Pastor Raises Money To Buy Out Liquor Stores Near Reservation
For a small population, Whiteclay, Neb., sells a lot of beer, mostly to the nearby Pine Ridge Reservation. But now, as the liquor stores look to sell, a pastor is trying to buy them out.
by Jim Kent
Apr 02, 2017
2 minutes
The town of Whiteclay, Neb., has a population of 14 people. Its four liquor stores sell 4 million cans of beer each year, mostly to residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation, which is officially dry and right across the state line.
The effort to close the Whiteclay stores has spanned decades. But there's an assault on two fronts, including one
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