A Salisbury University Student reported that she was assaulted by a stranger in the intersection of Eastern Shore Drive and College Avenue. On 10/14/2009 at approximately 4:30 P.M., the student was walking along College Ave when a man operating a vehicle in the area yelled for her to "come here." The man asked the student "Where do you live?" and then grabbed hold of the student; however, she was able to break free and run away.
The suspect was described as an African-American male in his late twenties, and of average build. He was operating a black four-door sedan.
This incident occurred in the corporate limits of the City of Salisbury, and was reported to both the University Police Department and the Salisbury Police Department. As a result of recent incidents of crime on and around the University campus, the University Police Department is working in cooperation with the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office and the Salisbury Police Department to enhance measures for the protection our campus community.
Anyone who may have information about this crime is asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department: (410) 548-3165; the Salisbury University Police Department: (410) 543-6222; or, report anonymously to Crime Solvers of the Lower Eastern Shore: (410) 548-1776.
The following personal safety tips apply wherever one resides. Taking precautions may lessen the likelihood of becoming a victim. Increasing awareness of crime prevention techniques may decrease the opportunity for a person to commit a criminal offense against you.
If you feel uncomfortable walking alone on campus or to nearby off-campus locations during the hours of darkness, call University Police for an escort (410-543-6222).
Basic Personal Safety Tips:
1. Stay alert. You are your own best protection.
2. Trust your instincts. If something or someone makes your feel uneasy, use your cell phone to call 911 for police assistance.
3. Do not walk or jog alone after dark. Walk in groups, there is safety in numbers.
4. Walk in well-lit areas and stay near the curb, away from alleys, entry ways and bushes where someone could be hiding.
5. Avoid short cuts. Walk where there are other people present.
6. Let a family member or friend know your destination and estimated time of arrival.
7. Walk confidently, directly, and at a steady pace. Make eye contact with everyone you pass. Don't talk to strangers.
8. Wear clothing and shoes that give you freedom of movement. Avoid carrying a purse or too many items.
9. If you are being followed when walking, change directions, vary speed. Go to a well-lit area where there are other people. If followed by someone in a car, turn and walk in the other direction. Record the license number.
10. Report any suspicious activity or crimes to your local police department.
Please report any suspicious activity or suspicious person to the police department immediately. If possible, use a cellular phone to call 911 while maintaining visual observation of the subject(s).
Chief Edwin L. Lashley
University Police
ellashley@salisbury.edu
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Train Derailment Victims Settle For $30 Million
Collision with SUV parked on tracks by suicidal man left 11 dead
LOS ANGELES - A commuter rail agency agreed to pay about $30 million to settle most of the lawsuits from a derailment that killed 11 people and injured another 180 after a driver trying to commit suicide parked his gas-drenched SUV on the tracks, attorneys said Wednesday.
Jerome Ringler, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said Metrolink agreed to settle nearly 90 percent of the cases, including nine wrongful death claims and 15 serious injury cases.
He declined to characterize the cases still under negotiation because he didn't want to affect the settlements. Both sides are trying to resolve the remaining cases ahead of trial set for Jan. 4, he said.
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OCPD SEEKING IDENTITY OF JEWLERY STORE BURGLARY SUSPECT
The Ocean City Police Department is seeking the assistance of the public to help identify a suspect involved in the Burglary of the “Avanti Jewelers” which occurred on October 12, 2009, at about 02:30 hours. This jewelry store is located inside the Princess Royal Hotel, 9100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City.
OCPD officers were able to recover a surveillance video which shows a suspect enter the jewelry shop and break into jewelry cases and steal several items.
The suspect is described as: light skinned black male, 6”0 tall, 200 to 220 pounds, has a mustache with short hair. The suspect appears to be in his mid 40’s. At the time of the burglary the suspect is seen wearing a dark colored t-shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. (See video provided)
Anyone having any information regarding this suspect or incident is asked to contact the OCPD Criminal Investigation Division at 410-723-6604.
STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ON RETENTION OF STATE’S AAA BOND RATING
ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 14, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement regarding the retention of Maryland’s AAA bond rating by all three bond rating agencies:
“Today’s AAA bond rating is – once again – an affirmation of Maryland’s smart fiscal policies in the midst of the worst national recession since the Great Depression. By returning an era of fiscal responsibility to our State, we have demonstrated that sound financial management is possible even in tough economic times. This highest possible bond rating not only demonstrates Maryland’s fiscal strength as one of only seven states to maintain the highly coveted designation, it also saves taxpayers money.
“I want to thank Treasurer Kopp and Comptroller Franchot for their leadership and sound management of our State’s finances. We have worked hard to make our state government more accountable and transparent While Maryland is not immune to the effects for this national recession, together we have made the difficult decisions to protect our State’s long-term financial health, invest in our future, and protect our most valuable asset – the skills and strength of our people.”
“Today’s AAA bond rating is – once again – an affirmation of Maryland’s smart fiscal policies in the midst of the worst national recession since the Great Depression. By returning an era of fiscal responsibility to our State, we have demonstrated that sound financial management is possible even in tough economic times. This highest possible bond rating not only demonstrates Maryland’s fiscal strength as one of only seven states to maintain the highly coveted designation, it also saves taxpayers money.
“I want to thank Treasurer Kopp and Comptroller Franchot for their leadership and sound management of our State’s finances. We have worked hard to make our state government more accountable and transparent While Maryland is not immune to the effects for this national recession, together we have made the difficult decisions to protect our State’s long-term financial health, invest in our future, and protect our most valuable asset – the skills and strength of our people.”
OCPD REMINDER: Rt 90 Bridge Closing Tomorrow For Repair
On Thursday, October 15, 2009, the State Highway Administration will close one of the two bridges leading into Ocean City so work crews can replace a damaged girder. The estimated time for the bridge closure is two months, and in the meantime, traffic will be diverted to the U.S. 50 Bridge. Work crews are expected to remove an 85-foot section of the bridge, replace the steel beams and pour a new deck surface and paint new stripes. The highway administration hopes to reopen the bridge by mid-December. Highway 90 will remain open to local traffic, including vehicles heading for Ocean Pines and U.S. 113, as far as St. Martin's Neck Road. Salisbury Police Department Press Releases
On October 13, 2009 at approximately 1:18 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding warrant for a robbery that occurred at the Universal Citgo on North Salisbury Boulevard on August 29. On that date the suspect took U.S. currency from a victim that was attempting to pay for gasoline. The victim was not injured.
ARRESTED: Domonique Roshad Russell, 24 years of age Hebron, Maryland
CHARGES:
Robbery
Second degree assault
Theft (under $ 100)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900030474
On October 13, 2009 at approximately 5:22 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Boscovs Department Store at the Centre at Salisbury for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival the officers met with store security who advised the officers that store employees had observed the below listed suspect taking clothing from the store without making payment. The clothing was recovered and returned to the store.
ARRESTED: Lauren Michel Tracey, 19 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Theft (under $ 100)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900036499
On October 13, 2009 at approximately 9:00 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Sears Department Store at the Centre at Salisbury for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival the officers met with store security who advised the officers that store employees had observed the below listed suspect taking clothing and hardware from the store without making payment. The property was recovered and returned to the store. The suspect was also found to be wanted on an outstanding Wicomico Co. Circuit Court Bench Warrant for failing to appear for a hearing.
ARRESTED: Vince Clifton Stewart, 24 years of age Delmar, Maryland
CHARGES:
Theft (over $ 500)
Theft (under $ 1000)
Wicomico Co. Circuit Court Bench Warrant-
Failure to appear for a hearing
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900036520
Wall Street Journal Surpasses USA Today As No. 1
NEW YORK
The Wall Street Journal is now the top-selling daily newspaper in the United States.
The Audit Bureau of Circulations won't be releasing figures until later this month, but the Journal issued its numbers Wednesday.
It says the average number of copies sold in the April to September period reached 2.02 million, up about 12,000 from the same period a year earlier.
That tops USA Today, which said last week that it had its worst circulation decline ever, dropping 17 percent to 1.88 million. USA Today has long been No. 1.
Audit rules allow newspapers to count some online-only subscriptions. The Journal, a unit of News Corp.-owned Dow Jones & Co., is among the major newspapers to charge for access to much of its Web site. USA Today does not.
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It's Official: Dow 10,000
Blue-chip average reaches key milestone following better-than-expected results from JPMorgan and Intel.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks rallied Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow industrials briefly touching 10,000 for the first time in over a year, following better-than-expected quarterly profit reports from Intel and JPMorgan Chase.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU)rose as high as 10,001.58 with about 2-1/2 hours left in the session. It then stepped back slightly, to a gain of 128 points, or 1.3%, to 9,997.
The last time the Dow crossed 10,000 during a trading session was Oct. 7, 2008, when it briefly touched 10,124.03.
The S&P 500 (SPX) index rose 15 points, or 1.4%, and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) added 28 points, or 1.3%.
The advance was broad-based, with 25 of 30 Dow stocks rising. JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500), Caterpillar (CAT, Fortune 500), Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500), IBM (IBM, Fortune 500), 3M (MMM, Fortune 500), United Technologies (UTX, Fortune 500) and Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) were the biggest contributors to the Dow's gains.
"Today's market action is all about Intel and JPMorgan and just earnings in general," said Tom Schrader, managing director at Stifel Nicolaus.
He said that the weak retail sales report, also released Wednesday morning, indicates that the economic recovery is not going to be smooth-sailing. But regardless, "people are looking forward."
Stocks struggled Tuesday as a weak financial sector and disappointment about Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Fortune 500)'s results kept the Dow away from 10,000.
