BREAKING NEWS: Another Murder/Homicide In Salisbury

There was a shooting in Salisbury at around 5:30 PM where a Brandon Jones was shot and killed in the City. Brandon Jones was well known to the criminal system and was able to make it from the outside of his property back into the home but died soon after he got inside. More to come.......

SALISBURY NEWS

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SALISBURY NEWS: City council goal session canceled

FTC: Bloggers Must Disclose Freebies On Reviews

Commision also wants advertising testimonials to reflect typical results

PHILADELPHIA - The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for the first time and mandating that testimonials reflect typical results.

The FTC will require that writers on the Web clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products. The commission also said advertisers featuring testimonials that claim dramatic results cannot hide behind disclaimers that the results aren't typical.

The FTC said its commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the final guidelines, which had been expected. The guides are not binding law, but rather interpretations of law that hope to help advertisers comply with regulations. Violating the rules, which take effect Dec. 1, could result in various sanctions including a lawsuit.

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Vaccine For Cocaine Habit? May Be Coming Soon

The shot could be widely used in several years, researchers say

CHICAGO - A simple shot could be the latest tool in curbing cocaine abusers' habits, says new research. The vaccine-like shot not only kept them from getting high but also helped them fight their addiction, showed the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use.

The shots didn't work perfectly, but the researchers say their limited success is promising enough to suggest the intriguing vaccine approach could be widely used to treat addiction within several years.

"It is such an important study. It clearly demonstrates ... that it is possible to generate vaccine that could interfere with cocaine actions in the brain," said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which funded the study.

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GOVERNOR O’MALLEY TO HONOR LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILD WELFARE

Nine jurisdictions show marked improvements in several child welfare measures

ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 5, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley tomorrow will honor the directors and staff of nine local departments of social services who have shown marked improvements in several child welfare measures at a recognition event in the Governor’s Reception Room.

The local directors and staff honored at the event have increased family reunifications, increased the number of finalized adoptions, reduced group home placements, reduced the number of children in foster care, and increased the number of children placed in family settings.

Directors from the following jurisdictions will receive citations: Allegany County; Baltimore City; Baltimore County; Carroll County; Charles County; Queen Anne’s County; Washington County; Wicomico County; and Worcester County.

The improvements result from Place Matters – a statewide initiative from the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) – to find permanent families for foster children and safely reduce the number of children in foster care.

WHAT: GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO HONOR LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILD WELFARE

WHEN: TOMORROW, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009 11 a.m.

WHERE: Governor’s Reception Room – State House – Second Floor Annapolis, MD

Can You Identify This Man?

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Incident: Theft
Date of Incident: 2 October 2009
Location: 800 block of Snow Hill Road Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Pending

Narrative: On 5 October 2009 the WCSO began an investigation into the theft of a Snapper Lawn Vacuum on 2 October 2009 that was left for sale outside a business in the 800 block of Snow Hill Road. After meeting with store management and reviewing surveillance footage, the deputy learned a W/M suspect came onto the property and appeared to look through the windows into the business to see if any employees were monitoring the outside of the business. The suspect then grabbed the Lawn Vacuum, pushed it off the property and left with it.

The incident was captured on the business’ surveillance video. Attached to this Press Release are two still photographs taken from the video. One of the pictures includes the stolen item. If anyone can identify this individual please contact the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office at 410-548-4891 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776

Charges: Theft

Wilmington Man Arrested For Attempted Murder

Location: 3000 block Killens Pound Road, Harrington, Kent County, DE

Date of Occurrence: Saturday, October 4, 2009 at approximately 11:50 a.m.

Suspect(s): Charleston S. Williams, 40, Wilmington, DE

Resume:

On Saturday just before noon, officers from Felton and Harrington Police Departments responded to Killens Pound Road outside of Harrington for the report of a stabbing.

When the officers arrived they had found a 28 year-old Harbeson man with a stab wound to the abdomen and one to the back. Police learned that Williams and the victim were attending a parting when the two became involved in an argument. The argument escalated to the point when Williams produced a knife and stabbed the victim once in the abdomen and then once in the back as the victim was attempting to flee. Williams gave chase as the victim ran for more than 100 yards. Williams eventually gave up and fled the scene. The victim was flow to Christiana Hospital near Newark where he was treated for stab wound to the abdomen and a stab wound to the back, which punctured his right lung. He was listed in stable condition after surgery.

Troopers tracked Williams for over a ½ mile where they found a house that was burglarized located in the 100 block of Paris Lane, Felton. When troopers entered the home the only thing that was disturbed was the house phone.

Williams was seen walking along Carpenter Bridge Road by a state trooper a few hours later and was taken into custody

Williams was charged with attempted murder, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony and possession of a deadly weapon by a person prohibited. He was committed to the Department of Correction in default of $50,000 cash bail.

SALISBURY UNIVERSITY WANTS SPECIAL TREATMENT!

Dig Pink Press Release

Event Host: James M. Bennett High School
Opponent: Parkside High School
Event Date: October 7, 2009
Event Time: 6:00
Location: James M. Bennett Gymnasium

Salisbury, MD – 9/16/09 - This fall, thousands of volleyball teams from around the country will be participating in the Dig Pink National Breast Cancer Awareness Rally. High School and College teams will be promoting Breast health education in the community as well as raising funds to help eradicate Breast Cancer.

Dig Pink attendees will watch the girls compete on the court while contributing to breast health awareness by making a statement and wearing something PINK in the stands. Admission to the event will be $4.00 and all in attendance are encouraged to wear pink.

Before, during and after the volleyball match there will be many special events including a bake sale, pink lemonade, a live DJ, cheerleaders, step team, raffle, silent auction and a post match serving contest where you can win a variety of prizes including t-shirts, local gift certificates and even $50 in cash.

The proceeds from this event will benefit the Side-Out Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) located in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area.

