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The Great Stocking Stuff going on NOW thru December 17 (Wednesday). Pick up a stocking at Chick-Fil-A stores, Wachovia banks and select Christian Bookstores. Details http://www.wbfj.fm/
Email virus alert: The latest virus to hit my inbox is the UPS Delivery Failure email. The message states that ‘they’ were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such and such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached. DO NOT TRY TO PRINT THIS INVOICE. IT WILL LAUNCH THE VIRUS! This virus has caused millions of dollars in damage in the past few days. www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp
Wake Forest University School of Medicine will receive nearly $2 million dollar grant over the next four years in a one-of-a-kind partnership with Meals on Wheels. The grant will help maintain the Medical Center’s position as a leader in geriatric medicine and medical training.
www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7839907&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN CONGRESS ARE PUSHING FOR LEGISLATION TO BAIL OUT THE U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants a bill that will allow U.S. car makers to benefit from the recently-passed $700-billion dollar Wall Street bailout.
Former GOP Vice-Presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be addressing the Republican Governors’ Association meeting that begins in Miami today.
Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro is facing potential bankruptcy if it’s unable to refinance its debt. The Chicago-based company, which also owns The Streets at Southpoint in Durham, said it has millions of dollars in debt due December 1st . www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/11/10/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
Greensboro police saying that one of two boys playing along a creek was critically injured after a van ran a stop sign. 40 year old Michael Charles Parks was traveling north on Lindell Road when he ran through a stop sign at Walker Avenue. Parks was charged with DWI. Anyone with information about the crash should call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.
www.news-record.com/content/2008/11/11/article/careening_van_hits_critically_injures_boy
A house fire in the Millers Creek community that claimed the life of 32 year old Gary Scott Blevins. A neighbor tried to get the man out, but was too late. The SBI Arson Team is investigating the fire. http://www.wxii12.com/news/17958077/detail.html?rss=gws&psp=news
Police said that 16-year-old Joshua Lee Phillips from Cramerton (west of Charlotte) who was listening to his MP3 player didn’t hear a train approaching before he was struck and killed Monday afternoon. Cramerton is about 18 miles west of Charlotte
www.wxii12.com/news/17957459/detail.html?rss=gws&psp=news
The United Nations is considering sending an additional 3,000 troops to the democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting between rebel forces and government forces has displaced at least 100,000 people.
There’s a new Goodwill Retail Store opening today in King. The new Goodwill Retail Store at Colonial Shopping Center on South Main street in King replaces the older store. The new store will be open after a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning.
Sports: The Blue Devils now 2 and 0…Duke over Georgia Southern 97- 54
Fun Fact: The first drive-in bank opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago on this date in 1946. It had 10 teller windows with slide-out drawers. http://halife.com/