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Obama Discusses The State Of The Economy
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DSP Troop 3 Detectives Arrest Smyrna Man For Rape
Location: Bently Court, Lakeshore Village, Smyrna, DE
Date of Occurrence: November 2008 – May 2009
Suspect(s): Mr. Phillip G. Clayville, 42, of the above stated address.
Resume: On Tuesday, October 13th, 2009, the Delaware State Police Detectives arrested Mr. Phillip G. Clayville, after he surrendered to Troop 3 in Camden on outstanding warrants.
The initial investigation started in June 2009, when the family of a 12-year old female contacted the Delaware State Police reference to allegations that Mr. Clayville sexually assaulted their daughter. As the investigation continued, a second 11-year old female was also found to be a victim.
Detectives completed the investigation and obtained warrants on September 30, 2009, for Mr. Clayville charging him with the following crimes:
3-Charges of Rape 4th Degree Sexual Penetration Victim is Less Than 16 or Without Consent (Felony)
2-Charges of Unlawful Sexual Contact 2nd Degree (Felony)
Mr. Clayville was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and issued a $16,00.00 secure bond and a no contact order. Mr. Clayville posted bail and was released pending his trial date.
Nazis Fear An Armed People: Schwarzenegger’s Ammo Law
Second Amendment advocates and other defenders of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are outraged by California Gov. Schwarzenegger’s scheme to force all law-abiding gun owners in the state to submit data to be inserted in a database when they purchase ammunition.
Schwarzenegger’s SS Totenkopf death’s head belt buckle displayed on the cover of Time Magazine.
It makes sense California would enact such a law. The state is lorded over by an avowed Nazi.
”I admired Hitler, for instance, because he came from being a little man with almost no formal education up to power. And I admire him for being such a good public speaker,” Arnie said in the documentary Pumping Iron. The producer of the film, George Butler, considers Schwarzenegger a ”flagrant, outspoken admirer of Hitler.”
In a book proposal, according to the New York Times, Butler also said he had seen Mr. Schwarzenegger playing ”Nazi marching songs from long-playing records in his collection at home” and said that the actor ”frequently clicked his heels and pretended to be an S.S. officer.”
In response to Butler’s accusation, Schwarzenegger told the newspaper in 2003 that he despises Hitler.
He does? If so, why does Schwarzenegger wear a belt buckle bearing the SS Totenkopf, a Nazi SS insignia? Schwarzenegger appeared on the cover of Time Magazine on June 25, 2007, with Michael Bloomberg — who also has contempt for the Second Amendment — wearing the death’s head belt buckle. He wore it again nine months later in the March 2008 issue of Esquire Magazine.
Schwarzenegger proudly displayed the death’s head buckle a few months ago at the CeBIT 2009 IT conference in Hanover, Germany.
Schwarzenegger’s late father, Gustav, voluntarily applied to join the Nazi Party in 1938 when it was still illegal in Austria. He also voluntarily applied to become a member of the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi paramilitary wing, on May 1, 1939. He was a Hitler-worshiping brownshirt.
Arnie invited Austrian president Kurt Waldheim to his wedding in 1986 after it emerged that the former UN secretary general had long concealed that he fought in a German army commando accused of atrocities.
All of this may be incidental to Arnie’s signing of AB962, the California ammo bill. But then, considering Arnie’s flagrant display of an SS insignia, it does not seem likely.
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Schwarzenegger’s SS Totenkopf death’s head belt buckle displayed on the cover of Time Magazine.
It makes sense California would enact such a law. The state is lorded over by an avowed Nazi.
”I admired Hitler, for instance, because he came from being a little man with almost no formal education up to power. And I admire him for being such a good public speaker,” Arnie said in the documentary Pumping Iron. The producer of the film, George Butler, considers Schwarzenegger a ”flagrant, outspoken admirer of Hitler.”
In a book proposal, according to the New York Times, Butler also said he had seen Mr. Schwarzenegger playing ”Nazi marching songs from long-playing records in his collection at home” and said that the actor ”frequently clicked his heels and pretended to be an S.S. officer.”
In response to Butler’s accusation, Schwarzenegger told the newspaper in 2003 that he despises Hitler.
He does? If so, why does Schwarzenegger wear a belt buckle bearing the SS Totenkopf, a Nazi SS insignia? Schwarzenegger appeared on the cover of Time Magazine on June 25, 2007, with Michael Bloomberg — who also has contempt for the Second Amendment — wearing the death’s head belt buckle. He wore it again nine months later in the March 2008 issue of Esquire Magazine.
Schwarzenegger proudly displayed the death’s head buckle a few months ago at the CeBIT 2009 IT conference in Hanover, Germany.
Schwarzenegger’s late father, Gustav, voluntarily applied to join the Nazi Party in 1938 when it was still illegal in Austria. He also voluntarily applied to become a member of the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi paramilitary wing, on May 1, 1939. He was a Hitler-worshiping brownshirt.
Arnie invited Austrian president Kurt Waldheim to his wedding in 1986 after it emerged that the former UN secretary general had long concealed that he fought in a German army commando accused of atrocities.
All of this may be incidental to Arnie’s signing of AB962, the California ammo bill. But then, considering Arnie’s flagrant display of an SS insignia, it does not seem likely.
GO HERE to read more.
Parents At New Jersey School Hope Meeting Will Assuage Obama Song Concerns
A New Jersey mother of a second-grader who was seen in an unauthorized video singing the praises of President Obama said she hopes to get some answers tonight at a public meeting held by the township's board of education.
The mother of a second-grader says she hopes to get some answers Wednesday night as to why her daughter was videotaped with the rest of her class singing the praises of President Obama at a New Jersey elementary school last spring.
Andrea Ciemnolonski, of Burlington, N.J., said she'll attend a 6 p.m. "work session" held by the Burlington Township Board of Education, which she hopes will assuage her concerns regarding security at the B. Bernice Young Elementary School.
"I still have questions," Ciemnolonski told Foxnews.com. "Mostly I just want to see what the school is going to do to improve security at the school. Clearly, if the children were videotaped, there's something wrong. They should not have been -- that's not permitted."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/14/parents-hope-meeting-assuage-obama-song-concerns/
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO SIGN FIRST EVER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH STATE CONTRACTORS
ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 14, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley will join leaders of the Service Employee International Union to sign the first ever collective bargaining agreement with state contractors in Maryland. The agreement will be the first since a Glendening Administration Executive Order extended collective negotiating beyond state employees to also include contractors. The agreement will be signed by the Governor, SEIU Local 500, and the Maryland State Department of Education.
“This is an exciting day for Maryland as we sign the first ever collective bargaining agreement with state contractors in Maryland,” said Governor O’Malley. “The hard working professionals of SEIU are vital to the healthy future of so many Marylanders, and it’s our obligation to ensure their rights as contracted workers are protected just as state employees are.”
SEIU Local 500 represents 18,000 people working mainly in child care and education, including the employees of the Montgomery County Public School System, Head Start, part-time faculty at George Washington University, and Maryland's family child care providers. SEIU in Maryland represents 30,000 Health Care, Property Service, and Public Sector Workers.
“This is an exciting day for Maryland as we sign the first ever collective bargaining agreement with state contractors in Maryland,” said Governor O’Malley. “The hard working professionals of SEIU are vital to the healthy future of so many Marylanders, and it’s our obligation to ensure their rights as contracted workers are protected just as state employees are.”
SEIU Local 500 represents 18,000 people working mainly in child care and education, including the employees of the Montgomery County Public School System, Head Start, part-time faculty at George Washington University, and Maryland's family child care providers. SEIU in Maryland represents 30,000 Health Care, Property Service, and Public Sector Workers.
16-Year Old Cape Henlopen High School Student Arrested
Location: Cape Henlopen High School, 1250 Kings Cape, Lewes, DE
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at approximately 2:30 pm
Suspect(s): 16-year old male student
Resume: On Tuesday, October 13th, 2009, the Delaware State Police and officials at Cape Henlopen High School investigated an incident involving a 16-year old student who was in possession of a martial arts star.
The investigation revealed that the high school student threw the martial arts star past two 16-year old female students striking a wooden cabinet. The incident occurred in a classroom setting. The victims did not sustain any injury.
The 16-year old student was taken into custody without incident and charged with the following misdemeanor crimes:
Possession of a Weapon in a Safe School Zone
A Person Shall Not Deal with a Martial Arts Throwing Star
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon/Instrument
2-Counts of 2nd Degree Reckless Endangering
A family member responded to the school and took custody of the 16-year old party pending his appearance for arraignment in Sussex County Family Court. The student is presently suspended from the school pending a review with disciplinary consequences along with restitution.
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at approximately 2:30 pm
Suspect(s): 16-year old male student
Resume: On Tuesday, October 13th, 2009, the Delaware State Police and officials at Cape Henlopen High School investigated an incident involving a 16-year old student who was in possession of a martial arts star.
The investigation revealed that the high school student threw the martial arts star past two 16-year old female students striking a wooden cabinet. The incident occurred in a classroom setting. The victims did not sustain any injury.
The 16-year old student was taken into custody without incident and charged with the following misdemeanor crimes:
Possession of a Weapon in a Safe School Zone
A Person Shall Not Deal with a Martial Arts Throwing Star
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon/Instrument
2-Counts of 2nd Degree Reckless Endangering
A family member responded to the school and took custody of the 16-year old party pending his appearance for arraignment in Sussex County Family Court. The student is presently suspended from the school pending a review with disciplinary consequences along with restitution.
