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Beautiful Kara Adams Loses Her Battle With Cancer

At some time this evening, (around 6:00 PM) young Kara Adams lost her battle with cancer and is no longer with us.

To the Adams Family and the thousands upon thousands of friends and supporters, we at Salisbury News are just heart broken. I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful young lady and her Family from Delmar and words cannot express our sorrow and sympathy right now.

God Speed Kara, R.I.P.......

Cop Shoots Fire Chief In Ark. Court Over Tickets

Residents fed up with speed traps in tiny town that has seven officers

JERICHO, Ark. - It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn't hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps.

The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in court.

Payne ended up in the hospital, but his shooting last week brought to a boil simmering tensions between residents of this tiny former cotton city and their police force. Drivers quickly learn to slow to a crawl along the gravel roads and the two-lane highway that run through Jericho, but they say sometimes that isn't enough to fend off the city ticketing machine.

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Finger Bitten Off During Health Care Protest

Fist fight breaks out; 65-year-old victim has Medicare

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - California authorities say a clash between opponents and supporters of health care reform ended with one man biting off another man's finger.

Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Frank O'Hanlon says about 100 people demonstrating in favor of health care reforms rallied Wednesday night on a street corner. One protester walked across the street to confront about 25 counter-demonstrators.

O'Hanlon says the man got into an argument and fist fight, during which he bit off the left pinky of a 65-year-old man who opposed health care reform.

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Funeral Arraignments For Ptlm Spicer

Official News Release for the Georgetown Police Department

Issued under the authority of Gene Dvornick, Town Manager, Town of Georgetown

Services for Patrolman Chad Ernest Spicer, Georgetown Police Department

Funeral arraignments for Ptlm Chad Ernest Spicer, Georgetown Police Department

Services for Ptlm Spicer are scheduled for Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 at the Crossroads Community Church located at 20684 State Forest Road, Georgetown, DE 19947

Visitation will be held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Services will begin at 2 p.m.

Internment will immediately follow at the Cokesbury Cemetery located at Seashore Hwy and Cokesbury Road.

Contact person:

Gene Dvornick, Town Manager, Town of Georgetown
Sgt. Walter Newton, Delaware State Police
302-841-2553

Don't Have $5,300 For Season Tickets? The Washington Redskins Will Sue You Into Bankruptcy

Good news for fans of the Iggles and Football Giants and um, that other team with the crazy owner, it's apparently "Washington Redskins Are Evil" day on Consumerist. Moving right along, this time we find our villain suing season ticket holders who find themselves too broke to continue buying season tickets.

The Washington Post introduces us to a 72-year-old grandmother who, while crying next to the Redskins hook rug she made, explains that she's had season tickets since 1960 — but is now being forced into bankruptcy by the team she so dearly loves.

You see, she's a real estate agent, and has been hit hard by the market crash. She asked the Redskins to put her contract on hold for a couple years while she gets back on her feet — but they said no. And then she sued her for breach of contract and got a default judgment of $66,364.

Hill couldn't afford a lawyer. She did not fight the lawsuit or even respond to it because, she said, she believes that the Bible says that it is morally wrong not to pay your debts. The team won a default judgment of $66,364.

"It really breaks my heart," Hill said, her voice cracking as the tears well and spill. "I don't even believe in bankruptcy.

The Redskins say they were unaware of this lady's situation and that "For every one [the Redskins] sue, I would guess we work out a deal with half a dozen."

They also told the paper that all NFL teams sue their fans, but the Post checked it out and found that the following teams do not sue their fans: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants and Jets, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans. The Chicago Bears admitted to suing "in rare instances," and the New England Patriots sue "multiyear premium ticket holders." Everyone else declined to comment or didn't respond.

In all the Post found that the Skins sued 125 Redskin ticket holders for a total of $3.2 million.
The team won judgments totaling $2 million from 34 season ticket holders, most of whom did not hire an attorney and defaulted by not making an appearance in court.

For Redskins Fans, Hard Luck Runs Into Team's Hard Line [Washington Post] (Thanks, jpropagada!)(Photo: Linda Davidson - The Washington Post)

Source Consumerist.

