James 1:19-20 (NLT)
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
McCain / Palin??? Still waiting on the big announcement from John McCain.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is considered a rising star in the Republican Party. Palin age 44 is the state’s first female governor, the mother of five.
Adding fuel to the Palin possibility as VP was a report that a charter aircraft from Anchorage had arrived in Dayton, Ohio, where McCain has scheduled a noon rally to announce his VP choice.
Randleman Elementary: No school for students and staff at Randleman Elementary today due to a broken water main.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has been given the OK to build a $104 million dollar, 48 bed hospital facility in Advance. The decision ends a highly publicized battle with Forsyth Medical Center to win the construction contract. The will be located near a site at I-40 and Highway 801 in eastern Davie County. www.wxii12.com/health/17325209/detail.html (www.Journalnow.com)
FORECASTERS ARE NOW TRACKING TWO TROPICAL STORMS. Tropical Storm Gustav and now Tropical Storm Hanna. Gustav is blamed for 68 deaths in the Caribbean mainly in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Residents along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida keeping an eye on Gustav.
Today is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina . Close to 1,000 deaths in Louisiana were caused directly or indirectly by Hurricane Katrina, making it the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast in 80 years. 80% of the 986 deaths occurred on the day of the storm -- Aug. 29, 2005. Almost half of the victims were 75 or older. www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=618868
Making history in Denver: Senator Barack Obama became the first African-American to accept the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party last night. Obama's speech last night wrapped up the Democratic National Convention. The Republican National Convention begins on Monday and runs through Thursday of next week in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Health officials giving Hot peppers from Mexico the all clear.
The nationwide salmonella outbreak has ended and that the consumer advisory against eating raw jalapeno and serrano peppers grown in Mexico has been lifted. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=618882
ACC Football: Last night…
Wake Forest over Baylor…41-13
NC State losing to South Carolina (34-0)
College Football on Saturday: ASU taking on LSU
High School Football Friday night: Games of interest
North Davidson at Ledford
Parkland at North Forsyth
Lexington at Thomasville
East Forsyth at RJ Reynolds
WS Warthogs winning twice last night during the final home stand at historic Ernie Shore Field.
Post Summer Olympic news...
Michael Phelps…big advance to write a book about his experience
Nastia Lukin…expect to see her on a Wheaties Box
