Abortion Rights Group erects Billboards across East Texas
Residents and conservative groups in East Texas are responding to a recent billboard erected across the region. The abortion right advocacy group Lilith Fund has sponsored four billboards across East Texas in four towns. The billboards read “Abortion is a Blessing. My decision to have an abortion was guided by my faith and my love for my family.” The statement on the billboard is accompanied by a website for those in need of an abortion to contact the organization or “faith centered abortion rights groups” according to their representatives. The billboard company Lamar Communications says they do not prohibit freedom of speech regardless of the message. Lamar Communications and Lilith Fund are being criticized for the billboards. Several groups are planning demonstrations and billboards to counter the ads. Two billboards were vandalized according to the company that erected the signs; police are investigating.
Mural honoring aborted and endangered unborn children appears in Charlotte
A similar effort by pro-life activists in Charlotte is gaining national and statewide attention. Pro-life activists recently painted a mural in front of a Planned Parenthood neighborhood. The mural reads “Baby Live Matter”; written in pink and blue letters. Neighbors say the mural appeared overnight. The mural is part of a GoFund Me campaign. The fund is being used to finance artists painting these murals across the country. The first mural appears in Salt Lake City, Utah. The GoFund Me campaign has raised over 17-thousand dollars. The Charlotte Mecklenburg police department says the mural has been reported to them as an act of vandalism. CMPD says the incident is being investigated.
Police officer awards good deeds in local community
A police officer in Indianapolis is reaching praise for her efforts to recognize those in the community for acts of kindness. Officer Molly Groce is receiving national attention for her pay it forward campaign. The officer raises money to reward citizens in the city for acts of kindness. Officer Groce’s latest recipient is a young grocery store worker. According to the officer the young man, Caleb Harris sent over 45 minutes assisting an elderly customer who was legally blind. The young man helped shop for items, called the man’s wife to clarify some shopping requests and loaded his car at the end of the customer’s visit to the store. Officer Groce raised the funds on her own social media site. The officer later presented the grocery store worker with over four thousand dollars in donations. Caleb Harris says he was grateful for the donations and surprised by the award. Harris says he plans on giving to his church, savings, and paying it forward to others. Officer Groce recently awarded a waitress in Indianapolis with almost two thousand dollars following a separate pay if forward campaign.
SNBC HEALTH: TV and mindless eating
According to researchers at the University of Sussex the more engaged you are with a task while eating affects the body’s sense of feeling full. Doctors in the research study gave each group a simple or more complex tasks while eating a snack. The group with the simple task were more likely to realize when they were full compared to those with the more complex tasks. Reachers believe the body’s natural signals to the brain that you are full become dampened as a result of basically a kind of complex distraction. It takes longer to know you're full due to the attention on the task. This according to the research is what makes eating and watching television a problem. Researchers say if you are practicing portion control or want to lose weight it maybe best to completely eliminate TV time when eating to prevent overeating. Previous research by other study groups promotes eating together as a family or without entertainment to prevent overeating.