Out of the war zones, into a brutal labor market
His job in the military brought New York native Joseph Rodriguez to North Carolina. The promise of a job outside the Army keeps the former infantryman here.
Flores: Disney documentary gives human qualities to ‘Chimpanzees’
It’s become a tradition for Disney to release a nature-related film around Earth Day each year and donate a portion of the ticket sales from the first week to a nature-related cause. This year’s film is about a family of chimpanzees living in a remote part of Africa and 20 cents from each ticket sold during the opening week went to the Jane Goodall Institute for the Disneynature Tchimpounga Nature Reserve Project with a minimum of $100,000 pledged to the program.
WRESTLING: Fleet Fox
Four years ago, Willie Fox stumbled across a story while browsing the Yahoo! News home page. The article's contents - a vivid depiction of an ocean rescue executed by the United States Navy SEALs. Fox's eyes lit up, his insides churned and his mind wandered. That's when he knew.
Red Phone: When is campground opening?
“When is the Tan Oak Campground at Mount Madonna Park going to re-open? It has been closed for more than a year.”
Feds accept hospital’s remedy plan
A plan of correction addressing “serious” and “critical” deficiencies at Saint Louise Regional Hospital received the stamp of approval from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which will conduct an unannounced follow-up survey within the year to ensure the hospital is meeting all the conditions of participation as a Medicare provider.
