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Dennis Perkins

Latest articles by Dennis Perkins

I worked in a video store for 25 years. Here’s what I learned as my industry died.
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We tried to comfort them, explaining how our owner had ensured that our collection would soon be available at the public library — for free, even! It didn’t help much. Almost to a man they had the same reply: “But you won’t be there to help us.”

By Dennis Perkins