TAPEGATE – Salisbury’s Own Little Morality Play

The Knave, played by Salisbury’s chief of police betrays his master by allying himself with the Red Witch.  Local versions of Desdemona are defiled.  A weak and insipid ruler refuses to stand up and defend the citizenry he is sworn to protect while being ridiculed by a jester and an evil version of the chorus, played by our very own Tilghman Times.

These are the main characters in what will be known as TAPEGATE.  Who are the heroes?  Who are the villains?

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FORMER TROOPER CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT

(Rockville, MD) – A former Maryland state trooper was arrested and charged last night in connection with the sexual assault of a woman he arrested during a traffic stop in Montgomery County last year.

Marlon E. Iglesias, 42, of Montgomery County, Md., was arrested last night at his home by Maryland State Police criminal investigators. He was charged on a warrant with three counts of third degree sexual offense, two counts of fourth degree sexual offense, and one count of second degree assault. Iglesias was taken to the Montgomery County Detention Center where he was held until he posted a $30,000 bond.

The victim is not being identified. The Maryland State Police does not publicly identify victims of sexual offenses.

In late May 2009, the victim disclosed to Maryland State Police investigators that in July 2008, while driving on I-270, she was arrested by a state trooper, later identified as then Trooper First Class Marlon Iglesias. She said she was handcuffed, and put in the front seat of the patrol car.

The victim said while driving to the Rockville Barracks, Iglesias squeezed her thigh. While at the barracks, the victim said Iglesias fondled and kissed her and committed other sexual assaults.

Maryland State Police investigators pursued the investigation and learned the victim had been stopped by an officer from the Montgomery County Police for following too close and suspicion of driving under the influence on southbound I-270 near I-370. Iglesias stopped to back up the county officer. The officer turned the traffic stop over to Iglesias for further investigation. Iglesias arrested the woman for driving under the influence.

State Police investigators presented evidence to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. After a review of the evidence, prosecutors determined charges should be filed against Iglesias.

Iglesias joined the Maryland State Police in 1994 and was assigned to road patrol duties at the Rockville Barracks. In January 2009, his police powers were suspended due to a personnel issue. He resigned from the Maryland State Police in April of this year.

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Vehicle Pursuit
Date of Incident: 1 September 2009
Location: US. 13, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Alonzo N. Corprew, 37, Norfolk, VA

Narrative: On 1 September 2009 at 02:15 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on U.S. 13 S/b in the Delmar, MD area. Instead of pulling over for the deputy, the operator of the vehicle sped up and continued southbound in an apparent attempt to elude the deputy. The deputy pursued the vehicle southbound on U.S 13 through Salisbury and headed towards the Fruitland, MD area. During the pursuit, the operator of the Kia recklessly disregarded both speed limits and traffic signals. As the pursued vehicle approached Fruitland, a stop stick was deployed across the roadway in an attempt to disable the vehicle. The vehicle struck the stop stick as designed, which rendered both front tires flat. The operator of the vehicle pulled over on Southbound Fruitland Blvd and attempted to flee on foot. After a brief foot chase the deputies caught up with Corprew and managed to take him into custody after a brief struggle. Upon the apprehension of Corprew, the deputies discovered that his Virginia driver’s license was suspended.

Corprew was placed under arrest and transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Corprew was detained by the Commissioner in lieu of $15,000.00 bond.

Officers from the Fruitland Police and Maryland State Troopers assisted in the pursuit and apprehension.

Charges: Speeding
Flee and Elude
Failure to Stop at Red Signals
Reckless Driving
Driving While Suspended
Resist Arrest
Reckless Endangerment

Incident: Possession of a Stolen Handgun
Date of Incident: 3 September 2009
Location: Old Quantico Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Walter D. Elsey Jr., 19, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 2 September 2009 at 11:33 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped Walter D. Elsey Jr., who was riding a bicycle, for a traffic violation on Old Quantico Rad. While speaking to Elsey, the deputy learned from him that Elsey had a handgun in his backpack. The deputy then searched Elsey’s backpack and located a semi automatic Ruger handgun. Also discovered was a detached magazine for the handgun that contained ammunition.

