Dollar stores expand in Eastern Oregon

The town of Pilot Rock has less than 2,000 people, but will soon have two dollar stores — a Family Dollar and a Dollar General. Over a half dozen other dollar stores have opened across small towns in Umatilla and Morrow counties. We’ll talk to reporter Antonio Sierra, who recently wrote about the impact of the expansion of dollar stores in Eastern Oregon.

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