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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

How did the medical system kill a hardware store?

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>


> According to the estimated 2009 census the population is 9315, a 2.4% 
> decline from 2000. 
>
> As mentioned the nearest big box stores are a little over 30 miles 
> away.  South of there in Mountain Home Arkansas is where Home Depot, 
> Lowes, WalMart, the only book store, and a few other well known chain 
> stores.
>
> West Plains, MO is east.  There they have a Wal Mart, Hirsch's Farm 
> store, Manard's, a chain drug store, Pennys.
>
> Ava is north of there with a WalMart and a couple of  building supply 
> stores.
>
> The nearest town is Gainesville, population 632.  Gainesville has a 
> couple of auto parts stores, a decent building supply store, bank, 
> medical center.  Our screwy for profit medical system killed a very good 
> hardware store a couple of years ago.