The handgun was discovered stolen from Florida.

The deputy placed Elsey under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Elsey was detained in the Detention Center by the Commissioner in lieu of $10,000.00 bond.

Charges: Carry a handgun upon and about person
Possession of a Regulated Firearm while under 21 years of age
Possession of Ammunition for a Regulated Firearm while under 21 years of age
Possession of a Stolen Regulated Firearm
Carrying a Dangerous Weapon

Wanted Subject Leaves her Injured Child Behind At Crash Scene To Avoid Capture

Location: Scotland Drive and Route 40 Pulaski Highway, Newark, Delaware

Date and Time: Thursday, September 03, 2009, at approximately 8:41 a.m.

Suspect(s): Tiffany Hrycek, 27, of Samantha Circle in Bear, Delaware

Resume: At approximately 8:41 a.m. this morning, Troopers and emergency personnel were called to the intersection of Route 40 and Scotland Drive for an injury crash.

A 2006 Mazda Tribute (operated by Constance Williams, 34, of Bear, Delaware) was traveling northbound on Scotland Drive and was crossing Route 40 to go toward the Apple Chase Apartment Complex. This vehicle had a green light. As the Mazda was crossing the Pulaski Highway westbound lanes, it was stuck by a 2000 Ford Explorer (operated by Tiffany Hrycek, 27, of Bear, Delaware). This investigation revealed the Ford was traveling in the right hand lane and ran a red light.

After the crash, Tiffany Hrycek got out of her vehicle and also took her 10-year-old daughter out of the car. She escorted her daughter to the adjacent sidewalk and left her behind as she fled the scene by herself. Come to find out, Ms. Hrycek had two outstanding capiases for her arrest and she elected to abandon her daughter at the scene to elude capture.

After emergency personnel arrived, they contacted the little girl and determined that she in fact sustained non-life threatening injuries that required medical attention. She was then transported to Christiana Hospital for treatment.

Ms. Williams was not injured.

Troopers responded to Hrycek’s home and took her into custody without incident. She was transported back to Troop 2 for processing. She was charged with the following offenses: Endangering the Welfare of a Child (misdemeanor), Leaving the Scene of an Injury Crash (traffic offense), Driving While Suspended (traffic offense), Failure to Have Insurance (traffic offense), Failure to have a Registration Card (traffic offense) and Disregarding a Red Light (traffic offense).

Bail information was not available at the time of this release.

The Division of Family Services was contacted and notified as to the facts of this case. The child was turned over to another family member.

White House Green Jobs Adviser Apologizes For Calling Republicans 'Assholes'

Van Jones, the Obama administration's "green jobs" adviser, apologized Wednesday for calling Republicans "assholes," saying the comments were made before he joined the administration and "were clearly inappropriate."

Jones had told a group of listeners earlier in the year that the reason Republicans are stonewalling the president is because they're "assholes," remarks that were recorded in a video and posted to YouTube.

Suspect Arrested In Multiple Burglaries

New Castle County: Late last evening, detectives from the State Police Burglary Squad located and arrested Leo Pierce in connection to the burglary of the Valero Station on Old Baltimore Pike on August 24th.

Once in custody, detectives were also able to link him to multiple other burglaries in the New Castle County area. Those cases are as follows:

May 31, 2009- Sunrise Deli, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Delaware

August 3, 2009- Citgo, 2694 Pulaski Highway, Newark, Delaware

August 8th, 2009- Country Farms, 2136 West Newport Pike, Wilmington, Delaware

August 11, 2009- Gas Way, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Delaware

August 12, 2009- Country Farms, 2480 Glasgow Avenue, Newark, Delaware

August 24, 2009- Valero, 796 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, Delaware

August 26, 2009- Deerhurst Exxon, 800 Foulk Road, Wilmington, Delaware

August 27, 2009- attempted burglary at the Tobacco Plus, 602 Plaza Drive, Newark, Delaware

August 27th, 2009- Jack’s Country Maid, 5605 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, Delaware

