Don't let that happen here
Marion residents can breathe a sigh of relief after finding out the local Duckwall store is not among those slated to be closed. Cottonwood Falls was not so lucky.
Statements from officials at the main Duckwall/ALCO office in Abilene said Marion and Hillsboro stores were not on the short list for closure at this time.
We've preached the "shop at home" sermon time and again. The message remains the same: if we don't patronize our local businesses, we won't have them.
We may have dodged the bullet this time, but we can't sit back and expect Duckwalls (or any other local business) to remain open for our convenience if we don't shop there on a regular basis.
Residents of Cottonwood Falls are scrambling now, trying to figure out a way to keep their Duckwall store open. Unfortunately, it's too little, too late. When paper covers the windows, it's too late. Don't let that happen here. Shop at home.
— DONNA BERNHARDT
