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Saturday, June 06, 2009

The Duggar's At Salisbury Sam's Club





Joe,

We have never sent any info to you before, but this was too good to keep to ourselves. The Duggar family from TLC's "18 Kids and Counting" was at the Salibury Sam's Club. We spotted their silver bus while we were getting ready to get gas. I told my wife their was somebody famous on that bus, and darn it, the Duggar family began to pour out of the bus.

We drove over and spoke to them and they were super friendly. Jim Bob, the dad, even came over and introduced himself to my wife and I. As more children piled out of the bus, they climbed and hung on to the door of the car as my wife was showing pictures of our dogs to Johannah and Jackson. They nearly climbed inside. Johannah advised that she wanted to be a Mommy when she grows up and Jackson wants to be a police officer.

Jim Bob, was kind enough to oblige us with a couple of photos. If we knew we were going to meet famous people at the Salisbury Sam's Club, we would have put on better clothes.

Oh, yeah. They were in town attending one of Jim Bob's cousins' wedding this weekend. We also met Grandma Duggar.

Tim & Amy Gonzales
Salisbury, MD

Editors Note: Thanks Tim & Amy. Jennifer and I did get over there in time to snap off a crappy shot from my cell phone, we were out to dinner, (almost next door) when you called. I'm glad you got the photos but the Family was honking and waving as they pulled out of Sam's Club. Another Salisbury News Exclusive.

Remembering D-Day

Joe: I didn't forget, Toby http://toblog-toblog.blogspot.com


This is D-Day. I heard my Dad talk about it my whole life until he passed last September. Thanks to all of you who fought for this just cause.

Here in Caroline county we had a D-Day tribute put on by the Caroline County Historical Society at Linchester Mills which or Historical Society just renovated. Thank you J.O.K. Walsh and the Historical Society for all the good work you do.

My father had his uniform and a video of him on display talking about that most important battle. Thank you Dad. (Click on the photo to see the details.)

I encourage you to visit my friend Toby Gearhart's Blog below.
Posted by Toby Gearhart at 3:29 PM

Armed Robbery At Winterplace Market


INCIDENT: Armed Robbery DATE: 06-05-2009 LOCATION: Winterplace Market, 6731 Hobbs Road, Salisbury, Maryland NARRATIVE: On June 5, 2009 at approximately 2110 hours, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation responded to the Winterplace Market on Hobbs Road for a reported armed robbery. Two armed suspects entered the Winterplace Market and demanded the clerk open the cash register. The suspects were able to obtain an undetermined amount of US currency during the robbery. The store clerk was unharmed.

If anyone has information in reference to the recent armed robberies please contact Detective Nick Gismondi Wicomico Bureau of Investigation @ 410-548-4898 or Crime Solvers @ 410-548-1776

SUSPECTS*: Suspect #1- Black male, wearing a black colored hoody, blue jeans, dark colored cotton gloves, dark blue colored bandana, armed with a handgun.

Suspect #2- Black male, wearing black colored hoody, dark colored cotton gloves, blue jeans, dark blue colored bandana, armed with a handgun.

CHARGES: Armed Robbery
DISPOSITION: Case Open.
INVESTIGATING DETECTIVE Detective Nick Gismondi
RELEASTING AUTHORITY Sgt. C. Wendlandt Wicomico Bureau of Investigation

Classified Ads

We were supposed to have Classified Ads up today but we changed it to go up tomorrow instead. If you'd like to add items to tomorrow's Classified Ads please send them to alberobutzo@wmconnect.com today and we'll get the up for tomorrow morning.

A Reader Writes In About Ethics Decision


I know why the delay in the Ethics board decision getting released. That way, Jonathan Taylor and the Barrie Tilghman powermongers got to smear Debbie Campbell and Terry Cohen on the newspaper's highest circulation day (Sunday) and announce they were cleared of all wrong doing on the newspaper's slowest circulation day (Saturday). I have family in the media business down south. Circulation numbers are used to plan advertising. The Tilghman Times people have played the same game with their news.

Did you see Taylor's quote at the end of today's Daily Times article? He said this was all for better government. Now you got to know he didn't come up with that quote himself. Look at what he said in the previous Daily Times article. He just sounded like a crank nutjob mad that Campbell and Cohen got insurance and was trying to embarrass them. (Forget that Shanie took city health insurance needlessly for four years!)

All of a sudden Taylor sounds like Barrie Tilghman trying to sound like Terry Cohen talking about good government? ROTFLMAO! The difference is, sincerity can't be faked and Barrie was always trying to fake it. Guess that's why Lynn Cathcart was there and left early. She knew the Scheme Team's butts got kicked and they had to go into major damage control.