August 28, 2009- Valero, 2565 Pulaski Highway, Newark, Delaware

August 28th, 2009- Cigarette City, 719 Ace Memorial Drive, Hockessin, Delaware

August 30th, 2009- Valero 2565 Pulaski highway, Newark, Delaware

August 31, 2009- Rent-A-Center, 186 Penn Mart Way, New Castle, Delaware

August 31, 2009- Smokers Corner, 1251 Churchmans Road, Newark, Delaware

September 1, 2009- Rent-A-Center, 186 Penn Mart Way, New Castle, Delaware

September 2, 2009- Rent-A-Center, 38 Fox Hunt Drive, Newark, Delaware

Also, detectives learned that Pierce also was in possession of a stolen 2007 Hyundai Sonata on August 24th. During the commission of these burglaries, Pierce targeted everything from money to cigarettes to televisions.

Pierce was picked up last evening traveling on Route 13 and Bacon Avenue, in New Castle, at approximately 11:30 p.m. At the sight of officers, Pierce fled in a stolen 2007 Hyundai Sonata into the development of Leedom Estates. He ultimately bailed out of the car and was apprehended walking out of Chelsea Estates onto Route 141. Pierce was transported back to Troop 2 where he, after being linked to the aforementioned incidents, was charged with the following 52 offenses: Attempted Burglary (felony), 15 counts of Burglary (felony), 16 counts of Criminal Mischief (misdemeanor), 10 counts of Theft (felony), 4 counts of Theft (misdemeanor), Attempted Theft (misdemeanor), Receiving Stolen Property (felony), Resisting Arrest (felony), Registered Sex Offender Failure to Verify Address (felony), Conspiracy (felony) and Wearing a Disguise during the Commission of a Felony (felony).

Pierce was remanded to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of an $83,189 bail.

White House Withdraws Call For Students To 'Help' Obama

President Obama's plan to speak to the nation's schoolchildren in a video address next week erupted into controversy as critics claimed he was trying to indoctrinate America's kids.

The Obama administration is rethinking its course recommendations for students ahead of President Obama's address to the the nation's schoolchildren next week, rewriting its suggestions to teachers for student assignments on how to "help the president."

White House aides said the language was supposed to be an inspirational, pro-education message to America's youths, but its unintended consequences were evident.

Among the activities initially suggested for pre-K to 6th grade students was to "write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president."

Another assignment for students after hearing the speech was to discuss what "the president wants us to do."

The suggestion about writing letters has since been changed to: "Write letters to themselves about how they can achieve their short-term and long-term education goals. These would be collected and redistributed at an appropriate later date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals."

White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the changes to the language are intended to make the lesson plans clearer. He added that the speech is not a policy speech, but is intended to encourage kids to work hard and commit to school.

The speech is "about the value of education and the importance of staying in school as part of his effort to dramatically cut the dropout rate," Vietor said.

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Courts Will Remain Open Friday, September 4

Office of Communications and Public Affairs
Maryland Judiciary
2011D Commerce Park Drive
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(410) 260-1488


MEDIA ADVISORY
Courts Will Remain Open Friday, September 4


(ANNAPOLIS, Md. – August 27, 2009) In response to a plan issued by the Governor this week relating to furloughs, salary reductions and closings of Executive Branch agencies, executive offices will be closed Friday, September 4. However, due to the late notice of this announcement, the Maryland Judiciary is not in a position to support closing on that date. As such, all Maryland courts will remain open on Friday, September 4.

A comprehensive Judiciary plan to address the budget problem is under development and will be issued shortly. Information on the Judiciary’s plan will be made available on www.mdcourts.gov.

Let's Get Something Clear Referencing The WBOE

For starters, many key statements were made at Tuesday's County Council Meeting that have been conveniently ignored by the Daily Times. I wish I could have delivered this sooner but things have been quite busy around here.

OK, first of all, the WBOE takes up just about 50% of the County's entire Budget. That being said, when the Governor delivers his final Budget for the State, the Board of Education Budget is set in stone, period. NOTHING, and I do mean NOTHING can change throughout the rest of the entire year.