Another War Story: Wag The Tail
A two-minute video of a soldier being greeted by his dogs after returning home after 14 months in Iraq. I suspect even cat people will be touched by this: GO HERE
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT
Microsoft to provide 13,500 vouchers to the citizens of Maryland to provide free technology training
BALTIMORE, MD (October 14, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that Maryland will join forces with Microsoft in an innovative, public-private partnership to provide free technology training to displaced workers. The Governor joined Mayor Sheila Dixon, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Alexander Sanchez, and Fred Humphries, Microsoft Managing Director, US Government Affairs at the Baltimore Eastside Career Center to applaud the unique partnership labeled “Microsoft Elevate America.”
“This partnership will provide thousands of people in Maryland with the workforce education that is necessary to come through this recession,” said Governor O’Malley. “Giving people the important job and technology proficiencies to succeed will help to boost our state’s employment and improve the quality of our world class workforce. We are excited to work with Microsoft on such an important program.”
“Thanks to Governor Martin O’Malley and Microsoft, more Baltimore citizens now have a chance to improve their technology proficiencies as the city and state continues to bridge the digital divide,” stated Mayor Sheila Dixon. “In today's workforce and classrooms, it is crucial to know basic Microsoft applications. With these vouchers, we will improve the technological knowledge to Baltimore City residents and provide new and better job opportunities.”
In Maryland, Microsoft has partnered with the state’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to distribute a total of 13,500 training vouchers statewide during the next 90 days to the state’s One-Stop Career Centers, local community college system and the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitative Services. Courses range from basic technology literacy to intermediate-level technology skills. A portion of the vouchers will be issued to Maryland residents for Microsoft Certification Exams all at no cost to the recipient.
“Elevate America is a powerful program for people who need crucial skills essential to obtain employment in today’s competitive workplace,” said Fred Humphries, Microsoft Managing Director, US Government Affairs. “We at Microsoft believe that this type of public-private partnership plays an integral role in rebuilding Maryland - and the nation’s economy - through access to technology training that can open doors to employment opportunity.”
Maryland will receive 6,000 vouchers for Microsoft Windows and Office online training, 6,000 vouchers for Microsoft Business Certification Exams, and 1,500 vouchers for advanced technical professional level online training:
Each training voucher is redeemable for free online training in Microsoft Windows Vista, or one of the programs in the Microsoft Office suite.
Each certification exam voucher is redeemable for a Microsoft Business Certification Exam.
Advanced technical professional level vouchers are redeemable for free online training for individuals in technical professional career tracks in areas such as web development or database management.
“This partnership will give thousands of Marylanders the technology skills they need to compete in the 21st century economy,” Sanchez said.
Any Maryland resident may request and receive a voucher. The vouchers will be distributed through the state’s One-Stop Career Centers and its partners, community colleges, the Department of Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Human Resources. In its role as Microsoft’s “designated partner” for administration of Elevate America in Maryland, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is responsible for the overall statewide distribution program. Vouchers will be distributed to citizens across the state on a first come, first served basis starting today
Microsoft Vice President Pamela Passman announced the “Microsoft Elevate America” program at the National Governor’s Conference in February. The initiative will provide up to 1 million vouchers nationwide for Microsoft e-Learning courses and select Microsoft certification exams at no or low cost to recipients. The program is designed to provide technology training for up to 2 million people during the next three years. Maryland’s participation in the program makes it that fifth state to take part in this groundbreaking initiative.
For additional information regarding the Microsoft vouchers and locations where citizens can obtain a voucher in Maryland, visit the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation website at www.dllr.state.md.us and click on the Microsoft Elevate America button.
BALTIMORE, MD (October 14, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that Maryland will join forces with Microsoft in an innovative, public-private partnership to provide free technology training to displaced workers. The Governor joined Mayor Sheila Dixon, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Alexander Sanchez, and Fred Humphries, Microsoft Managing Director, US Government Affairs at the Baltimore Eastside Career Center to applaud the unique partnership labeled “Microsoft Elevate America.”
“This partnership will provide thousands of people in Maryland with the workforce education that is necessary to come through this recession,” said Governor O’Malley. “Giving people the important job and technology proficiencies to succeed will help to boost our state’s employment and improve the quality of our world class workforce. We are excited to work with Microsoft on such an important program.”
“Thanks to Governor Martin O’Malley and Microsoft, more Baltimore citizens now have a chance to improve their technology proficiencies as the city and state continues to bridge the digital divide,” stated Mayor Sheila Dixon. “In today's workforce and classrooms, it is crucial to know basic Microsoft applications. With these vouchers, we will improve the technological knowledge to Baltimore City residents and provide new and better job opportunities.”
In Maryland, Microsoft has partnered with the state’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to distribute a total of 13,500 training vouchers statewide during the next 90 days to the state’s One-Stop Career Centers, local community college system and the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitative Services. Courses range from basic technology literacy to intermediate-level technology skills. A portion of the vouchers will be issued to Maryland residents for Microsoft Certification Exams all at no cost to the recipient.
“Elevate America is a powerful program for people who need crucial skills essential to obtain employment in today’s competitive workplace,” said Fred Humphries, Microsoft Managing Director, US Government Affairs. “We at Microsoft believe that this type of public-private partnership plays an integral role in rebuilding Maryland - and the nation’s economy - through access to technology training that can open doors to employment opportunity.”
Maryland will receive 6,000 vouchers for Microsoft Windows and Office online training, 6,000 vouchers for Microsoft Business Certification Exams, and 1,500 vouchers for advanced technical professional level online training:
Each training voucher is redeemable for free online training in Microsoft Windows Vista, or one of the programs in the Microsoft Office suite.
Each certification exam voucher is redeemable for a Microsoft Business Certification Exam.
Advanced technical professional level vouchers are redeemable for free online training for individuals in technical professional career tracks in areas such as web development or database management.
“This partnership will give thousands of Marylanders the technology skills they need to compete in the 21st century economy,” Sanchez said.
Any Maryland resident may request and receive a voucher. The vouchers will be distributed through the state’s One-Stop Career Centers and its partners, community colleges, the Department of Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Human Resources. In its role as Microsoft’s “designated partner” for administration of Elevate America in Maryland, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is responsible for the overall statewide distribution program. Vouchers will be distributed to citizens across the state on a first come, first served basis starting today
Microsoft Vice President Pamela Passman announced the “Microsoft Elevate America” program at the National Governor’s Conference in February. The initiative will provide up to 1 million vouchers nationwide for Microsoft e-Learning courses and select Microsoft certification exams at no or low cost to recipients. The program is designed to provide technology training for up to 2 million people during the next three years. Maryland’s participation in the program makes it that fifth state to take part in this groundbreaking initiative.
For additional information regarding the Microsoft vouchers and locations where citizens can obtain a voucher in Maryland, visit the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation website at www.dllr.state.md.us and click on the Microsoft Elevate America button.
42-Year Old Female Attempts To Run Over Boyfriend During Altercation
Location: 25000 Block of Kings Lane, Enchanted Acres, Millsboro, DE
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at approximately 4 pm
Suspect(s): Ms. Sharon Harmison, 42, of the above stated location
Resume: On Tuesday, October 13th, shortly after 4pm, Delaware State Troopers were summoned to the 25000 Block of Kings Lane, Enchanted Acres, Millsboro reference to a domestic complaint.
The investigation revealed during the course of a verbal and physical altercation, the female party later identified as Ms. Sharon Harmison, 42, damaged property inside the residence and allegedly swung a 2x4 wood plank at the male victim striking him in the leg.
Before departing the property, Ms. Harmison then entered her vehicle placed it in reverse and sped toward the male party. The male party jumped from the path of the vehicle to avoid being struck. The victim was not injured. Ms. Harmison fled the area prior to the arrival of Troopers.
Once Troopers contacted the male party at the residence Troopers responded to the parking lot of Nanticoke Crossing and took Ms. Harmison into custody without incident and transported her to Troop 7.
The investigating Trooper obtained warrants for the following felony charges:
Assault 2nd Degree Recklessly or Intentionally Causes Physical Injury
Reckless Endangering 1st Degree
Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
Ms. Harmison was arraigned before the Justice of Peace Court and released on a $35,000.00 unsecured bond pending a later trial date with a no contact order.
New Fire Boat Runs Aground On Way To Tampa
The navigational instruments said they were in the middle of the channel.
Then they ran aground on a beach near St. Augustine at 11 p.m. Wednesday.
The new $3.8 million, 69-foot-long Tampa Fire Boat Patriot suffered no damage, said Capt. Bill Wade, a spokesman for Tampa Fire Rescue.
"The boat came to a sudden stop," said Wade, who added there were no injuries. "It was pretty obvious what had happened. We had run aground somewhere."
Wade and the crew of seven stayed on the boat throughout the night until a tugboat arrived at noon Thursday. The tugboat pulled the boat off the sand and the vessel went on its own to a nearby marina to get checked out, Wade said.
Wade said that residents told them that about a dozen boats have run aground this year at the same location.
Along with Wade, the crew on the boat includes two Tampa firefighters, a fire department mechanic and three staff members from Metalcraft Marine, who built the vessel, Wade said.
They anticipated arriving at Cape Canaveral at 5 p.m. Thursday and hoped to arrive at noon Monday at Davis Islands.
The new boat, which was bought by a federal government grant, is needed to allow firefighters to work quickly, safely and be responsive to the large number of cargo ships and passenger vessels that travel daily to and from the Port of Tampa, Wade said.
The fire department has two boats now. One is 27 feet and the other is 30 feet, Wade said.
The new vessel has sonar equipment that maps the water column underneath and can refill scuba diving tanks on board.
It has multiple hose connections to fight fires. It can pump water equivalent to a dozen fire trucks, pumping about 13,000 gallons of water a minute, Wade said.
