Residents Organize To Fight Wal-Mart ‘Commercial Creep’
Lamar County, Mississippi has a population of close to 55,000 people spread out over 500 square miles of mostly rural communities. It???s located in the
Lamar County, Mississippi has a population of close to 55,000 people spread out over 500 square miles of mostly rural communities. It???s located in the
After 7 months offline, Wal-Mart reopened today a Pico Rivera,, CA store that was ostensibly closed for plumbing repairs—but workers there say it was just
There are already two Wal-Mart supercenters within 5 miles of the small community of Maryville, Tennessee, which has a population of just over 28,000 people.
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