The Teacher's Union supported O'Malley 100% and one thing is for sure, as stated in previous BOE articles we have provided, they got everything they ever dreamed of, (and more) simply because they supported this man O'Malley. That being said, I don't care how much they cut DURING the fiscal year, the balance of the 50%, City/County Employees and other projects get dumped, period and that's ALL they have to work with.

So for those of you wondering and or commenting as to why the BOE isn't being cut, there's NOTHING you or anyone else can do about that. So while there's even recent mention about another SCAM going on within the WBOE right now, (which has been confirmed and Salisbury News will provide an exclusive story on it in the very near future) these people laugh all the way to the Bank while other employees and departments, (ultimately you) take to punches.

Joe Holloway was right when he mentioned that the County must stop all talks on a new Library and Civic Center. Pollitt even mentioned that services like the County Library may even be closed on certain days to make up for the losses in revenue down the road.

Things are more than just tight Folks. I have been telling you for years, this is more serious than anyone ever dreamed and we're living on CREDIT, not what we actually own. Back in the big depression there was no such thing as a Credit Card. Did you ever wonder how entire Towns became what they called back in the day, "Ghost Towns." Well, put on that seat belt Folks because you're going to see that happening once again throughout America and places like the Eastern Shore will get hit hard. There's no real Industry here and there's very little chance anyone is going to invest in this area.

We overbuilt far too fast and we had leaders like Barrie Tilghman, Gary Comegys, Mike Dunn, Lynn Cathcart, who took advantage of government funds through TIF's, Developer Reimbursements, Grants, you name it, they begged and borrowed and used comparisons like Rockville on a regular basis hoping people would believe we could be just as nice.

Well, we don't have the tax base of metropolitan areas like Rockville. We don't have the businesses like Rockville. We don't have the schools like Rockville. We are the Eastern Shore with beautiful landscapes, perhaps like the Patomac USED to be. People like Tilghman, Comegys, Dunn, Pollitt aren't preserving our landscapes. Instead, they have been FOOLING everyone to believe we can borrow all this money and perhaps become something like Rockville and they sold everyone on believing we deserve things like a $14,000,000.00 Fire Palace and multi million dollar Fire Trucks.

Now we deserve new Schools, yet we don't have the money to pay for them. I travel down Rt. 13 to Virginia all the time. I make it a point many times to pull off Rt. 13 and travel the back roads to see what life is like in these little Towns. My God Folks, have you ever done that. Have you ever seen the Schools located in these small Towns. Bennett Middle School is a palace, compared to what I have seen elsewhere.

Mind you, the money has to come from somewhere but when you're blowing 50% of your entire Budget on one thing like education and your taxes keep going through the roof and our own Government allows property values that were $50,000.00 10 years ago to go up as high and $350,000.00 today for that same piece of property, it's no wonder we're in deep trouble, especially on the Eastern Shore!

We're taxed out and many are losing their homes because of this false economy. We raised our property values like we are Rockville, we started building new schools and now we're in deep sh!t financially. It's time we get a Governor in Office who will stand up to the WBOE and say, you know what, the money just isn't there, we're cutting you 25% right off the top. Instead, we allow our Country to be run off of politicians who cut deals with Teachers Unions so they can get elected, (how about ACORN) all so we get get one person into Office.

We need to look at things on a state level and national level and go back to basics. Let every state have a Rockville and leave it like that. If someone can afford to live there, MOVE! However, we ALL chose to come to the Eastern Shore because of the landscape and charm and we must STOP our representatives into brainwashing so many into believing we deserve more and better.

This Blog offers a format that has never been provided before. First of all, articles like this one would never come up in the Daily Times and never even considered for television news. You get the chance to come together and network on ideas and if you don't agree you get to voice your opinion. If you agree, well, for once you get to place pressure on your elected officials to make changes like never before.

Hopefully many of you have read this article all the way through and understand that the majority of the people on the Eastern Shore can't afford any more of this crap. Right now, (IMHO) the main focus needs to be on Crime. Give the Police the resources they need to fight crime because things are NOT going to get any better over the next 5 years. We need safe communities and while we're educating our youth, we need a new Governor who will NOT set the BOE Budget in stone as they need to be more affected than the Police any day of the week. I will personally no longer stand to hear our Mayor state they need to cut ANY MORE funding from the SPD in any way, shape or form.