You can bet it won't end here, sorry to say for the two ladies on council. Sorry to say for us!

D-Day

The Daily Times today made no mention of one of the most important days in America's history - June 6, 1944 - D-Day.

CAR LOCATED IN KENT CO. MURDER INVESTIGATION


(Crumpton, MD) – The car leased by a husband who was charged late last night in Kent County with the murder of his wife has been found by police in Washington, D.C.

Maryland State Police homicide investigators were contacted by officers from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. at about 11:15 p.m. yesterday and informed that a car fitting the description of the 2007 blue Honda Accord leased by Ryan D. Holness had been located in Northwest Washington. A Metropolitan Police Department officer spotted the car parked in the 600-block of I Street NW. State Police homicide investigators responded to the scene and confirmed it as the vehicle they had been searching for.

State Police homicide investigators took custody of the car and had it towed to the Forestville Barracks. Troopers are currently preparing an application for a search warrant for the car. The car will be searched and processed for evidence later today after a search warrant is granted. Information about anything observed in the car or evidence recovered after the search warrant will not be released at this time.

State Police have no specific information about how the car arrived in Washington, D.C. The nationwide lookout for the vehicle has been canceled.

The investigation is continuing.

HUSBAND CHARGED IN KENT COUNTY MURDER

Ryan D. Holness

(Crumpton, MD) – The husband who told Maryland State Police homicide investigators he and his wife were carjacked in New Jersey and the carjacker killed his wife along a rural Kent County road early this morning has been charged with his wife’s murder.

After consultation tonight with the Kent County state’s attorney, Maryland State Police homicide investigators charged Ryan D. Holness, 28, of the 48000-block of Spinnaker Court, Lexington Park, Md., with first degree murder and second degree murder. He has been processed at the Centreville Barracks and will be taken before a court commissioner in Kent County later tonight for a bond hearing.

Ryan Holness is charged with the murder of his wife, Serika Dunkley Holness, 26, of the same address. The body of Serika Holness was found by police lying in a field along Rt. 290, four miles north of Rt. 301, in Crumpton, at about 6:00 a.m. today.

Maryland State Police and the Kent County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call shortly before 6:00 a.m. today in the 10000-block of Crumpton Road (Rt. 290). Ryan Holness had gone to a house there and asked the resident to contact 911. He told police he and his wife were traveling back from visiting relatives in Brooklyn, New York last night when they were carjacked at a rest area between exits 8A and 8 on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Ryan Holness told investigators he was made to drive to the Crumpton area and was assaulted by the suspect who was armed with a gun and a knife. He said the suspect bound his hands and feet with duct tape before attacking his wife who had attempted to flee.

While Maryland State Police launched a nationwide search for the suspect described by Ryan Holness and the vehicle today, they also interviewed numerous individuals and examined physical evidence at the scene. Information provided by Holness throughout the day today did not match information developed through witnesses and evidence at the scene. Further detail about those inconsistencies cannot be provided at this time.

Troopers continue to search for the 2007 blue Honda Accord. The car is believed to have Virginia registration plates reading either 876718, or KDZ-1408.

This investigation and the search for the vehicle will continue throughout the weekend. Anyone with information about this murder or the missing vehicle, is urged to contact Maryland State Police at the Centreville Barracks, at 410-758-1101.

Incident Underscores Why the Conversation Needs To Be Serious and Meaningful


Midway Movies, Route 1 in Lewes, Delaware, Sussex County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Friday, June 6, 2009, at approximately 8:35 p.m.

Suspect(s): Two 15-year-old girls from Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

Resume: At about 8:30 p.m. last evening, a staff member of the Midway Movies in Lewes was viewing the surveillance video system in the theaters when they came across two young ladies in one of the hallways.

The girls were observed taking off their clothes and snapping photographs of themselves with their camera enabled cell phones. These acts were done in public and witnessed by several other patrons walking by.

Troopers arrived on the scene and took custody of the suspects. They were taken back to Troop 7 on charges of Disorderly Conduct. Also, their parents were contacted.

Investigators learned that the two girls were de-robing and snapping the pics of themselves as they intended on electronically sending their racy photos to their friends- memorializing their behavior.

This incident underscores the dark contrast of how technology can both benefit and adversely impact our youth. Corporal/1 Jeff Whitmarsh says, “The purpose of this news release is not to simply notify the public of this incident, but to encourage parents to engage in serious and meaningful conversation with their kids about the dangers vs. the benefits of technology. As silly as incidents such as this may seem on the surface, there are real concerns afoot. Once a digital image is sent across the information highway, it no longer belongs to the sender. Photos, such as the ones taken last evening, all too often end up on various web pages and file sharing sites. It is not until the original sender learns how many people have seen their pictures, including strangers that the realization of their decision to send the photos in the first place sets in. This is why parents need to talk to their kids. This is why the conversation needs to be meaningful and serious.”

