Photo by Mark. M. Murray / The RepublicanMartina Esparza, left, helps her son Julio C. Esparza, 10, pick out a school uniform. By PATRICK JOHNSON pjohnson@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Newly appointed ...

By JIM KINNEY Business writer SPRINGFIELD - Back-to-school time was busier than normal at all the area Salvation Army Thrift Stores, but busiest of all at the Salvation Army store on Boston Road ...