Headlines:
   --- Marine attends sister's wedding from 6,000 miles away - Capt. Robert P. Hurst missed the ceremony when his brother was married two years ago because he was on his first deployment in Al-Asad, Iraq, as a pilot for the United States Marine Corps.
   --- Spence Peppard to play benefit concert - Spence Peppard and Band will perform in a concert Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church to benefit local cancer patients.
   --- Prayer Request - Couple makes numerous trips to doctors, medical specialists before learning their son suffers from rare medical condition that affects one in every 200,000 children. Hearn's son, Carter, who weighs 56 pounds and is not yet 2 years old. Carter Hearn has psuedohypoparathyroidism, or Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, which causes him to gain an unhealthy amount of weight.
   --- George Carlin, the counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

Summer of Serving - The smallest act of kindness can change lives in an instant.
   If your church, school or non-profit organization has a need, we would like to connect you with people who can help during the KSWP Summer of Serving project. Let us know of potential needs in your organization.
   For example you might need someone to volunteer 2 days a week, take pictures at an upcoming event or donate bicycles for needy children. Whatever your need let us know by calling or sending us an e-mail.
   Let’s connect during a Summer of Serving go to KSWP.org to tell us about your organization.

Third Day Claims No. 1 Position At Radio For Second Week - "Call My Name" No. 1 on R&R Christian AC, CHR and CRW AC Charts With More Than 168 Million Impressions After Only 10 Weeks.
   Following the release of Revelation, the band will hit the road for summer festival appearances and the highly anticipated Music Builds Tour with Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Jars of Clay. (Visit www.musicbuildstour.com for updated information.)

Mercyme Frontman Bart Millard To Release Second Hymns Project - “Hymned Again” Hits August 19th and Features Duet with Country Superstar Vince Gill “I Stand Amazed” Goes to Radio July 4th. (Visit the link to the story here>)

Casting Crowns To Release Live DVD/CD Aug. 19th - Recently GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum artist Casting Crowns wrapped its headlining The Altar and The Door Tour as one of the best-attended, highest-grossing Christian music tours of all time. (For more details go here.)

What Happened At The Movies?
   1. "Get Smart," $39.2 million.
   2. "Kung Fu Panda," $21.7 million.
   3. "The Incredible Hulk," $21.6 million.
   4. "The Love Guru," $14 million.
   5. "The Happening," $10 million.
   6. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," $8.4 million.
   7. "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," $7.2 million.
   8. "Sex and the City," $6.5 million.
   9. "Iron Man," $4 million.
   10. "The Strangers," $1.9 million.
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To Cut Your Grocery Bill, Skip The Grocery Store - Ever-increasing food costs at grocery stores have strained Americans' wallets. But now, some are skipping the supermarket entirely and going straight to the source in hopes of easing their pocketbook pain while ensuring they get the freshest food.
   Save more than $1,000 a year by buying the entire pig, cow or lamb. Community supported agriculture may not be a new idea, but it's gaining traction across the country, in places such as Sandy Spring, Md. There, a group banded together six years ago to buy directly from a local farmer.
   Carolyn Heeley, a mother of two, originally joined the group because the vegetables are organic. "In the beginning, I thought it was a little pricier, but I didn't care because it was better quality," she said. "It was healthier for my kids." But now that grocery store produce prices have risen dramatically, Heeley said she's saving a lot of money. She said, "Financially, it's much better."

TAP IS BACK Tap water is making a comeback. In today’s economy, you find yourself opting to drink water that comes straight from the sink. The lousy economy seems to be weaning people off the disposable plastic bottles of water that were sold as stylish, portable, healthier and safer than water from the tap.
   **FYI: U.S. consumers spent $16.8 billion on bottled water in 2007, up 12% from the year before.
Phoner: Is bottled water a rip-off?

Some Signs Of Pump Relief: If you are "Tired of high gas prices?" Ten ways to save.
   Properly inflated tires, driving slower, and emptying out the trunk among the best ways to avoid excessive trips to the pump.
   --- 1. Feed the Michelin Man! One out of every 3 cars on the road in the United States has at least one underinflated tire.
   --- 2. Your car is not a moving closet. Consider that every 100 pounds you add to the trunk reduces fuel efficiency by 1 to 2 percent.
   --- 3. Don't move the junk in your trunk to the roof.
   --- 4. You're not a race-car driver. Slow down.
   --- 5. Make peace with the A/C. Times – and cars – have changed, so dads can loosen their grip on the air-conditioning controls. Don't drive with the windows down.
   --- 6. Get to know your mechanic.
   --- 7. Forget the drive-through. Idleing is expensive.
   --- 8. Map it twice, drive there once.
   --- 9. Say no to premium gas. Unless your car requires it, don't buy premium gas.
   --- 10. Play the market. No official rules exist dictating when gas stations raise or lower prices. But if fuel prices are trending up, most stations post new rates just before the weekend.

