Thursday, September 20, 2012
News / First Slice First Slice 9/20/12: Chick-fil-A okay with gay
Posted by Clay Duda @clayduda on Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 8:17 AM
- Atlanta Braves
- This guy ^ is gon' fishing
2. Two students at the Savannah College of Art and Design were bound and robbed in their dorm early Wednesday morning. Both came out of the ordeal unharmed, eventually being able to free themselves and call police after the two robbers made off with electronics and other valuables.
One of the robbers apparently knocked on the dorm room door in SCAD’s Spring House around 6 a.m. yesterday morning, forcing his way in when one of the students opened the door a crack. Police still aren’t sure how the duo circumvented security.
3. Chick-fil-A executives have agreed to stop donating money to anti-gay groups and avoid talking about controversial issues in the public eye after all that heat they caught last summer.
4. Paying homage to his career, the Marlins gave retiring Braves player Chipper Jones a fishing rod — among other gifts — last night before his final game in south Florida. Not bad considering the flak the team got after snubbing Bobby Cox before his retirement in 2010.
5. More than half of Georgians could be obese by 2030 if current trends continue, according to a new report. And with that, let's all take a few seconds think about doing jumping jacks.
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