Sponsors

Our sponsors include but are not limited to: Sharp Water, Salisbury Cruise Club, Reedy’s DJ Connection, Gardner Sign, Crabs to Go, Chipman Elementary School, J&A Water Coolers, The Yalich Clinic of Salisbury, Metro Bail Bonds and Dr. Ramesh K. Agarwal

To make a donation please visit our donor web site. http://www.side-out.org/application/teams/team_page/1556

For more information about the event, please contact Chris Emge at mailto:cemge@wcboe.org or 410-430-8484.


James M. Bennett High School

The entire JMB Clipper community has come together to support this event. The SGA sold “Support Links” which will be displayed around the gym during the match. Several teachers have made individual donations. On Friday night, the girl’s volleyball team collected over $150 in donations at the JMB vs. Parkside football game. It’s amazing to see everyone around campus promoting the event in their own way. Coach Emge hopes that by supporting a cause of this magnitude, it will not only bring his team together and solidify them into a championship caliber squad but it will also help bring our entire school a little closer. “It’s not every day that you feel like you’re making a difference? From our efforts so far, I can say that it feels good. I can’t wait to see the final outcome after our match Wednesday night.”

Side-Out Foundation

The Side-Out Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) located in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. They have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Breast Cancer research nationally through volleyball tournaments, clinics, and rallies. Funds are currently devoted to targeted therapies and molecular profiling which is where there is a hot bed of research activity. Side-Out also devotes a portion of the funds to local and national “Life with Cancer” support organizations.

Their name underscores the purpose of the organization – “Side-Out” in volleyball occurs when one team wins a point while its opponent is serving, thereby regaining serve or control of play. Likewise in the war against breast cancer, the Side-Out Foundation will support health care professionals in their pursuit of practical solutions for women and men with this dreaded disease thus enabling those affected to regain control of their lives and living them to the fullest.

Accident Just Happened In Seaford

Motorcycle accident happened only seconds ago. A motorcycle ran into a car that failed to stop at the stop sign in Seaford. The man on the motorcycle is not moving. The accident happened on Rt. 13 South bound.

More to come........

Racist Or Advocate, You Decide?

This audio is the basis of Jonathan Taylor's claims for targeting Mrs. Ennis as a racist. Was she being racist in her comments or was she advocating for the residents and businesses on Lake Street? You decide.

North Prong Meeting

The Injustice Of Justice

Today provided a very interesting lesson in the Justice System. What good does it do when a WOMAN goes in front of a Judge, pleads her case for a Peace Order, wins, only to show up in court today for criminal charges against Jonathan Taylor and without ever having the opportunity to plead her case, the Judge throws it out.

This was the case today for Mrs. Donna Ennis, the ONLY individual willing to stand up to a man clearly representing those of the former Tilghman Administration. While these pansies sent Jonathan material and he posted their information for them under his own name, the attacks got so out of hand she felt it necessary to have him charged.

The Commissioner firmly believed she was in danger. The Judge hearing her case for a Peace Order agreed this needed to move forward, yet Judge Whitehead, (clearly blindsided) was also dumbfounded that the States Attorneys Office was dropping the case.

Mrs. Ennis was not asked to be in Court today as this was a pre trial hearing but she felt something was wrong and came to Court with her Husband and Jonathan Taylor was nowhere to be found. A deal had already been struck last week.

I did speak to the States Attorney's Office and while they too are concerned, they didn't feel the case was prosecutable. One thing I can assure you of though is this. The States Attorney's Office will be keeping a very close eye on Bloggers from this point forward and if anyone steps out of line, they're going to be charged.

What saddens me the most about Wicomico County is the fact that WOMEN continue to get attacked and NOTHING is done about it. Look at the Bobby Jones case not that long ago. Look at Debbie Campbell, Terry Cohen, Ann Von, (however you spell her last name) and many others I won't bring up right now.

I expressed this with the States Attorney's Office and this is why they feel a more keen eye needs to be placed on everyone. I'm all about Free Speech but there's a fine line when you purposely go out and abuse women, spouses and children.

My hope is that Mr. Taylor has learned his lesson and has felt the fear of perhaps losing his freedom. There comes a time, (for even myself) to sit back and think, what's it all worth? You don't have to personally attack someone to make your point and IMHO I believe most of what had been written before Jonathan shut down his Blog was written by others.

Bloggers in general need to become more responsible with personal attacks and quite frankly I have been working with someone in politics to pull together as many Bloggers in Maryland and Delaware to a Summit, (if you will) to discuss these matters. An agreement and clear understanding needs to be presented and a discussion referencing our First Amendment Rights needs to be clearly spelled out.

If the majority agree, perhaps we'll be able to take this format and present it to the state Senate and ultimately Congress. The verbal agreement between all local Bloggers in the past was that we would stay away from posting anything to do with spouses, family members and or children. If they are of age, (adults) they are free game. However, even then, if it's posted with the intent of defaming someone else, that's just not right/proper.

I should mention, Muir Boda and T.J. Maloney were at the Court House today. Muir left the Court Room just as soon as the Judge dropped Jonathan's case. I wonder, did WalMart offer a furlough day today?

More to come at a later point.

SbyNEWS Remains Maryland’s Most Popular Political Blog

Salisbury News continues to be Maryland’s most popular political blog site – by a wide margin.  Delmarva Dealings has just posted its quarterly blog rankings and the readers of SbyNEWS have again made us the most widely read political blog in Maryland and Delaware.

You can view a PDF file of the report here, or go to Delmarva Dealings to see the complete rankings.

Remember – the lower your Alexa Traffic Rank, the more popular the site.  That’s why Google has a rank of 1.

The Obsolescence Of A Slur

Criticisms of Obama are increasingly met by cries of “Racist!” Are his critics racists?
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online

The charge of racism has been leveled against critics of President Obama’s healthcare reform by everyone from New York Times columnists, racial activists, and Democratic legislators to senior statesmen like Jimmy Carter (“It’s a racist attitude”), Bill Clinton (“some . . . are racially prejudiced”), and Walter Mondale (“I don’t want to pick a person [and] say, ‘He’s a racist,’ but I do think the way they’re piling on Obama . . . I think I see an edge in them that’s a little bit different”).

