Box-Businesses and Block-Heads

The Standard-Examiner is apparently still writhing in its angst over the "killing" of the downtown Wal-Mart Project. Their paper's revenues are sinking to new lows, mainly because they don't report the REAL news anymore. They've somehow segued into a weird and botched Northern Utah "People Magazine" clone. They'd counted on massive new ad revenue from the 2005 DOA Wal-Mart landgrab to keep them afloat through 2005; but they got caught flat-footed, when the Utah Legislature passed Senator Bramble's SB-184.

The Std-Ex Editors aren't done crying in their beers though; not by any means.

Check out today's letter to the editor, which obliquely demonstrates why these STD-Ex saps still haven't gotten the message that seizing other people's property for Wal-Mart ain't kosher:

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

This letter is to all those in Ogden opposed to Wal-Mart in "our city."

Take a good look around at all the vacant buildings and unkempt properties that surround us!

Also, notice the lack of shopping and chain restaurants in Ogden.

The reason is because our leaders and residents block anything beneficial that comes our way.

One would think that those who live in the Wal-Mart area would be thrilled to move up in the world, but we guess they and the rest of the opposition are content to live in the "armpit of Utah."

Roxanne Marocchi
Ogden

That's about it, folks! There's a segment of the voting Ogden City population that doesn't care a whit about private property rights, and the Std-Ex is straining itself to convey the public perception that such an attitude is "mainstream."

The important thing for dopes like Ms.Marocchi of Ogden, is that there should be more "chain" restaurants and "box" stores.

The great thing about Ogden, in my view, is the absence of "box" businesses.

It's not as if the Std-Ex editors don't know anything about non-chain restaurants. Check out the article that appeared in the Std-Ex a few days ago. The beauty of Ogden is that there are so many local owner-operated top-notch restaurants as reported in that article. Rooster's is but one of many.

It's neither a box store, nor a chain restaurant. What it is is a place where the imbecillic Roxanne Marocchi can get an owner-prepared national-class gourmet meal, and where the Std-Ex Editorial staff can possibly go to cry over a well-made and top-quality beer.

If the air-headed Ms. Marocchi needs to shop, by the way, there's always the Newgate Mall.

If the Std-Ex Editors don't like Ogden's unique culture, they can move back to Sanduskey, as far as most Ogdenites are concerned...

And somebody please inform the dim-witted Ms. Marocchi that Ogden is NOT the "armpit of Utah."

Leno Marocchi would roll over in his grave over this, I swear.