- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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Twenty years of Black Friday at Walmart, as told by my aunt
My aunt recounts her more memorable Black Fridays at the Walmart in Harlan, Kentucky
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2011
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Hooray for abysmal labor conditions—we're getting Walmarted
People who are so excited about Walmart's growth in Chicago aren't thinking about what it really means for workers.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2011
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Make way for ducklings
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 17, 2010
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Alderman Stone: My Reelection Would Be a Savings to Taxpayers
Alderman Bernard Stone (50th) reckons his chances.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 26, 2010
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Chatham Walmart Heads to Full City Council
The finance committee pushes the city's third Walmart through with one dissenting vote.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 23, 2010
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Walmart Number Three?
Daley wants a third Walmart approved by next week.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 21, 2010
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No Exit
Unemployment, poverty, and Walmart.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 10, 2010
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Max Brooks Talks Wal-Mart on WCPT
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2010
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Wheelers, Dealers, and Walmart
Walmart and union leaders have cut a deal that will allow the retailer to open a new store in the far south side Pullman neighborhood. But not everyone in the area is happy about it.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 21, 2010
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Is the Third Time a Charm for Walmart?
Once again, the City Council's zoning committee appears poised to consider plans for a new Walmart store on the far south side, and the project's sponsor, Alderman Anthony Beale, says he thinks it will advance this time.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 8, 2010
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Beale Says He Won't Bypass Zoning Committee on Walmart
The City Council sponsor of a plan to bring another Walmart to Chicago says he's not going to use a parliamentary maneuver to push it along, even though Mayor Daley has suggested otherwise.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 2, 2010
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Walmart Vote Delayed ... Again
There won't be a vote on another Chicago Walmart this week—a key alderman pulled it off the agenda for tomorrow's meeting of the City Council zoning committee.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 1, 2010
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As City Council Vote Approaches, Walmart and Unions Still Haven't Met
Walmart cancels another negotiation session with local unions. Is the new store in Pullman in trouble?
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 29, 2010
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Is Walmart the Only Retailer Interested in Pullman? Maybe Not.
Alderman Anthony Beale has said that Walmart is the only retailer interested in opening a store on a 180-acre site on the far south side. But other retailers say no one asked them about it.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 9, 2010
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The Will to Survive
"The Will to Survive: The Story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation," a documentary about Sapelo Island, Georgia, screens at Kennedy King College on Tuesday 2/9.