But are Obama’s critics really racists?

It is a serious charge. If true, it means the hope of a color-blind society is essentially over after a half-century of civil-rights progress. If false, it means that we have institutionalized vicious smears as legitimate political tactics — and, in the process, discredited the entire dialogue that surrounds racial prejudice.

How do we determine the accuracy of the “racism” charges?

1) Is the criticism of Barack Obama unusual by recent presidential standards?

No. Bush hatred was even more intense. Furthermore, it very soon went from fierce partisanship into a deviant desire for the president’s injury or death. Such derangement was tolerated or indeed enhanced by mainstream liberal establishment figures.

Alfred A. Knopf published a novel speculating about killing the president. The Toronto Film Festival gave a prize to a docudrama about an envisioned assassination of George W. Bush. His death became the stuff of a New York play, the dream of a Guardian columnist, and a common theme in the left-wing blogosphere.

A certain amount of this kind of venom was evident in the opposition to Bill Clinton, who was accused of everything from covering up murders to being a serial rapist. By any fair standard, nothing so far in the healthcare pushback has approached the smears and dirt directed at Presidents Bush and Clinton.

2) Is there a systematic racialist attack on other black politicians and leaders?

No. Gov. David Paterson of New York, for example, alleges a new racism as the chief cause of his own decline. But it is President Obama himself, not white racists, who is pressuring Paterson not to run for reelection.

Charles Rangel cited racism for much of the public outrage over his behavior. But clearly his problems were caused by his own tax fraud, inability to tell the truth, and violations of ethical standards — which would have destroyed most other politicians long ago. There may well be some racially motivated criticism of prominent at-risk black politicians, but so far there is no evidence that anything other than their own actions accounts for their political troubles.

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Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Assault / Disorderly Conduct
Date of Incident: 30 September 2009
Location: 8000 block of Doris Street, Delmar, MD
Suspect: Charles A. Sheppard, 35, Delmar, MD

Narrative: On 30 September 2009 at 5:04 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 8000 block of Doris Street in Delmar for a reported altercation. Upon arrival, the deputy was greeted by one of the residents, Charles Sheppard, who exited the residence while screaming loudly. The deputy requested that Sheppard calm down and continued to investigate the altercation, locating a female inside the residence who stated that Sheppard had become mad with her and then assaulted her. While the deputy attempted to investigate the incident, Sheppard continued to yell loudly, and many of his statements were laced with profanity. After refusing requests to calm down and observing that Sheppard was creating a disturbance in the neighborhood, the deputy placed Sheppard under arrest.

Sheppard was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Sheppard was released by the Commissioner on personal recognizance.

Charges:
Assault 2nd degree
Disorderly Conduct

Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 2 October 2009
Location: 300 block of South Fourth St Delmar, MD
Suspect:
1. Alex Calvo, 25, Delmar, MD
2. Danielle M. Walker, 28, Delmar, MD

Narrative: On 2 October 2009 at 8:36 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 300 block of S. Fourth Street in Delmar. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered that an altercation had taken place, due to the amount of visible disarray. Upon speaking with both residents, Alex Calvo and Danielle Walker, they both stated that they were involved in an argument that turned physical. Both alleged that they were the victim of an assault by the other, and the deputy observed injuries consistent with those accounts.

Both Calvo and Walker were arrested and transported to the Central Booking Unit where they were processed and taken I front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, both were detained in the Detention Center by the Commissioner in lieu of $5,000.00 bond each.

Charges: Assault 2nd degree

Incident: Possession of Marijuana
Date of Incident: 2 October 2009
Location: Ocean Gateway at Tilghman Rd, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Christopher B. Foracre, 19, Parsonsburg, MD

Narrative: On 2 October 2009 at 6:11 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle operated by Christopher Foracre for an equipment violation. Upon contacting Foracre and his passenger, they both appeared to be extremely nervous being in the presence of a law enforcement officer. WCSO drug K9 arrived and scanned the vehicle for the presence of the odor of illegal drugs. During that scan the K9 alerted positively to that odor. Based on the alert, the vehicle was searched and the deputy located a baggie containing marijuana. The deputy also located two rolling papers and it appeared as if the deputy had stopped the vehicle while the occupants were in the process of rolling the marijuana into the papers for smoking.

Christopher Foracre claimed sole ownership of the marijuana and he was subsequently placed under arrest. He was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Foracre was released by the Commissioner on Personal Recognizance.

Charges:
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Incident: Assault First Degree
Date of Incident: 3 October 2009
Location: 700 block of N. Westover Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Felicia M. Moore, 20, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 3 October 2009 at 12:26AM, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported altercation in the street in the 700 block of N. Westover Drive. Upon arrival, the deputies learned that two females were involved in a heated argument when one of them, Felicia Moore, produced a knife and starting swinging it in what was described as a threatening manner while approaching the other female. The deputies located the knife brandished by Moore and subsequently placed her under arrest.

The arresting deputy transported Moore to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Moore was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $30,000.00 bond.

Charges:
Assault 1st Degree
Disorderly Conduct

Incident: Assault First Degree
Date of Incident: 3 October 2009
Location: 600 block of East Lincoln Avenue
Suspect: Randall Jason Powell, 20. Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 3 October 2009 at 9:59 AM, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported altercation inside a residence in the 600 block of East Lincoln Avenue in Salisbury. Upon their arrival, the deputies learned that two roommates were involved in a verbal argument over cigarettes when one of them, Randall Jason Powell retreated to a bedroom and came out brandishing a shotgun. Both the other roommate and witnesses stated that Powell then pointed the shotgun at the roommate while threatening to shoot the roommate. Powell had fled from the residence prior to the arrival of the Sheriff’s deputies.

The investigating deputy obtained a warrant for the arrest of Randall Powell and he was subsequently arrested the following day. Powell was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Powell was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $40,000.00 bond.

