\”The stores are too small, they’re pricey, the morale of the associates is apathetic, the merchandising has no sizzle. It would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to get back in shape,\” Metzler said of Acme, once the area’s supermarket leader but now third in market share. \”Will [Cerberus] invest heavy capital in Acme? I don’t think so.\”

Metzler didn’t rule out the possibility that Cerberus might turn around and try to resell Acme.

At the very least, he said, he expects an owner to close older stores and try to reduce expenses, which include payroll for a unionized workforce of 13,000 people.

A total of 56% of respondents believe either that abortion should never be permitted (10%), allowed only to save the life of the mother (12%), or only in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother (34%).

The telephone survey of 1,246 adults conducted in early December found that 27% would limit abortion to the first three months of pregnancy, at most. Another 6% would allow abortion during the first six months of pregnancy while only 11% would allow abortion at any time.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans (58%) also believe abortion is \”morally wrong.\” And in many ways perhaps most important of all, a full 84% of Americans say laws can protect both mothers and unborn children.