Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny, breezy and cold today...High 38. Another blast of winter weather for the Triad Monday night into Tuesday. 50-50 chance of snow?
Congrats to Taylor Cryder of Winston-Salem. She won an I-Pod shuffle last night at the WBFJ Christian Skate night. The next WBFJ Skate night will be February 17th in Clemmons.
THIS SATURDAY IS THE 38th ANNIVERSARY OF ROE VS. WADE, LEGALIZING ABORTION IN THIS COUNTRY. It was January 22, 1973 when the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion in this country. ‘Operation Save America’ says that since that time more than 60 million babies have been aborted.
Celebrate LIFE…January 16 – 23, 2011 is ‘Sanctity of Human Life’ week.
For a list of Pregnancy Care Centers in your area: www.wbfj.fm/event4.html
A pledge of healthier foods at Wal-mart. First lady Michelle Obama and America’s largest grocery store have launched a program aimed at improving the nutritional content of foods at Walmart. The plan includes reducing the salt and sugar content in Walmart’s house brands by 2015, lower prices on produce and promote healthier food items. RnR
Do you go to work sick? Well you are NOT alone. A national survey by www.careerbuilder.com/
reporting that 3 out of 4 Americans (or 72% of people) typically go to work, despite being sick. Bad news: Some 53% of workers said they got sick from a co-worker who came into the office sick. Actually, 55% of workers in the survey saying they feel guilty if they call in sick.
A NEW POLL SHOWS THAT A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE CREDIT PRAYER FOR SAVING GABRIELLE GIFFORDS LIFE. According to a Fox News poll released Thursday, about 77% of American voters said they believed that prayer literally helped the Arizona Representative survive the Tucson shooting. The 40-year-old congresswoman is expected to be moved to a rehabilitation center in Houston as early as Friday. Giffords was shot in the head January 8th while at a constituent meeting outside a Tucson grocery store. RnR
Will Highway 109 go through your neighborhood? The NC DOT has unveiled maps that show proposed routes for Highway 109 between Old Greensboro Road and the Interstate 40 / 311 interchange. You can attend two public meetings to discuss the proposed options. The first will be held on January 27th (7 p.m) at Ledford Middle School. The second meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at St. Peter’s Church & World Outreach Center.
News Release: https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=4444
Maps: http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/nc109improvements/
One local dad wants a book taken out of Jamestown Middle School because he thinks that the book’s content (including the language) is too vulgar. Fox 8 reporting that Mark Faucette started reading through “Hoops”, a book that his son, Matthew age 11, checked out a book from the school's library. “Hoops” follows a teenager making life decisions as he grows up in a rough neighborhood. Mark said that he started reading the book and was appalled at its content, including references to assault on a female, some sexual content and the n-word. Jamestown Middle School’s media advisory committee voted unanimously to keep the book in the school’s library. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-hoops-110120,0,427494.story
Human trafficking is a major problem worldwide and in the US. Did you know that America children are being bought and sold for profit and pleasure? Jay Ratliff, nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys and a father of two young daughters, is tackling a new problem, child sex trafficking in the U.S. 'Traffick 911' has been working to combat child sex trafficking behind the scenes during the Super Bowl. Ratliff is one of many NFL players featured in several public service announcements produced by the non-profit group, Traffick 911.
Learn more: www.traffick911.com/
SPORTS: Three in a row for UNC-G with a win (on the ice) against Georgia Southern…87 – 75. Last night’s UNCG basketball game on ice was the non-skating event in the Greensboro Coliseum until the US Figure Skating Championships.
ACC Basketball
Saturday games:
Georgia Tech @ Virginia
Duke @ Wake Forest at the Joel (4pm)
Sunday: Miami @ North Carolina State in Raleigh
NFL Conference Championship games (AFC – NFC) on Sunday (Jan 23)
Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears @ 3pm
New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers @ 6:30pm
BTW: The Super Bowl will be played on Sunday February 6th.
