APR. 29 - MAY 12, 2025 Support local business: It’s a patriotic thing BY GRANT MILLER that shape the places we call home. Publisher One of those decisions is where do we spend our money. We throw the word Every time we pull out a credit card or patriotism...
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APR. 29 - MAY 12, 2025 Support local business: It’s a patriotic thing BY GRANT MILLER that shape the places we call home. Publisher One of those decisions is where do we spend our money. We throw the word Every time we pull out a credit card or patriotism around a tap that phone at the checkout counter, lot in this country. We we’re voting for the kind of world we want fly flags on our to live in. When we spend our money with porches. We stand for local businesses — whether it’s the family- the anthem. We run diner, the corner bookstore, or the honor our veterans. neighborhood hardware store — we’re And rightfully so. choosing to invest in our own community. But patriotism And that’s not just feel-good talk. Studies isn’t just a feeling consistently show that money spent at lo- (Photo courtesy Bentley.edu) we save for holidays cally owned businesses stays in the commu- and parades. It’s a choice we make every nity longer. It circulates — paying local getting reinvested in schools, park
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