I don't have to tell you the many, many reasons we are looking forward to having Trader Joe's open a store in Corvallis. Cheers went up around the area when the news broke yesterday morning.
Lots of local comments on that article, many complaining about high prices at First Alternative Co-op. Always buying local really tests our principles; even among the most die-hard "Buy Local" friends I have, most of them are as excited about this news as if they'd just landed free tickets to a reunion Beatles concert.