I could go on forever but I'll stop here and look with great interest to your comments.

State v. Alvira

State of Maryland v. Kenneth Alvira sentencing was held today.

1. First Degree Murder - Life Without Parole

2. Armed Carjacking - 30 Years in the Division of Correction (Maximum Sentence) to run consecutively to the sentence of Life Without Parole; and

3. Grand Theft - 15 Years in the Division of Correction to run concurrent with the 30 Years consecutive to Life Without Parole.

Public School Speech

"Joe,

As a concerned parent I am at wits end this morning. We have been hearing about the President making an address to all public school children. In my opinion the Administration has no business addressing my children. It is my job to raise my children.

The white house is telling us that this speech is solely a pep rally to keep kids in school and to do their best. Which is fine, but I want to see what my kids are going to be exposed to. Why is the President bringing children into the political realm? Indoctrination? I have visited the whitehouse.gov/live link but have not been able to find this video. I am assuming it will not be available until it is broadcast live. I am curious if your readers have found any links to this speech or is it floating around on the web already. Perhaps I am overreacting? Maybe it is non-political, what is my assurance? Where do we as parents draw the line?

What is the pulse of Delmarva on this topic?

Concerned"

200 Days, 200 Claims

MARYLAND GOP CHAIR: 200 DAYS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FAILED ECONOMIC EXPERIMENT

Annapolis, MD – Republican Party Chairman James Pelura issued the following statement today about the Republican National Committee report detailing the impact of President Obama’s failed economic stimulus experiment and the detrimental impact that this experiment is having on our state.

“When President Obama and Congressional Democrats pushed to pass the stimulus bill, they promised it would be a targeted, timely and transparent effort to create jobs immediately. But as we approach the 200th day since the stimulus passed, here in Maryland, jobs continue to be lost, stimulus spending is slow, and, as even Vice President Biden has acknowledged, ‘some of this money is going to be wasted.’

“Instead of providing jobs for the people of Maryland, thousands are being left unemployed and billions of dollars have been added to our deficit. In the end, the stimulus is yet another one of Obama’s failed experiments that Americans cannot afford.”

To view the full report, visit: 200 Days, 200 Claims

The following claims made by Maryland Democrats are debunked below:

JOB CREATION

CLAIM #104: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) Said Stimulus Would Immediately Create Jobs In Maryland. ―The bill passed by the Senate is timely. It will create jobs immediately in Maryland and across the country, helping our states and local communities by providing funding for ready-to-go projects, such as fixing crumbling roads and bridges. This bill is targeted. It puts money back in the pockets of Americans who are most likely to spend it, injecting needed capital into our economy. It helps people stay in their homes, keep their jobs, and take care of their families. It also invests in modernizing our rail and mass transit systems and allocates new funds for education, alternative energy, and health care technology, all of which will help create and save quality jobs in the short-term, but also will save us billions of dollars in the future through lower energy usage, lower health care costs and a better trained workforce.

(Sen. Ben Cardin, ―Cardin Praises Senate Passage Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Press Release, 2/10/09)

REALITY: Since Stimulus Was Signed In February, Maryland Has Lost Over 26,000 Jobs. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 8/24/09)

CLAIM #105: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Said Stimulus About “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.” ―We have inherited a terrible mess. But the Senate has taken a major step forward to turn the country around by passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. By standing with President Obama, we stand up for America to create jobs for people who have lost them and to help those who have jobs, keep them. This is about jobs, jobs, jobs

(Sen. Barbara Mikulski, ―Senator Mikulski Statement on Senate Passage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Press Release, 2/10/09)

REALITY: Much Of Stimulus Spending Has Nothing To Do With Creating Jobs. ―For a start, too much of the money went to transfer payments such as Medicaid, jobless benefits and the like that do nothing for jobs and growth. The spending that creates new jobs is new spending, particularly on infrastructure. It amounts to less than 10% of the stimulus package today

