John Bursaw This is Me

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1. 1. www.seacoastonline.com

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   Published on: 5/16/2007   Last Visited: 5/16/2007

   Counting days until theft trial against worker | PORTSMOUTH — Each morning when John Bursaw opens his convenience store at the corner of Lafayette and Ocean roads, he changes the sign out front to advertise how many days it's been since he... Seacoastonline.com: Store owner: Justice overdue
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   John Bursaw counts the number of days since he fired a clerk on allegations she stole lottery tickets from his Lafayette Road store.
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   PORTSMOUTH - Each morning when John Bursaw opens his convenience store at the corner of Lafayette and Ocean roads, he changes the sign out front to advertise how many days it's been since he fired a clerk he alleges stole more than $1,000 worth of scratch tickets.
   
   "Larceny pays big in NH, 584 days, no trial yet," his sign read Tuesday.
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   Later, Phillips' defense attorney, Stephen Jeffco, scheduled a deposition of Bursaw, according to the county attorney, but due to a scheduling conflict, that was canceled, again slowing the case.
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   Bursaw said he was told then that no trial was scheduled, and his subsequent calls have gone unanswered.

2. 2. www.seacoastonline.com

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   Published on: 11/11/2007   Last Visited: 11/11/2007

   "It took a long time," said store owner John Bursaw. "It's a start."
   
   Bursaw told the Herald in a previous interview that Phillips was linked to the stolen scratch tickets through serial numbers.
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   For more than a year following her arrest, when Bursaw opened his convenience store at the corner of Lafayette and Ocean roads, he changed the sign out front to advertise how many days it had been since he fired her.
   
   "Larceny pays big in NH," the sign read, followed by the number of days.
   
   At some point this year, he stopped counting and the sign came down.
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   Bursaw said Friday he is unsure if Phillips' conviction and sentence will inspire him to post a new message on his store sign.
   
   "I don't know," he said.