Happy St Patrick's Day Expect sunshine...High 60
Check out the real story
“Missionary Heroes: The (real) Story of Patrick of Ireland”
http://issuu.com/thecrowncollege/docs/09-03_baptist_vision2/13
Governor Bev Perdue will release her budget plan for the state today. Perdue stating that the state's share of federal stimulus money would help raise overall education spending by $350 million dollars. The Legislature will review the plan as it approves its own budget for the two years starting July 1. www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-perdue-budget-090317,0,6417765.story
Lawmakers in Vermont have begun a week of hearings on legalizing same-sex marriage. Currently, the only two states that allow same-sex marriage are Connecticut and Massachusetts. www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=454598
Some smokers all steamed up over cigarette tax increase. Tobacco shops are already raising prices in advance of a federal tax increase on cigarettes that takes effect April 1st. The money expected to be used to pay for expanding health care coverage for low income children. http://www.wxii12.com/news/18946266/detail.html
The online headline reads "One Era Ends, Another Begins". The Seattle Post Intelligencer will print its final paper edition today…now becoming the nation’s largest online only newspaper. The paper’s transition ends 146 years of publishing. The Seattle Post Intelligencer was the city's oldest business. http://www.seattlepi.com/
The White House is pursuing every legal avenue to block insurance giant AIG from paying out $165 million dollars in bonuses to its top executives. AIG saying that the bonuses and retention payments were put in place…before the company took any of the federal bailout money.
Controversial radio host Don Imus announcing yesterday that he has been diagnosed with Stage II Prostate Cancer. Imus and his wife Deidre have worked on behalf of pediatric cancer patients for years through their well-known Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/don-imus-i-have-prostate_n_175203.html
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY IS SCHEDULED TO DOCK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. Discovery lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday.
Some people that are currently unemployed are turning their attention toward donating their free time. Non profit organizations around the nation are seeing an increase of out-of-work-professionals wanting to help out through volunteering. www.philanthromedia.org/archives/2009/02/volunteering_your_way_through.html
Thanks to Pastor Michael Bowers and Todd Shore for stopping by the Morning Show this morning. Rich Fork Baptist in Thomasville will be hosting “HOPE LIVES” to help those in need on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Details: www.richfork.com
Phil Vischer, the creator of “Veggie Tales,” has developed a new faith-based, children's web project called "Jelly Telly". “Jelly Telly” is designed to bring the Bible to life, help children understand the work of the Church around the world, and learn how to live out their faith. A link to “Jelly Telly” (which features videos and interactive games) here: www.jellytelly.com/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at http://www.wbfj.fm/.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: NCAA Tournament: First round play in Greensboro (Thursday)
Carolina vs Radford (2:30)…Duke vs Binghamton (9:40)
A total of 7 ACC teams are going to the Big Dance including Wake Forest.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
http://www.ncaa.com/
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
