Franklin County Deliberates Grass, Dead Animal Rules
County commissioners shelved a cleanup regulation for dead animals and polluted water while affirming residents right to avoid mowing tall grass. The piece also notes looming growth, rural lifestyle tensions, school restructuring debates in Ottawa, and honors Leroy Wasmund, a principled county leader who died at 77 after years in farming and public service.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Leroy Wasmund
Mr. Wasmund
Wasmund
Farm Bureau
Retailers report modest April gains amid cool weather and Easter
Retailers posted modest April sales gains after a strong first quarter as Northeast cold weather weighed on results. Early Easter shifted shopping to March, with some chains like Wal Mart and Federated posting small gains, while May Department Stores and Sears faced sharper declines in same store sales.
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New York
Northeast
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Limited Brands
TJX Cos
Target Corp
Talbots Inc
May
Department Stores Co
Michael P. Niemira
International Council of Shopping Centers
Niemira
UBS
Wal-Mart
Wall Street
Thomson First Call
Mervyn's
Costco Wholesale Corp
J.C. Penney Co. Inc
Federated Department Stores Inc
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Talbots
Sprint to lay off 550 more workers in restructuring
Sprint Corp says it will cut an additional 550 jobs by year end as part of its ongoing restructuring of wireless and traditional phone divisions, bringing total cuts to about 2,550. The Overland Park firm noted 800 more layoffs planned in 2004, with 1,750 already made by March 31, and about 70,000 total employees nationwide.
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Kansas City
Sprint Corp
Overland Park
Stoffel
Sprint
Telecommuni
Cations
SEC
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