Why stoop to Wal-Mart?
in the July 27 issue). Stooping to the lowest common denominator was just how I felt when I read the news. The Oakley City Council has done an admirable job in making decisions for our town, but this decision hurts. Yes, Oakley missed out on Trader Joes and Petes Coffee, but there must be some other environmentally- and employee-friendly stores that would be interested in coming to our town. Please keep up the search. Julie Perry Oakley July 27, 2007 Wal-Mart is not the answer Editor: Wal-Mart is definitely not good for this city. Our first clue should be that Antioch will not let it expand. I have only been to the Antioch Wal-Mart once. At that time, when I approached the front door, an illegal activity was taking place. That did it for me. Never again! Why did you not speak with more Oakley residents? Are people employed by Wal-Mart going to speak ill of their bread and butter? The Wal-Mart representative spoke of special interests keeping them out. Is this not the same company that
