Re: Alturas Park

[WMSteed@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/13/00 4:01:36 PM, dpalm@earthlink.net writes:

<< chain stores that add nothing to our community >>

Duncan,  If it weren't for the chains we would be like Genesee and have to go 
to Lewiston, Spokane or Cd'A for certain things or any variety at all.  Local 
people just don't have the resources to bring the number of restaurants, gas 
stations (yea, I know about the prices), movie houses, variety stores, 
department stores, etc. that we have available to us.  Is there a local 
grocery store except the CO-OP here?  They don't carry certain items and I 
have to rely on the chains for those.

I support local businesses but not to the exclusion of chains.  The best 
product at the best price is important to many of us.  I think we'd all be 
amazed if someone listed the number of businesses by some category and 
whether or not they were part of a chain.  Some here are a chain of two or 
three that most of us think of as local while the second one is in another 
state.  They started out as a local business for some community and due to 
hard work and persistence have grown into a dreaded "chain."

Just the other side.

Walter Steed