Staying home for the weekend: 10 things Cheney needs soon

It's a familiar mantra: “Shop local. Support Cheney businesses. Don't take your money to Spokane.”

It's certainly something you hear around the Free Press offices a lot, and at any gathering where there are two or more Chamber of Commerce members present. And the reasoning makes sense: Helping our local merchants bolsters the Cheney economy, which means more area jobs are kept and goods and services will be available for lower prices.

And it's a system that works just fine for most things. You can outfit your entire family, fill your cupboards, get a saddle for your horse (if you have one) and...