CASH ONLY Gas station operators nationwide are feeling the squeeze because of the fact that it costs them money each time someone fills up and pays with a credit card because of the related fees they have to pay. So many are saying, "No more credit cards."
   Complaints target the so-called interchange fee -- a percentage of the sale price paid to credit card companies on every transaction. The percentage is fixed -- usually at just under 2 percent -- but the dollar amount of the fee rises with the price of the goods or services. As gas tops $4 a gallon, that pushes fees toward 10 cents a gallon.
Phoner: Do you pay for gas any way other than credit?

SLOWING DOWN Americans drove around 4.5 billion fewer miles in April compared with the same month last year, marking the lowest mileage clocked on US roads for the month since 2003.
   The Federal Highway Administration said in its monthly report that the number of vehicle miles driven in the United States fell by 1.8 percent, to 245.9 billion.

BIG BREAKFAST WebMD is reporting a study showing that eating a 600-calorie breakfast rich in carbohydrates and protein helps dieters lose more weight long term than eating a modest breakfast and following a lower-carb eating plan. This study backs up what many have said for years -- that breakfast and weight loss are linked.
   **FYI: You may have heard about “The Royal Diet”: Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen, and supper like a pauper. It helps you feel less hungry before lunch and all day.
Phoner: What do you usually do for breakfast?

GONE TOMORROW Want to know how much hair you're losing? Start counting the hairs on your comb, not on your head. In the June issue of Archives of Dermatology , scientists demonstrate that a so-called "60-second hair count" is a simple and reliable away to get a grip on whether you're balding and, if so, how fast.The reality is that hair loss is incredibly common among men and women. Fifty percent of both genders will have hair loss by the age of 50.
   **FYI: How to perform the count: Comb your hair for 60 seconds over a pillow or sheet of contrasting color before shampooing. Pull the comb from the back top of the scalp forward to the front of the scalp for 60 seconds.
   Repeat the procedure before three consecutive shampooing sessions, always using the same comb. Count and record the number of hairs in the comb and on the pillow or sheet. Repeat the procedure every month and discuss results with your dermatologist.

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8 Ways To Cut Your Power Bill This Summer: Don’t lose your cool over rising costs. These easy-to-follow tips will help you save money without making major sacrifices in your lifestyle.
   The good news: Here are eight easy ways to save this summer.

Ten Bad Habits That Lead To Debt In A Hurry Sometimes the only way to stop a snowballing problem is to go back to the top of the hill and find out what started it.
   If you're up to your eyeballs in credit card debt, take a step back and recount your money missteps. Knowing your weaknesses could help prevent you from falling back into the bad credit pit and show you a way out. Go here for the Ten Bad Habits.

Four Money Mistakes Single-Income Families Make Four things to avoid doing, or to at least think twice about.

Steven Curtis Chapman Returns To Stage: The beloved Christian artist has decided to re-start his tour put on hold after the loss of his young daughter. Though the family is continuing to walk through this very difficult time, and some unforeseen additional issue might cause a change at a later time, as of today we fully expect and plan to play Chapman's previously scheduled US dates. All international dates are canceled at this time.
  For Dates and Information go here.

 
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Well this summer it's important to keep kids safe and now there is a new web site that offers safety tips. It's called the Safety Mom dot com. There is advice from installing child safety seats to the kind of swimming pool fences that are best... Plus, how you can take precautions to protect your unborn child from illness and accidents and a whole lot more.

Get Your Exact Tax Rebate Date: This online tool will give you the exact date your federal tax rebate should be coming.

Calculator: How Much Will You Get From Uncle Sam?: The rebate checks began going out in April... Go to this link to calculate approxiamately how much you may get. Have your tax return ready. You will need information.

Calculator: How To Pay Off My Balance on Credit - A great calculator designed to show how much and how long you need to pay to kick that debt balance.

Archived Morning Show Prep - Click for the previous days information