Alabama state employees may have to shape up or pay up

Alabama  will be starting a new program they may hit  its overweight state employees with fines if they don't shape up! The state plans on solving 2 issues, obesity and health insurance with one move. By 2010 Alabama will be charging its state workers for health insurance! Currently single worker s are free and family plans are $180 a month! The new plan will raise singles to $20 per month!  But there is a loophole, get an in office check-up which consist of test for glucose, cholesterol, hypertension, and body mass index!

Alabama will have the $25 dollar fee for those who don't want to be in the program. Alabama already charges$25 for smokers who have insurance! For the state of Alabama this program will be a win win situation. Not only  will it increase the number of healthy people but for the ones who cost the system alot of money, they will start paying it back! Alabama is second in the nation with obesity rate!

The Redneck shop in lawsuit with church

In Columbia south Carolina the fight is on for one store owner as the church claims property rights. Not just any store but  "The Redneck Shop!" It is a store that is proud to sell KKK robes, shirts and other hate related items.  They also host a clan museum! 

Rev. David Kennedy says it is property of New Beginnings Baptist Church and was signed over by an angry clan member. It is reported by fox that he signed the building to the church in 1997 while fighting  with other members of the hate group! When the building was signed over there was a clause in the deed that lets John Howard run the store until he dies!

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the church! more to come on this one!