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What’s worse, vacant building or a freezer?
Published Wednesday, November 4, 2009
I heard a rumor that the KFC wasn’t coming to Albert Lea after all. If it’s true, the building design committee should ask themselves another question when deciding what our city impression should be. What looks worse, a KFC with a freezer added to the back of the building or an empty building on the edge of town and the effects of what happens when a few less people are employed?
Mary Graham
Albert Lea
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Posted by gone (anonymous) on November 6, 2009 at 6:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
We'll all live longer by avoiding KFC with or without one more minimum wage employer.
Posted by scurvydog (anonymous) on November 6, 2009 at 9:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
gone, decide for yourself what you choose to eat and let the rest of us do the same.
It's still fewer jobs for those who will take part time work - particularly high school students and those in search of a second, part-time job to help make ends meet. As far as complaining about "minimum wage", people would compain that it was "only minimum" whether it was $5 or $10 an hour.
It's also a loss of potential spending in our community.
Posted by scurvydog (anonymous) on November 6, 2009 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Looks like I should have read today's paper before commenting - it's still on.
http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/200...
Posted by Me2 (anonymous) on November 6, 2009 at 11:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Perhaps before writing a letter to the editor, one should do some homework...
Posted by gone (anonymous) on November 6, 2009 at 11:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The vitality project has brought national attention to Albert Lea. KFC fare, at best could be considered fast food. They did not change the name from 'Kentucky FRIED Chicken' to KFC just because it was shorter. The spirit of the vitality project has shown what goals and communication can do for a community and its' residents. This is the type of effort that differentiates Albert Lea from all the other struggling cities. The opportunity is not to look like every other city but to have other cities look to you. One more rubber-stamped city with one more rubber-stamped national chain is not a community investment. It does nothing more than make things cheap today.
Posted by Lamplighter (anonymous) on November 12, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Gone, you want other cities to look to Albert Lea? Let's hope they don't look too long and see all the closed businesses and empty buildings. A building with a business in it is something to look to, even if it doesn't meet with your approval.
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