* * * * T U E S D A Y * * * * N O V E M B E R 27th * * * * D A Y 331 of 2018 * * * *
The U.S. Army War College is established in 1901
1963: President Johnson addresses a joint session of Congress for the first time following the death of President Kennedy
1978: In San Francisco, mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White
1989: 107 people die when a Colombian jetliner explodes after takeoff in Bogota. The Medellin drug cartel claims responsibility for the explosion.
2009: Tiger Woods crashes his SUV outside his Florida mansion following a dispute with his wife
In the News: Inmate charged with making threat to Alexander County Schools and the local prison…Student with gun arrested on Statesville High campus…Eastern Alexander County home goes up in flames…Statesville man indicted for murder…Another meth arrest…
Weather: Sunny and Chilly today. Cold tonight, dropping in low 20’s
Sports: Cougar Wrestling in action tonight, AC Hoops will begin season Wednesday…ACC-Big 10 Challenge getting into swing tonight…Hornets beat the Bucks… Looks like Mack is back in Chapel Hill…Texans win 8th straight…Braves sign Donaldson and McCann…
Jaleel White
Hopefully the person responsible for making threats against Alexander County Schools has been charged. The story behind the story has a lot of layers but students, staff, and parents should feel some degree of satisfaction that the case is progressing
According to statistics, it would be impossible for any person making minimum wage to afford a two bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States. I agree, minimum wage is far too low. It’s strange to hear people argue otherwise
On a lighter note, a man in the Netherlands is suing the government to be as old as he wants to be. He’s 69, says he feels 49 and therefore that should be his legal age
Quote of the Day: “I’ve been imitated so well I’ve heard people copy my mistakes”…Jimi Hendrix (born this day in 1942)