GUN VIOLENCE IN U.S. IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.(MAIN)

Byline: ARTHUR LEVITT Troy

It is true that the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights reads, ``A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.''

But this amendment was written 200 years ago. At that time, we had no local police, no state police, no army. The country was largely wild and a well-armed populace was necessary for security.

But things have changed, and gun lovers are certainly not concerned with what guns are doing to the moral integrity of the country.

We are reaching a point where we seem to be glorifying violence. It fills our …

Virginia Considers Building CU House In Richmond.

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- In an effort to heighten its presence with lawmakers, the Virginia Credit Union League has formed a task force to examine the details of building its own Credit Union House similar to CUNA's in Washington D.C.

"We're looking at the concept. We think that concept has worked extremely well," said Rick Pillow, CEO of the Virginia league.

Pillow said a CU house in Richmond will further the interests of Virginia credit unions by providing a meeting place to speak with legislators or provide a place to plan and organize. Pillow also said a CU house is simply a good place for credit union-minded people to get together for work or social events. …

Texas co. buys Filene's Basement at bankruptcy bid

An affiliate of the Houston-based Men's Wearhouse was the successful bidder for the 100-year-old Filene's Basement chain after bidding $67 million for the off-price retailer at a bankruptcy auction.

The K&G Acquisition Corp. will buy the Basement name, 17 to 20 of its 25 stores, all inventory, the lease for the flagship Boston location in Downtown Crossing, and leases for the …

Contractor says `No' to Blacks

Contractor says `No' to Blacks

After five hours of negotiations in separate meetings, Alds. Leslie Hairston (5th), Toni Preckwinkle (4th), and activist Eddie Read are shutting down a work site in Hyde Park because the contractor allegedly refuses to hire Blacks.

Hairston, Preckwinkle, Ald. Arenda Troutman (20th) and Troy Ratliff, deputy procurement officer for the city, met with Bruce Williams from Walsh Construction, which has submitted a plan to hire Blacks and increase funding for their sub-contractors, and Department of Transportation Comm. Miguel d'Escoto.

However, in a separate meeting, they ran into roadblocks when they met with John Cox, who heads the E.A. Cox …

Herman Bolts In Demand for E!(Company Operations)

A year into her job at In Demand, president Mindy Herman has jumped to another Comcast Corp.-owned property to be president of E! Entertainment Television.

E! has been without a president since last summer, when interim president Fran Shea stepped aside.

Amy Banse, VP-programming investments for Comcast Corp., said, "Before we approached Mindy, I went to each of the In Demand board members and essentially asked permission to do it. They are all sorry to see her go. She has done extraordinarily well beyond all of our expectations. But they also know and love Mindy and know she is ambitious and (they) weren't going to keep her back."

Herman, who was …

Climb to the corporate ladder's peak needs the reward of a room with a view.(News)

BYLINE: Mike Stent

"IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a man in possession of a good fortune must want to move to a higher storey in his office building, and thus ensure an even more excellent fortune."

So did Jane Austen memorably describe the architecture of management in her classic, Pride and Avarice. As a scion of English landed money, she knew the value of elevation.

They sat on horses on hilltops while the hoi polloi marched - in step and in close order - towards enemy fire. It must have looked impressive. As men fell before withering fusillades, the survivors closed ranks and marched on.

One of the secrets behind making this sound man management work was to ensure there were …

CLIFTON PARK TO BUY LAND FOR BALL FIELDS.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: BART JONES Staff writer CLIFTON PARK Relief is on the way for Clifton Common.

The town plans to buy a 62-acre parcel on McElroy Road from the Clifton Park Elks Lodge and build six to eight softball fields, Supervisor Marvin LeRoy said Monday.

The new fields would ease crowding at the 75-acre Clifton Common, where hundreds of adults and children play softball, baseball, football and soccer. The new fields should be open by the spring of 1997, LeRoy said.

The town will pay a maximum of $90,000 for the property well under its market value, he said. The exact price is still being finalized.

The Elks property is probably worth a …