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Monday Eye-Openers

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Content Guy’s Note:  Eye-Openers will return.  Originally, my plan was to take today off, but the C&S-SpartanNash news sent me back to the laptop.

I was taking the day off because we and our kids converged on Chicago for the (very hot!) weekend to celebrate the engagement of my oldest son, David, to Amanda (they live there).  It is going to be a busy year for us on the wedding front – our second son, Brian, is getting married in September to Isabelle.  Our youngest, Ali, has a “significant other,” Rich, but there’s no news there.

We got back late last night, so that’s my explanation for why today’s MNB is a little late and without any Eye-Openers.

Sláinte!!

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