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Legendary Candy Company Killed After 141 Years By Soaring Costs
Legendary Candy Company Killed After 141 Years By Soaring Costs
Soaring expenses for raw materials and labor have delivered a blow to yet another longtime business, claiming Lammes Candies, a family-owned confectioner that has operated in the South for more than a century, FOX 7 Austin reports.
The Austin, Texas,-based company recently announced that it will begin an "orderly wind-down of operations" after 141 years of family ownership, according to a statement posted to its Facebook page.
"This was not an easy decision," the candy company wrote. "Lammes Candies has been more...
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US Coast Guard Offloads More Than $72 Million Worth Of Cocaine
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Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
More than $72 million worth of cocaine was offloaded by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) after it was seized in multiple operations.
A crew member aboard USCGC Escanaba carries a bale of cocaine during a drug offload at Port Everglades, Fla., on April 27, 2026. U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Rodriguez
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"It's Our Nature": Colorado Doubles Down On New Assaults On The First Amendment
"It's Our Nature": Colorado Doubles Down On New Assaults On The First Amendment
Authored by Jonathan Turley,
Colorado’s tourism slogan, “it’s our nature,” has a menacing meaning for free speech advocates. Colorado is now arguably the most anti-free speech state in the union, pushing an array of measures attacking those with opposing social and political views. The irony is that the state has proved a bonanza for free speech with spectacular legal failures that reaffirmed rather than restricted the First Amendment. Now, the Democratic legislature and governor are back with new...
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