Much at steak in tomorrow's election

Will vegetarian voters support Cole because Flanagan is one of the chief boosters of the Pig Out? Not this, but many other issues concerning the importance and significance of the election are reported in this morning's Daily Egyptian article.

Slice of life

I couldn't sleep wondering about the latest numbers in the Quatro's Mayoral Preference Poll.


Cole holds the lead by a slice, 56%-44%. Click here to see for yourself, or vote.

The Button Test

Judging from the buttons, Cole's message is bold and clear. Maggie's is faint and jumbled. I don't know what of make of the third button, a common object fraught with symbolism.

What are the odds?

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which leaves A-R-B and N-D-A, which anagrams to "and bar" or "a brand" or "ban rad" or (ominously) "ran bad."

More from Marberry

I don't know what these are either.

Nice to meat you

The owner got very nervous when I snapped these photos on the gas station on the NW corner of Wall and Main St. He wanted to know if he could help me. I should have asked him if he had a website. Even though it's not located on Illinois Ave., it's down the street from a mosque, and gives Carbondalliers an opportunity to sample Middle Eastern food, while filling up their tanks with fine gasoline.

Don't worry, eat curry

Would you like to see the menu online? One of us should phone them.

Restaurant Row update

With the addition of the Saroor (Indian) and Kaya (Korean/Japanese), that leaves only Cajun and Thai and perhaps Ethiopian/Middle Eastern still needed to complete official certification designating Carbondale "International Foods Capitol of Southern Illinois," to go along with other official designations, "Intellectual Capitol of Southern Illinois," "Music Capitol of Southern Illinois," and "Nicest downtown in eastern Jackson County."