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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday Morning Coffee - Beware high winds today, liquor referendum could be settled this week and our groceries are pretty cheap
by BooneWeb Blogger
(posted: 5/12/08)
Glancing at some Monday morning headlines as you compensate for wind speed.  comment » 

Hazardous Weather Outlook. High winds expected through this evening.  comment » 

Severe weather strikes Charlotte region. Now that's a lot of hail.  comment » 

Liquor-by-the-Drink: Controversy continues Thursday. Local radio station WPSA reports town council to decide on referendum this week. (This link brought to you by the Ad Council and this station)  comment » 

The end Of MTN? 'Unless this ruling somehow is reversed, you will not be able to watch MTN - and the community will lose yet another local media outlet - come February 19th 2009.'  comment » 

ASU set to join N.C. Research Campus. No agreement signed yet between ASU and 'a $1.5 billion biotechnology hub under construction in downtown Kannapolis.'  comment » 

Why local TV weather forecasts really do suck. Your Storm Team Accu-Weather Action Doppler Power Squad may be just a tad overhyped.  comment » 

NC counties keep on losing infrastructure tax votes. Better headline, 'Voters reject new taxes.'  comment » 

First-class stamp prices rise 1 penny to 42 cents Monday. Postal Service feeling the e-crunch.  comment » 

Easley budget halves spending increase. 'Spending will be tempered because the state isn't collecting revenue at the same breakneck pace as it has in the past two years.'  comment » 

Tips for taming rising grocery prices. 'According to the latest Department of Agriculture figures (from 2006), American households spend less than 6 percent of their income on food - that's less than in any other country.'  comment » 

Dueling Demagoguery. 'The scene is from the movie Deliverance. It was filmed on the Chattooga River, which is the border between Georgia and South Carolina. Obama won both of those primaries. Other scenes were filmed in North Carolina. Obama won that primary, too.'  comment » 

Mountaineers complete sweep of Furman. Just call the baseball team butter, cause it is on a roll!  comment » 

Low NCAA bids irk ACC hoops coaches. 'Since expanding to 12, the ACC's winning percentage in NCAA tournament games is .559 (19-15), its lowest for any three-year period since 1978-80.' (Quantity doesn't mean quality)  comment »