First, this Pennsylvania town lost its Macy's. Then Sears. Now
By A Mystery Man Writer
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What might have been just a sign of the times in a bigger city was a life-changing and economy-altering loss for Hermitage, the kind of place too far from anywhere to be considered a suburb, but too developed to be considered rural or to attract visitors with small-town charm.
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