Charges:
Assault 1st Degree
Reckless Endangerment
Deadly weapon

Incident: Hit and Run Accident
Date of Incident: 3 October 2009
Location: Allen Cut Off Road at Allen Road, Fruitland, MD
Suspect: unknown

Narrative: On 3 October 2009 at 12:11 AM, a deputy from the WCSO investigated a Hit and Run Accident that occurred on Allen Cut Off Road just south of Fruitland. Investigation revealed a pedestrian was walking on Allen Cut Off Road when the pedestrian was struck by a subject travelling eastbound on Allen Cut Off Road. The pedestrian advised that the motorcyclist temporarily ran off the road before continuing eastbound on Allen Cut Off Road without stopping. The pedestrian was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center for injuries suffered in the collision.

As of this release, the identity of the Motor Cycle operator is unknown. Anyone with information regarding this Hit and Run accident is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 410-548-4891 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776

Charges: Leaving the Scene of a Accident involving Personal Injury

Incident: Hit and Run Accident
Date of Incident: 2 October 2009
Location: Glen Avenue at Civic Avenue
Suspect: Unknown

Narrative: On 2 October 2009 at 2:11 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office investigated a Hit and Run accident that occurred in the intersection of Glenn Avenue at Civic Avenue in Salisbury. Investigation revealed that a subject was attempting to cross Civic Avenue on a bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle. The vehicle that struck the bicyclist continued northbound on Civic Avenue instead of stopping. The bicyclist was transported to PRMC for treatment of injuries.

This investigation is continuing. The injured bicyclist was unable to provide a description of the vehicle that struck him. Anyone who may have information or witnessed this accident is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 410-548-4890 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776

Charges: Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Personal Injury

Encouragement

Hi Joe, hope you're having a good day so far. I thought your viewers would be encouraged by this video to help them through the week. Thanks Joe

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Supreme Court Grants Review In Chicago Handgun Ban Case

Tony MauroThe National Law Journal

In orders released Wednesday morning by the Supreme Court, the justices granted review in 12 new cases for the fall term, including a major sequel to the D.C. v. Heller Second Amendment decision of 2008. At issue is whether the individual right to bear arms declared in Heller applies -- or is incorporated, to use the legal term -- against state, rather than just federal laws restricting that right. The case, which will likely be argued early next year, is McDonald v. Chicago, a challenge to Chicago's handgun ban. Significantly, the Court did not act on other petitions raising similar issues, including Maloney v. Rice, an incorporation case in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor ruled while on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Presumably those cases will await a ruling in the Chicago dispute.

The Court also granted the first employment law case of its new term, Lewis v. Chicago. At issue is the deadline for filing disparate impact workplace discrimination cases under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act -- should it be 300 days after the discriminatory practice is announced, or 300 days after the employer implements the practice? The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed the petition on behalf of 6,000 African-Americans who applied for positions as firefighters in Chicago. The district court found discrimination, but the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the claims were filed too late. Fund president John Payton said, "The Supreme Court should apply a common-sense reading of Title VII and hold that discrimination occurs each time an employer uses a selection practice that unfairly excludes qualified African American applicants for a job."

Among the other petitions the Court agreed to hear are Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project and a countersuit, Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder. These cases test the constitutionality of a law that criminalizes "material support" for groups designated as terrorist organizations. Critics of the law say it is a vague "catch-all" law that is too widely used by prosecutors, violating First Amendment free speech and Fifth Amendment due process protections.

The Court's orders released Wednesday were decided at its so-called "long conference" held Tuesday, at which the justices sift through the petitions that have piled up over the summer recess. Newly granted cases used to be announced on the Court's opening day, the first Monday in October, but in recent years, they've been announced soon after the conference the week before, presumably to give parties more time to prepare.

This article first appeared on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.

PUBLIC NOTICE

CANCELLATION OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL GOAL SETTING SESSION

The Mayor and City Council’s goal setting session, originally scheduled

for Saturday, October 10, 2009, has been canceled.

MSP Berlin Press Release

Date and Time: 10/05/09 @ 0826 hours
Case #: 09-96-006799
Location: Keyser Point Road, West Ocean City, Maryland
Crime: Malicious Destruction of Property
Victim: Town of Ocean City
Accused: Unknown


Narrative: On the above date a Trooper from the MSP Berlin Barracks responded to Keyser Point Road in the West Ocean City are in reference to Malicious Destruction of four Town of Ocean City trolleys. Every form for glass from including windows, headlights and mirrors have been smashed out by the suspects. The Maryland State Police Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene for evidence processing. The Worcester County Bureau of Investigations also responded due the nature of estimated damage. The estimated damage cost is approximately $20,000.

This occurred sometime between late evening and the early morning hours. We also encourage anyone with further information regarding suspect information or thefts to contact the Berlin Barrack @ 410-641-3101.
Disposition: Under investigation

Pet Bear Mauls Owner To Death

ROSS TWP., Pa. - October 5, 2009 -- Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a woman was killed by her pet black bear as she cleaned its cage.

State police say 37-year-old Kelly Ann Walz, Ross Township in Monroe County, was mauled to death Sunday evening by the 350-pound bear.
A state Game Commission spokesman says Walz kept the bear inside a 15-by-15 foot steel and concrete cage near her house.

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3 Americans Share 2009 Nobel Medicine Prize

Winners’ research has implications for cancer and aging research

STOCKHOLM - Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were named winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for research that has implications for cancer and aging research.

The trio solved a big problem in biology: how chromosomes can be "copied in a complete way during cell divisions and how they are protected against degradation," the citation said.

It said the laureates have shown that the solution is to be found in the ends of the chromosomes — the telomeres — and in an enzyme that forms them. Telomeres are often compared to the plastic tips at the end of shoe laces that keep those laces from unraveling.

