December 17-24, 2008 – Power 100 breakfast honors women in entertainment
Warm-up Question: What famous or accomplished women can you name? What are they recognized for? There are several annual “Power 100” lists released at the end of the year: the 100 most powerful people in sports, business, politics, and others....
December 10-17, 2008 – Ring those bells!
Warm-up Question: Have you seen the Salvation Army Bell Ringers? Do you toss something in the kettle? Why or why not? Have you seen them out there? The Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell Ringers? Volunteers who stand on corners every...
December 3-10, 2008 – Shoppers and retailers getting ready for the Christmas season
Warm-up Question: What is your family doing to get ready for the Christmas season? It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! All around the country, beginning at least as early as the day after Thanksgiving, or “Black Friday,” shoppers...
November 26-December 3, 2008 – The bones of St. Andrew on tour
Warm-up Question: How do you want to be buried when you die?Some of the human remains of Saint Andrew the Apostle, also named “the First-Called,” were brought to Riga, Latvia on October, 24th from Odessa under police escort. The bones...
November 19-26, 2008 – Nebraska “Safe Haven” law leads to teen abandonments
Warm-up Question: What circumstances do you think might lead a parent of a teenager to abandon or give up that child? A Nebraska law meant to allow parents to legally abandon newborns at hospitals has instead led parents to drop...