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WALMART: Don't forget the locals

| September 15, 2010 5:26 AM

As Walmart opens in Hayden, please take a moment to remember.

Remember the local merchants and business owners here in Hayden who took a financial risk to provide goods and services to you before it was proven profitable.

Remember the employees who have served you for years with a smile; who know you by name and ask about your family.

Remember the friendly greeting you receive when you walk into these local businesses just because they are genuinely happy to see you and not because they are paid to be a "greeter."

Remember the small business owners who, through good and bad economic times, have donated to your organization's fundraising, sponsored your child's sports team and donated to our needy.

Remember that here in Hayden, we are more than customers and small businesses, we are a community. Now is not the time to "rollback" or "discount" our customer loyalty.

Remember that as our small local business owners and merchants have been there for us, now is the time for us to be there for them.

BARB NEAL

Hayden