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This Sums It Up

Ex-Ala. Judge Accused Of Trading Sex For Leniency

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Herman Thomas was a rising star in Alabama politics with an enviable track record at the polls: a black Democrat who kept getting elected in a county overwhelmingly white and increasingly Republican. He seemed to have it all. Respect as a circuit judge and at one time the Democratic Party's choice to be the first black federal judge in south Alabama.

Then his career on the bench collapsed—first under allegations that he was bringing inmates into his office and spanking them with a paddle, then with an indictment that accuses him of having sex with male inmates in exchange for leniency. The trial—on charges of sodomy, kidnapping, sex abuse, extortion, assault and ethics violations that involved oral and anal sex, as well as the spankings—is set to start Monday.

The case has shocked his friends and former colleagues.

"I've always had the highest regard for him. The allegations were a complete surprise to me and everyone else who knew him," said Bob Edington, a prominent Mobile attorney and former Democratic state senator.

Thomas, who was known for wearing distinctive bow ties, stepped down from the bench in 2007 after the allegations of paddling surfaced and just ahead of a judicial ethics trial that could have forced him out of office. He was indicted on the more-serious charges this past spring by a Mobile County grand jury. If convicted of the most serious charges—sodomy and kidnapping—he faces from 20 years to life in prison.

The oldest incident in the charges dates to 1999, his first year as a circuit judge. The first public claim against Thomas surfaced in lawsuits filed by an inmate in 2001 in Mobile circuit court and in federal court that claimed the judge offered to help him with his case in return for sex. Both lawsuits were dismissed, and Thomas' reputation remained unblemished.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson said authorities began looking at Thomas after he changed a jail sentence in 2006 for his cousin, former Mobile County school commissioner David Thomas, even though the case was being handled by another judge. Other cases that Thomas had taken over from other judges without their approval soon surfaced, she said.

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House Support For Fed Audit Passes 300

Hearings already under way on transparency move

The prime sponsor of a plan to audit the Federal Reserve, which oversees U.S. monetary policy, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says his plan has reached 300 co-sponsors in the U.S. House.
Federal Reserve

The legislation calls for a full and complete audit of the Federal Reserve by the Government Accountability Office, reported to Congress by the end of 2010.

"I continue to be pleased that so many of my colleagues are willing to stand up for transparency and accountability in government by cosponsoring this bill," Paul said today.

It was just a week earlier that the first hearing on the plan was held by the House Financial Services Committee.

"We are serious about some legislation," said U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a key manager for financial legislation in the house and the chairman of the banking committee. He reported he was working on language that will allow for disclosure of Federal Reserve actions, but also provide a cushion between actions and revelation, to prevent the appearance of political influence.

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Three Years Ago Today

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Comments Will Be Delayed This Morning

There's a very important Court Hearing this morning I will be attending. Donna Ennis will have her first day in Criminal Court against Jonathan Taylor and I'm not missing that one.

It is a pre trial hearing, so it shouldn't last very long. Nevertheless, I will be away from the Blog for a couple of hours this morning but will return just as soon as I can and get comments up to speed.

Tuesday Is National Call Congress Day!

The temptation to succumb to fatigue over the health care issue is strong, but it's never been more important for Americans to speak out against intrusive, over-reaching health care reform.

A final vote may be just a stone's throw away--and we're almost certain to see it this month.

Please consider participating in National Call Congress Day this Tuesday, October 6th sponsored by Patients First, a project of Americans for Prosperity.

At joinpatientsfirst.com, you can enter your phone number and you'll receive a call, connecting you immediately to your legislator with...well, just about the least effort possible...

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Regulators Close Banks In Colorado, Mich., Minn.

NEW YORK – Regulators have shut Warren Bank in Warren, Mich., and two small banks in Colorado and Minnesota, boosting the number of failed U.S. banks this year to 98 as loan defaults rise in the worst financial climate in decades.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Warren Bank, with about $538 million in assets and $501 million in deposits as of July 31. The Huntington National Bank, based in Columbus, Ohio, agreed to assume the deposits and about $83 million of the assets of the failed bank. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition.

Warren Bank's six branches will reopen Saturday as offices of Huntington National Bank.
The failure of Warren Bank is expected to cost the deposit insurance fund an estimated $275 million.

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Editors Note: About halfway through the article, the FDIC wants the banks to prepay insurance premiums. This is due to the FDIC finances being depleted.

What's This Tell You About Crime In Salisbury!

The Preacher's Son

An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table four objects:

1. A Bible.

2. A silver dollar.

3. A bottle of whiskey.

4. A Playboy magazine.

'I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to himself. "When he comes home from school today, I'll see which object he picks up."

"If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be!

"If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a business man, and that would be okay, too.

"But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord, what a shame that would be.

"And worst of all if he picks up that magazine he's going to be a skirt-chasing womanizer."

The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's foot-steps as he entered the house whistling and heading for his room. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.

Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink, while he admired the magazine's centerfold.

"Lord have mercy," the old preacher disgustedly whispered. "He's gonna run for Congress."

Corruption And Stupidity

$34,000: the amount of federal taxes that Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (D) failed to pay during his employment at the International Monetary Fund despite receiving extra compensation and explanatory brochures that described his tax liabilities.

$75,000: the amount of money that the head of the powerful tax-writing committee, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), was forced to report on his taxes after the discovery that he had not reported income from a Dominican Republic rental property. His excuses for the failure started with blaming his wife, then his accountant and finally the fact that he didn't speak Spanish.

$93,000: the INCREASE in the amount of petty cash each of our Congressional representatives voted to give themselves in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown. That's a $40 + million INCREASE!

$133,900: the amount Fannie Mae "invested" in Chris Dodd (D-CT), head of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, presumably to repel oversight of the GSE prior to its meltdown. Said meltdown helped touch off the current economic crisis. In only a few years time, Fannie also "invested" over $105,000 in then-Senator Barack Obama.

$140,000: the amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D) was forced to cough up after the vetting process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities.

