A lot changes in a town in seven years. As I drove into Columbia tonight, (probably for the last time in a long time, as my parents are moving in less than a month) I felt that I was in unfamiliar territory. The road I drove on didn't exist seven years ago. Nor a handful of the restaurants, apartments and big box stores that line the road. Passing the Super Wal-Mart that opened its doors a couple months ago, I asked myself how a town of about 96,000 can support three Super Wal-Marts. Well, the heir to the Walton fortunate does live in Columbia. One of the old, ordinary Wal-Marts sits vacant. An empty grocery stores sits about a city block away. Next to the first Super Wal-Mart in town is the former home of MegaMart, also vacant. I hate seeing these big, empty spaces go unused while brand new ones pop up. I wish our country put as much emphasis on recycling buildings as newspaper, plastic, glass and aluminum.
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So true, even in the few years I've been here.
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