JC PENNEY IS RECALLING THOUSANDS OF PAIRS OF ARIZONA BRAND NEWBORN AND INFANT DENIM PANTS. The reason: the metal snap on the waist of the pants poses a choking hazard to infants. The pants were sold in stores and online between July and October. Recall details: www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09056.html
Triple A is expecting a slight decline in travel this Thanksgiving. An estimated 41 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from their homes this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Are you traveling by car? Great news…gas prices are at a three year low.
The North Carolina DOT has suspended most road construction projects across the state until Monday morning, December 1st.
Just a traffic reminder…
*The ‘Move-Over Law’ literally means to ‘move over’ when passing stopped emergency vehicles (including wreckers) or if you become involved in a minor accident.
*The “Fender Bender” law requires motorists to move over to the shoulder of the highway to help keep traffic moving and reduce the likelihood of secondary crashes. https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=1996
The Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Board of Education is urging teachers to avoid web contact with students. A ‘professional conduct’ guidelines policy has been adopted to discourage employees from communicating with students on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Employees who violate the new policy could be fired or have their professional licenses revoked.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush spending the night in the hospital after complaining of quote a "little bit of pain." Barbara Bush is 83-years old.
The parents of Amar Mushar Wilson Jr. took their two month old to Forsyth Medical Center yesterday evening just after 7p.m. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. An autopsy is pending. Police have charged the boy’s father with felony child abuse.
www.journalnow.com/content/2008/nov/26/winston-salem-man-charged-deathof-2-month-old-boy/
The Lexington City Council will drop one of the four areas that it had planned to annex. Attorneys for the city determined that the legal description of the Winston Road area was incorrect. www.the-dispatch.com/
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS ARE FACING INCREASED HARASSMENT AND PERSECUTION IN SOUTHERN MEXICO. The mistreatment is coming from ‘traditionalist Catholics’ in the region…‘Traditionalist Catholics’ blend native rituals with Roman Catholicism. Four Evangelicals were jailed for not participating in a traditional festival or helping to pay for it. www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=long&idelement=5703
AN ALREADY POPULAR SERIES OF CHILDRENS BOOKS IS ENJOYING SUCCESS WITH A NEW LINE OF FAITH-BASED TITLES. The books are written by Michael Berenstain, whose parents, Stan and Jan, began the series. Stan Berenstain died in 2005. Michael has been working with his mom on the books since then. The four titles currently available include "The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule", "The Berenstain Bears go to Sunday School", "The Berenstain Bears say Their Prayers", and "The Berenstain Bears -- God Loves You".
www.berenstainbearstreehouse.com/news.php
