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Family-Owned Business Puts Family First In Tough Times (Dear Abby via Yahoo! News)
DEAR ABBY: I'm a career woman, working for a family-owned business. Last year was difficult because there have been a number of layoffs and no raises. When I had my annual review, I received an outstanding evaluation but was again told no raise would be forthcoming because business is slow.

Shot girl's family keeps bedside vigil (Chicago Tribune)
When 7-year-old Desaree Sanders fell to the ground Wednesday afternoon after a stray bullet pierced her head above her eye, she tried to get up. That's how tough a girl she is, her family said Thursday as they kept vigil at Desaree's bedside at Comer Children's Hospital.

Report: NIU gunman wanted to punish 'surrogate family' (Chicago Tribune)
Report speculates mentally ill gunman wanted to punish ‘surrogate family’ Steven Kazmierczak wanted infamy. He wanted video game-style bloodshed. And perhaps most of all, he wanted to punish Northern Illinois University, the "surrogate family" that had kept his demons at bay but that he felt ultimately abandoned him.

Shot girl's family keeps bedside vigil (Chicago Tribune)
When 7-year-old Desaree Sanders fell to the ground Wednesday afternoon after a stray bullet pierced her head above her eye, she tried to get up. That's how tough a girl she is, her family said Thursday as they kept vigil at Desaree's bedside at Comer Children's Hospital. "We'll be here until she wakes up, because I don't want her to wake up and not find us here," said her grandmother, Mildred ...

NCAA: Hansbrough family back in action (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ben Hansbrough hit a 3-pointer to give Notre Dame a 10-6 lead over Old Dominion, the first points scored in an NCAA tournament game by a member of his family since his brother Tyler Hansbrough led North Carolina to the national championship last season.

Realty Q&A: Notify lender when buying property from family (Market Watch)
When selling a house to a family member, the lender must be notified. The title can't legally transfer until the lien against it is satisfied in full.

Circus in town, and this one's a family affair (Dallas Morning News)
JIM MAHONEY / DMNFor nearly 75 years, members of Parra's family have operated the Carson Barnes Circus , which features scores of animals, as well as jugglers, acrobats, clowns and a flying trapeze. The menagerie will perform several shows in Dallas-Fort Worth during the next few weeks, starting today in Irving.

Jeanne Phillips: Family business draws gripes (Detroit News)
Dear Abby: I'm a career woman, working for a family-owned business. Last year was difficult because there have been a number of layoffs and no raises. When I had my annual review, I received an outstanding evaluation but was again told no raise would be forthcoming because business is slow.