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Feb 22, 2012

Strange Calls

SCAM CALLERS

I’m not sure why this is increasing lately on my cell phone, but I am getting calls from a company called “card holder services”.

The automated voice says “Hello. This is Rachel from cardholder services. There are no problems currently with your credit card account but it’s important that you act fast in order to reduce your interest rates.”

And then she goes on to say, “Please consider this your final notice. Press 1 to talk to a representative about lowering your interest rates or press 2 to receive no further calls.”

Feb 22, 2012

25 Words Your 2 Year Old SHould Know

25 WORDS A 2 YEAR-OLD SHOULD KNOW

If you are a parent of a 2 year old, researchers have identified 25 “must have” words that every child should be saying when they turn 2.

The researchers came up with the 25 words because they were the most commonly said of a list of 310 words that kids master when they kids start to speak.

And here’s what’s crazy, they say kids who haven’t mastered them might not just be late talkers — they could be showing signs of autism, developmental delays or hearing problems .

Feb 16, 2012

School Lunch

NO LUNCH FOR YOU

If you send your child to school with a packed lunch, most likely you are packing your child’s favorite foods and it’s probably healthy.

That’s what a mother of a preschooler in North Carolina was doing when she packed her child’s lunch.

However, the state agent who inspect school lunches at the school felt that the preschoolers lunch did not have enough nutritional value and made the child eat chicken nuggets.

Feb 13, 2012

Spring Break Warning

SPRING BREAK WARNING

Spring break is just around the corner and I'll bet you can't wait to head out on vacation. The sand, the surf, and the sea... BUT before you book your accommodations, take heed! The State Department has issued a newly expanded TRAVEL warning:

DON'T HEAD TO MEXICO...

They are warning that because of the high instances of drug cartel violence especially with Americans...

carjackings, kidnappings, gun battles and Highway robberies... that is best to stay out of the area.

Feb 13, 2012

2012 Grammy Results!

2012 Grammy Results

Jan 24, 2012

Light it Up

This may surprise you.

If you were a smoker and diagnosed with lung cancer what would you do? Probably do the best you can to quit right?

Here’s the real deal. According to a new study in the American Cancer Society journal CANCER, researchers looked at 2,456 lung cancer patients and discovered, despite a cancer diagnosis, 14 percent of the lung cancer patients were still lighting up.

The study noticed many of the people who can't quit are "hard-core" smokers, i.e., they smoke a high number of cigarettes a day. Many, also, are surrounded by other smokers.

Jan 16, 2012

Ways to Save Big Money

Are you doling out more money than you bring in every month and need to scale way back? Fear not --here are ten drastic ways to cut your budget by $600 every month from Yahoo.com! 1. Downsize Your Home. Renters might want to look at a smaller hours or apartment --if you're overrun with clutter, go through it. The less stuff you have, the less space you'll need to live in comfort. 2. Become a Single-Car Family. This is a tough idea to swallow, but having one vehicle will save you cash and have a few side benefits like staying home more often. #!#!# 3. Stop Eating Out.

Jan 16, 2012

WE BACK PAT WEEK

Start making your plans to attend one of the 17 women's or 12 men's games this week during The Southeastern Conference's.

Jan 12, 2012

Maryville to Update Bullying Campaign?

You’ve heard us both talk about school bullying and how much it makes us sick and what can schools and parents do to try to stop bullying.

And we applaud any school district that has tough polices on any kid that bullies.

But can those policies go too far?

This week Maryville schools are considering updating their

anti-bullying policy to reflect the changes last year in the state law.

Jan 12, 2012

Teacher Ratings- Mid 2012

We are half way through the school year....so how do you think the year's going? Well the data has been collected by School Officials....rating the NEW Teacher Evaluation System. The rating is based on a 5 scale...with 5 being the TOP. According to State Department of Education, the number of teachers getting a 5 rating varies from county to county. Here are some of those results:

Clinton had the greatest number of teachers with a 5....46.6%

Most counties ended up with more teachers scoring a 3 rating...40-50% midrange.