Passing Parade by Nelson Pryor, Guest Columnist

Stocking Up We have in our midst, in North Florida, a company that, country wide, operates 14,000 stores, and generates annual sales of $22 billion. Yes, every day is dollar day at the Dollar General. Dollar General Dollar General had its origins in a wholesale dry-goods business that Cal Turner, Sr. started with his father in 1939. Cal Sr. was a retail wizard. The first Dollar General opened in Springfield, Ky., in 1955. It was a small store for a small town, with all the products selling fo