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Some SMBs Close Permanently After Being Told To Shut Down A Second Time

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On June 26, the owner of Krank It Karaoke in Wichita Falls filled the frozen margarita machine, spent $1,000 for masks and hand sanitizer as he prepared for the weekend rush, The Times reported. In places that had reopened such as Texas, Florida and California, it could be enough to close them permanently. On the same day, Texas Gov.

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Stranger Summer Payments Things

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The shopper in question remains unnamed, but the event occurred at a Wichita Falls, Texas Walmart. That’s good enough to get banned from Walmart for life – and warrants a mention on the “ TODAY ” show. Apparently, the woman grabbed a cake in the bakery aisle and proceeded to eat about half of it while doing her other shopping.

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Outside The Box (And Inside The Storage Container) Solutions To Sky-High Rent

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Tom George, a Wichita-based developer, heard the joke and may have thought to himself: “What if the box weren’t cardboard?”. The standard joke among those looking for housing in an expensive city is that they can barely find space in a cardboard box to rent within their price range.