He said they will use the boat from the Port of Tampa and Port of Manatee to past the Sunshine Skyway bridge.
The boat began its voyage on Sept. 11 from Kingston, Ontario, where it was built by Metalcraft Marine.
A boat captain from the company was piloting the boat when it ran aground. Metalcraft was responsible for covering the costs of freeing the boat.
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Patrol Trooper Observes Parking Lot Dispute & Intervenes
Location: Wawa Parking Lot, USRT 13 and Line Road, Delmar
Date of Occurrence: Wednesday, October 14th , 2009 at 12:20 am
Suspect(s): Ms. Shelly M. Shockley, 20, of Line Road, Delmar, DE
Resume: On Wednesday, October 14th, 2009, a Delaware State Police Trooper assigned to Troop 5 patrol was traveling northbound on USRT 13. The patrol Trooper was stopped at a red light at the intersection when he observed an altercation between three individuals in the Wawa parking lot.
The Trooper responded into the parking lot and observed a Mazda sedan parked in the lane of travel within the parking lot. The Trooper exited his vehicle and contacted a female party, later identified as Ms. Shelly Shockley, 20, of Line Road, Delmar, DE, seated in the front seat of the Mazda sedan.
Once the parties were separated, Ms. Shockley exited the vehicle using abusive language and refused to listen to verbal commands by the Trooper. The Trooper attempted to take custody of Ms. Shockley who became increasingly disorderly and tried to break free from his custody. The Trooper was able to place handcuffs on Ms. Shockley without further incident.
The investigation revealed that Ms. Shockley was 20-years old and was intoxicated. The argument was between friends when they confronted Ms. Shockley about her desire to operate her vehicle while intoxicated.
Ms. Shockley was charged with Driving by a Minor after Consumption of Alcohol, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest. All of the charges are misdemeanors and Ms. Shockley was released to a family member pending a later scheduled court date.
Another GOP Senator Open To Health Overhaul
The $829 billion bill was approved by the finance committee, 14-9
WASHINGTON - A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she's open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer to a historic achievement that has eluded generations of Democratic leaders.
But Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told The Associated Press that the bill approved Tuesday by the Finance Committee needs substantial improvements to make coverage more affordable, contain costs, and protect Medicare. Nevertheless, she joined her Maine GOP colleague Sen. Olympia Snowe in endorsing the goal of far-reaching changes.
"My hope is we that can fix the flaws in the bill and come together with a truly bipartisan bill that could garner widespread support," Collins said in an interview. "I think this bill is far superior to the ones passed by the Senate (health) committee and the three House committees, but it needs substantial additional work."
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In Memory Of Mary E. Albero
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Mary Elizabeth Albero, 71, of Edgewater, MD on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.Daughter of Beatrice and the late John Kiernan.
Beloved mother of Frank Albero of Virginia Beach, VA, John Albero of Hampton, VA, Joe Albero of Delmar, DE, Mary Therrell of Alexandria, VA and Tom Albero of Boyds, MD. Mary is also survived by her 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Mary was very active in living out her Catholic faith. In her retirement years, she volunteered at a pro-life crisis pregnancy center and promoted adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.
Mary's family invites friends and relatives to remember her in this world and celebrate her journey into heaven by visiting with her at Hardesty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis Road, Gambrills, MD on Friday, October 16th from 2-4 pm and from 7-9 pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church, 16501 Annapolis Road, in Bowie, Maryland on Saturday October 17th. Burial will be at St. Raymond Cemetery in Bronx, NY.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Mary's Center, P.O. Box 1804, Pasadena, MD 21123-1804 or Springhill Center for Family Development 1134 Bacon Ridge Road, Crownsville, MD 21032
Salisbury Zoo A Disappointment For Halloween Event?
I received a call the other day from a parent very disappointed in their visit to this years event for Halloween at the Salisbury Zoo. They mentioned cheap candy, (no chocolate) and the actual event being somewhat of a bore.
Being that I know this is a huge event for the Zoo each year, I thought I'd reach out to everyone and see if they had the same impression.
Powerball Coming to Maryland and Virginia?
Slots are coming to Maryland. They’re already in Delaware. Sports books is in Delaware; with blackjack and craps to follow. Horse racings has been here for years. If you don’t have enough gambling alternatives, the Maryland and Virginia lotteries are giving you one more.
It appears that Powerball – the original big dollar, multi-state lotto is coming to Maryland and Virginia. Both states are already members of the MegaMillions multi-state lottery, but are negotiating with Powerball to bring in even more revenue. Maryland expects Powerball to bring in an additional $25 million per year.
Man Struck And Killed By Train
Location: Amtrak Rail Lines adjacent to I-495 in the area of Edgemoor Road, Wilmington, Delaware
Date of Occurrence: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at approximately 12:20 a.m.
Resume: The Delaware State Police is investigating an incident in which a male subject stood in front of a northbound Amtrak Train at approximately 12:20 a.m. this morning.
This investigation revealed the incident occurred on the Amtrak Rail Lines adjacent to I-495 in the area of Edgemoor Road. The passenger train was heading northbound on the tracks when an unknown male subject stood directly in the path of the train. This subject was struck and killed upon impact.
Due to the condition of the body, identification of this individual has proved difficult. Measures are under way at this time to identify him, however, it is unknown when authorities will know who he is.
Once identification is made, his name will only be provided upon specific request from media sources. Otherwise, no additional news release will be disseminated in regards to this case.
No foul play is suspected.
Date of Occurrence: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at approximately 12:20 a.m.
Resume: The Delaware State Police is investigating an incident in which a male subject stood in front of a northbound Amtrak Train at approximately 12:20 a.m. this morning.
This investigation revealed the incident occurred on the Amtrak Rail Lines adjacent to I-495 in the area of Edgemoor Road. The passenger train was heading northbound on the tracks when an unknown male subject stood directly in the path of the train. This subject was struck and killed upon impact.
Due to the condition of the body, identification of this individual has proved difficult. Measures are under way at this time to identify him, however, it is unknown when authorities will know who he is.
Once identification is made, his name will only be provided upon specific request from media sources. Otherwise, no additional news release will be disseminated in regards to this case.
No foul play is suspected.
Verizon Takes Away Divorced Man's Unlimited Broadband Plan
They say that for people going through a divorce it can feel like you're losing half of yourself. As if it that wasn't bad enough, Verizon Wireless has taken away William's unlimited broadband plan on the account he used to share with his wife.
William writes:
I have actually been pretty happy Verizon Wireless until very recently.
I have one regular cell phone line with Verizon, and one of those nice little usb broadband modems. I have had both since about 2004. The great thing was that I had the unlimited broadband plan on my modem. They do not offer it anymore so I was proud of being able to keep my unlimited broadband plan.
Earlier this year, my wife and I got divorced. Among the thousands of matters to attend to, was to split our Verizon account into his and hers. I called up Verizon and explained that I needed to remove her from the account and have the account only in my name.
The rep said this was no problem, and it was quick to do. I asked him specifically to ensure there was no changes to account, and if the broadband account would remain the same. He ensured me that this would be the case, and even commented on how cool it was that I had the Unlimited plan. He told me I needed to make sure I kept it. Wise words.
I kept getting bills in the expected amount so I did not verify further at that point. This month I did read my bill, and I notice that my broadband plan has changed from Unlimited as expected to their new 5GB plan. This was clearly an error so I call up VZW to have them correct the error. I spoke at that time to rep number. 322590. She assured me that she would put in a request to have my account updated back to the grandfathered plan and I would get a call back the next day.
3 days passed and I received no notification so I called VZW back. This time I spoke to rep 319729, who was a supervisor she said.
She looked at my account, and said that VZW had refused to put the unlimited plan back on my account, and there was nothing they could do. I requested that because they had failed to provide me with what I was contractually entitled to, that they should release me from the termination charges on the account and allow me to close the account.
Rep 319729 said that it was impossible for VZW to give me the plan and I wanted, and it was impossible for Verizon to release me from my early termination. Now they are charging me $59.99 per/month for a service I did not sign up for, and do not want.
Rep 319729 said that there was a website that listed the terms and conditions that apply when VZW makes a change to the account, and it was my duty to read this mythical piece to understand what they were allowed to do, when they make changes to the account. Rep 319729 did not say what the Url for this document was.
What can I do? They took advantage of me, in a very trying time in my life, and they refuse to fix it, and they even rub my face in it, with this mythical website I am supposed to have read before calling to change my account.
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Jim Ireton’s Answer to Salisbury’s Crime Problem
When Jim Ireton was running to be Salisbury’s mayor there was no question that crime was a TOP concern of voters. Things don’t seem to have gotten much better since his election. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Salisbury Crime Taskforce Ireton provided some hint as to his solution for the crime problems – GRANTS.
While Jim’s FRIENDS – Frank Kratovil, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Cardin, and Barack Obama – may be doling out taxpayer dollars by the bucket full, at some point in time Ireton is going to have to DO SOMETHING about fixing the problems facing Salisbury. That means Ireton needs to understand that crime is one of, if not THE BIGGEST problem facing his once fair city.
At Tuesday’s meeting a member of the taskforce asked Ireton what was the status of a grant Salisbury applied for to replicate a highly successful crime initiative in Annapolis. Ireton’s reply was a song an dance about how “competitive” the application process was and how applicants were being “scored”.
“What will we do if we don’t receive the grant?”, asked the member.
Ireton’s response? “Well, I guess we’ll just have to apply for another grant.”
WRONG ANSWER! If this program is worth going through the hassle of applying for the grant, and it is truly effective AND if it will only cost approximately $150,000 to implement, then I’m quite sure that Ireton can find budget cuts to fund such a program. In fact, this is basically what councilwoman Terry Cohen told Ireton.
