Laredo, Texas, Fights To Keep Its Sole Bookstore Open
"Laredo sits on the border with Mexico. It's a poor city filled with immigrants who don't speak English, let alone read it. A federal survey several years ago found half the adults in the county lack basic literacy skills. Yet the bookstore," a B. Dalton in a mall, "has become a touchstone." And it's slated for closure. Wall Street Journal 12/19/09

Posted December 22, 2009 05:58 AM