Today's Fishing Derby In The City Park

Can You See The Baby

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Gun Ban Upheld, Conceal Carry Info, New Blog Question

Gunners,

The National Rifle Association sued the City of Chicago, Illinois and Village of Oak Park, Illinois so citizens could protect themselves with handguns.


We lost. Gun ban won. The word came down June 2, 2009.


These two municipalities ban the possession of most handguns. But you are probably thinking we won in Washington, DC with the Heller case didn’t we? Didn’t that clear the right to own a handgun to protect yourself?


No. Here is why:
The courts felt that Washington, DC and the Heller case dealt with law enacted under the authority of the national government, while Chicago and Oak Park are subordinate bodies of state.


In short, courts are deciding the Constitution of the United States and the 2nd Amendment doesn’t apply to the entirety of the United States of America.

Beware:
1. This decision will be used around the country to ban you owning a gun.
2. Courts will decide that the 2nd Amendment will only apply to long guns because they better serve the intent of the Founding Fathers in that guns are for a citizen militia and long guns serve that purpose. Therefore handguns are unnecessary to the security of a free State according to the language of the Amendment.
3. States will argue that they are independent of the federal government and can ignore the Bill of Rights, as they successfully did in Chicago.

What is your response?

Will you join the NRA so we can keep fighting these fights? I know you will never give up your guns but will you allow the government to take away your right to own them? If so then America’s firearm heritage will be destroyed in one generation. Haters of Liberty 1, Freedom Fighters 0 - Don’t let it happen.


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Fatal Pedestrian Crash Probed In Bear

Location of Incident: Route 40 westbound, west of Wellington Drive, Bear, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Friday, June 5, 2009, at approximately 9:26 p.m.

Resume: Members of the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash which occurred last evening on Route 40.

A 45-year-old male pedestrian was initially standing in the grass median separating the east and westbound lanes of Route 40. He then began to walk in a northerly direction across Route 40. He walked directly into the path of a 1995 Nissan Maxima resulting in the initial impact.

The pedestrian ended up in the roadway and was struck a second time by a 2006 Mercedes CV.

Neither operator of the aforementioned vehicles was injured.

The pedestrian was subsequently pronounced dead as a result of the injuries he sustained in this incident.

Alcohol in considered a factor in this crash on the part of the pedestrian. It was also noted that he was not crossing the roadway in a marked crosswalk.

No charges will be filed in this incident.

The names of those involved will be released later this evening.

Serious Injury Crash Reported On I-495


Location of Incident: I-495 southbound at Route 13, New Castle, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Saturday, June 06, 2009, at approximately 2:22 a.m.

Resume: Troopers are investigating an early morning crash that occurred on I-495 southbound at Route 13.

A 2000 Mercedes 230 was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed in the center lane.

The Mercedes approached a 1993 Volkswagen Eurovan in the center lane. The Mercedes swerved to the left and lost control. It traveled into the center median where it impacted a dirt burm. The Mercedes deflected back into the southbound lanes as it overturned. The operator was then ejected.

Debris flying off of the Mercedes struck the Eurovan.

The Mercedes ended up in the center lane of travel. A 1993 Dodge Ram pick-up was traveling southbound in the center lane and struck the Mercedes.

The operator of the Mercedes was transported from the scene to Christiana Hospital where he was last listed critical condition.

Alcohol is a considered a factor in this crash on the part of the operator of the Mercedes.

The names of those involved will be released later today after the family of the operator of the Mercedes is notified.

What You Miss If You Don't Go To Church

Successful Negotiating

Demands of Kidnapper and Chinese Negotiators

'I have 3 demands or I'll kill the boy!'

Negotiators assess the situation from next door.
Head Negotiator dispatched.
Negotiations begin.
Negotiations concluded.
They probably spent 35 cents.

In this country, we would shut the

street down for 48 hours, take 12

hours to talk him out of it, spend

$5 million giving him a fair trial, and

pay his food and lodging for life.

No wonder their products are cheaper than ours!!

An Open Letter To Sonia Sotomayor


An Open Letter to Sonia SotomayorSpecial to FreeRepublic

Dear Sonia, May I call you Sonia? We’ve just met but I feel I’ve known you forever, because of your “compelling story.” I’m an elderly, white male who’s a lawyer. But wait, I’m not that dull and dismissible. I’ve had my “story” moments.

Remember that psychologists’ list of the ten worst things that can happen to a person? Losing your job, or house, getting divorced, going bankrupt, facing death, burying a child. You know, nasty stuff. I’ve been through almost everything on that list, some more than once. You pick yourself up and continue on as best you can. Big whoop.

