Former players, fellow ACC coaches and Wake fans are among those expressing sorrow at the loss of Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser. Prosser died yesterday afternoon from a massive heart attack. He was 56. Surviving is his wife Nancy and two sons: Scott and Mark. http://www.wfu.edu/wowf/2007/2007.07.27.wellman.html http://www.wfu.edu/
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Andrew Speaker, the Atlanta attorney infected with tuberculosis who caused an international health scare when he flew to Europe for his wedding, was discharged from a Denver hospital yesterday. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1452
A report out this week Aviation Week & Space Technology reported NASA astronauts on two occasions were so intoxicated before launch that agency medical experts said they posed a flight safety risk, yet they were allowed to fly anyway. http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/07/27/nasa.woes.ap/index.html
Stores nationwide are continuing to sell recalled cans of Hot Dog chili, stew, hash and other foods potentially contaminated with poisonous bacteria even after repeated warnings the products could be fatal. http://www.wxii12.com/news/13765303/detail.html
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1312
Residents in the Latham Park neighborhood of Greensboro were greeted with a loud explosion Thursday afternoon. City contractors are blasting rock in the park in order to install new sewer lines. Construction crews expect to continue blasting through August. http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=87461
A Federal study says that rural students perform better in science than urban students. At all grade levels, rural students did better on national science tests than children in cities and performed about the same as suburban students.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-07-26-rural-science_N.htm
The statewide sales tax holiday will happen next week.
The annual event will take place from
Friday, August 3 through Sunday, August 5.
http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
We need your help to meet and exceed our goal of 1,000 pairs of new shoes in the WBFJ “Shoes for Orphan Souls” shoe drive going on through this Monday, July 30. You can drop off new shoes at participating Christian Book Stores through July 30th. Details about the WBFJ “Shoes for Orphan Souls” shoe drive and Buckner International online…wbfj.fm.
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms…High near 90
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 70
The Weekend:
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms…High 85
