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In the past few years, now a DG about every 15-20 miles or so across that area. Mom and pop stores had already disappeared in most of those small towns, years ago. One village 13 miles to the west, fought like hell to keep DG from building over there. Then their crappy local grocery closed up and suddenly the opposition disappeared.
Yeah, I never understood the loyalty to mom n pop community stores. Most of them around here were happy to sell you a half gallon of out-of-date milk for five dollars, and old Grampa behind the counter there wouldn't piss on you or your neighbors if you were on fire.