$356,000: the approximate amount of income and deductions that Daschle (D) was forced to report on his amended 2005 and 2007 tax returns after being caught cheating on his taxes. This includes $255,256 for the use of a car service, $83,333 in unreported income, and $14,963 in charitable contributions.

$800,000: the amount of "sweetheart" mortgages Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) received from Countrywide Financial, the details for which he has refused to release details despite months of promises to do so. Countrywide was once the nation's largest mortgage lender and linked to Government-Sponsored Entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Their meltdown precipitated the current financial crisis. Just days ago in Pennsylvania, Countrywide was forced to pay $150,000,000 in mortgage assistance following "a state investigation that concluded that Countrywide relaxed its underwriting standards to sell risky loans to consumers who did not understand them and could not afford them."

$1,000,000: the estimated amount of donations by Denise Rich, wife of fugitive Marc Rich, to Democrat interests and the William J. Clinton Foundation in an apparent quid pro quo deal that resulted in a pardon for Mr. Rich. The pardon was reviewed and blessed by Obama Attorney General and then Deputy AG Eric Holder, despite numerous requests by government officials to turn it down.

$12,000,000: the amount of TARP money provided to community bank OneUnited despite the fact that it did not qualify for funds, and was "under attack from its regulators for allegations of poor lending practices and executive-pay abuses." It turns out that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), a key contributor to the Fannie Mae meltdown, just happens to be married to one of the bank's former directors.

$23,500,000: The upper range of net worth Rep. Allan Mollohan (D-WV) accumulated in four years time according to The Washington Post through earmarks of "tens of millions of dollars to groups associated with his own business partners."

$2,000,000,000: ($2 billion) the approximate amount of money that House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) is earmarking related to his son's lobbying efforts. The son, Craig Obey, is "a top lobbyist for the nonprofit group" that would receive a roughly $2 billion component of the "Stimulus" package.

$3,700,000,000: ($3.7 billion) not to be outdone, this is the estimated value of various defense contracts awarded to a company controlled by the husband of Rep. Diane Feinstein (D-CA). Despite an obvious conflict-of-interest as "a member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions to her husband's firms."

$4,190,000,000: ($4.19 billion) the amount of money in the so-called "Stimulus" package devoted to fraudulent voter registration ACORN group under the auspices of "Community Stabilization Activities". ACORN is currently the subject of a RICO suit in Ohio.

It's not just a culture of corruption; it's a culture of corruption and stupidity. In addition, these folks appear to be above the law. All of the aforementioned are still in office, ruling like the royalty they've become.

The Noble Sacrifice Of Michelle Obama

by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate

It’s hard out there for a First Lady of the United States. Take it from travel-weary Michelle Obama. On Tuesday night, she boarded a luxury 757 for Copenhagen. Think of the stairs she had to climb. Oh, the agony of the feet!

Upon arrival, Mrs. O, her “chit-chat buddy,” Chicago-based talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, and Chicago power-broker/interest-conflicted real estate mogul/senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett immediately embarked on a grueling, grip-and-grin campaign to secure the Olympics for their hometown. Our smile muscles ache in sympathy.

You will be comforted to know that gracious FLOTUS feels your pain for her pain. “As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days,” the First Lady told a group of fellow Chicago 2016 boosters, “so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home.” Translation: Thank me, thank you, for all we do.

Never has self-congratulatory gratitude been raised to such an art form, but there was no time for loyal subjects to dwell. The selflessly indefatigable Michelle Obama had to rush off for an 800-meter wine-and-cheese dash with International Olympic Committee members, followed by a rigorous aerobic Heads of State luncheon hosted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and another high-heeled trek to the IOC Opening Ceremony at the Copenhagen Opera House.

Of course, it’s not entirely clear which “people” out there are saying that the Obamas’ jaunt to Denmark is a “sacrifice.”

Certainly not the families of 43 American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who have died in Afghanistan since General Stanley McChrystal called for more reinforcements.

Certainly not the families of nearly 40 children and teens in Chicago who lost their lives on the out-of-control streets of the Windy City so far this year.

The First Lady’s slip of self-absorption reminds me of a useful passage in Washington Post writer Liza Mundy’s biography of Mrs. Obama. After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, the bitterly oppressed Michelle Obama headed back to her native Chicago to join the high-powered law firm of Sidley Austin—the fifth-largest in the world. There, Mundy’s book reported, the future first Lady griped about having to do the duties of a second-year associate while she was a second-year associate—demonstrating the trademark attitude of entitlement and inflated ego that led the law partner who recruited her to later describe her as “perennially dissatisfied.”

Doing her first job was a burden then. Enjoying the perks of her current job are “sacrifice” now.

Mrs. Obama has a gift for selling special-interest business as usual as public-interest charity. Thus, the insatiable appetite of the Chicago polite elite for a massive Olympics windfall to crony developers is redefined as a do-good campaign For the Children. Said Mrs. Obama:

“We need all of our children to be exposed to the Olympic ideals that athletes from around the world represent, particularly this time in our nation’s history, where athletics is becoming more of a fleeting opportunity…When we’re seeing rates of childhood obesity increase, it is so important for us to raise up the platform of fitness and competition and fair play; to teach kids to cheer on the victors and empathize with those in defeat, but most importantly, to recognize that all the hard work that is required to do something special.”

“Hard work,” you know, like jetting off with your gal pals to schmooze other world leaders, famous athletes, and celebrities for a few days on taxpayers’ dime.

In the Olympics of the aggrieved, Mrs. Obama gets a gold medal.

Obama Has Not Met With The GOP Leaders Since May

President Obama has cut off communication with Republican leaders, going more than four months without hosting the bipartisan congressional leadership at the White House to discuss his health care proposal, the No. 2 Republican in the House said Wednesday.

Minority Whip Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, told The Washington Times that health care reform has been an "utter disaster" for Mr. Obama and predicted if he pushes through a public option as part of a final bill, Republicans will win back at least one chamber of Congress in the 2010 elections.

Mr. Cantor said Mr. Obama initially asked for Republican help on health care, but Republicans have heard nothing since they offered their ideas.

