Editor:
Once upon a time, the town of Sweet Home was a thriving community. We had a Fred’s clothing store for men, Jurven’s clothing store for women, Braden’s department store for children’s shoes and clothing, Sprouse Reitz for school supplies, Epps and Franny’s furniture stores, Sears, two or more mom-and-pop grocery stores and even a Western Auto store just to mention a few of the businesses that are now closed.
We had a lot of…