A Tough Year For Wal-Mart

"This was a tough year for Wal-Mart, which took tons of public relations hits from all fronts. For me, this was a year when I began to question why Wal-Mart takes all of the heat when so many other corporate interests are likewise hell bent on destroying all that once made our cities and towns unique in this country" says Jim Walker. "Who needs a local sporting goods store that hires kids from the basketball team to work there summers and knows everybody by their first name when you have a mammoth Dick's?" What to do? "Why not make a New Year's resolution to think a little harder about how and where you spend your money?"