dropped and of course where we did it. the numbers so so with thanksgiving spending declining from a year ago. all this as so-called cyber monday is now in full swing. so spending down, but seems to be the prevailing thought. it could have been much worse. well, yeah, that, and then there s some question about are sales that normally would have occurred at the mall or in a department store occurring for the same retailer but online. you keep in mind, people are sending out black friday e-mail blasts the day after halloween these days. so it pulls some shopping forward, it pushes some back. i ve seen a study that shows the biggest shopping day is not only black friday but the 23rd of december. so i just think that shopping has changed. consumer habits is not what they were in the 80s. i m not sure how reliable looking at any one day is as a gauge for anything. there were blowout black friday numbers in 2009 while the economy was still crashing. more people are spending onl
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The KCRC says that an enclosure partially constructed is encroaching on the right of way on Front Street in Eagle River, though the Fitz says it was given no indication of this prior to construction. Both parties have agreed to better cooperation in finding a solution to the issue.