There are two problems in this scenario. The first is that Ireton just doesn’t get it. His record to date seems to be one of “Let’s spend the taxpayers’ money”, but he’s certainly not very big on getting results. The other problem is that Ireton lacks the courage to put someone in charge of the police department who will get results.
“Jim’s Friends” could lavish millions of dollars on Salisbury, but would the taxpayers actually see results as long as Allan Webster remains in charge of SPD? Given Webster’s overall record and his seeming desire to spend more time attacking elected officials than fighting crime, I seriously doubt it.
Ireton needs to wake up and smell the coffee. The citizens who put him in office will just as quickly throw him out without concrete RESULTS!. Salisbury voters aren’t interested in press conferences and ribbon cuttings. While cleaning up the river may be an important issue to many, it is strictly second tier when a majority of city residents can hear gunfire at night.
Jim Ireton defeated Gary Comegys in last spring’s mayoral election because he wasn’t Barrie Tilghman. Unfortunately, that’s precisely what the citizens currently have – Barrie Tilghman in a coat and tie. The people running the city are the same, and Jim Ireton is only there half a day to supervise them. Of course, Ireton doesn’t appear to have the backbone to tell them what to do anyway.
Start with doing something concrete about the crime problem Jim. Voters don’t care about grants. They care about results. Don’t come asking for a tax increase next spring without something to show for your efforts.
from Delmarva Dealings
WHO HAS BEEN RUNNING THE U. S. ECONOMY?
Warren Buffet has told us something important, but are we listening? Buffet made a $5 billion dollar investment in Goldman Sachs. Why would this brilliant investor and financial advisor to Obama, make this huge investment? He has often said, he only invests in companies he understands. I think the answer can be found by looking at Goldman alumni, serving in government.
First the Obama administration. - In addition to Larry Summers, economic advisor there is -
Dianna Farrell, Deputy director, National economic council
Stephen Friedman, Chairman, President's foreign intelligence advisory board.Former Chairman of the board, N Y. Federal reserve.
Gary Gensler, Commissioner, commodity futures trading commission, also served a in the treasury dept. under Clinton.
Robert Hormats, Undersecretary for economic, Energy and agricultural affairs, State department.
Philip Murphy, Ambassador to Germany
Mark Patterson, Chief of staff to treasury secretary Geitner.
John Thain, Advisor to treasury secretary Geitner.
** Geitners father, Peter, is linked to Ann Dunham, Obama's mother, at the Ford Foundation.
Next the Bush administration. - Names we are familiar with are Henry Paulson, Robert Rubin (both treasury secretaries) Jushua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff, UN ambassador.
Steve Shafran, Edward C. Forst, Dan Jester and Kendrick R. Wilson III, all advisors to Paulson on setting up TARP.
Neel Kashkari, Assistant secretary for financial stability, treasury.
Reuben Jeffery III, State Dept. Undersecretary foe economic, energy and agricultural affairs.
Robert Steel, Treasury Under secretary for domestic finance.
Robert Zoellick, served as Trade representative, Deputy secretary of state and world bank president.
The N. Y. Federal reserve, William C. Dudley, current President/CEO
Other significant positions -
Edward Liddy, AIG CEO
Duncan Niederauer, Chair/CEO NYSE
Jon Corzine, Former senator and current Governor of New Jersey
Significant players in foreign governments -
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia, Mark Carney, Canada, David Watson, England, Romano Prodi, Mario Draghi and Massimo Tononi, the last three Italy.
Joel
First the Obama administration. - In addition to Larry Summers, economic advisor there is -
Dianna Farrell, Deputy director, National economic council
Stephen Friedman, Chairman, President's foreign intelligence advisory board.Former Chairman of the board, N Y. Federal reserve.
Gary Gensler, Commissioner, commodity futures trading commission, also served a in the treasury dept. under Clinton.
Robert Hormats, Undersecretary for economic, Energy and agricultural affairs, State department.
Philip Murphy, Ambassador to Germany
Mark Patterson, Chief of staff to treasury secretary Geitner.
John Thain, Advisor to treasury secretary Geitner.
** Geitners father, Peter, is linked to Ann Dunham, Obama's mother, at the Ford Foundation.
Next the Bush administration. - Names we are familiar with are Henry Paulson, Robert Rubin (both treasury secretaries) Jushua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff, UN ambassador.
Steve Shafran, Edward C. Forst, Dan Jester and Kendrick R. Wilson III, all advisors to Paulson on setting up TARP.
Neel Kashkari, Assistant secretary for financial stability, treasury.
Reuben Jeffery III, State Dept. Undersecretary foe economic, energy and agricultural affairs.
Robert Steel, Treasury Under secretary for domestic finance.
Robert Zoellick, served as Trade representative, Deputy secretary of state and world bank president.
The N. Y. Federal reserve, William C. Dudley, current President/CEO
Other significant positions -
Edward Liddy, AIG CEO
Duncan Niederauer, Chair/CEO NYSE
Jon Corzine, Former senator and current Governor of New Jersey
Significant players in foreign governments -
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia, Mark Carney, Canada, David Watson, England, Romano Prodi, Mario Draghi and Massimo Tononi, the last three Italy.
Joel
Insurers Emerge As Obama’s Top Foe On Health
Tenuous truce with White House has turned quickly into an all-out battle
For months, President Obama and his administration waged their fight for a health-care overhaul without a clear opponent, even courting the industry executives and interest groups that helped kill reform efforts 15 years ago.
But attacks on the leading Democratic reform plan this week by the insurance lobby left little doubt that two of the most powerful institutions involved in the debate — the White House and America's insurance companies — have abandoned any real hope of forging a compromise. What was a tenuous truce has turned quickly into an all-out battle, with both sides ratcheting up the hostilities and their rhetoric.
As the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a broad, 10-year, $829 billion bill to remake the nation's health-care system, Obama's top advisers and the insurers moved into a new, more intense stage of conflict.
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No shame in walking away from mortgage
Those who ‘strategically default’ are using system the way it was designed
A solid two years into the housing bust, the national foreclosure wave doesn't show the least signs of abating. Banks that had called a foreclosure moratorium are now back to the business of taking back properties, and the foreclosure numbers are again at record highs. As the foreclosures rise, so too does the criticism of “walkaways” who hand the keys to their drastically devalued houses back to the bank.
Last month a study from the credit reporting agency Experian and consulting outfit Oliver Wyman estimated that close to a fifth of troubled mortgages involved borrowers who were “strategically” defaulting — walking away from mortgages they could pay but decided not to because they owed more than their houses were worth. Self-assigned guardians of financial ethics see the willingness of borrowers to abandon their mortgage debts as a sign of the “erosion of social and moral standards.” The aim of these critics is to shame debtors into sticking with their mortgages. That's something debtors should take with a grain of salt. There are many good reasons to keep paying your mortgage and avoid the black mark of foreclosure, but the immorality of sticking the bank with a loss isn't one of them.
Some observers, like Zubin Jelveh of the New Republic, have taken issue with the Experian-Wyman study's methods, arguing that it was too broad in defining “strategic” default. But unlike some other reports that play up the number of deadbeat debtors, this study uses a fairly narrow and defensible definition to arrive at its conclusion that 18 percent of mortgage defaults are “strategic.” (Experian showed the report to The Big Money, but asked that it not be posted.) The study focuses on borrowers who, once they hit 60 days late, roll straight through to foreclosure without ever making another payment and manage to stay current on all their credit cards.
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Burger King Gets Robbed
On October 13, 2009 at approximately 6:28 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Burger King restaurant on South Salisbury Boulevard for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival the officers met with restaurant management who advised that the store had been robbed by a single suspect at gunpoint. The employees advised the officers that while inside of the restaurant the lone suspect entered the business and produced a pump type shotgun. The suspect demanded and was given the currency from the business. The suspect then fled from the business on foot toward Eastern Shore Drive. Attempts by responding officers to locate the suspect were negative. An attempt to locate the suspect utilizing a K-9 from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office was also negative. There were no injuries and the suspect is described as:
1. Black male, wearing a black “hoody” type sweatshirt, black pants, black ball cap, a black bandanna, black gloves and tan Timberland boots.
If anyone has any information regarding this robbery they are asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or to contact Crime Solvers. Information may be submitted anonymously.
1. Black male, wearing a black “hoody” type sweatshirt, black pants, black ball cap, a black bandanna, black gloves and tan Timberland boots.
If anyone has any information regarding this robbery they are asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or to contact Crime Solvers. Information may be submitted anonymously.
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ON THE PASSING OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER PHILIP BROWN
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley issued this statement today following the passing of civil rights leader and prominent Annapolis educator and author Philip Brown:
“I am saddened by the news today that we have lost a champion in education who fought for equality for all Americans regardless of race. Philip Brown has served as a model for a generation of younger Americans, particularly those born into injustice due to the color of their skin. He proved that we can preserve our history while challenging its flaws, exacting a more just future for the next generation.
“From a classroom in Annapolis, Brown confronted prejudice and inequality nationwide and in doing so, wrote a new, more honorable chapter in American history.”
“I am saddened by the news today that we have lost a champion in education who fought for equality for all Americans regardless of race. Philip Brown has served as a model for a generation of younger Americans, particularly those born into injustice due to the color of their skin. He proved that we can preserve our history while challenging its flaws, exacting a more just future for the next generation.
“From a classroom in Annapolis, Brown confronted prejudice and inequality nationwide and in doing so, wrote a new, more honorable chapter in American history.”
The Baucus Bill Spending Vortex
The House and Senate are clearly divided over how to pay for the massive new spending commitments the federal government is taking on.
