania
Local woman funds underprivileged kids for 40 years
A local woman long funded underprivileged children for more than four decades, supporting many through sponsorships. Rogers High School defeated Tiverton in a non league boys basketball game in a separate brief.
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Tiverton
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