"Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake" This slogan will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week and running through December. The American Humanist Association (an atheist group) unveiled the controversial holiday ad campaign costing $40,000. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,450445,00.html
Another human foot has washed up on British Columbia's south coast, the seventh to be found on the province's beaches since August 2007. www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,451186,00.html
The latest brutality from the front lines in eastern Congo. Years of sporadic violence in eastern Congo intensified in August. Fighting between the army and rebel fighters has displaced at least 250,000 people, despite the presence of the largest UN peacekeeping force in the world. www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/13/congo.fighting.ap/index.html
A new report released by the March of Dimes giving our state a grade of "F" because of the increase of premature babies. According to the report, too many pregnant women have inadequate or no health insurance. Also, many expectant moms smoke and have poor eating habits. http://www.wxii12.com/health/17966673/detail.html
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf speaking to Wachovia employees in Winston-Salem yesterday. Stumpf didn’t mention if any employees locally will lose their jobs as a result of the $13 billion dollar acquisition. The San Francisco-based bank plans to maintain an East Coast headquarters in Charlotte. www.wxii12.com/money/17963880/detail.html
The NAACP is calling on officials with NC State University to expel four students accused of spray painting inappropriate messages about President-elect Obama. The offensive graffiti was written in the campus' free expression tunnel. Officials have said the unidentified students will not face criminal charges because the writing wasn't a hate crime since it was written on a wall where ‘free speech’ is encouraged. http://townhall.com/news/us/2008/11/12/naacp_expel_nc_students_for_racist_obama_graffiti
Stocks plunge after a tweak in the Wall Street ‘Bailout Bill’
TREASURY SECRETARY HENRY PAUSLON stating that the bulk of the $700 billion dollar bailout package will be used to buy stock in troubled banks.
STOCKS FELL FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falling over 400 points yesterday.
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS PASSED AWAY. Catherine Baker Knoll was the state’s first female Lt Governor. Knoll was recovering from cancer.
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf speaking to Wachovia employees in Winston-Salem yesterday. Stumpf didn’t mention if any employees locally will lose their jobs as a result of the $13 billion dollar acquisition. The San Francisco-based bank plans to maintain an East Coast headquarters in Charlotte. www.wxii12.com/money/17963880/detail.html
The NAACP is calling on officials with NC State University to expel four students accused of spray painting inappropriate messages about President-elect Obama. The offensive graffiti was written in the campus' free expression tunnel. Officials have said the unidentified students will not face criminal charges because the writing wasn't a hate crime since it was written on a wall where ‘free speech’ is encouraged. http://townhall.com/news/us/2008/11/12/naacp_expel_nc_students_for_racist_obama_graffiti
Stocks plunge after a tweak in the Wall Street ‘Bailout Bill’
TREASURY SECRETARY HENRY PAUSLON stating that the bulk of the $700 billion dollar bailout package will be used to buy stock in troubled banks.
STOCKS FELL FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falling over 400 points yesterday.
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS PASSED AWAY. Catherine Baker Knoll was the state’s first female Lt Governor. Knoll was recovering from cancer.
President-elect Barack Obama may not have won North Carolina without the help of a new law that allowed voters to both sign up and cast a ballot during state's early-voting period. The unofficial margin without the tally of provisional ballots stands at 13,692 votes over Republican candidate John McCain. Obama became the first Democratic Presidential candidate to win North Carolina in more than 30 years.
Kenny Chesney winning his 4th Entertainer of the Year award last night at the CMA Awards. Other winners included Carie Underwood and Rascal Flatts. George Strait winning single of the year honors for "I Saw God Today."
www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1599223/kenny-chesney-named-cmas-entertainer-of-the-year-again.jhtml
Sports: 2008 National Player of the Year UNC forward Tyler Hansbrough is not expected to play in the season opener this Saturday against Penn.
Sharing is Caring…Need Knows No Season
The Great Stocking Stuff going on NOW thru December 17 (Wed)
The Salvation Army in Winston-Salem serves families in Forsyth, Davie, Yadkin and Stokes Counties. Pick up a stocking at Chick-Fil-A stores, Wachovia banks and select Christian Bookstores.
