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Unfortunately, I missed both the Bolin Creek Festival and FestiFall this weekend as I am out of town visiting the Texan branch of my family. How were they?
I've been wondering how the drought and subsequent soggy summer will affect the leaves changing this year. Any theories?
What else is on your minds?
The stock market opens after the 700 billion tax-payer-money Wall Street
bail-out dropping a further
200 points with markets all over the world losing value also. Furthermore, US
Bank Failures expected to rise despite the Wall Street bail-out. The (non) effects of wasting 700 billion + losing 100 billion of tax revenue are already beginnig to be seen. Meanwhile, Congress is in recess and addresing the fundamentals of the system has remained unaddressed. Representative David Price feels secure in his vote for Wall Street as demonstated by his having voted twice in favor of this give-away even though his
rival has been outspoken against the bail-out.
On October 12, Holden Thorp will be installed as the University's 10th chancellor - this will be an historic and festive event and I hope the OP community will attend. Also wanted to be sure you knew about Chancellor Thorp's blog of his statewide tour which you can see at www.unc.edu/chan. Here's the email I just sent with all the details:
Dear Friends and
Neighbors:
I have to say that besides Eubanks Road, Hillsborough (or of any of our municipalities) is about the worst place I can imagine putting our future waste transfer station. Apparently the two sites being looked at there are in an economic development zone. Unless they are planning for it to heavy industrial development, it doesn't seem like a good fit. (The DTH has a small graphic of the top 10 sites and Hillsborough's response to the two sites on their doorstep.)
These suggestions are so off the wall that I am wondering if they're preparing us for something really awful. I am ready for the Commissioners to get rid of the siting consultants and step up to take some responsibility for our county's garbage for a change.
Sorry this post is so short - I am running our the door to travel to a family gathering. Will be out of town until Tuesday night, but I will still be checking on y'all so behave! ;-)
Yesterday, October 1st, I set out to book a hotel room for the Obama inauguration on January 19th. Everything in the District, Dupont Circle, Georgetown, and Foggy Bottom is booked. One call led to another and I did find a room in old Alexandria for $399 a night with free shuttle to the metro. I can cancel without penalty anytime up to January 15th (in case, well, you know).
There is nothing finer than being there on Inauguration Day. I went to the first Clinton inauguration -- a clear cold day, unforgettably happy. Can't recommend it highly enough. Other rooms are going for more like $600 a night that Sunday/Monday, but they're full. Heads up, folks.
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