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Tue, 22 May 2012 07:54:12 -0700
National Public Health and Advocacy Groups Call on Family Dollar to Put Consumer Health Ahead of Profits and Reverse Its Decision to Sell Tobacco
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New grocery store, shopping center coming to Waveland
Tue, 22 May 2012 08:58:51 -0700
The city of Waveland is celebrating some good economic news. A developer has purchased some of the most visible and expensive commercial property in the city and is expected to build a new shopping center on the property.
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Tobacco shop holdup flop: Roosevelt Park case was still robbery, Michigan Supreme Court rules
Wed, 16 May 2012 04:55:23 -0700
The Michigan Supreme Court has upheld Glenn Terrance Williams’ conviction of a 2006 armed robbery of a Roosevelt Park tobacco store, appealed by Williams on the basis that he didn’t commit robbery because he didn’t successfully take anything.
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Tue, 22 May 2012 09:17:52 -0700
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Joliet tobacco retailers soon may need licenses
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:31:45 -0700
JOLIET — The city plans to license tobacco retailers, a policy that is commonplace in the Chicago area. Rafiq Mirza, owner of Tobacco Plus in the Marycrest Shopping Center, shrugged his shoulders when told he may need to get a license to keep operating. “Every city has licenses, but not Joliet,” he said. “If they charge a reasonable price, like they charge in other cities, it’s all right ...
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Anti-Tobacco Activists Protest Family Dollar Selling Cigarettes
Wed, 02 May 2012 19:42:01 -0700
A group of anti-tobacco activists is protesting Matthews, N.C.-based Family Dollar's recent decision to start selling cigarettes, saying the stores will push more cigarettes on low-income consumers, who already smoke more than average.
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Shedding his past: Tyler Edmonds starts fresh with tobacco shop
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:15:18 -0700
Tyler Edmonds stands in his tobacco shop Monday afternoon in the Littlewoods Shopping Center. Edmonds, with the backing of a local automobile dealer, opened the shop March 1. Photo by: Kelly Tippett/Dispatch Staff
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Manitoba to restrict tobacco sales
Tue, 01 May 2012 14:21:43 -0700
Manitoba has tabled a bill that would prohibit the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies, health-care facilities and from vending machines
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