Keep Alliance Beautiful: Enduring Idea JOHN E. WEARE Keep Alliance Beautiful Jan 12, 2023 Jan 12, 2023 0 Rich Arndt, left, and Dennis Girard at Bernie’s checkout counter. By JOHN E. WEARE, KAB Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JOHN E. WEARE Keep Alliance Beautiful “If they don’t have it, you don’t need it,” my grandpa remarked once as we parked in front of Bernie’s.kAmx?6G:E23=J[ H96?6G6C >J 8C2?5A2C6?ED G:D:E65 7C@> r2=:7@C?:2 :? yF?6[ 96 2=H2JD ?66565 DFAA=:6D 7@C E92E DF>>6C’D 9@>6 :>AC@G6>6?E AC@;64E] %96 9:DE@C:4 92C5H2C6 DE@C6 2=H2JD 76=E =:<6 9@>6 7@C 8C2?5A2 W2 42CA6?E6C 3J EC256X[ 92G:?8 C6E:C65 7C@> $2? qCF?@ {F>36C] p3@FE E92E E:>6 x C6>6>36C 962C:?8 D@>6E9:?8 23@FE 2 C64J4=:?8 46?E6C :? E@H? E9@F89 :E ?6G6C C68:DE6C65 E92E E96 D2>6 72>:=J @A6C2E65 3@E9 6?E6CAC:D6D]k^AmkAm$:EE:?8 :? 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