Argentine President Cristina Kirchner on Wednesday thanked her Latin American peers for their support in her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
“I am going to continue working with the greatest commitment,” she said as she met the country’s governors at her presidential palace one day after her spokesman announced that she would have surgery next week.
She said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has himself waged a successful battle against cancer, was the first regional leader to call her to offer his support.
The presidents of Brazil, Paraguay and Chile also called Kirchner, who earlier this month was sworn in for her second term after a resounding election victory.
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, who has recovered from lymphatic cancer, wished Kirchner good luck for her upcoming surgery.
The Brazilian leader told the 58-year-old Kirchner “she was sure she would have the necessary strength to face this difficult moment,” her office in Brasilia said.
The 64-year-old Rousseff, who will mark her first year in office Sunday, announced last year that she had fully recovered from lymphatic cancer for which she was treated in 2009. She undergoes routine checkups every six months.
Paraguay’s cancer-stricken President Fernando Lugo said Kirchner told him that she was “very well”.
Lugo, 60, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma last year and has undergone treatment in Brazil.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera reported after his own telephone conversation with Kirchner that she said the cancer was “moderate”, according to a source in his office.
Kirchner, Argentina’s first elected female president, was found to have thyroid cancer during a routine medical examination on December 22, two months after being reelected in a landslide vote, according to her spokesman.
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with throat cancer in late October and underwent chemotherapy treatment.
Doctors said Lula will undergo weeks of radiation therapy early next year to “completely eliminate the cancer.”
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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) October 11, 2003 Byline: carolyn shapiro THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH — Look out, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Stein Mart and Target.
There’s a new store in town.
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Kohl’s Department Stores Inc. held its grand opening Friday for its first stores in Hampton Roads – at Pembroke Mall and in Chesapeake, on Sam’s Circle off Battlefield Boulevard. Known for pricing that falls somewhere between department store and discount giant, Kohl’s new outlets had begun welcoming customers Sunday as part of “soft” openings that let them fix any glitches and fine-tune displays.
Courtney Currie, 22, received a Kohl’s flier with a $10 off coupon to lure her to the Pembroke store. She was happy to come and search for fall clothes at bargain prices.
“The brands that they have here look good,” said Currie, who has lived near the mall for about 10 years. “They’ve got really cute purses right here. They’ve got a lot of shoes.” Kohl’s provides a more convenient alternative to T.J. Maxx and A.J. Wright, where Currie often shops, she said. “This is what I was hoping for, something like this to come to the mall here.” Mary Cooke said she usually shops at Dillard’s, Hecht’s and Stein Mart. “I see some of the same things I see there” for less money, said the 53-year-old Virginia Beach resident, as she looked at women’s slacks, blouses and jackets.
With two daughters and a shopping fanatic of a wife, George Pender Jr. carries no loyalty to a particular store – only to a reasonable price tag. Kohl’s fit his bill.
At the Pembroke store, he grabbed two pairs of boot-cut Levi’s jeans for his wife, each $29.99, compared with the usual $40 to $50.
“If the prices stay like this, it’s going to be good,” Pender, 39, said of the store. A nylon sweat suit hanging nearby caught his attention. “For 30 bucks, you can’t beat it.” Kohl’s, a national chain based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., now has 15 stores in Virginia. The company plans to open 48 locations in October, bringing the chain to 542 stores in 36 states.
“It’s kind of neat to bring Kohl’s home,” said Julie Abretski, the Pembroke store’s manager, who grew up in Virginia Beach.
It took about five minutes for store staff to distribute 600 free tote bags to the first shoppers, who had lined up outside Kohl’s for the 8 a.m. ribbon cutting, Abretski said. She has helped Kohl’s open stores in Mechanicsville, outside Richmond, and in Maryland.
“It’s more than what we expected,” she said of the crowd Friday in Virginia Beach, as she cringed at the rumpled state of the shelves, which hours earlier held tidy stacks of merchandise.
Shoppers, though, couldn’t contain themselves. They crowded into Kohl’s, where the aisles were as congested as the roads leading to the store. “Lowest Prices of the Season,” announced signs atop most racks.
“This is made out of that stuff – I don’t know what you call it,” said one man, fingering a tan microfiber jacket. He searched the racks for the right size. “These are 30-dollar coats,” he told his wife. “Regular, $70.” Around the corner, a mother did a quick calculation on a purse marked 40 percent off: “That’s 22 dollars. So you can get that for $13.20.” Another couple examined a shelf of slow cookers . “These’d make good Christmas gifts,” the woman said. kohlscouponsprintablenow.com kohls coupons printable
Kohl’s is a cornerstone of a refurbished Pembroke Mall, which has struggled in recent years to hold onto tenants and traffic. The mall’s Stein Mart, which also underwent a renovation and boasts a “bigger & better” sign out front, stands adjacent to Kohl’s and resembles it in layout, types of products and prices. Stein Mart even has black-mesh shopping carts similar to those at Kohl’s.
Eva Gill and Mimi Karesh moved on to Stein Mart after checking out Kohl’s. Gill bought some place mats at Kohl’s and found the housewares “fabulous.” But the new store won’t lure her away from the well-priced brands she prefers at Stein Mart, she said. “This is an old friend.” Reach Carolyn Shapiro at 446-2270 or carolyn.shapiro pilotonline.com CAPTION(S):
COLOR PHOTO YOON S. BYUN Shoppers stop to smell scented candles at Kohl’s department store in Virginia Beach on Friday during its grand opening.
PHOTO YOON S. BYUN Potential shoppers brave the rain for the grand opening of Kohl’s department store at Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach.
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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner on Wednesday thanked her Latin American peers for their support in her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
