Posted: 12:28 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011
Michelle Obama, Restaurants Team Up For Healthier Meals; Mom Booted For Fussy Baby Convicted
- A jury convicts a DeKalb County mother who was arrested after being ordered to leave the Decatur library because her baby was too noisy. Twenty-year-old Donnetta Foster gets a year's probation, and has to do community service and take parenting & anger management classes.
- President Obama gained support Wednesday for his jobs bill from 50 House Democrats, while he was on the road pitching the $447 billion proposal in Raleigh, North Carolina. During that speech, the president urged backers to help him pass his bill, while lawmakers on Capitol Hill called on voters to contact their congressmen.
- The unemployment rate in Georgia rose a tenth of a point from July to August, increasing from 10.1% to 10.2%. The state labor commissioner says it's because more people are re-entering the job market.
- Now your Facebook friend can be a Facebook somebody you sorta know. A new change rolling out this week shows you an upper-right button to divvy up friends into "Close Friends" and "Acquaintances." The option lets you decide whose posts you want to see more of and share more with--and those you don't want to interact with quite so much.
- After more than a decade, the co-founder of Dragon*Con will finally stand trial in Gwinnett on child molestation charges. Three boys say Edward Kramer lured them with sci-fi goodies and celebrity connections, then assaulted them. He was caught while sharing a motel room with a 14-year-old boy in Connecticut.
- Extreme drought forces the city of Griffin to impose a complete ban on outdoor watering, effective tomorrow. The director of public works says they are preparing for a worst-case scenario, as one of the city's two reservoirs is down nearly three feet. Without rain, Brant Keller says in about 30 days, the low levels will result in water that's brown and smelly--although still safe to drink.
- The Henry County police sergeant arrested last month for burglarizing a home in his subdivision has been fired. David Ferguson was one of seven people accused of taking items from the home of a woman neighbors thought had been evicted. But Ferguson tells Channel 2 Action News he was only there to look for a gun that he'd heard was in the house, so kids wouldn't get their hands on it--and he insists he took nothing. Tearfully, he said this situation eats away at him and he worries for his family. Police brass say Ferguson was not fired based on the criminal charges, but for violating policies on conduct and truthfulness.
- The First Lady is going to the garden--the Olive Garden--today. Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-child obesity campaign, the company that owns Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Red Lobster and three other popular chains is vowing to serve healthier meals. Darden Restaurants pledges to cut calories and sodium in its meals by 10% by 2016, and by 20% in 10 years. and overhaul kids' menu choices. Children's meals will automatically include a fruit or veggie side and low-fat milk unless a substitution--like fries--is requested by an adult.
“I’m here today because this is a breakthrough moment in the restaurant industry,” Mrs. Obama said Thursday. “Darden is working to make the healthy choice the easy choice.” (Here, the first lady is pictured with tennis pro Serena Williams at the "Let's Move!" clinic at the 2011 U. S. Open) - The KISS 104 weather forecast: sunshine mixed with clouds, 30% chance of isolated showers, high 85.
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