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UPDATED: Yes, Wal-Mart is Eyeing Hayden Island for New Store Location: Our Fight Begins
Sam AdamsBad news, it is confirmed that Wal-Mart is on the march into Portland with a new location on Hayden Island. Soon, we will announce an organizing meeting to fight their proposal. Stay tuned. Thanks for all the blog posts and emails. To keep the dialog going, here are my thoughts...
Posted by Sam Adams on May 31, 2006
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BLOG: "Hello, Bentonville Calling..?"
The OfficeRecently, my friend David received a call from someone who mispronounced several things such as 'Fred May-er' 'Hot-thorne' 'Mee-walkie' 'Tree-met'. There are a few things that I don't remember the exact context they were presented in but she suggested there was ample room up the road for a transit center,...
Posted by The Office on December 20, 2005
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New Study Identifies Effect of Wal-Mart on Local Economies
Roland ChlapowskiThere has been a lot of debate about the effect that Wal-Mart has on the communities it moves into - in particular, whether or not it affects the overall employment and wages of the localities that allow Wal-Mart into their borders. A recent academic study from October, 2005 tries to...
Posted by Roland Chlapowski on December 14, 2005
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"Think Local, Buy Local, Be Local"
Warren JimenezWhen you patronize locally owned, independent businesses, up to 3 times more money stays in the local community, stated Sam at a press conference to encourage consumers to buy at locally owned businesses. Sustainable Business Network of Portland started the Think Local First campaign a year ago with 30 members....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on November 25, 2005
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The High Cost of Low Price
Mary Jo Markle
Sam assured the crowd that attended the noontime screening of Wal-mart: The High Cost of Low Price in Sellwood's Moreland Theater, that he would do whatever he could to help stop a Walmart from setting up shop in Sellwood...
Posted by Mary Jo Markle on November 19, 2005
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Filed Under Front Page, Good Government, Jobs & Economy, Our Initiatives, Wal-Mart
Controlling the Big Box Store Invasion
Sam Adams
This is an abreviated copy of some very thoughtful public testimony recently provided by members of Southeast Uplift to the City Council suggesting a pro-active plan to deal with the ongoing big-box store invasion underway in Portland. I'd like your thoughts...
Posted by Sam Adams on July 26, 2005
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UPDATED: The Case AgAainst Wal-Mart
Roland ChlapowskiUpdate: Local neighbors against the proposed Sellwood/Ardenwald Wal-Mart store have begun to organize. Check out their website, NoSellwoodWalMart. WakeUpWalMart is another great resource. Sam is strongly opposed to the new Wal-Mart store proposed for SE Portland. If you were wondering why, here is a (partial) list of the issues underlying...
Posted by Roland Chlapowski on June 22, 2005
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