Job seekers, an announcement: You may now go apply for a job at Wal-Mart in Eureka. The job announcements have just gone up on all those fun sites the unemployed pore over seeking something, something, to do with their groceries-yearning, bills-owing or parent-harangued selves. One site notes they're looking for a pharmacy manager (by the way, Cloney's, Safeway and CVS are also looking for pharmacy types). Another, AllRetailJobs.com, heralds the abundance:

FRONT END

Cashiers, Customer Service Desk, Cart Pushers, People Greeters

RECEIVING

Stockers and Unloaders

SALES ASSOCIATES

Associates and Supervisors for all Departments

OVERNIGHT

Maintenance, Stockers

They're taking applications at the Wal-Mart Hiring Center, 301 7th Street; at the Employment Development Department/Workforce Services at 409 K Street; and online.

Wal-Mart haters, an announcement: It looks like the nearly 3,000 of you who've signed that petition to keep Wal-Mart outta here have your job cut out for you. It's apparently still coming. However, the site where you can sign the petition is also still up.

Now go forth, warriors. For you who want to work at Wal-Mart, mind your motto (well, Wal-Mart's): "Your spark makes us Wal-Mart." For you who want to stop the Big Smile, maybe just flip that around to "Wal-Mart makes us spark."