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Letter: Why Is It Easier to Find Booze Than Butter?

Letter: Why Is It Easier to Find Booze Than Butter?

Jessica Graham questions the wisdom of overt alcohol promotion and sales in grocery stores and gas stations, where people with addictions must navigate a minefield for basic necessities.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I don’t know about you, but lately, when I’m wandering through our local grocery stores, searching for that one thing I need for dinner, I can’t help but notice how hard it’s become to find basic items.

What used to be a simple errand now feels like a scavenger hunt. And I find myself wondering: is …

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