This a guest opinion
As an independent grocer in Opelika, Alabama, I’ve had the honor of feeding my community for nearly half a century. To me, being a community grocer is more than a career—it’s my calling.
Yet today, that calling is encountering new pressures from lawmakers in Washington. Proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would reduce federal funding by over 25 percent, harming one of the most effective and efficient public-private partnerships in American history…