Shop small

For many people, Thanksgiving goes hand-in-hand with Black Friday, the following day (or sometimes Thanksgiving night) when crowds rush to stores to get deals and do their Christmas shopping. Another shopping option is Cyber Monday, when online deals through retailers like Amazon entice people to spend money from their homes.

In contrast to these days that put billions of dollars in the pockets of corporations, people across America and in Green River are being encouraged to "shop small" this weekend with Small Business Saturday. For the Green River Chamber of Commerce, that encouragement...