tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post115661533973239266..comments2023-09-17T07:33:22.109-04:00Comments on York Staters: Trying something new: the Community Store in Saranac LakeYork Statershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580401207146050684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-63140786171843159262007-07-25T09:57:00.000-04:002007-07-25T09:57:00.000-04:00The Saranac Lake Community Store started selling s...The Saranac Lake Community Store started selling shares on July 17, 2007. Check out their web site: www.community-store.orgSandra Hildrethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172648658223747770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-1156735335835300842006-08-27T23:22:00.000-04:002006-08-27T23:22:00.000-04:00This is a pretty cool article, with a lot of relev...This is a pretty cool article, with a lot of relevance to what is happening right now to small towns across America.<BR/><BR/>Another Upstate, NY town that has been battling Wal-Mart recently is <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Lima,+NY" REL="nofollow">Lima</A>.<BR/><BR/>Back in May there was a pretty rowdy town meeting in Lima, which you can read about <A HREF="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060501/NEWS01/605010322/-1/ARCHIVE1" REL="nofollow">here</A> <BR/>I drove through the town today, and as a passenger I was keeping my eyes open for all those signs, most against Wal-Mart, and some for Wal-Mart. There used to be a lot more signs, but a lot of people have taken them down.<BR/><BR/>It should be interesting to see what happens in Lima. I'm not up-to-date on the situation, but I think this might be some of the most recent news, <A HREF="http://www.clarioncall.com/preserve/pg45.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.fltimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=38&SubSectionID=121&ArticleID=12497" REL="nofollow">Wal-Mart Meets Resistance Across State</A><BR/><BR/>There is already a super center Wal-Mart within a 15 minute from downtown Lima located in Geneseo, if that says anything about Wal-Mart's business practices...<BR/><BR/>Wal-Mart, never in Lima (or anywhere)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com