Having a “story” does not qualify anyone for the Supreme Court (or other high offices). Here are some examples. There have been four men who fit the following definition: They were born in humble circumstances, far from the centers of power in their nations. They suffered many losses and defeats in their early careers. Still, each of them became the leaders of their nations at a time when their nations faced potentially fatal wars.

In alphabetical order they were, Adolf Hitler, Abraham Lincoln, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin. True, they are all dead white guys, but they were in all the papers. Like theirs, your story proves that you are persistent. But, like theirs, persistent in what purposes?

Can we chat about the Constitution for a bit? It is our “supreme Law.” Check out Article VI, paragraph 2. And why must it be either the supreme law, or a nullity? See Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 33. I presume you know a little bit about other nations’ constitutions. Of the 186 with constitutions, a majority are dictatorships. The men in charge control the courts, the legislatures, and alter or suspend their constitutions as they choose.

Since you have a special concern for Hispanics and for “people of color,” surely you are aware of Hugo Chavez who has surmounted his constitution and is running Venezuela into the ground, or Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe who has similar power and has utterly destroyed his once prosperous nation, with spates of murder thrown in.

By the way, I am also a person of color. The color is beige. From what I see on TV, we’re about the same.

The purpose of every constitution that actually works, as opposed to being mere window-dressing, is to restrain the branches of government within boundaries. Congress, for instance, has the power to “make policy.” See Article I generally, and Section 8 in particular. Courts do not have that power. It was sad to see the clip where you said they do, to law students at Duke. Sadder still was the fact that these budding lawyers and occasional judges laughed knowingly at your remark.

If you want to make policy, feel free to resign from the bench, run for Congress, and if you win, make policy morning, noon and night. But you have no right to keep your gavel and black robe, remain on the bench, and trample the Constitution when you feel an urge to make policy.

Thomas Jefferson said it best in the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798: “let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution,” Don’t get your knickers in a twist over “man” meaning everyone, women included. It’s just a literary convention, like Neil Armstrong stepping on the Moon, “One giant leap for mankind,”

The first task of any Justice of the Supreme Court is to know the Constitution, including the Amendment Article which gives the power to alter that document only to the sovereign people through elected representatives. The next task is to obey that Constitution. The third is to require parties in cases before the Court, to obey the Constitution.

You seem to have a problem with all three of those. That means that after you are sworn in, you will set out to violate your oath of office, repeatedly. If you really wanted to serve the nation and the Constitution, you’d withdraw your nomination, resign from the bench, and spend a year or so studying why the United States Constitution has survived longer than any other, and why the others have failed.

You are not alone in your ignorance. The President who appointed you, and the Senators who will probably vote to confirm, share your basic ignorance about why we have a Constitution and what that means.

Ah, well. Write when you get work.

Cordially,

John

Governor O'Malley In Europe To Commemorate D-Day

Joe:


As you may be aware, Governor O'Malley is spending the next week in Europe to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day and to have a cultural exchange with emerging democracies in Eastern Europe.


You can follow his trip at http://martinomalley.com/europe.


The website will be regularly updated with content from Europe, including:

* Photos from the trip

* The Governor's Twitter feed (also available at twitter.com/governoromalley)

* Bandwidth-permitting, behind-the-scenes video


Today, Governor O'Malley attended a ceremony to honor the National Guard with members of the Maryland National Guard. He is sending back updates that we're posting to the blog. Here's one from earlier today:


"I am sitting with Maryland veterans at an event to commemorate the veterans of the 29th division who fought right here 65 years ago. To be in sight of the beach with the men who fought here is a very humbling experience. The sight of the beach and the scale of the challenge is awe inspiring. I can't imagine what these men felt to emerge from ships to scale these cliffs."
Please let me know if you have any questions about Gov. O'Malley's trip.
Thanks,
Eric

What Will It Take?


Bella And Tarra

Bank Robbery Probed



Artisans Bank, 1124 Pulaski Highway, Bear, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Friday, June 05, 2009- at approximately 3:38 p.m.

Suspect(s): Black male, approximately 30 - 40 years of age, average to large build, approximately 5’10’’ to 6’01’’, beard, wearing sunglasses, dark baseball hat, dark hooded sweat shirt/jacket, and blue jeans

Resume: Earlier this afternoon, Troopers responded to the Artisans Bank on Pulaski Highway for a reported bank robbery.

In this case, a black male suspect entered the bank and approached a teller. This subject presented the teller with a demand note for cash. He was also in possession of a handgun. The teller complied with the robber’s demands and the suspect then fled the scene.

Anyone who may recognize this subject is asked to contact investigators at 302-834-2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.