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December 3, 2014

Worldwide Wednesday: A Tragedy for Main Street, USA

Big boxes and online bargains have crushed downtown America, forcing local businesses to close, including Greaton’s Jewelers, owned by my friend Karen Greaton, who is ironically a direct descendant of some of the very city founders of New Richmond.  How sad it is that the thriving community that once existed has been lost, perhaps for good – or would that be “for bad”?… Read the rest