"No matter what the cry is from the White House, no matter what the president claims, they have not engaged with us," he said...

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About Women Over 40

As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think.

If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting.

Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved.. They know what it's like to be unappreciated..
Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

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In Tight Times, Congress Boosts Its Budget

Congress is on the verge of giving itself a bump in its annual budget — even as local governments, families and businesses across the country are tightening their belts in the worst recession in decades.

Under a House-Senate conference measure, approved by the House last week and poised for passage in the Senate on Wednesday, spending for the legislative branch will increase 5.8 percent this year, boosting Capitol Hill’s annual budget to $4.7 billion.

The measure includes a hodgepodge of new funding for lawmakers: a $500,000 pilot program for senators to send out postcards about their town hall meetings, $30,000 for receptions for foreign dignitaries and $4 million for consultants — with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) getting up to nine each and Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) getting up to three more.

There’s $15.8 million for salaries for the Senate Appropriations Committee — plus an extra $950,000 for the committee’s administrative expenses.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27732.html#ixzz0Syw09FZc

Funding for House office buildings will jump a staggering 128 percent, to $84 million. Some of that money will go to replace a roof at the Rayburn House Office Building, and an additional $50 million is being allocated to renovate the Cannon House Office Building.Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27732.html#ixzz0Syw9VtLe

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ANOTHER ACORN EXPOSE

Friday night Fox news ran an hour long expose of ACORN and a few of its supporters. Megan Kelly presented what, in my opinion, amounts to an indictment of ACORN and how Democrats are attempting to cover for them. They obtained a report from ACORN'S law firm along with video's and interviews, that the main stream media will find hard to ignore.

Watch for Fox to repeat parts of it on most of their shows. Again, in my opinion, this is a scandal that can reach as high as the White House. The video's by those two young people are only the tip of the iceberg. It alleges voter fraud, tax evasion, misuse of public funds, illegal activities of many stripes to name a few. I expect the Kool Aid drinkers to blame this on the vast right wing conspiracy and claim the documents and video are doctored, but sane people will judge for themselves.
Joel Brandes

Things Aren't Always As Simple As The Brady Bunch!

It's sad when a marriage comes to an end. Both sides have their own story of who, why, when, etc. Then you try to go on with life. You meet that special someone who takes some of the pain away that you've carried around from your divorce. It's not so easy this time to go into a relationship because there are children on both sides. The children aren't little, they've heard the stories on all sides and try to remain neutral until that day when they are told about that new person in the parent's life. One child is an adult with children of her own. She's able to stay neutral. The others still live at home with their Mother. It's harder for them to remain neutral. Eventually the children meet, it's not love at first sight. I believe the word "tolerate" would fit when it comes to how they treat each other.

The day comes when the parents marry and try to join their families together. Brady Bunch it's not! It's the normal weekends, birthdays and holiday visits. One day you come home from school, you've had a so-called normal day so far. The folks have something to tell you, you notice Mom looks like it's the end of the world. There's going to be an addition to the family! Suddenly the family has something they share equally. The day comes when everyone sits, waits and watches Mom in labor. When it's time to go to the hospital the girls go along, excited for the baby to finally be here.

This baby is the glue that brings the family together. There are days when the teens fight over who gets to hold the baby on the way to the sitter or on the way home, etc. This baby is loved by all. Every new thing he learns to do is an exciting event. The parents have shared this kind of joy before but for the teens it's the first time. Each teen shared his/her own special bond with him. Not only that, they've formed a bond among themselves. The confusing thing for the little one is how he can get away with something with one sibling but maybe not with the others.

The time comes when the parents decide relocate. The older kids are all out of school by now so it's a good time to do this. the problem is distance. Over the next several years most of the kids have followed with their own families. The sad part is how everyone has pretty much gone their own way in life. They see each other at the parents on holidays, etc but it's not what they once had. Now that they are adults when they argue with each other or even the folks they run back to the other parent and tell their side. The parent now talks openly of his/her feelings about the other parents which takes away the neutral part that had been there for many years. Your parent's friends know the "other" person's name with is associated with much anger, sometimes hatred.

This week our shared "Dad" had surgery. Several of the kids were able to be at his bedside. With much joy we were happy to hear how well the surgery went and thought it was safe to breath again. Then it happened. My brother passed away. Ever since our parents married his children have been my siblings, his grandchildren have been mine. I was proud to be asked by one of the nieces to be her daughter's Godmother. The death of my brother hurt because I never got to say goodbye. I honestly didn't think there was anything that could be more painful. Wrong! His obituary showed up in the paper. My brother and I weren't mentioned at all. I figured if we had been it would of been as his "steps", I guess we're not even that. That didn't surprise me but having the brother that all of us share not being mentioned went right to my heart. He belongs to all of us. When he was told it broke his heart. He asked what he ever did. The answer is simple, he was born to that "other" person. It's sad how someones hatred runs so deep that they left out one name.

I've told him to that no one can take his memories away. Don't stop loving his brother because of someone else's hatred. I wonder just how often combined families go in different directions once the children become adults and go off on their own.

Leftout sister.

THE TYRANNY OF CONGRESS

The founding fathers had a misguided belief that members of congress would go to the Senate and the House to represent the State and the people that elected them. They feared a too powerful central government with a tyrant as President. The system of checks and balances they devised, with the legislative branch representative of the States and people was supposed to prevent an all powerful federal government.

The Supreme Court was not given specific authorization to interpret the constitution, instead, the constitution left it to congress and to the justices of the court to develop the authorities and operations of the judicial branch. What has transpired over the years is that the Congress and the Court have colluded in striping the States of any authority. Sure the members of Congress bring pork home, but is this to make the states more dependent on a strong federal government? While the federal ability to tax in order to fund those thing the states can not provide is vital, they now fund everything from state roads to grants for most local projects.

