stick it to the man, three rivers.

[thecurvedpath]

i just want to express my support for kirstin and rob vander giessen-reitsma, the fine people behind *cultural is not optional and proprietors of fair trade store world fare. their small community of three rivers, michigan, is being scoped as a prospective new site for a wal-mart, and kirstin (i swear i don't know how the woman has time for all of

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[distractedblues]

I grew up not far from Three Rivers...sweet little town. Keep Out, Wal*Mart bastards!

[breezygirl]

i'm from kalamazoo originally so i'm familiar with three rivers. they already have a meijer there, which is a superstore. BUT meijer is michigan-owned and i don't hear complaints about their business practices the way people complain of walmart.

chicago successfully kept out all wal-marts until this year, mainly because wal-mart is anti-union. however, now they are going to build some.

[bigpancakes]

All I know about Three Rivers is that there is an Episcopal Benedictine monastery there, the Abbey of St. Gregory. I wonder what they think about Wal-Mart moving in.

I really want to visit them.