Mormon Expedition to Africa

Well, this sucks. Andy Mormon, executive assistant to City Council member Lee Leffingwell, and one of the nicest guys down at City Hall, has announced he's taking a six-month breather from 301 W. 2nd to explore a business opportunity in … Accra, Ghana? Intriguing.

"I have a group of old friends who will be in partnership with the government on an oil exploration project and I will be establishing their base for them in Accra," says Mormon. "It should take about six months and then I'll be back." In the press release, Leffingwell says, "We’ll miss Andy while he’s gone, but I guess I can understand why someone might seek temporary refuge in Africa after a few years of working in City Hall." Thank you, the council member will be here all night … But seriously, Mormon says, "If you have never had fried pangolin, you may not understand the attraction for the continent."

Mormon will return in time for Leffingwell's reelection bid in 2008; in the meantime, former KUT alum Larry Schooler will be filling his position. The full press release is here.