Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Partly sunny…High near 90
The threat of showers and thunderstorms should stay well 'East' of the Triad this afternoon.
Churches with a high number of small groups, effective lay leadership, faithful pastors, and both traditional and contemporary services tend to be the healthiest. According to surveys conducted by an independent firm, the United Methodist Church is seeking to reverse its declining membership. Findings from the newly released report, "The Vital Congregations Research Project," revealed that the main ‘drivers of vitality’ were consistent regardless of church size, predominant ethnicity and geographic location.
Read more: www.christianpost.com/article/20100713/small-groups-youth-programs-inspiring-pastors-impact-church-vitality/index.html
Tuition costs are going up at all 16 public university campuses in the state. Under a plan approved by the UNC Board of Governors, students on average will pay nearly $500 dollars more in tuition this Fall. Students at UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University will pay $750 dollars more in tuition, the maximum allowed. The tuition increase comes on top of a $200 hike for all students. www.journalnow.com/content/2010/jul/14/tuition-increase-unc-schools/news/
Novant Health plans to eliminate 48 jobs in Winston-Salem over the next few days. According to a memo sent to employees, most of the job cuts will be from Forsyth Medical Center and one from Medical Park Hospital. In 2009, Novant Health was the Triad’s fourth-largest employer with nearly 9,000 total employees. www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2010/07/12/daily16.html
A GROUP OF AMERICAN MISSIONARIES WAS REPORTEDLY AMONG THOSE INJURED IN THE TEROR BOMBINGS IN UGANDA ON SUNDAY. According to The Christian Post, members of Christ Community United Methodist Church in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania posted on their Uganda Mission blog that five of the six-member mission sustained serious injuries that would require surgery. The number of fatalities has risen to 76.
Christ Community United Methodist Church (mission blog site)
http://uganda2010.editme.com/
City residents in Winston-Salem have been given the ‘green light’ to trap coyotes on their property starting this Fall. The issue of coyotes within the city limits of Winston-Salem came to light last year when officials at the Children's Home on Reynolda Road reported coyotes killing calves and other animals on the home's farm. State lawmakers have granted city residents special permission to trap coyotes from November through February as long as state trapping laws are followed. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-coyote-trapping-winston-salem-100713,0,702677.story
A federal appeals court has throw out the FCC's rules on indecent speech that could lead to a new Supreme Court test of the government's power to control what is said on television and radio.
A three-judge panel of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said the Federal Communications Commission's indecency policies violate the First Amendment. The decision doesn't mean broadcast TV and radio shows will now be littered with profanity, because advertisers and viewers would likely complain. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575365141592489802.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories
Government officials have insisted that BP’s new oil containment cap needs further testing before the latest oil containment can proceed. No explanation was given for the decision, and no date was set for when testing would begin on the new, tighter-fitting cap BP installed on the blown-out well in the Gulf. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100714/D9GUP5A80.html
Eighteen people were killed and 57 others are missing in the Philippines as a Tropical Storm moved over the country. www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/14/philippines.typhoon/index.html?hpt=T2
SPORTS:
The National League (all stars) getting their first victory since 1996 over the American League… 3 – 1. Sad news yesterday, longtime owner of the NY Yankees George Steinbrenner died of a heart attack. Steinbrenner turned 80 years old on July 4th.
