Yours truly in the AJC (background here):

Explaining his lobbying against Sunday alcohol sales, liquor store owner Richard Tucker complains that "It's not a level playing field between [liquor stores] and the grocery stores and convenience stores. ... Many are already open 24 hours a day. They have a lot of items to sell. We just have one —- alcohol."

Poor thing. Instead of crying over his beer and competing via government rather than the marketplace, Tucker might consider expanding his product line to include groceries, Beanie Babies or whatever else might float his boat.

FRANK STEPHENSON

Rome