Right now, House and Senate Democrats are meeting behind closed doors to figure out who they will tax and how much they can cut Medicare to meet what will be at least a $1 trillion commitment in new spending. Assuming for just the moment that they can make them match, Congress should look to the example of what Medicaid has done to state budgets.
Medicaid Mess. The commitment to Medicaid has become so large, it acts like a vortex, drawing everything else into itself. Congress should stop and take a good look at what happened to state budgets this past year. The extra federal matching rates for Medicaid came with strings attached—Medicaid eligibility could not be cut. But states still cut Medicaid providers. Medicaid was perhaps spared but that only meant cuts had to be found elsewhere to keep state budgets in balance. Medicaid was protected, but education, public health, mental health services, social services, child welfare programs, and public safety were cut.
Budget Gimmicks. It is understandable the President and Congressional leaders focus on what will be gained, as any politicians do to gain support for their initiatives. But there is also a time to ask, what will be lost? A trillion dollars in new spending and new revenues leave the federal government with very little margin to deal with the public health risks of a pandemic, rising unemployment, another Katrina, another crisis in world. Health care will spend real money and still rely on a lot of budget gimmicks. For example, Finance simply delayed the start of benefits and refused to fix the Medicare physician fee schedule.
Higher Family Spending. Yes, some families will get $16,500 in tax free benefits for health care under the Finance Committee version. But that money is going to come from someone else. And, under the Finance Committee plan, there will still be 25 million Americans uninsured. Many individuals and families will end up paying much more for their health care than they do today. Forget Obama’s promise of the $2500 annual reduction in family health costs.
The federal government is going to raise taxes to pay its new bill. What are families going to do? Clearly, they will have to cut costs elsewhere in their budget. Cutting Medicare payments and benefits to pay for new spending will help avoid going further into hock in regards to the federal budget, but those proposals do nothing to help family budgets.
Americans want solutions to the problems we face in the current system including the issue of the uninsured. But the legislation moving through Congress fails to meet the promise made by President Obama and what Americans as a whole want most of all—to lower the cost of health care for everyone. Failure to accomplish that now means the upheaval of our entire health care system at the cost of everything else.
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Right now, House and Senate Democrats are meeting behind closed doors to figure out who they will tax and how much they can cut Medicare to meet what will be at least a $1 trillion commitment in new spending. Assuming for just the moment that they can make them match, Congress should look to the example of what Medicaid has done to state budgets.
Medicaid Mess. The commitment to Medicaid has become so large, it acts like a vortex, drawing everything else into itself. Congress should stop and take a good look at what happened to state budgets this past year. The extra federal matching rates for Medicaid came with strings attached—Medicaid eligibility could not be cut. But states still cut Medicaid providers. Medicaid was perhaps spared but that only meant cuts had to be found elsewhere to keep state budgets in balance. Medicaid was protected, but education, public health, mental health services, social services, child welfare programs, and public safety were cut.
Budget Gimmicks. It is understandable the President and Congressional leaders focus on what will be gained, as any politicians do to gain support for their initiatives. But there is also a time to ask, what will be lost? A trillion dollars in new spending and new revenues leave the federal government with very little margin to deal with the public health risks of a pandemic, rising unemployment, another Katrina, another crisis in world. Health care will spend real money and still rely on a lot of budget gimmicks. For example, Finance simply delayed the start of benefits and refused to fix the Medicare physician fee schedule.
Higher Family Spending. Yes, some families will get $16,500 in tax free benefits for health care under the Finance Committee version. But that money is going to come from someone else. And, under the Finance Committee plan, there will still be 25 million Americans uninsured. Many individuals and families will end up paying much more for their health care than they do today. Forget Obama’s promise of the $2500 annual reduction in family health costs.
The federal government is going to raise taxes to pay its new bill. What are families going to do? Clearly, they will have to cut costs elsewhere in their budget. Cutting Medicare payments and benefits to pay for new spending will help avoid going further into hock in regards to the federal budget, but those proposals do nothing to help family budgets.
Americans want solutions to the problems we face in the current system including the issue of the uninsured. But the legislation moving through Congress fails to meet the promise made by President Obama and what Americans as a whole want most of all—to lower the cost of health care for everyone. Failure to accomplish that now means the upheaval of our entire health care system at the cost of everything else.
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Obama Socialist/Marxist Connection
It is critical that the American People know the truth.
Long Live Christ Our King,
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Mayor Jim Ireton, Fire Chief Rick Hoppes & Deputy Fire Chief Bill Gordy Lied
The Firestorm 36 is, in fact, made in Ontario, Canada. The dock they have in up state New York is for the smaller boats.This is a Canadian Company thru and thru.
I guess Jim Ireton's statements on how this will stimulate the American Worker's is full of Crap.
While some of the parts may be assembled in the U.S., Jim Ireton needs to stop lying to the taxpayers and start acting more responsible.
What would Salisbury do without Salisbury News to dig and find the facts. More importantly, if politicians and greedy jackasses like Hoppes & Gordy would simply stop abusing federal grants and other funding, perhaps America could start to recover. In the mean time, if you want to look at those individuals who are fully responsible for this financial cluster we're in, look no further than the Mayors Office and the Salisbury Fire Department. This is completely unnecessary and fiscally irresponsible.
DON'T ASK DON'T TELL, ANOTHER STORY THE MEDIA IGNORES
All of the following information is available on the internet for anyone that cares to look. We have a president that very few people know anything about.
Obama's early mentor was Frank Marshall Davis, a member of the American communist party, who left Chicago to go to Hawaii in 1948. While still in Chicago, he worked with Vernon Jarrett, a young journalist, who became the father in law of Senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett. Vernon Jarrett was closely tied to Harold Washington, one time Mayor of Chicago. Washington defeated the Daley machine with the support of Chicago's communist party and the local branch of Democratic Socialist of America. (DSA) Paul Buhle now heads DSA, he also serves on the board of Movement for a Democratic Society, (MDS) with former Weather underground terrorist, Bill Ayers.
Obama admits he was inspired to first move to Chicago in 198 by the election of Mayor Harold Washington. Enter Valerie Jarrett who worked for Harold Washington as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development. Jarrett was Deputy Chief of Staff in 1991 when she hired Michelle Robinson, then engaged to Barack Obama. The three have been tied together ever since. Valerie Jarrett's mother, Barbara Taylor Bowman was a co-founder of the Erikson Institute. Erickson's board of trustees included Thomas G. Ayers, father of Bill Ayers.
While none of this is proof that anyone, other than Davis, is a Marxist and no one other than Bill Ayers is a terrorist, it does bring into question some more of the associations. Questions that the main stream media wont ask or if they know, wont tell.
Joel
Obama's early mentor was Frank Marshall Davis, a member of the American communist party, who left Chicago to go to Hawaii in 1948. While still in Chicago, he worked with Vernon Jarrett, a young journalist, who became the father in law of Senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett. Vernon Jarrett was closely tied to Harold Washington, one time Mayor of Chicago. Washington defeated the Daley machine with the support of Chicago's communist party and the local branch of Democratic Socialist of America. (DSA) Paul Buhle now heads DSA, he also serves on the board of Movement for a Democratic Society, (MDS) with former Weather underground terrorist, Bill Ayers.
Obama admits he was inspired to first move to Chicago in 198 by the election of Mayor Harold Washington. Enter Valerie Jarrett who worked for Harold Washington as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development. Jarrett was Deputy Chief of Staff in 1991 when she hired Michelle Robinson, then engaged to Barack Obama. The three have been tied together ever since. Valerie Jarrett's mother, Barbara Taylor Bowman was a co-founder of the Erikson Institute. Erickson's board of trustees included Thomas G. Ayers, father of Bill Ayers.
While none of this is proof that anyone, other than Davis, is a Marxist and no one other than Bill Ayers is a terrorist, it does bring into question some more of the associations. Questions that the main stream media wont ask or if they know, wont tell.
Joel
The Power Of Payback
by Victor Davis Hanson
Pajamas Media
Nemesis Everywhere
I have believed in the power of the goddess Nemesis (“dispenser of dues”) ever since I was introduced to the concept as a teenager studying classics, especially in the texts of Hesiod, Herodotus, and Sophocles.
Some of you know her also as a variant of eastern Karma, or the folk notion of ‘what comes around, goes around’, or the now common “ain’t payback a bitch”? We all agree on the symptoms: overweening success and surfeit (koris) lead to hubris (gratuitous arrogance), which in turn promotes destructive behavior (atê), that at last calls you to the attention of divine Nemesis — who ensures your ruin. At Rhamnous on the Attic coast there is a beautiful temple to the goddess, proof of her ubiquity and power.
Obama as All-Knowing Oedipus
As sure as sun rises, you readers knew that, as early as 2007, Obama’s fiery rhetoric about the disaster in Iraq and the good war in Afghanistan was not only disingenuous, but would come lurking back to haunt him — especially given the efforts of the talented David Petraeus, and the myriad challenges of the age-old tribalism in Afghanistan.
And so it has. He now owns the “good” and “necessary” war that, according to Obama, we supposedly wrongly “took our eye off of.” Now at last Obama is free [1] as he wished to go into Pakistan in hot pursuit of terrorists (and as he once boasted in the debates amid the trashing of the then big-target Bush administration.)*
Snap My Fingers — Guantanamo Closed!
Remember Guantanamo? He could have said in January: “Tough call. Eric Holder once thought it was fine. Where else do you put non-uniformed murderers, who are sort of foreign soldiers in a global war unlike domestic criminals, but yet not soldiers either as we have traditionally defined them at Geneva? We will have a long look at the facility, get bipartisan input from the Bush administration and the Congress, and then choose the bad rather than the worst choice.”
