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The Dollar Store Backlash Has Begun – CityLab

The Dollar Store Backlash Has Begun – CityLab

I am always quite fascinated by the rise of dollar stores, especially in the small towns I often visit while traveling the state. I only stopped at one once, in Cattaragus to pick up a supply, and it seemed rather dingy, dark, and not even all that great of value. But I guess when the nearest "big box" or grocery store is 15 minutes away, it probably makes a lot of sense to go there then travel out of town.

People are still living in FEMA’s toxic trailers

"Ten years ago Hurricanes Katrina and Rita tore into the Gulf Coast and displaced over a million residents. For many of these people, trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency became their homes."