Thursday, December 9, 2010

It's about time. Something nice to look at for a change.

Local Highway Wins Award For Pretty Flowers

Program Sponsored By NC Garden Club

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. -- A stretch of Highway 52 in Rural Hall has received an award from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for wildflowers planted in the median.The stretch won best regional wildflower planting for the central North Carolina region.The awards are intended to reward DOT staff for efforts to enhance the appearance of North Carolina highways, the DOT said in a news release.The effort is sponsored by the Garden Club of North Carolina Inc.The flower planting is coordinated by the DOT's Roadside Environmental Unit, which installs and maintains more than 2,000 acres of flowers along North Carolina highways.The program is paid for with money collected from the sale of vanity and specialty North Carolina license plates, the DOT said.

Guilford Co. Schools Could Lose 300 Position

Estimate: School system could lose $37 million in funding

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) —

Guilford County Schools could lost more than $37 million and almost 300 positions as part of planned state budget cuts, according to the Greensboro News & Record.

School system officials will work over the next few weeks to determine the impact of a potential loss of 300 state-paid positions.

In November, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released a list of possible cuts to lawmakers. The cuts include a 5 to 10 percent reductions that will help the state close it's projected $3.2 billion deficit.

Guilford County's share of the cuts could be as high as $37.2 million and 293 positions, according to the paper. Of those positions, 253 would be classroom teaching positions.

Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties could be asked to give up 573 positions and 605 positions, respectively.

It is not known where next year's cuts would be concentrated or how many jobs could be saved through fiscal maneuvers.

HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR STUDENTS DO WITHOUT?

For Some, Choice Exists Between Buying Food, Heat - Project Economy News Story - WXII The Triad

For Some, Choice Exists Between Buying Food, Heat - Project Economy News Story - WXII The Triad

HOW DID OUR COUNTRY COME TO THIS? WE HELP ALL OF THESE OTHER COUNTRIES IN NEED, WHY IN THE WORLD DO WE NOT HELP THOSE IN NEED ON OUR OWN SOIL?