Nope. Instead, we got the hope and change soaring cadences about shutting it down within “a year” and “reset button” inanity—ad nauseam. That will prove to be impossible. Already he is throwing his Guantanamo czar under the bus, even as Mr. Craig blames (you guessed it) the Bush administration for his inability to depose of the detainees. (Did he really think that divine-sounding Germans and British leftists who shouted that we were running a Stalig would really want their own terrorists back home rather than in Cuba under lock and key?)
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Nemesis Everywhere
I have believed in the power of the goddess Nemesis (“dispenser of dues”) ever since I was introduced to the concept as a teenager studying classics, especially in the texts of Hesiod, Herodotus, and Sophocles.
Some of you know her also as a variant of eastern Karma, or the folk notion of ‘what comes around, goes around’, or the now common “ain’t payback a bitch”? We all agree on the symptoms: overweening success and surfeit (koris) lead to hubris (gratuitous arrogance), which in turn promotes destructive behavior (atê), that at last calls you to the attention of divine Nemesis — who ensures your ruin. At Rhamnous on the Attic coast there is a beautiful temple to the goddess, proof of her ubiquity and power.
Obama as All-Knowing Oedipus
As sure as sun rises, you readers knew that, as early as 2007, Obama’s fiery rhetoric about the disaster in Iraq and the good war in Afghanistan was not only disingenuous, but would come lurking back to haunt him — especially given the efforts of the talented David Petraeus, and the myriad challenges of the age-old tribalism in Afghanistan.
And so it has. He now owns the “good” and “necessary” war that, according to Obama, we supposedly wrongly “took our eye off of.” Now at last Obama is free [1] as he wished to go into Pakistan in hot pursuit of terrorists (and as he once boasted in the debates amid the trashing of the then big-target Bush administration.)*
Snap My Fingers — Guantanamo Closed!
Remember Guantanamo? He could have said in January: “Tough call. Eric Holder once thought it was fine. Where else do you put non-uniformed murderers, who are sort of foreign soldiers in a global war unlike domestic criminals, but yet not soldiers either as we have traditionally defined them at Geneva? We will have a long look at the facility, get bipartisan input from the Bush administration and the Congress, and then choose the bad rather than the worst choice.”
Nope. Instead, we got the hope and change soaring cadences about shutting it down within “a year” and “reset button” inanity—ad nauseam. That will prove to be impossible. Already he is throwing his Guantanamo czar under the bus, even as Mr. Craig blames (you guessed it) the Bush administration for his inability to depose of the detainees. (Did he really think that divine-sounding Germans and British leftists who shouted that we were running a Stalig would really want their own terrorists back home rather than in Cuba under lock and key?)
GO HERE to read more.
SALISBURY/ WICOMICO/ OCEAN CITY AIRPORT WELCOMES “WINGS OF FREEDOM” TOUR ON OCTOBER 19, 20, 21 and 22ND
The stars of the “Wings of Freedom” national tour are three World War II-era prop aircraft…The North American P-51 Mustang, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, according to SBY Airport Manager Robert L. Bryant. Bryant added that the aircraft will be displayed near Bay Land Aviation on Airport Road. The public is invited to visit on October 19th, 20th and 21st from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and on October 22nd from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Mr. Bryant said that the cost of a walk-through tour of the aircraft is $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children under 12. Also, Bryant added that “flight experiences” are available at $425 per person. The fee is a tax-deductible donation. Interested flyers may call 800-568-8924 for flight reservations or questions.
Second Amendment Rights
Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part Drill Instructor and part standup comic. Here are a few of his observations on tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the civilized world.
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty."
"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead."
"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always win."
"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket.. If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a Ghilliesuit."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous.. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for?"
"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom...The purpose of fighting is to Win. There is no possible victory in defense.. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental. (John Steinbeck)
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!
"The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. " -G. K. Chesterton
"A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both." DDE
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." Thomas Jefferson
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty."
"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead."
"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always win."
"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket.. If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a Ghilliesuit."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous.. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for?"
"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom...The purpose of fighting is to Win. There is no possible victory in defense.. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental. (John Steinbeck)
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!
"The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. " -G. K. Chesterton
"A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both." DDE
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." Thomas Jefferson
Troopers On-Scene of a Physical Injury Crash
Location: The intersection of Peterkins Road and Patriot’s Way, North of Sussex Central High School, Millsboro
Date of Occurrence: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Suspect(s): N/A
Resume: Delaware State Troopers are presently on-scene of a physical injury motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Peterkins Road and Patriot’s Way.
Initial reports indicate that the crash involves two vehicles and the natures of injuries are unknown at the present time.
The roadway is presently closed for the investigation and emergency personnel that are on-scene. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes of travel due to the road closure.
An additional release will be forthcoming outlining the investigation of the crash as the information becomes available.
Date of Occurrence: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Suspect(s): N/A
Resume: Delaware State Troopers are presently on-scene of a physical injury motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Peterkins Road and Patriot’s Way.
Initial reports indicate that the crash involves two vehicles and the natures of injuries are unknown at the present time.
The roadway is presently closed for the investigation and emergency personnel that are on-scene. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes of travel due to the road closure.
An additional release will be forthcoming outlining the investigation of the crash as the information becomes available.
Wicomico Recreation Offers Spooky Fun For The Family!
(Salisbury, MD) Wicomico Recreation is excited to announce two spooky events the whole family will enjoy this Halloween season. The first of which will take place at Pemberton Historical Park on Friday, October 23 and will be followed by the Westside Community Center’s Annual Halloween Party on October 31.
Visit Pemberton Historical Park this Halloween for some spooky fun! On Friday, October 23, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm the park will be holding its annual Spooktacular Celebration. This year’s activities will include a scary live animal show, fun crafts, Eastern Shore folk tales told by lamplight on the steps of historic Pemberton Hall, a pumpkin decorating contest with prizes for the winner, face painting and much more!
Join park staff to enjoy a safe and educational night of Halloween fun. Admission is $6 per person or $18 for a family of four and is open to ages 5-12. Pemberton Historical Park is located at 5561 Plantation Lane in Salisbury, MD. For more information, please contact Kerri Liming at 410-860-2447 or email pembertonpark@wicomicocounty.org.
Events continue the following weekend at the Westside Community Center as it hosts its Annual Halloween Party on October 31st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The whole family will enjoy a safe and fun Halloween with plenty of games, candy, a bounce house, costume contest, haunted house, and more! Admission is just $3 per person, which benefits the Westside Community Center. For more information call 410-873-2993 or email ckrauss@wicomicocounty.org. The center is located at 21109 Bivalve Lodge Road Bivalve, MD 21814.
Visit Pemberton Historical Park this Halloween for some spooky fun! On Friday, October 23, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm the park will be holding its annual Spooktacular Celebration. This year’s activities will include a scary live animal show, fun crafts, Eastern Shore folk tales told by lamplight on the steps of historic Pemberton Hall, a pumpkin decorating contest with prizes for the winner, face painting and much more!
Join park staff to enjoy a safe and educational night of Halloween fun. Admission is $6 per person or $18 for a family of four and is open to ages 5-12. Pemberton Historical Park is located at 5561 Plantation Lane in Salisbury, MD. For more information, please contact Kerri Liming at 410-860-2447 or email pembertonpark@wicomicocounty.org.
Events continue the following weekend at the Westside Community Center as it hosts its Annual Halloween Party on October 31st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The whole family will enjoy a safe and fun Halloween with plenty of games, candy, a bounce house, costume contest, haunted house, and more! Admission is just $3 per person, which benefits the Westside Community Center. For more information call 410-873-2993 or email ckrauss@wicomicocounty.org. The center is located at 21109 Bivalve Lodge Road Bivalve, MD 21814.
A Message From SU
On October 12, 2009 at approximately 6:30 pm, two Salisbury University students were followed by subjects in a vehicle, as the students walked from Burger King on S. Salisbury Blvd to campus. Three men exited the vehicle on Lorecrop drive and chased the students, who ran to the TETC building. One of the students dropped a cell phone while fleeing, which was picked up and stolen by one of the men who were giving chase.
The suspect vehicle was described as a teal in color Ford Taurus, with tinted rear windows, and Maryland registration plates.
The vehicle was occupied by four African-American men and one African-American female, described as follows:
Female: Light gray or white hooded zip-up sweatshirt over a black shirt, and black jeans
Male #1: Approximately 5’7”, medium build, late teens to early twenties, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and a black baseball cap.
Male #2: Light gray or white hooded zip-up sweatshirt over an orange shirt, and dark jean pants.
Male #3: Approximately 5’7”, medium build, late teens to early twenties black hooded sweatshirt and black pants.
Male #4: Approximately 5’7”, medium build, late teens to early twenties black hooded sweatshirt and jean pants.
Anyone who may have information about this crime is asked to contact the Salisbury University Police Department: (410) 543-6222; or, report anonymously to Crime Solvers of the Lower Eastern Shore: (410) 548-1776.
The following personal safet y tips apply wherever one resides. Taking precautions may lessen the likelihood of becoming a victim. Increasing awareness of crime prevention techniques may decrease the opportunity for a person to commit a criminal offense against you.
If you feel uncomfortable walking alone on campus or to nearby off-campus locations during the hours of darkness, call University Police for an escort (410-543-6222).
Basic Personal Safety Tips:
1. Stay alert. You are your own best protection.
2. Trust your instincts. If something or someone makes your feel uneasy, use your cell phone to call 911 for police assistance.
