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Sam's Club Gas Station Passes Out Gloves To People at Pumps

Lakeshore Public Media | By Sharon Jackson
Published March 12, 2020 at 3:29 PM CDT
Sharon Jackson, Lakeshore Public Radio Show Host/Reporter
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MERRILLVILLE - A long line of vehicles were waiting to get cheap gasoline at Sam's Club in Merrillville and attendant Anthony Brown passes out gloves to everyone waiting to pump gas on Thursday, March 12, 2020.   The gloves are being passed and sanitizer is being circulated due to concerns over COVID-19.
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Sharon Jackson
Sharon Jackson is the local host of "All Things Considered" and a reporter for Lakeshore Public Radio. She has been with 89.1 FM since its launch in 2009. Sharon is also a radio DJ in Chicago, and has been since 2004. In her previous job at Metro Networks/Westwood One, she was heard on am 890 WLS, WGN radio 720 am and am 560 WIND. She has also delivered news and traffic reports on radio stations all over Chicago and the suburbs including 95.9 The River, 98.3 WCCQ and Star 96.7.
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