Sam's Club Drops Prices Again

Sam's Club took the lead again this evening by dropping their gas prices down to $3.34 a Gallon! Gordy is at $3.45 a Gallon. Happy traveling Folks.

Today's Wild Photo

How Many Families Must be Displaced before We Change our City Codes?

On August 16, four Pocomoke City families lost their homes. Why? Because they lived in a structure that was originally built for one single family, but our codes allow property owners to take a large home and turn it into Multi-family dwellings.

So what is the problem with this?

The problem is these (usually older) homes are built using 'balloon construction'. Which means that the perimeter of the structure is where the main strength of the building lies, that is then covered in some sort of sheathing, usually wood, and now to improve looks and to avoid painting they are often covered in highly toxic (when burned) vinyl siding.

Inside the structure there are no solid walls that are solid and keep fire from spreading from one unit to another. Thus when one of these rental properties catches fire, it burns just like a single family home in that the fire follows the path of least resistance and is able to spread from room to room and floor to floor.

Building that are purpose built to be apartments are required to have fire walls in between each unit. This is not only a life saving requirement but also saves property.

This particular home from all outward appearances seems to have been owned by a conscientious person as it has been well maintained and that is great. However, the burden lies on the City to change these laws that dictate how many units your property can be divided into.

Last year at about this same time, a huge home on Market Street went up into flames and Five families lost their homes on that day, as well as other structure over the last year. How many families have been displaced through tragedy instead of through good planning?

How long will this be OK with the people of this city?

With proper zoning and planning our citizens will be safer, while saving tax payer dollars in Emergency Shelter, and relocation. Not to mention the cost of trauma on the lives of our citizens.

Labor Day Traffic Is Nowhere To Be Found

While you'd expect there to be bumper to bumper traffic on the Bypass for Labor Day Weekend, that's just not the case this year. The cars are few and far between, probably because of the back up at the Bay Bridge. Nonetheless, this has got to be killing Ocean City business! Be safe this weekend Folks.

WHO IS SARAH PALIN (Besides Being Gov. Of Alaska)?

Details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin

Extract:

Palin was elected governor in 2006 after defeating incumbent governor Frank
Murkowski in the Republican primary and former Democratic governor Tony Knowles
in the general election. She was the youngest person, and the first woman, to
be elected governor of Alaska. She gained attention for publicizing ethical
violations by state Republican Party leaders. Before becoming governor, Palin
served two terms on the Wasilla City Council from 1992 to 1996, was elected
mayor of Wasilla in 1996, and ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in
2002.

Early life

Palin was born Sarah Louise Heath in Sandpoint, Idaho, the daughter of Sarah
(née Sheeran), a school secretary, and Charles R. Heath, a science teacher and
track coach. She has English, Irish, and German ancestry. Her family moved to
Alaska when she was an infant. The Heaths were avid outdoors enthusiasts; Sarah
and her father would sometimes wake at 3 a.m. to hunt moose before school, and
the family regularly ran 5 km and 10 km races.

At Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska, Palin was the head of the school
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She was the point guard and captain for the
basketball team. She helped the team win the Alaska small-school championship
in 1982, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds, despite a stress
fracture in her ankle. She earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her
intense play, and was the leader of team prayer before games.

In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla contest earlier that year, Palin
finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant which won her a scholarship
to help pay her way through college. In the Wasilla pageant, she played the
flute and also won Miss Congeniality.

Palin holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Idaho
where she also minored in politics. She married her high school sweetheart,
Todd Palin, on August 29, 1988, and briefly worked as a sports reporter for
local Anchorage television stations while also working as a commercial
fisherman with her husband. From 1994 until 1997, Palin and her husband owned a
snowmobile, watercraft, and all terrain vehicle business.


Pre-gubernatorial political experience

Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council from 1992 to 1996. In 1996,
she challenged and defeated the incumbent mayor, criticizing wasteful spending
and high taxes. The ex-mayor and sheriff tried to organize a recall campaign,
but failed. Palin kept her campaign promises by reducing her own salary, as
well as reducing property taxes by 60%. She ran for reelection against the
former mayor in 1999, winning by an even larger margin. Palin was also elected
president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors.

In 2002, Palin made an unsuccessful bid for Lieutenant Governor, coming in
second to Loren Leman in a four-way race. After Frank Murkowski resigned from
his long-held U.S. Senate seat in mid-term to become governor, Palin
interviewed to be his possible successor. Instead, Murkowski appointed his
daughter, then-Alaska State Representative Lisa Murkowski.

Governor Murkowski appointed Palin Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission, where she served from 2003 to 2004 until resigning
in protest over what she called the "lack of ethics" of fellow Alaskan
Republican leaders, who ignored her whistleblowing complaints of legal
violations and conflicts of interest. After she resigned, she exposed the state
Republican Party's chairman, Randy Ruedrich, one of her fellow Oil & Gas
commissioners, who was accused of doing work for the party on public time, and
supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail. Palin filed formal complaints
against both Ruedrich and former Alaska Attorney General Gregg Renkes, who both
resigned; Ruedrich paid a record $12,000 fine.


