Posted by Suzanne McMinn @ 6:20 am | Permalink
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The sign! The sign! People are so upset over the sign. Honestly, I don’t like it either. I’m talking about the new sign the governor put up on all the interstate entrances to West Virginia. The sign used to boast the beloved slogan “Wild, Wonderful” and now it says “Open for Business” instead. They might as well have ripped open West Virginia’s chest, tore its heart out, and ran over it on the highway under the new sign. That has been pretty much the reaction across the state. Even my kids don’t like it (and that they actually noticed is amazing in and of itself). You know where all this despoiling of state slogans is going, don’t you? It’s a slippery slope and this IS America. First they take away the sentimental slogan and replace it with something financially-oriented. Next thing you know we’re gonna have total corporate sponsorship. Crest Whitestrip West Virginia, here we come. Followed, of course, by the Tostitos State Capitol Building, AT&T Blackwater Falls, and Jeep Cherokee Appalachian Mountains. Maybe I can afford to sponsor something little. (The Books by Suzanne McMinn Pocatalico River?)
