A Moving Prayer by Radio Announcer Paul Harvey

\’Heavenly Father,

We come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and $\"Wp0eba7fc8_06\"$ guidance.

We know Your Word says, \’Woe to those who call evil good,\’ but that is exactly what we have done.

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.

We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.

We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.

We have killed our unborn and called it choice.

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Fairness group files lawsuit over ‘ghost teachers’

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GHOST BUSTERS: ‘Ghost teachers’ are earning publicly funded salaries and benefits, while working for a teachers’ union.

By Jana Benscoter | Watchdog Arena

A provision in a collective bargaining agreement between Philadelphia School District and Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is under fire. The Fairness Center, based in Harrisburg, has filed a lawsuit against both the district and the teachers’ union.

The Fairness Center complaint alleges that the school district has permitted the union to use its public school employees, including teachers, on school time. Attorneys representing the case say the union is taking employees out of district schools at a time of staff shortages and budget strain allowing them to work full-time for the union.

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CNBNEWS ARCHIVES: Mt. Ephraim Proposed School Budget is Too High

posted April 14, 2009

Commentary by Bill Bates Mount Ephraim News Correspondent $\"6a00d8341bf7d953ef01bb07cd860f970d-800wi\"$

This one square mile town is buzzing over the recent proposed School Budget Tax Increase for the 2009-2010 school year.

$\"75_pixels\"$ The Mount Ephraim Board of Education has proposed a tax increase of 33 cents per $100 of assessed value. The average home in the borough is assessed at $98,000. This proposed school budget tax increase would raise taxes anywhere from $323 up to $706 depending on your assessment. The highest home in Mount Ephraim is assessed at $213,800 to a resident on Glover Avenue according to state records available online.

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Four Last-Minute Tips to Lower Your Taxes

(CNBNews.net)–Now that the New Year has begun, April 15 will be here before you know it. Have you done all you can to minimize your tax payments and maximize prudent financial planning? If you’re not sure, there’s still time to make some smart choices before you file this year’s tax return. The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) offers these tips.

1. Reconsider the Standard Deduction

Many people automatically take the standard deduction on their returns because it simplifies the task and they’re uncertain about the deductions for which they may qualify. For the 2014 tax year, the standard deduction is $6,200 for single people and $12,400 for married couples filing jointly. But did you know that you may actually be eligible for a much larger deduction if you itemize instead of taking the standard deduction? In fact, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that in 2002 as many as 2.2 million taxpayers likely overpaid their taxes by about $1 billion because they failed to itemize deductions. Common deductions include home mortgage interest, real estate taxes, state and local income or sales taxes, charitable donations, losses due to casualties or thefts, and unreimbursed medical or employee business expenses. Depending on which ones apply to you, they might add up to more than the standard deduction, so it’s worth considering itemizing. If you’re not certain about your best choice, ask your local CPA.

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Gloucester City Police Arrest 2 Suspects, 1 for Armed Robbery the other for Market St. Burglary

$\"11046768_813090705427830_2344479177460367424_n\"$ GLOUCESTER CITY NJ March 9, 2015 (CNBNews.net)–On March 8, 2015 at 1:26 pm officers responded to the 700 block of Division Street for a report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, two victims were located, a male and a female. Both victims reported they were driving and picked up the suspect, an aquaintence of the male victim, and gave the suspect a ride to his residence. As they arrived at the suspects residence, the suspect, who as sitting in the back seat, allegedly stuck an unknown object against the male victim\’s side, unknown if it was a weapon, and robbed him of his cash. He then stole a purse belonging to the female victim and fled on foot. The suspect was located a short time later and taken into custody without incident.

After further investigation, Todd Zane (photo left), age 36, a resident of the 700 block of Division Street, was charged with two counts of robbery and remanded to Camden County Jail after failing to post bail. No weapon was recovered at this time.

In another matter, Gloucester City Police arrested a suspect for the alleged burglary of a Market Street residence.

According to police, on March 5, a resident of the 300 block of Market Street reported $\"11053483_813084778761756_1374326270953271640_n\"$ sometime during the day, unknown person(s) burglarized his residence and an x-box, video games and a watch were stolen. Video surveillance footage from a nearby residence was obtained by detectives showing a suspect leaving the residence. The suspect was identified and later located.

After questioning, the suspect admitted to the burglary and theft and the stolen property was recovered. Jay T. Clayton (photo right), age 29, a resident of Elmwood Avenue, was charged with Burglary and Theft.

The suspects are presumed innocent until proven otherwise.

source Gloucester City Police Department

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CNB MEDICAL NEWS: Converting Bad Fat into Good

Newswise — Scientists say they know how white adipose cells — often called \”bad fat\” — can be $\"Audiosonic-1\"$ converted into \”good,\” brown adipose in mice using little more than a synthetic stand-in for thyroid hormone.

Preliminary data presented by Houston Methodist metabolic disease expert Kevin Phillips, Ph.D., at the Endocrine Society\’s annual meeting in San Diego suggests GC-1, a pharmacological thyroid hormone mimic, is enough to transform obesity-associated white adipose into the brown cells that readily burn fat.

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