What would Minnie Pearl say? Officials at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry have sent a cease-and-desist order to the promoters of the Hometown Hootenanny country and bluegrass show in Everett, informing them that the title for the upcoming show “Lege
nds of the Opry” violates its trademark.
In response, Hootenanny fans Ole and Lena Olafson of Stanwood have sent the Grand Ole Opry a cease-and-desist letter claiming violation of trademark and mispronunciation of Ole’s name.
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Hi, I’m Ron Poehner, and I’m running for Congress: Democrat or Republican, members of Congress are not very popular with the public right now. A recent poll finds that Congress’ approval rating is only 12 percent, and 53 percent of those polled said they wanted their House representative tossed out in 2012.
That might explain why, during Congress’ recent recess, there’s been a run at county courthouses across the nation requesting name changes and peak sales for funny nose and glasses
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No rough stuff now: The Everett School board met Thursday after Tuesday night’s scuffle that ended with police taking statements. Meanwhile, across town, the Everett Silvertips hockey team began training camp.
In the interests of safety, both school board and hockey team were issued pads.
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