Word: anytown
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...right that we can't be immune to what is going on in the rest of the country, which is exactly why the Cambridge community is worried. If the Square follows suit with the rest of the country, it will simply be a block of chain stores like Anytown, U.S.A. Harvard Square is lucky to have a small group of people who actually care what it will look like in the future...
Nevertheless, newspapers are facing a unique challenge. Although the economy has rebounded--and with it, according to third-quarter reports released last week, profit growth for many newspaper chains--the face of retailing has irrevocably changed, with fewer mom-and-pop stores eager to advertise in the Anytown Daily Bugle and with large discounters not using newspaper ads as heavily. The rise of other ad outlets, such as cable television, direct mail, niche publications and online services, means that newspaper executives may never see such rich margins again--but that does not stop them from squeezing. Many newspaper veterans feel...