“Pro Wal-Mart pulls ahead with $150K from retailer.” This headline, in the Tribune on Oct. 11, might have been written as “Biggest company in world tries to buy local election.” Wal-Mart donated $150,000 to stop D-08, the Atascadero Shield Initiative. And our Chamber of Commerce has the audacity to accept $2,000 for a “business showcase” […]
