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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

November 5, 2020 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, November 5th. Day 310 of 2020. 56 Days remain in year

It’s Men Make Dinner Day. Take-Out gets even busier

Happy Love Your Red Hair Day ! It runs in my family

1872: In defiance of the law, Susan B. Anthony votes

1935: The game “Monopoly” was introduced by Parker Brothers Company

1959: The American Football League

1968: Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President

2006: Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death by an Iraqi court

2010: Alexander Central win the Northwestern Conference Championship with a 21-20 victory over Hibriten

In the News: Taylorsville woman enters plea agreement for death of infant son…Alexander County man gets prison time for assault and kidnapping…Woman Jailed in Alexander County on Wednesday…Taylorsville man facing charges in Catawba County…Iredell Authorities asking for held in finding suspect…County Veterans Day Service is set for November 11th

Weather: A good as it gets for November, Sunny High in Upper 60’s today

Sports: Ten years ago today, Cougar Football won the NWC Championship with a thrilling overtime win over Hibriten…Panthers practice without a rookie standout on Wednesday…LRU hoops picked for 3rd in conference

Happy Birthday: Elke Sommer, Art Garfunkel, Peter Noone, Bill Walton, Kris Jenner, Tilda Swinton, Tatum O’Neal, Dana Jacobson, Bubba Watson, Kevin Jonas, Odell Beckham Jr

Talk about a chunk of ice https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8913281/Worlds-biggest-iceberg-collision-course-South-Georgia-posing-threat-penguins-seals.html

Jeremy Fortner of the Alexander Central Athletic Boosters will visit this morning to discuss fundraising for Cougar Athletics. Listen at 7:45 am

It’s a busy day, listen at 5pm for Ask Harbinson, Brzykcy & Corbett. Joel Harbinson will talk about “Plea Bargaining”

Quote of the Day: “When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife”… Prince Philip

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