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Marion, NC

Jun 19, 2008

Businessman to "No Alcohol" Crowd: I'll provide jobs. How about you?

By BRITT COMBS Thursday, June 19, 2008

Gary Jensen has a bone to pick with some of the rhetoric from the "Vote No" campaign and he's challenged them to put their money where their mouths are. "I was amazed to read in your letters (Wednesday) morning that thing about for every dollar in alcohol revenues there's an extra $20 in emergency services needed," he said, "and that's the third or fourth time I've seen that in the paper." Jensen, owner of the Switzerland Inn at Little Switzerland, said the numbers don't add up. "That's crazy," he said.... read more

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Did anyone read the letter to ed today from the lady who has decided to change her VOTE to NO just because some juvenile vandalized the vote no signs. What kind of logic is that.....

When and if someone vandalizes some VOTE YES signs, whats she gonna do then- switch her vote back to yes. Whoa.

how ridiculous can we get people
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it could have been an inside job for all we know.
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cvl wrote:
it could have been an inside job for all we know.
.... by a gang
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Jun 13, 2008
 

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CJB wrote:
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.... by a gang
Yep! One of those gangs that don't exist in McDowell county.....right?
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Jun 14, 2008
 

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rumors are just rumors.

facts are facts.

fact is, one male teacher at mcdowell high school killed himself recently.

one male teacher at mcdowell high school was fired recently.

Oh, & I was recently informed as to why the McDowell County Board of Education wanted to tip-toe around these issues.

Sad. Oh so sad.
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Jun 15, 2008
 

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how does this relate to the vandalism of signs?
David wrote:
rumors are just rumors.
facts are facts.
fact is, one male teacher at mcdowell high school killed himself recently.
one male teacher at mcdowell high school was fired recently.
Oh, & I was recently informed as to why the McDowell County Board of Education wanted to tip-toe around these issues.
Sad. Oh so sad.
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Jun 17, 2008
 
The vandalizing of the signs was a childish thing to do and probably did more harm to their cause than good. I am going to vote YES on June 24th, but this kind of juvenile behavior shows just how stupid some people are.
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Jun 18, 2008
 

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If there this bad sober do you want them drunk
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Jun 18, 2008
 

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rumors are just rumors.

facts are facts.

fact is, one male teacher at mcdowell high school killed himself recently.

one male teacher at mcdowell high school was fired recently.

Oh, & I was recently informed as to why the McDowell County Board of Education wanted to tip-toe around these issues.

Sad. Oh so sad.
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Jun 18, 2008
 
David wrote:
rumors are just rumors.
facts are facts.
fact is, one male teacher at mcdowell high school killed himself recently.
one male teacher at mcdowell high school was fired recently.
Oh, & I was recently informed as to why the McDowell County Board of Education wanted to tip-toe around these issues.
Sad. Oh so sad.
David of Morganton - you post this one more time and you get reported.
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Jun 19, 2008
 
"stop it" must be the topix police...please listen to them David.
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Jun 20, 2008
 
just wondering wrote:
If there this bad sober do you want them drunk
They are going to be drinking anyway, regardless of LBD law.
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Jun 21, 2008
 
stop it must be the present mcdowell county board member that has a problem investigating "student-teacher" relationships.

David of Morganton, if you know something, tell it. otherwise shut up.
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Jun 21, 2008
 
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stop it must be the present mcdowell county board member that has a problem investigating "student-teacher" relationships.
David of Morganton, if you know something, tell it. otherwise shut up.
Wrong wrong wrong. Her initials are KS and mine are SI. I AM the topix police.
David of Morganton spammed muliple threads with same post. Bad behavior.
Agreed- David-you got something to say, say it, or blast off.
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Jun 21, 2008
 
..... and..David of Morganton, be sure to put your post in the right thread: former Mcd co teachers

Thanks
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Jun 21, 2008
 
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Wrong wrong wrong. Her initials are KS and mine are SI. I AM the topix police.
David of Morganton spammed muliple threads with same post. Bad behavior.
Agreed- David-you got something to say, say it, or blast off.
her initials are 'KS'?
what are you talking about ?
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Jun 24, 2008
 
Voters in Marion approved both the sale of beer and mixed drinks for restaurants in the city limits. Today's unofficial total was 481 for the sale of beer and 425 against it; and 482 for the sale of mixed drinks and 425 against it. Election officials said both beer and mixed drinks got higher vote totals in early voting as well.
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Jun 25, 2008
 
Wonder wrote:
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her initials are 'KS'?
what are you talking about ?
Those are the correct initials.
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Marion isn't going to grow... period! unless real jobs come here like factories,or big corporations. Which we know isn't going to happen. Marion used to have more places to work like some of the furniture factories that closed up shop. Marion will never be Asheville or even Morganton, oh wait I forgot we do get new banks, car washes and auto parts places I guess that counts as growth.. yah Marion might as well be renamed as idiotsville, because only an idiot would think voting in mixed drinks and beer would make it grow, infact my mom told me that they said the same b.s. when they wanted to open an abc store here, wow! what a joke, and futhermore Marion is full of wanna be rich, liberal, democrats, who need to move to yuppyville, We are moving away from this dump of a town.
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Jun 25, 2008
 
cnc wrote:
Marion isn't going to grow... period! unless real jobs come here like factories,or big corporations. Which we know isn't going to happen. Marion used to have more places to work like some of the furniture factories that closed up shop. Marion will never be Asheville or even Morganton, oh wait I forgot we do get new banks, car washes and auto parts places I guess that counts as growth.. yah Marion might as well be renamed as idiotsville, because only an idiot would think voting in mixed drinks and beer would make it grow, infact my mom told me that they said the same b.s. when they wanted to open an abc store here, wow! what a joke, and futhermore Marion is full of wanna be rich, liberal, democrats, who need to move to yuppyville, We are moving away from this dump of a town.
Move then, nobody cares.
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