 fair pricing for groceries if the merger were allowed to go through. On Wednesday, Senator Jesse Bjorkman of Nikiski echoed concerns expressed in last year's letter after the news of the divestiture plan was announced, stating, I signed on to a letter early on opposing this merger that could lead to the closing of Kenai and Soldotna Safeway stores, higher grocery prices, and the loss of local jobs. Grocery prices are high enough, and we don't need grocery monopolies driving up the cost of your family's food bill every month.