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| Thursday, August 28, 2008  Wednesday Morning Coffee - LBTD vote date conflicts with supporters' schedule, WHS has a principal and this Mountaineer knows how to woo by BooneWeb Blogger (posted: 7/2/08) Glancing at some Wednesday morning headlines as we learn where the wild things are.
Could be a wet Fourth. Hmmmmm ... rain or fireworks, rain or fireworks. Which do we need more?
Officials, ABC proponents protest August date for mixed-drink vote. 'The board had scheduled Aug. 19 for the referendum and supporters said the vote would limit participation because Appalachian State University students would not yet be in town for the fall semester.' Our favorite quote - "Unfortunately, we’re not the board of elections for ASU, we’re the board of elections for the whole county." (So does this mean county elections in the fall are unfair since our Floridian friends aren't here then?)
ABC boosters protest August mixed-drink election date. Sporadically updated, liquor loving,local paper(s) blog begins shift into panic mode. (At least they finally reported the date of the vote)
Lenoir lands Galexe Pharma Sciences headquarters, plant. Brings 55 jobs and $8.6 million in investment.
Boone Wal-Mart gets approval for expansion. That lede sentence makes zero sense. (Just report, don't be cute)
Michael Wyant is new Watauga High School principal. 'Wyant is not a stranger to Watauga County, having earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Appalachian State University. He is also completing his doctorate in educational leadership at Appalachian.'
High gas prices may compel many to spend holiday in their home state. 'After a "great winter" and flagging spring tourism, Boone, Blowing Rock and Watauga County are teaming up to do more promotion than usual in hopes of staving off any tourism decline.'
Democratic candidate answers questions at local campaign HQ office opening. 'I was so disappointed by the voting record of my opponent when it came to children. When I looked at her voting record really close and saw that she hadn't supported veterans very well and she hadn't supported farmers very well.'
Here's the skinny on this summer's sports books. '"Facing Clemens: Hitters on Confronting Baseball's Most Intimidating Pitcher" by Jonathan Mayo with a foreword by Roger Clemens. Soon to be followed by the book: "Facing Clemens: Congressmen on Confronting Baseball's Most Awesome Hero" by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.'
General Clark was right. So we guess he was wrong when he said back in 2004 'John Kerry's combination of physical courage and moral values, is my definition of what we need as Americans in our commander-in-chief.'
Appalachian's upset of Michigan nominated for ESPY. The Emmy is still much cooler.
He’s a smooth operator …. smoooooooth operator. Former ASU player, now Baltimore Raven, ties the knot in style - on the 50.
Meet the Bulldogs. 'The school is 358 miles from GSU, 469 miles from CofC/Citadel, 499 miles from Elon, and 150 miles from UTC.' (Enjoy those gas prices)
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