Tuesday, December 18, 2007
WINTER OFFICIALLY BEGINS THIS SATURDAY (December 22nd)
Turkish troops have crossed into Northern Iraq. Al Jazeera TV reporting that about three hundred troops from Turkey entered Kurdish territory earlier today. Two days after launching Air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq.
A new portion of the Western Urban Loop in Greensboro opens this morning. The new four mile section runs north and south between Bryan Blvd and I-40. The southern bypass was completed in 2004.
The state's drought will cost North Carolina's agriculture economy $573 million dollars in 2007. The study, released by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, finding that soybean farmers have been hit the hardest. http://www.wxii12.com/news/14873218/detail.html
The Guilford County School System has suspended 14 students that were involved in a fight at Grimsley High School last Friday. The fight involved between 30 to 50 students. Two students were arrested and charged. Additional charges are pending. http://www.wxii12.com/news/14873142/detail.html
The Concert Choir from Glenn High School has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 30, 2008. To help with expenses, Glenn High is sponsoring a spaghetti dinner and Silent Auction tonight (Tuesday, December 18) with a concert to follow. For ticket information…call 771- 4500.
Spaghetti Dinner 5 – 6:30pm
Silent Auction (bids) 5 – 8pm
Glenn High Choir Concert 7:30-9pm
Thanks to Carol Earnhardt (Chorus Director at Glenn) for calling into the Morning Show this morning at 7:30am.
More Americans are doing ‘the Google’ about themselves?
In that latest report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project:
-47% of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine.
-Americans under 50 and those with more education and income were more likely to self-Google.
-53% of adult Internet users admit to looking up information about someone else (excluding celebrities).
-About 60% of Internet users said they aren't worried about the extent of information about themselves online. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071216/D8TIPBT00.html
Better late than never? OBERLIN, Kansas (AP) - A postcard featuring a color drawing of Santa Claus and a young girl just arrived in northwest Kansas…a little late. It was mailed back in 1914. The Christmas card was dated December 23, 1914, and mailed to Ethel Martin of Oberlin, Kansas, apparently from her cousins in Nebraska.
The post office in Oberlin wanted to get the card to Ethel Martin. But, Ms Martin has past on…so the 93 year old card ended up with Bernice Martin, Ethel's sister-in-law.
The card was placed inside another envelope with modern postage for the trip to Oberlin - the one-cent postage of the early 20th century wouldn't have covered it, Martin said. "We don't know much about it," she said. "But wherever they kept it, it was in perfect shape." http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071215/D8THKNU01.html
Wednesday will be the biggest delivery day for the US Postal Service.
Monday was the busiest mailing day of the year for the US Postal Service.
SPORTS:
Monday Night Football: Vikings over the Bears… 20-13.
5th straight for the Vikings
ACC Basketball: Blue Devils remain unbeaten. Duke over Albany…111 – 70.
Greensboro: A 4 mile section of the Western Urban Loop will be open this morning at 9am (Tuesday). The newest section that is open is between Bryan Blvd and I-40.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies…High near 50
Tonight: Some clouds…Low 29
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 52
Looking Ahead: Sunny with temperatures in the lower 50’s through Friday