3. Do not walk or jog alone after dark. Walk in groups, there is safety in numbers.
4. Walk in well-lit areas and stay near the curb, away from alleys, entry ways and bushes where someone could be hiding.
5. Avoid short cuts. Walk where there are other people present.
6. Let a family member or friend know your destination and estimated time of arrival.
7. Walk confidently, directly, and at a steady pace. Make eye contact with everyone you pass. Don't talk to strangers.
8. Wear clothing and shoes that give you freedom of movement. Avoid carrying a purse or too many items.
9. If you are being followed when walking, change directions, vary speed. Go to a well-lit area where there are other people. If followed by someone in a car, turn and walk in the other direction. Record the license number.
10. ;Report any suspicious activity or crimes to your local police department.
Please report any suspicious activity or suspicious person to the police department immediately. If possible, use a cellular phone to call 911 while maintaining visual observation of the subject(s).
Chief Edwin L. Lashley
University Police
The suspect vehicle was described as a teal in color Ford Taurus, with tinted rear windows, and Maryland registration plates.
The vehicle was occupied by four African-American men and one African-American female, described as follows:
Female: Light gray or white hooded zip-up sweatshirt over a black shirt, and black jeans
Male #1: Approximately 5’7”, medium build, late teens to early twenties, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and a black baseball cap.
Male #2: Light gray or white hooded zip-up sweatshirt over an orange shirt, and dark jean pants.
Male #3: Approximately 5’7”, medium build, late teens to early twenties black hooded sweatshirt and black pants.
Male #4: Approximately 5’7”, medium build, late teens to early twenties black hooded sweatshirt and jean pants.
Anyone who may have information about this crime is asked to contact the Salisbury University Police Department: (410) 543-6222; or, report anonymously to Crime Solvers of the Lower Eastern Shore: (410) 548-1776.
The following personal safet y tips apply wherever one resides. Taking precautions may lessen the likelihood of becoming a victim. Increasing awareness of crime prevention techniques may decrease the opportunity for a person to commit a criminal offense against you.
If you feel uncomfortable walking alone on campus or to nearby off-campus locations during the hours of darkness, call University Police for an escort (410-543-6222).
Basic Personal Safety Tips:
1. Stay alert. You are your own best protection.
2. Trust your instincts. If something or someone makes your feel uneasy, use your cell phone to call 911 for police assistance.
3. Do not walk or jog alone after dark. Walk in groups, there is safety in numbers.
4. Walk in well-lit areas and stay near the curb, away from alleys, entry ways and bushes where someone could be hiding.
5. Avoid short cuts. Walk where there are other people present.
6. Let a family member or friend know your destination and estimated time of arrival.
7. Walk confidently, directly, and at a steady pace. Make eye contact with everyone you pass. Don't talk to strangers.
8. Wear clothing and shoes that give you freedom of movement. Avoid carrying a purse or too many items.
9. If you are being followed when walking, change directions, vary speed. Go to a well-lit area where there are other people. If followed by someone in a car, turn and walk in the other direction. Record the license number.
10. ;Report any suspicious activity or crimes to your local police department.
Please report any suspicious activity or suspicious person to the police department immediately. If possible, use a cellular phone to call 911 while maintaining visual observation of the subject(s).
Chief Edwin L. Lashley
University Police
Impaired Driver Fights With Officers, Tazed
Location: Route 40 at Wilton Boulevard, New Castle, Delaware, New Castle County
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Suspect(s): Bernard K. Lawrence, 40, Rodman Road, Wilmington, Delaware
Resume: Shortly before 3:00 a.m. this morning, a Troop 2 officer was on routine patrol when she observed a white 1995 BMW 740 run a red light on eastbound Route 40 at Wilton Boulevard.
A traffic stop ensued and the Trooper made contact with the operator, Bernard K. Lawrence. The Trooper made several observations and suspected Mr. Lawrence might have in fact been driving while impaired. Mr. Lawrence became verbally combative and refused to exit his vehicle. He then resisted arrest and as a result was ‘tazed’ by a New Castle County Police Officer providing assistance at the scene.
Bernard Lawrence was eventually taken into custody and arrested for Resisting Arrest (felony), D.U.I., Disregarding a Red Light, Driving during Suspension and No Proof of Insurance. Bail was set at $6,000.00 secured and Mr. Lawrence was ordered held at the Howard Young Correctional Institute.
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Suspect(s): Bernard K. Lawrence, 40, Rodman Road, Wilmington, Delaware
Resume: Shortly before 3:00 a.m. this morning, a Troop 2 officer was on routine patrol when she observed a white 1995 BMW 740 run a red light on eastbound Route 40 at Wilton Boulevard.
A traffic stop ensued and the Trooper made contact with the operator, Bernard K. Lawrence. The Trooper made several observations and suspected Mr. Lawrence might have in fact been driving while impaired. Mr. Lawrence became verbally combative and refused to exit his vehicle. He then resisted arrest and as a result was ‘tazed’ by a New Castle County Police Officer providing assistance at the scene.
Bernard Lawrence was eventually taken into custody and arrested for Resisting Arrest (felony), D.U.I., Disregarding a Red Light, Driving during Suspension and No Proof of Insurance. Bail was set at $6,000.00 secured and Mr. Lawrence was ordered held at the Howard Young Correctional Institute.
A Letter To The Editor
Joe... I thought this was an interesting article, the fact that a lying, low-class individual like Irsay would even weigh in on this, after him and his worthless dad (hope he's got a spot in hell) stole the Colts from Baltimore in the dark of night
http://www.fanhouse.com/news/main/limbaugh-already-down-a-vote-in-bid-to/715934
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Salisbury Jaycees Annual Fall Basket Bingo
THIS Thursday October 15th 2009
Salisbury Moose Lodge
Doors Open at 530, Games Begin at 7:00 PM
20 Games of Bingo...Prizes are great Longaberger Baskets and Pottery, many new items just released in the fall Wish List
2 Special Games. 50/50, Chinese Raffle, Smith Island Cake Raffle, Door Prizes. Great refreshments and bake sale too.
Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. Everyone gets a free raffle ticket for Chinese Auction just for coming out to play bingo.
Tickets can be purchased at Shore Appliance Connection or reserve by calling chariman Melanie Brewton-Smith at 443.880.0376
Proceeds benefit the Salisbury Jaycees and many projects that they support each year for our community.
For more info visit our NEW updated website www.salisburyjc.com
Salisbury Moose Lodge
Doors Open at 530, Games Begin at 7:00 PM
20 Games of Bingo...Prizes are great Longaberger Baskets and Pottery, many new items just released in the fall Wish List
2 Special Games. 50/50, Chinese Raffle, Smith Island Cake Raffle, Door Prizes. Great refreshments and bake sale too.
Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. Everyone gets a free raffle ticket for Chinese Auction just for coming out to play bingo.
Tickets can be purchased at Shore Appliance Connection or reserve by calling chariman Melanie Brewton-Smith at 443.880.0376
Proceeds benefit the Salisbury Jaycees and many projects that they support each year for our community.
For more info visit our NEW updated website www.salisburyjc.com
SUNDAY CLOTHES
A little boy was walking down a dirt road after church one Sunday afternoon when he came to a crossroads where he met a little girl coming from the other direction.
'Hello,' said the little boy
'Hi,' replied the little girl.
'Where are you going?' asked the little boy.
'I've been to church this morning and I'm on my way home,'
Answered the little girl.
'I'm also on my way home from church
Which church do you go to?' asked the little boy.
'I go to the Catholic church back down the road,' replied the little girl.
'What about you? '
'I go to the Lutheran church back at the top of the hill,'
Replied the little boy.
They discover that they are both going the same way
So they decided that they'd walk together.
They came to a low spot in the road where spring rains had partially flooded the road, so there was no way that they could get across to the other side without getting wet.
'If I get my new Sunday dress wet, my Mom's going to skin me alive,' said the little girl.
'My Mom'll tan my hide, too, if I get my new Sunday suit wet,'
Replied the little boy.
'I tell you what I think I'll do,' said the little girl. 'I'm gonna pull
Off all my clothes and hold them over my head and wade across.'
'That's a good idea,'replied the little boy.
'I'm going to do the same thing with my suit.'
So they both undressed and waded across to the other side without getting their clothes wet. They were standing there in the sun waiting to drip dry before putting their clothes back on, when the little boy finally remarked:
'You know, I never realized before just how much difference there really is between a
CATHOLIC and a PRESBYTERIAN!!!
'Hello,' said the little boy
'Hi,' replied the little girl.
'Where are you going?' asked the little boy.
'I've been to church this morning and I'm on my way home,'
Answered the little girl.
'I'm also on my way home from church
Which church do you go to?' asked the little boy.
'I go to the Catholic church back down the road,' replied the little girl.
'What about you? '
'I go to the Lutheran church back at the top of the hill,'
Replied the little boy.
They discover that they are both going the same way
So they decided that they'd walk together.
They came to a low spot in the road where spring rains had partially flooded the road, so there was no way that they could get across to the other side without getting wet.
'If I get my new Sunday dress wet, my Mom's going to skin me alive,' said the little girl.
'My Mom'll tan my hide, too, if I get my new Sunday suit wet,'
Replied the little boy.
'I tell you what I think I'll do,' said the little girl. 'I'm gonna pull
Off all my clothes and hold them over my head and wade across.'
'That's a good idea,'replied the little boy.
'I'm going to do the same thing with my suit.'
So they both undressed and waded across to the other side without getting their clothes wet. They were standing there in the sun waiting to drip dry before putting their clothes back on, when the little boy finally remarked:
'You know, I never realized before just how much difference there really is between a
CATHOLIC and a PRESBYTERIAN!!!