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For help to quit smoking, call the Illinois Quitline at (866) 784-8937.Other sources for quitting include the Freedom From Smoking program at the Center for Healthy Lifestyles at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center at (309) 661-5154 and the following Web sites: www.cancer.orgwww.smokefree.govwww.quitnet.orgwww.lungusa.orgHealth insurers may cover the cost of nicotine patches and prescriptions to aid in smoking cessation.SOURCES: McLean County Health Department, Bob Keller, Bree Davis .
Week in Review
The campaign reform package could be far-reaching — affecting union and political action committee donations; rules calling for conflict-of-interest recusals; in-kind contributions; and, of course, money from individuals, setting a cap of perhaps $250 or $500 per person. .
Five Wal-Mart Supercenters planned for Victor Valley
Five Wal-Mart Supercenters are expected to open in the Victor Valley over the next two years. Three stores are proposed for Victorville, one for Apple Valley and one for Hesperia. All will be Supercenters, which means they’ll be nearly double the size of a regular Wal-Mart and will sell food, including fresh produce. In Victorville, the project that is furthest along will be in the Dunia Plaza shopping center on Bear Valley Road, just south of the mall. It will include a Supercenter combined with a Sam’s Club, as well as three additional parcels for future development. The city anticipates approving the project in either March or April, after Wal-Mart completes their environmental review, said Yvonne Hester, spokeswoman for the City of Victorville. If approved, the center could be open as early as next spring.
Slate - Trailhead
We meant to imply Hawaii was an island state, not a territory. Because Kucinich has already left the mainland to campaign, the implication was that the Virgin Islands are not out of reach.) While the candidates are at it, why not try and start as many immigrant-based steering groups as possible? The headlines write themselves: "Israelis for Obama!" (That may already be happening.) "Giuliani courts Englanders at home and abroad!" (Wait, that's happening already, too.) Maybe Romney isn't a trendsetter after all. Posted by Chadwick Matlin, Sept. 21, 4:58 p.m. ET (link) __________________________ Rudy Giuliani
Shot in the Dark: "It's nice to be here in England," Rudy Giuliani joked as he took the stage at the National Rifle Association's "Celebration of American Values" forum.
2007 Wrap-Up
The spread on Fannie's 5% 2017 note was little changed at 49 bps, and the spread on Freddie's 5% 2017 note was slightly wider at 49 bps. The 10-year dollar swap spread declined 0.8 bps to 64.7. Corporate bond spreads were again mixed, with the spread on an index of junk bonds ending the week about 25 bps narrower. December 24 - Bloomberg (Jeremy R. Cooke): "U.S. state and local government borrowing will drop to about $100 million during this holiday-shortened week...after municipal-bond sales reached an all-time high during 2007... Issuance of state and local bonds due in more than 13 months reached about $428 billion for the year through last week, based on Thomson Financial data... The preliminary total is 5% more than the $408 billion record set in 2005." There were no corporate debt issues this week.
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