The Homeschool legal defense Association is not happy with proposed legislation in New Hampshire. According to the group, the measure would be one of the most restrictive homeschool laws in the nation…giving ‘subjective’ authority to a superintendent or non-public school principle to terminate a family's homeschool program. And an increase in testing and reporting requirements.The Home School Legal Defense Association says New Hampshire already requires parents to provide annual assessments. www.hslda.org/default.asp?bhcp=1
During the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, President Barack Obama commented that faith too often has been used "as a tool to divide us from one another. There is no religion in the world that is based on hatred." Obama, in prepared remarks, said, "There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being." Obama is also telling the gathering that the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships won't favor any religious group, or favor religious groups over secular groups. He says it will help organizations that want to "work on behalf of our communities," without "blurring the line" between church and state.
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Pier 1 Imports is cutting 10% of its full-time positions and may close up to 125 underperforming stores nationwide. The company has five stores in the Piedmont Triad. www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/02/02/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
Job Alert: A new water park resort in Concord is looking to fill 500 jobs for the summer. Great Wolf Lodge is holding a job fair today through Saturday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The resort off I-85 near Concord opens at the end of March and will offers an 80,000-square-foot indoor water park and more than 400 hotel rooms.
Details: The job fair at the speedway will be noon-8 p.m. on Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. www.wxii12.com/news/18645726/detail.html
Grandparents listen up: The Glade Street YWCA in Winston-Salem has a sweetheart of an offer. Free Saturday afternoon swimming during the month of February for grandparents and their grandkids. The FREE Swimming happens between 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. for grandparents and their grandchildren under 15 years of age. No membership is required, and no strings attached. All you need is a swimsuit, a towel and a desire to have some serious fun. Reservations are not required.
For more information call 722-5138.
President Obama putting a $500,000 dollar ‘compensation cap’ paid to top executives at firms receiving federal bail out money from the government. Plus, if the executives receive any additional compensation…it should be in the form of stocks that can't be paid out until the federal loan is repaid.
THE SENATE COULD VOTE AS EARLY AS TODAY ON A $900 BILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE. Last night, Senators approved a Republican-sponsored amendment to provide a $15-thousand dollar tax credit for homebuyers. The Senate also approved a measure to soften so-called "buy American" language in the stimulus package.
The recent fatal shooting of an A&T senior at an off-campus apartment has the Greensboro Police Department looking to expand the territory covered by campus police departments.
By law, campus police have the authority to work on property owned by the university that employs them and on public roads that run in or around university property.
Sports: Big upsets in the ACC last night:
Miami over Wake Forest…79 - 52
Clemson over Duke…74 - 47
(Both suffering 27 point defeats)
Tonight: UNCG plays Davidson College at the Greensboro Coliseum.
FYI:Later this year, the city of Greensboro and the university will launch a four-year partnership to host UNCG basketball games at the coliseum.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/02/04/article/uncg_s_coliseum_deal_is_a_big_risk
