My Word | Tell us where the money is going

My Word | Tell us where the money is going

Humboldt County Supervisor Steve Madrone, In your op-ed “Shop local was never more important” (Times-Standard, April 18, Page A4), you talk of how online shopping takes away from the local tax base and stress the importance of shopping local to keep tax dollars in the community. I remember when online shopping did not exist and people shopped local. Downtown Eureka was a thriving business community. There was a thriving middle class and a lot of…