Governor Bev Perdue making history last night, delivering her first state of the state address. The speech was short on specifics but long on warnings. Perdue stressed that education will be her top priority, pledging to expand per-pupil spending in the public schools.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/10/article/budget_will_step_on_toes_perdue_says
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS LIFTED A BAN ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. The pro-life community has sharply criticized President Obama's decision.
http://www.citizenlink.org/
FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing FREE resume printing TODAY. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge.
Christian Music News
After 22 years on the road with the Newsboys, Peter Furler is stepping down as lead singer of the group. Peter will continue writing and producing for the band…focusing on the Newsboys' studio career and spending time in his own bed after many years in a tour bus. Michael Tait (formerly of dcTalk) will replace Peter as the new lead singer of the Newsboys.
The new studio project ‘In The Hands of God’, which features Peter Furler, will hit stores on May 5th. www.newsboys.com
Catch Peter Furler and the Newsboys this weekend at Battle Cry Youth Conference in Greensboro. Details online: www.wbfj.fm
The wife of Stryper co-founder Michael Sweet lost her battle with cancer last week. Kyle Rae Sweet was diagnosed with cancer back in February of 2007; she passed away last Thursday evening. A fund has been established to receive donations for the children's college education.
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
UPDATE: The donations are still coming in for the Celebrity Serve benefiting Make-A-Wish in NC. They met their goal of $15,000 dollars helping to make wishes come true for kids with life threatening illnesses through the Make-A Wish foundation. Thanks to Don Timmons (Regional Director for Make-A-Wish in central and western NC) for the update. www.ncwish.org
Emergency managers say social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are radically changing the way disaster situations are handled. Dr. Jeannette Sutton of Colorado University Boulder’s Natural Disaster Center said that her research showed that Web-savvy people are all "a-Twitter" when disasters strike. One of the first documented signs of the tech connected phenomenon came from Facebook in the hours after the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in April 2007. www.wxii12.com/technology/18894229/detail.html
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Vote here: www.wbfj.fm
Sports: Southern Conference tournament: Chattanooga beating College of Charleston (80-69) last night to win the Southern Conference championship. With the win, the Mocs get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Men’s ACC Tournament starts Thursday www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
