Archive for April 12th, 2007

Community Bulletin Board (Winston-Salem Journal)

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

■ Dance concert: Lees-McRae College will have its annual Kaleidoscope dance concert at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. The cost is $12 for adults, $5 for children. For more information, call 828-898-8721.

Judge: Jury should rule on Wal-Mart exec (BusinessWeek)

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a jury should decide whether a former Wal-Mart executive convicted of fraud should be able to keep the multi-million-dollar retirement package he negotiated with the world’s largest retailer.

Judge: Jury Should Rule on Wal-Mart Exec (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a jury should decide whether a former Wal-Mart executive convicted of fraud should be able to keep the multi-million-dollar retirement package he negotiated with the world’s largest retailer.

Dog obedience begins April 23 (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

MANITOWOC Dog Obedience Training, sponsored by the Manitowoc County Dog Committee, a program of the Manitowoc County University of Wisconsin-Extension, will begin with orientation at 7 p.m., Monday, April 23. It will be held in the Exhibition Building (across from the horse barns) at the Manitowoc County Expo grounds, 5201 Vista Road.

Appeals court considers penalty for ex-Wal-Mart executive (Jefferson City News Tribune)

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A former top executive at Wal-Mart got off too easy when he was sentenced to home confinement for defrauding the nation’s largest retailer, a federal appeals court will be told Thursday.