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...expansion tear. Last year, Aldi generated some $5.8 billion in U.S. sales, up from $5.3 billion in 2006, according to Supermarket News, an industry journal. It now has about 950 stores in 29 states and plans to open more than 100 stores in the next two years in Connecticut, Missouri and Texas. The company will have opened 100 new stores by the end of the year, double the number opened last year. Aldi is also making a big push into central Florida, including cities like Sanford. The city's economic development director, Robert Tunis, tried for years to lure grocers...
...made in the last two regattas and just keep the good races, then we should be fine.”WOMEN’S STU NELSON TROPHYHeavy winds and light sailors derailed Harvard’s women’s team at the Stu Nelson Trophy, hosted by Connecticut College. The Crimson placed 16th in the 18-team field. “Our boat was a little overpowered. We’re a pretty small weight combination for the wind we were experiencing,” sophomore crew Grace Charles said. “We don?...
...Harvard men’s water polo team concluded a bumpy season with a demonstrative 20-12 win over Connecticut College (0-8, 0-7 CWPA), showing its true abilities heading into the playoffs.After dropping eight straight early on, the Crimson looked to close out the regular season on a high note.“We had some rough times this season, with a nine-game losing streak, but we showed a lot of resilience,” Harvard co-captain David Tune said. “I think we are right where we need to be heading into...
Meanwhile, with every court victory comes an electoral backlash. When a divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled last week that gays have the right to marry, it took a far more cautious approach than California's Chief Justice Ronald George did in May. George issued a thundering declaration of gay rights, ruling that any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation will from now on be met with the same strict scrutiny typically reserved for laws involving race or religion. By contrast, Connecticut's Justice Richard Palmer writes that "our conventional understanding of marriage must yield to a more...
...University of Connecticut poll out this week shows that most residents support the decision, but that hasn't stopped a furious last-minute campaign by opponents to get conservatives to the polls on Nov. 4. Every 20 years, voters in the Constitution State can choose to convene a constitutional convention, and as luck would have it, 2008 is one of those years. If supporters of a gay-marriage ban get enough votes, they'll be able to force a convention where they could push for changes that would nullify the ruling...