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http://bible.cc/romans/15-4.htm 1 Thessalonians 1:3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Perdue issued a statement at noon Thursday saying her focus is on improving the state’s education system and “my race for re-election will only further politicize the fight to adequately fund our schools.” “The thing I care about most right now is making sure that our schools and schoolchildren do not continue to be the […]

http://www.nationalconfidential.com/20120125/gop-governor-jan-brewer-in-public-meltdown-with-obama/ Meeting Obama on the tarmac as Air Force One arrived in Phoenix, Brewer exchanged words with the President about the inaccuracy of her portrayal of a previous meeting with the commander-in-chief in her book Scorpions for Breakfast. The White House took the high road in describing the President’s encounter with Brewer. An administration official […]

Niesha from Raleigh says : It takes more than 4years to fix 40years of damage.

Hundreds of people who live in the Friendly Avenue-Hobbs Road area in Greensboro are pooling their efforts to stop a proposed shopping center from coming to their neighborhood. About 300 of them showed up at a meeting Sunday night forming the Friendly Coalition against the shopping center that could include a Trader Joe’s grocery store. […]

Criminal justice professors are taking aim at drug and gang-related activity in North Carolina. A group from North Carolina Central University said it’s an issue that continues to drive violent crime in our communities. “I was involved in a gang because I was looking for a family. I was a part of a very abusive […]

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Christopher Herrera Posada of 1444 Sedwick Road and say he may be driving a gray Honda Civic. Police think Posada shot Jose Fernando Garcia, 47, at the home on Sedwick Road at about 7 p.m. Monday. Police say they found Garcia lying inside the house and that he […]

Nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning by actress Jennifer Lawrence (“Hunger Games”) and Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “The Help”earned Oscar nods for Viola Davis (Best Actress), Octavia Spencer (Best Supporting Actress), Jessica Chastain (Best Supporting Actres), as well as Best Picture. The […]

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Eleven men have been charged with running a multimillion-dollar cigarette trafficking and money laundering operation in North and South Carolina. Federal court documents unsealed last week detail the charges against the men, who were arrested in November. The documents say the men bought 6,800 cases of Marlboro cigarettes at half their market price from people […]