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Opinions & Letters September 2, 2007
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Wal-Mart effect exaggerated
      To the Editor, I would like to set Mr. Scott Ward straight, P & C in Erwin closed not because of Wal-Mart. They built there when Erwin was in an economic boom, which fell through when the economy took a downturn, when the regions main employer, Corning Glass fell on hard times, and there were man...
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A short history of Wal-Mart
      To the Editor, After reading so many letters that accuse Wal-Mart of all the economic ills of our country, it seems at least one person could look at the "true" history of the Wal-Mart store. Wal-Mart began in 1962 along with K-Mart and Target with small variety stores in Arkansas.
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'We are not going to better ourselves'
      To the Editor, I'm finally going to be boisterous on this Wal-Mart deal. A thought: if you didn't read the Editorial of Mike Pilon, you have missed some very good reasoning. Hear him and heed. We are not going to better ourselves with Wal-Mart. Too many bad and expensive items must be considered,...
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Non-resident should not be on planning board
      During the Town of Bath Planning Board meeting on August 23, Chairman Jim Emo admitted that he is not a resident of the Town of Bath, and that he is registered to vote in the Town of Howard. He also admitted to owning several commercial properties in the Town of Bath.
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Stop defacing anti-Wal-Mart signs
      To the person or persons defacing anti-Walmart signs: please stop. Unlike the pro-Walmart signs that Bo Jeffries of Walmart's public relations firm, Public Strategy Group, Inc. (http://www.publicstrategygroup.
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Wal-Mart a progressive move for Bath
      I have lived in Bath, NY for the past 29 years. My husband and I raised our children here. When I first came to Bath the town was growing in a positive direction and expanding. McDonalds was new, Burger King came in shortly after and Kmart came to town. Those businesses brought in jobs. Eventually...
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Guest Columnist
Staying the course, Congressman Kuhl stays stubborn
By CYRIL MYCHALEJKO
      I had the privilege this summer to live in Corning and work with hundreds of wonderful people from all over the Southern Tier as an organizer with Americans Against Escalation in Iraq. AAEI is a nonpartisan organization committed to mobilizing grassroots campaigns intent on ending this reckless wa...
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