1. Weather: The rain seems to be over, at least for today. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says Thanksgiving Day 2011 will be sunny with a high near 53.
2. In Case You Missed It: The 83rd Annual "Sheeprock Trek" and Thanksgiving Sunrise Service takes off at 5:45 a.m. from the Macungie Fire Department.
3. Many Thanks: "What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?" -Erma Bombeck
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4. Coming Up: examines the phenomenon of college students who text during class. Be sure to take the poll at the end!
5. Today in History: On this day in 1859, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, a groundbreaking scientific work by British naturalist Charles Darwin, was published in England. Darwin's theory argued that organisms gradually evolve through a process he called "natural selection."
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