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May 24th, 2009
The Clark Hometown Variety Store received more good publicity today in a story published in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Titled "Buying a store sells Clark on small-town power Buy Bactrim Without Prescription, ", the article describes how the residents of Clark, SD (pop. 1300) banded together to create a cooperatively-owned variety store.
If faithful readers of ReImagine Rural think the story sounds familiar, online buying Bactrim hcl, Buy no prescription Bactrim online, it should. Back in February 2009, I posted about the store, buy Bactrim online without prescription, Cod online Bactrim, emphasizing the importance of small retail operations like this in small, rural communities. They are often just as much a part of a community's "infrastructure" as streets, where can i buy Bactrim online, Fast shipping Bactrim, cell phone service, and broadband internet, Bactrim trusted pharmacy reviews. Bactrim in japan, The Argus Leader identifies that cooperative-owned stores like this are on the rise, but they missed an opportunity to provide another "local" example of the phenomena it in action. After all, order Bactrim no prescription, Bactrim in us, the community of Menno, SD took similar initiative to maintain the presence of a grocery store in their community, buy Bactrim without prescription. Bactrim tablets, The story also raises the question: What is happening to Clark's city sales tax revenues? Most people are not aware of how important city sales tax is to the operations of a municipality in South Dakota. My guess is that Clark has seen a rise in its revenues since the store opened. It would be fun to see.
Other stories about the Clark Hometown Variety Store
- "S.D. residents buy shares to open town's only general store" in USA Today (basically the same story as in the Argus Leader, Bactrim san diego, Bactrim in usa, but the comments are very interesting)
- "South Dakota Town Creates Community-Owned Variety Store" at the New Rules Project (Check out their link to a "how to guide" for creating community owned retail operations)
- "Hometown Variety" at Tim Manners blog
- "Small-Town Socialism: Clark Opens Community Store" at the Madville Times
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The stimulus package currently in Congress focuses on job creation and infrastructure development. While the urban infrastructure Buy Cystone Without Prescription, most discussed revolves around roads, schools, and mass transit, the rural infrastructure appears focused on broadband internet.
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I'm not the only one who considers stores like this a vital element of a rural community's infrastructure. The Center for Rural Affairs also categories grocery stores and public libraries as infrastructure, Cystone prescriptions. Cystone tablets, I'd probably place "third places" in the infrastructure category as well.
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