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f/lonenthtr 30, 1994
From Behind the Curtain — One
Month to go
Buy Athens, but don't
send your money to Arkansas
The traditions of gift giving tied to the holidays fuel the
national, state and local economies Sure, we spend money
during the rest of the year, but not in the volume of the next
four weeks The money you spend gives you power Each
dollar is a vote, and the way you spend your money carries
its greatest influence at the local level,
Every dollar you spend within the borders of Athens-
Oarke County supports our community A portion of the soles
tax income spent here stays here It helps existing businesses
survive and grow, and it encourages new businesses to open
or locate here That translates into more jobs, a larger tax
base, better government services and tax relief Your money
also gives you the power to choose what kind of businesses
you want in your community
You can use your dollar to support the indigenous
economy of this area Your dollar is important to the locally
owned and operated retail shops, restaurants ond service
businesses in this area Without your support, they can't sur
vive You are needed os a customer Your dollar is a hard
currency vote that creates a town with the kind of diversity
that only small businesses con provide
Fifteen years ago downtown Athens was supposed to be
doomed The new mall was just completed on the Atlanta
Highway Reports of eminent doom were exaggerated To
day, downtown is thriving So are Beechwood, Five Points.
Gaines School Road, the Atlanta Highway and other shop
ping areas throughout A-CC Why 9 In no small part because
entrepreneurs hove opened small businesses all over town,
ond they have been supported by the customers who spend
money with them
The success of small business, retail outlets ond regional
chain stores in this market has attracted some big economic
predators They call 'em 'category killers * These ore the big
warebouse-lke stores that have patterned themselves after
the profitable vampire-like Wolmart/Som's Oub mega-stores
These corporations thrive on sucking small local economies
dry by running local, regional and traditional national chains
out of the market Unlike many small communities across
the country, A-CC has a strong enough economy so that the
mere presence of 'category killers' will not destroy it But 'cat
egory killers' are hurting some businesses That's why your
dollar is so important Ihis holiday season Local businesses
need your vote
The money you spend at a Walmart/Sam s Oub type joint
is shipped off to corporate offices in Arkansas lor someplace
else far away) Money spent at a local business stays here It
is deposited in local banks Those deposits make funds avail
able for loans Those loons help more businesses to stqrt ond
to grow and create jobs That gives consumers a greater
choice of goods and services
This area has a rich diversity of retail shops, restaurants
and service businesses In order to survive, this economic
ecosystem needs your continued ond active support Think
about how you spend your money Shop locally, and spend
your money in Athens-Oarke County
The folks who own and work at these businesses will treat
you like the special customer you are to them Every dollar
you spend this holiday season is a vote They want and need
your support to survive Give it to them This holiday season,
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make how you spend your money a conscious decision Sup
port our local economy and our quality of life Thanks for shop
ping in Athens-Oarke County
The Killing Joke
It is getting funny up in our capital So far Jesse Helms is
becoming their most quotable down, with Newt 'n' Bob n’
the rest of the gang fighting at his heels to beat oT Jesse out
for the sound bite du jour on the evening news and in the
morning papers
Those sound bites are real funny Why, on the 31st anni
versary of the assassination of President Kennedy. Senator
Helms threatened the life of President Ointon Of course it is
an official plank of the GOP™ to disrespect and attack Ointon
at every level The party has raised slander, vidousness, name
calling ond lying to an art form OT Jesse must have thought
that threatening the President s life was just an extension of
official party rhetoric From the GOP™ reaction to his state
ments, the old radst is right Making threats on the life of the
President is a crime But committing a crime has never wor
ried the GOP™ power elite, and this one didn't bother them
either For them, power is the only goal — nothing else is
important
Yep, ifs red funny up there in the capital Funny like that
scene in Pulp Fiction when that gun goes off and makes that
mess in the car or funny like Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein,
where the entire film turns on a plot device where a woman
is raped and likes it so much that she marries and slaves
over the monster Ha, ha, ha Are we having fun yet 9
Dennis F Greenia
Publisher, Flagpole Magazine
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