Boone News

“I foresaw incorrectly that this entire process was going to take longer than anticipated and, therefore, am slightly ahead of schedule”

The Boone Town Council has postponed its vote on a mixed drink referendum from its May regular meeting to June. via Watauga Democrat

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“I want [the winner] to be someone who actually is going to use the rain barrel, and someone who takes the time to register will probably use it”

When it comes to water conservation in Boone, Andrea Gimlin agrees that every drop counts. via Watauga Democrat

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“In ancient Athens, thinkers met with followers to engage in the give and take of argument and persuasion”

Torch Club lights up Boone By Jason Reagan reagan@wataugademocrat.com While the world watches the Olympic torch passes over continents and through controversy, another torch - a torch of intellectual ... via Watauga Democrat

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“Bill Clinton's brief touchdown in Burke elicits hysteria.”

People who suggest Bill Clinton might be hurting his wife's presidential bid more than helping it are overlooking the small towns where he draws adoring crowds of Democrats who wish he could serve a third term. via News Observer

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Henderson County is celebrating the grand opening and dedication of the newly built Etowah Branch Library at 11 a.m. today at the library, 101 Brickyard Road in Etowah. via HendersonvilleNews.com

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An intergovernmental retreat was cut short Monday night, when Seven Devils mayor pro tem Richard DeMott collapsed in his seat. via Watauga Democrat

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“Everybody was standing on their porch in Valle Crucis all the way to Tennessee.”

A Saturday motorcycle ride to benefit a young cancer victim covered 51 miles and raised thousands of dollars, as well as hope. via Watauga Democrat

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“We're in this together, like it or not”

Former Pres. Clinton stumps for wife at ASU Thousands of people, most of them Appalachian State University students, waited more than two hours to hear former Pres. via Watauga Democrat

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“She was thoughtful of other people. She was kind and had a giving heart.”

Laura H. Anderson is remembered as a beautiful woman, inside and out. She was Christian, vivacious, caring, and always happy. via Myrtle Beach Online

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“There's this falsely generated distinction of what's called TCM, which stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine, and it's a non-term really. It's what came from China back in the '70s to this country. Remember when Nixon discovered China in 1972?”

Higher thought might best be transcended in higher elevations. That might explain why, in a rural country school building nestled in the mountains near Boone, N.C., scholars are mastering the ancient teachings ... via News Channel 11

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