Personal life

Palin's husband, Todd, is a commercial fisherman and is one-eighth Yup'ik..
Outside the fishing season, Todd works for BP energy corporation at an oil
field on Alaska's North Slope and is a champion snowmobiler, winning the 2000-
mile "Iron Dog" race four times. The two eloped shortly after Palin graduated
from college; when they learned they needed witnesses for the civil ceremony,
they recruited two residents from the old-age home down the street. The Palin
family lives in Wasilla, about 40 miles north of Anchorage.

On September 11, 2007, the Palins' then eighteen-year-old son Track, eldest of
five, joined the Army. He now serves in an infantry brigade and will be
deployed to Iraq on September 11, 2008. She also has three daughters: Bristol,
Willow and Piper.

On April 18, 2008, while in office as governor, Palin gave birth to her second
son and fifth child, Trig Paxson Van Palin, who has Down syndrome. She returned
to the office three days after giving birth. Her decision to have the baby
after prenatal genetic testing revealed he had the disorder resulted in
admiration from the pro-life community.

Details of Palin's personal life have contributed to her political image. She
hunts, eats moose hamburger, ice fishes, rides snowmobiles, and owns a float
plane. Palin holds a lifetime membership with the National Rifle Association.
She admits that she used marijuana when it was legal in Alaska, but says that
she did not like it. In December 2007, Palin posed for a photo spread in the
fashion magazine Vogue.

Andy Harris For Congress, John McCain For President

Supporters for both parties were standing on Rt. 50 near Perdue Stadium last nigt waving o everyone tat passed by. The reception was unbelievable! I can't lie, one guy even honked and gave me the Joe Albero is #1 sign, LOL. Seriously though, they chose a perfect spot because there was a ton of horns honking away and people cheering them on as they drove by.

Whatever Works For You?

However, is it legal?

Governor Sarah Palin In Kuwait In 2007

Don't Forget Today's Classifieds

The link is just to your right. Click on it and check out the items listed for this week. Remember, if you have something you want to sell, send it to alberobutzo@wmconnect.com .

Have a safe and happy weekend.

Salisbury News Delivers In Real Time!

While the Daily Times is out delivering yesterday's news, Salisbury News is delivering instant news in real time. Oh, did I forget to mention we're FREE too?

THE NEW METER MAN'S HERE, THE NEW METER MAN'S HERE!

Who wants to start a pool to see how long this one will last?

Why Does Public Works Have A Repair Shop?

I'm just wondering why the City sends their vehicles out to be repaired or standard maintenance?

Prescription Discount Information

Several people contacted me over the past few days asking for more information on the Wicomico County Discount Prescription Program so I thought I'd put up this Post to help everyone understand it better. Yes, it's boring but a necessity for many. I hope this helps.

Cards are available at the Government Office Building, the Health Department, the Civic Center, the Salvation Army, Family Connection Centers, the Hazel Youth Center and the Library. Ms. Brewster added that, “We would be delighted to provide a card display for any other organizations that want to participate.”

The rest is as simple as this…anyone who has a card can use it at a participating pharmacy. These are:

Apple Discount Drugs 404 N. Fruitland Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 749-8401

Apple Discount Drugs 1500A Pemberton Drive Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 543-8401

Community Pharmacy 725 S. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 749-1899

Delmarva Pharmacy 1324 Belmont Aye, Suite 101 Salisbury MD 21804 (410) 677-0561

Eastern Shore Pharmacy 400 Eastern Shore Drive #103 Salisbury MD 21804 (410) 749-5253

Giant Pharmacy 751 S. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (443) 260-2400

Kmart Pharmacy 301 Tilghman Rd Salisbury MD 21804 (410) 742-2662

Milford Street Pharmacy 106 Milford Street Salisbury MD 21804 (410) 742-0869

Neighborcare Salisbury 119W. Naylor Mill Rd, Suite 7 Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 860-2620

Pemberton Pharmacy and Gift 1147 Pemberton Drive Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 677-0707

Rite Aid Pharmacy 833 S. Salisbury Blvd Salisbury MD 21801 (443) 260-0722

Rite Aid Pharmacy 1301 E. State Street Delmar MD 21875 (410) 896-9612

Rite Aid Pharmacy 1214 Nanticoke Rd Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 543-8180

Rite Aid Pharmacy 309 Civic Ave Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 749-0205

Rite Aid Pharmacy 740 S. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 334-3933

Rite Aid Pharmacy 1111 Mt. Hermon Rd Salisbury MD 21804 (410) 543-9358

Riverside Pharmacy 540 Riverside Drive Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 742-1188

Sams Club 2700 N. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 546-1984

Super Fresh Pharmacy 125 College Ave Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 860-9446

Target Pharmacy 125 E. Northpointe Dr. Salisbury MD 21804 (410) 572-8518

Walgreens 735 S. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 219-5261

Wal-Mart Pharmacy 409 N. Fruitland Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 341-6208

Wal-Mart Pharmacy 2702 N. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury MD 21801 (410) 860-5323

Her are the promotional materials that accompany the program…

No Daily Times Delivery AGAIN This Morning!

INTEGRITY BANK SIEZED BY FEDS

Several hours ago, the FDIC moved-in to control assets of Integrity Bank, Georgia's fastest-growing bank in Georgia history.

This makes the 10th US bank failure this year folks.

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