When did you last hear a member of congress speaking out for states rights? They do beg for more federal funds for education and other federally mandated programs. This is taxpayer money that never should have gone to Washington. Most of the programs rightfully belong to decisions of the states. One might conclude that congressional members have come to only represent Washington.

A GOVERNMENT STRONG ENOUGH TO GIVE YOU EVERYTHING, IS STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE IT AWAY.

Joel

Fruitland Planning Commission

FRUITLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2009
AGENDA

The Fruitland Planning Commission will meet in City Hall on Tuesday, October 06, 2009, beginning at 7:00 p.m. At this time the following represents our agenda:

Call To Order

Adoption of the Minutes (September 01, 2009)

Old Business
Zoning Ordinance Update
Status Update on Pending Ordinances:
Sign/Billboard
Windmills
Subdivision
Impact Fees
Status Update - Bennett Middle School

New Business

Elite Sounds “Live” – Special Exception (703 S. Camden Ave)
Rotary Foundation Annexation Request – City Solicitor
Restoration, Signs & Wonders Ministries (224 N. Camden Ave)

General Discussion

Adjournment

Please let me know in advance if you have any questions or if you cannot attend this meeting. Thanks for your consideration.

John F. McDonnell
City Manager

City Of Fruitland Newsletter

NEWSLETTER
October 2, 2009

CITY HALL

Staff was involved this week with additional training on the Badger Meter system. This system is used to track and store information for our water and sewer billing process.

PLANNING COMMISSION

The Fruitland Planning Commission will meet in regular session on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers. The minutes from the September 1st meeting were circulated last week. The agenda for this meeting is included in this mailing.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Field service staff repaired one defective water service in the 200 block of Green Street.

PUBLIC WORKS

Staff has been marking off areas along Main Street, N. Division Street and Cedar Lane (near roundabout) where new road signage will be installed to control the flow of heavy truck traffic through those areas.

POLICE

Congratulations to Corp. Ted Collins for finishing his supervisory school training on September 25th.

Office Manager Debbie Donoway jetted off to California this week to visit her son in Los Angeles. Her itinerary was filled with rubbing elbows with celebrities and visiting all the hot spots. She just might get “discovered” out there and never come home. We hope she has the time of her life.

OTHER

Happy Birthday wishes are sent out to Councilman Ray Carey on October 8th. May you have many more.

We would like to convey our deepest sympathies to Recreation Commission Secretary Kim Marshall and her family on the recent passing of her brother. Kim, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1967, chief Justice Earl Warren swears in Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice of the United States Supreme Court. As chief counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the 1940s and ‘50s, Marshall was the architect and executor of the legal strategy that ended the era of official racial segregation. He served 24 years before retiring in 1991.

Pumpkins

1. m&m Lantern

2. Smiley Lantern

3. LED Lantern

4. 3.142 Lantern

5. Dath Vader Pumpkin (not a lantern but still cool)

6. Ubuntu Lantern

7. Death Star Lantern

8. Ghostbusters Lantern

9. Tux Lantern

10. Where Does The Candle Go On This One?

Today's The Day My Wife Met My Girlfriend

Co-Workers Discover They're Brothers.

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Salisbury's Other Professional Fighters

Primal Fighting Systems in Salisbury, MD is proud to announce that two of its fighters Brad Pole and Steven Baker will be competeing in the first Mixed Martial Arts cagefighting event in State of Maryland history at Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena Saturday October 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM.

Steven Baker is making his Professional Fight debut after a successful amateur run, fighting at 145 lbs. He is facing a very tough 2-0 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert named Jim Hettes from PA. Steven is working hard to start his pro career off undefeated and handing the Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt his first loss.

Brad Pole, will be facing Jacob Kirwan from Clinch Academy in Frederick, MD. Kirwan is 3-1 as a Pro fighter, with all three wins coming by way of submission.

Both Brad and Steve are training extremely hard for this Historic night, and are prepared to represent Salisbury and the Delmarva Peninsula and show that Primal Fighting Systems is a real force in MMA on the East Coast.

Please feel free to contact Brad Pole for ticket info. Tickets are now available!

Brad and Steve are also, currently seeking sponsorship for this first of its kind event. If you, or somebody you know have a business that wants to be advertised please contact Brad Pole for terms and pricing. This event is being taped for comcast sports and will be on Television.

NINE WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. 'Five minutes' is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing' usually end in 'Fine'.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of 'Nothing'.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say, 'You're Welcome.' (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'You're Welcome', that will bring on a 'Whatever').

(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying...Go to Hell

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response, refer to # 3.

Devil Went Down To Jamaica

Indian River Inlet Bridge Open House & Site Tour

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 1-4pm

Rehoboth Beach -- The Delaware Department of Transportation and Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. (Skanska) invite the public to attend an outdoor "open house" style public workshop and participate in a construction site tour at the Indian River Inlet Bridge on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in the parking lot directly across from the DelDOT Field Office, 39368 Inlet Road, Rehoboth Beach, on the north side of the inlet. The event will be held rain or shine.

"This is a great opportunity for everyone to visit the site to see firsthand the construction progress being made and to talk to the DelDOT Project Team and the bridge builders," stated Secretary of Transportation Carolann Wicks.

The workshop will consist of 12 informational stations where the public can receive specific information about various aspects of the bridge construction. Information will be available about the design-build process, pile drivings and use of concrete, the pylon forms including reinforced steel, the falsework structure, the stay cable erection system, the traveler, the approach spans of the bridge, and the final features of the bridge and their functionality. Many of these informational stations will include visual examples of the different elements of bridge construction.

Representatives from the University of Delaware will be onsite to discuss the monitoring capabilities of the new bridge. Information about the roadway approaches and park improvement contracts will also be available. Several bridge designers, engineers and specialists will be on hand to discuss the bridge's construction.

A highlight of the event will be the opportunity to participate in a construction site tour. An open-air trolley will allow attendees to take a guided and narrated tour of the construction site.

The public is invited to attend any time between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and there will be an opportunity to provide written comment on the construction to date.