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Today is the day for you file your tax return
Here are some websites that might help:
NC DOR website: www.dornc.com/
IRS http://www.irs.com/
Tax Day Freebies for TODAY (Monday)
-Asian restaurant P.F. Chang's is giving guests a 15% discount.
-Cinnabon locations – get two FREE Cinnabon Bites from 6 to 8pm on Monday.
-You can even get a FREE copy of your 2010 tax return (limit 25 pages) at Office Depot
At least 21 people confirmed dead in our state after severe storms touched off numerous tornadoes Saturday afternoon. Over 130 people were seriously injured. The Governor issuing a State of Emergency over the weekend after surveying storm damaged areas on Sunday. The President has pledged federal assistance in the hardest hit areas.
-Early reports showing that 65 homes and businesses were totally destroyed and another 600 homes were severely damaged just in North Carolina. Those numbers will likely go up.
-Shaw University in downtown Raleigh has cancelled the remainder of its spring semester because of extensive storm damage. Graduation (at Shaw) will go on as scheduled on May 7th. Students will be assigned grades based on the work they have completed as of Friday.
(numerous local and regional news sources)
About half of U.S. adults take vitamins and other dietary supplements. People taking multivitamins (the most popular supplement) is up 40% over the past 10 years. The biggest change: women taking calcium. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110413/D9MIU4P80.html
The Fred's Drug Store in Pascagoula, Mississippi has been broken into several times in the past six months. Each time, the burglars that broke in took the pain medication ‘Lor-tab’. Pharmacist Mac Clark finally said that enough is enough. So, he decided to substitute kidney beans in a large Lor-tab bottle. Last week, the burglars came back. The only thing stolen was the Lortab bottle filled with…kidney beans. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110414/D9MJF7LG1.html
At the movies: Fox’s tropical-bird cartoon “Rio’ tops at the Box Office. “Soul Surfer” the true story of Bethany Hamilton still hanging strong at #4.
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/04/17/box-office-report-rio-scream-4/?hpt=T2
Former TV anchor Tolly Carr will be a guest speaker at Davidson County Community College on Tuesday (April 19) reflecting on his tragic story of drinking and driving as part of Alcohol Awareness Month. Carr will speak fro 12:30 – 1:30pm at the DCCC conference center. The event is Free and open to the public. (Tolly Carr spent nearly 2 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a felony death by motor vehicle charge). www.davidsonccc.edu/
Thomas Nelson and World Vision are teaming up to help needy children around the world and here in the US through its "Buy a Bible, Help a Child" promotion. The promotion is part of Thomas Nelson's “God's Word in Action” campaign. www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/20110411-world-vision-Thomas-Nelson-Promotion
SPORTS: (NASCAR) Jimmie Johnson edging out Clint Bowyer for a win at Talladega.