(Mortimer Zuckerman, Op-Ed, ―The Economy is Even Worse Than You Think The Wall Street Journal, 7/14/09)

Drug Arrest

Location: S/B RT 13 @ Winter Quarter Drive Pocomoke MD

Crime: Possession of Marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of Marijuana (JACKSON)

Possession of marijuana (McMillian)

Victim: State of Maryland

Accused: Suspect #1 - JACKSON, Mitchell J.
8 Georgia Street, Valley Stream New York 11580
No prior criminal history / not on parole or probation

Suspect #2 - McMILLIAN, Shanel M.
17 D Continental Drive Hampton, Virginia 23669
No prior criminal history / not on parole or probation

Narrative: On 9-03-09 at approximately 0632 hours a Trooper Berlin Barrack stopped a white 2007 Honda Civic bearing Virginia registration XPU-8100 for exceeding the posted speed limit. 65 /55. The traffic stop occurred in the area of Route 13 southbound in the area of Winter Quarter Drive, Worcester County Maryland. Based on the odor of marijuana a probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted. The search revealed two large zip lock bags containing hydroponic marijuana which was located inside a book bag on the passenger floorboard. The total weight of the marijuana was 60.90 grams. Both occupants were arrested and transported to the Berlin Barrack. A secondary search on the female passenger produced a plastic baggie of marijuana that was located on her person. Total weight of this marijuana was 6.83 grams. The driver of the vehicle, Mitchell Jackson, was charged with Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute and the female passenger Shanel McMillian was charged with possession of marijuana. The vehicle was seized pending forfeiture proceedings and $593.00 was seized .

Disposition: Taken before the Worcester County Commissioners

Checkpoint Strikeforce

Ocean City Police are announcing their participation in the “2009 Checkpoint Strikeforce” campaign. As Maryland drivers prepare to hit the roads for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, the statewide anti-drunk driving initiative is back in
action with stepped up enforcement and sobriety checkpoints.

Statistics reveal progress made by the enforcement crackdown and public education in conjunction with the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign. Maryland data shows a 15
percent decrease in alcohol-related fatalities from 2007 to 2008. However, according to additional Maryland data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the 152 alcohol-related fatalities still accounted for more than one fourth (26 percent) of Maryland’s traffic fatalities in 2008. This is lower than the national average of 32 percent, indicating a positive trend in behavior for the state, the need for the campaign’s stringent and tireless efforts will remain until every
drunk driver has been removed from the road.

“Catching drunk drivers is a major priority of every man and woman who wears a Maryland police agency uniform,” warned Bernadette DiPino, President of Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and chief of police for the Ocean City Police Department. “The fact that alcohol remains a significant contributor to traffic fatalities reminds us that we must continue to be vigilant.” Chief DiPino will be a key note speaker at the kick-off of Checkpoint Strikeforce, Thursday
afternoon at the Bay Café in Baltimore.

MWR Strategies, a respected research firm that has conducted Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign surveys since 2002, took the pulse of 800 adults in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia in July 2009. Among the campaign’s target audience of males aged 21-35, key findings include:

The biggest fear amongst this group of local male drivers as a result of driving while intoxicated is killing or injuring someone else (75-percent), more than arrest (two-percent) or their own death (ten-percent). Nearly three-quarters (72-
percent) of these local drivers perceive drunk driving as one of the most serious dangers faced on area roadways. More than nine-out-of-ten (93-percent) of this group of local male drivers support the use sobriety checkpoints. Nearly two-outof-
five (19-percent) of these local drivers said that they would (or have) changed their behavior knowing that sobriety checkpoints were being held in their area.

The statewide Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign combines proactive public education and stepped up enforcement efforts to effectively erase borders between jurisdictions in fighting drunk driving. A significant effort has been put toward
an ad campaign and educational outreach in Maryland. The creative ads were written and produced to connect with the target audience of 21-35 year old males. The ads utilize the findings of the campaign’s opinion poll to create messages that hit home with the target audience. More than 5500 ads will run on a total 16 broadcast stations, cable systems and radio stations in Maryland between August and December.

The campaign is supported in Maryland by a grant from the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway