It's not exactly the sort of father-son moment most parents dream of. But Arkansas governor Mike Beebe took a moment to reflect how much his son had grown up - after agreeing to pardon him for a marijuana conviction
The pardon stems from Kyle Beebe's felony conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver in 2003, when his dad was serving as the state's attorney general.
Outgoing governor Beebe said the reason the pardon had taken so long was because his son, who is now 34, had not requested it until now.
More
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
Friday, November 14, 2014
Loudoun County Considers Charging For School Bus Rides
ABC7 reports that members of the county's school board will ask state lawmakers in Richmond to give them, and all Virginia school boards, permission to charge students to ride the school bus.
School Board member Bill Fox tells ABC7 that he doesn't want to do it, but "if it's between cutting out of the classroom and cutting from transportation services, I'd rather cut from transportation."
More
The 25 Cheapest Housing Markets In America
You don't need to move to the middle of nowhere to find a cheap home.
Chances are, you'll probably recognize some of the cities and suburbs that made it onto Coldwell Banker's annual list of most affordable housing markets in the US, like Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio.
Every year, the company puts together a Home Listing Report, which ranks the most expensive and most affordable places to live in the US.
The company compared nearly 2,000 markets for the report, looking at the average listing prices of over 51,000 four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes. The national average listing price, they found, was $295,317.
Here are the 25 most affordable markets in the US.
Chances are, you'll probably recognize some of the cities and suburbs that made it onto Coldwell Banker's annual list of most affordable housing markets in the US, like Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio.
Every year, the company puts together a Home Listing Report, which ranks the most expensive and most affordable places to live in the US.
The company compared nearly 2,000 markets for the report, looking at the average listing prices of over 51,000 four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes. The national average listing price, they found, was $295,317.
Here are the 25 most affordable markets in the US.
The New York beggars' baby trade
How con artists on the streets of Manhattan are using a network of children to earn more money... and they're not even homeless
A network of female beggars on the streets of New York have been exposed as working together using young children to appeal for cash while refusing available city services for shelter and food.
An investigation by NBC New York followed the group of at least nine women for one month, gathering footage that suggests they are not homeless and are even trading off the children among themselves to exploit donations from passers-by.
The women sit separately on the busy streets and subways of Manhattan's bustling Midtown neighborhood, but videos secretly filmed over the course of a few weeks showed them meeting for lunch, shopping, sharing ice cream and talking among themselves.
At night they take the subway together back to the same building in East New York, Brooklyn, NBC News reported.
More
A network of female beggars on the streets of New York have been exposed as working together using young children to appeal for cash while refusing available city services for shelter and food.
An investigation by NBC New York followed the group of at least nine women for one month, gathering footage that suggests they are not homeless and are even trading off the children among themselves to exploit donations from passers-by.
The women sit separately on the busy streets and subways of Manhattan's bustling Midtown neighborhood, but videos secretly filmed over the course of a few weeks showed them meeting for lunch, shopping, sharing ice cream and talking among themselves.
At night they take the subway together back to the same building in East New York, Brooklyn, NBC News reported.
More
Aluminum-bodied F-150 made in factory Henry Ford built
At Ford's Rouge factory, where Henry Ford began building Model A cars almost 90 years ago, the automaker Tuesday officially began manufacturing an advanced, aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup, its top selling and most profitable model.
Much like Henry Ford's changeover from the Model T to the Model A in 1928, the birth of the 2015 F-150 has been painful, costing the company sales and profits this year as it closed the Rouge and a plant near Kansas City, Missouri, to install new tools and machinery to prepare for the largest production ever of an aluminum-bodied vehicle.
"We recognize this is the most-watched launch in the industry," Raj Nair, Ford product-development chief, told reporters in Dearborn, Michigan, Monday, adding that the introduction is on schedule. "We know the importance of getting the F-150 right."
Not everyone believes Ford can pull it off smoothly.
More
Much like Henry Ford's changeover from the Model T to the Model A in 1928, the birth of the 2015 F-150 has been painful, costing the company sales and profits this year as it closed the Rouge and a plant near Kansas City, Missouri, to install new tools and machinery to prepare for the largest production ever of an aluminum-bodied vehicle.
"We recognize this is the most-watched launch in the industry," Raj Nair, Ford product-development chief, told reporters in Dearborn, Michigan, Monday, adding that the introduction is on schedule. "We know the importance of getting the F-150 right."
Not everyone believes Ford can pull it off smoothly.
More
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Bono cheats death after jet door falls off
U2 singer 'extremely lucky' after plane's tailgate becomes detached during flight to Berlin with four friends
Bono and four friends cheated death yesterday when a rear door of their private jet fell off mid-flight.
The Irish rock star was on board the Learjet 60 D-CGEO making the two-hour afternoon trip from Dublin to Berlin.
He was the only member of U2 on the plane, as bandmates Larry Mullen, the Edge and Adam Clayton were due to fly separately late last night.
The group were lined up to accept an award at the Bambi International Music awards in Berlin, but Bono flew out early to attend a diplomatic function with the German minister of economic cooperation and development, Gerd Mueller.
But when Bono and his crew reached the German coast, flying at about 8,000ft, the tailgate of the plane became detached.
A source close to the singer told the Irish Daily Mail: ‘He was extremely lucky, the plane could have gone down. About an hour into the journey they heard a big thud coming from the rear of the plane.
‘They were startled for a bit but they continued on and made the descent into Berlin airport. When they landed they were horrified to learn that the compartment at the rear of the plane had completely detached.
‘The entire door along with Bono and his companions’ luggage had fallen out mid-air. They don’t know if the door and the contents landed over water or land but they were extremely lucky. They were at an altitude where anything could have happened and they are all feeling very lucky to be alive.’
More
Bono and four friends cheated death yesterday when a rear door of their private jet fell off mid-flight.
The Irish rock star was on board the Learjet 60 D-CGEO making the two-hour afternoon trip from Dublin to Berlin.
He was the only member of U2 on the plane, as bandmates Larry Mullen, the Edge and Adam Clayton were due to fly separately late last night.
The group were lined up to accept an award at the Bambi International Music awards in Berlin, but Bono flew out early to attend a diplomatic function with the German minister of economic cooperation and development, Gerd Mueller.
But when Bono and his crew reached the German coast, flying at about 8,000ft, the tailgate of the plane became detached.
A source close to the singer told the Irish Daily Mail: ‘He was extremely lucky, the plane could have gone down. About an hour into the journey they heard a big thud coming from the rear of the plane.
‘They were startled for a bit but they continued on and made the descent into Berlin airport. When they landed they were horrified to learn that the compartment at the rear of the plane had completely detached.
‘The entire door along with Bono and his companions’ luggage had fallen out mid-air. They don’t know if the door and the contents landed over water or land but they were extremely lucky. They were at an altitude where anything could have happened and they are all feeling very lucky to be alive.’
More
Cops: Drunk Motorist Hit Pedestrian, Kept Driving With Victim "Halfway Through The Vehicle's Windshield"
Responding to a report Monday of an erratic driver, an Ocean Township Police Department officer spotted an auto “with what appeared to be a person lying on the hood of the vehicle.” A cop initiated a traffic stop around 7 PM and found “a person halfway through the vehicle’s windshield,” according to prosecutors.
A subsequent investigation determined that driver Marcos Ortega, 33, struck the victim when he crossed onto the shoulder on Route 9. Cops estimated that Ortega drove “approximately 1.5 miles” with Kenneth Moeller, 61, lodged in the car’s windshield.
More
Which Cities/States Will Be The First To Default When The Economy Rolls Over?
What happens to local governments when the economy rolls over?
Though we're constantly reassured the "recovery" that's stumbled for five years has years of strong growth ahead, history suggests the "recovery" is due to roll over. Few recoveries last longer than 5 or 6 years, and the business cycle is graying fast: subprime auto loans are not exactly the foundation of "strong growth."
So what might push the economy over the cliff? The strong U.S. dollar is crimping overseas sales and profits, the global economy is already recessionary, mortgage applications have dried up, auto sales are being driven by subprime loans, and the valuation bubbles in stocks and real estate are due for a breather, if not an outright reversal. Retail sales are flat, and with all these headwinds, growing profits by 10% to 20% a year becomes impossible for the vast majority of enterprises.
So what happens to local governments when the economy rolls over? Tax revenues decline.
The consensus is that local governments are sitting pretty: sales and property values have risen smartly, pushing tax revenues higher, and the cost of borrowing money via tax-free municipal bonds has fallen. Nice, but these are all functions of expansion and rising tax rates.
The uneven nature of the "recovery" has left some cities and states more vulnerable to a downturn than others.Let's catalog the various risk factors that might become consequential as the global and U.S. economies weaken.
Though we're constantly reassured the "recovery" that's stumbled for five years has years of strong growth ahead, history suggests the "recovery" is due to roll over. Few recoveries last longer than 5 or 6 years, and the business cycle is graying fast: subprime auto loans are not exactly the foundation of "strong growth."
So what might push the economy over the cliff? The strong U.S. dollar is crimping overseas sales and profits, the global economy is already recessionary, mortgage applications have dried up, auto sales are being driven by subprime loans, and the valuation bubbles in stocks and real estate are due for a breather, if not an outright reversal. Retail sales are flat, and with all these headwinds, growing profits by 10% to 20% a year becomes impossible for the vast majority of enterprises.
So what happens to local governments when the economy rolls over? Tax revenues decline.
The consensus is that local governments are sitting pretty: sales and property values have risen smartly, pushing tax revenues higher, and the cost of borrowing money via tax-free municipal bonds has fallen. Nice, but these are all functions of expansion and rising tax rates.
The uneven nature of the "recovery" has left some cities and states more vulnerable to a downturn than others.Let's catalog the various risk factors that might become consequential as the global and U.S. economies weaken.
Report: $420M in U.S. Weapons, ‘Sensitive Items’ Go Missing in Afghanistan
Some 15,600 pieces of equipment—including “weapons, weapons systems, and sensitive items”—went missing in the past year from Army facilities in Bagram and Kandahar, accounting for around $419.5 million in losses, according to the report, which was issued in late October and marked “for official use only.”
The extent of these losses was only discovered following an internal audit by the Pentagon’s inspector general, who recommended that military leaders institute a series of reforms aimed at increasing transparency and strengthening mechanisms meant to detect such losses.
More
Megan Rothbauer facing bankruptcy because she was taken to the wrong hospital
A fully-insured Wisconsin woman may soon have to file for bankruptcy after she suffered cardiac arrest and was taken, while unconscious, to an emergency room that wasn't in her healthcare network.
Though Madison's St. Mary's Hospital was just three blocks away from where Megan Rothbauer was in September 2013 when she had a heart attack at just 29, it's not part of her Blue Cross-Blue Shield network.
Now, as Rothbauer recovers from the 10 days she spent in a medically-induced coma and the other six days she spent in a cardiac unit, she must also contend with whether she'll ever recover from its $50,000 price tag.
More
Though Madison's St. Mary's Hospital was just three blocks away from where Megan Rothbauer was in September 2013 when she had a heart attack at just 29, it's not part of her Blue Cross-Blue Shield network.
Now, as Rothbauer recovers from the 10 days she spent in a medically-induced coma and the other six days she spent in a cardiac unit, she must also contend with whether she'll ever recover from its $50,000 price tag.
More
Q105; A CHRISTMAS MUSIC TRADITION
“Starting in late October, listeners tell us they’re ready to hear Christmas music on the radio and via the iHeartRadio app,” stated Josh Wolff, Operations Manager. “We’re proud to fulfill their request and continue a Delmarva Christmas tradition: Christmas music around the clock on Q105!”
Fans can listen to Q105 FM for holiday music on-air and via the station's website, www.Q105FM.com as well as on iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s all-in-one digital radio service. iHeartRadio delivers everything listeners want in one free, fully-integrated service: instant access to more than 1,500 of the nation's most popular live broadcast and digital-only radio stations from 150 cities, plus user-created custom stations inspired by favorite artists and songs. iHeartRadio also offers listeners a "Perfect For" feature which allows users to choose from thousands of curated stations based on a range of moods and activities. New - iHeartRadio Talk feature (now in beta) offers on-demand listener-created talk content alongside popular news, celebrity and entertainment “audiosodes.” iHeartRadio Talk also features “Daily Pulse,” a customizable Talk channel featuring the most up-to-date news and culture highlights, to which users can add or remove content that is most important to them.
About iHeartMedia
Governor-elect Hogan names Robert “Bobby” Neall and Carville Collins as senior members of his transition team
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor-elect Larry Hogan introduced two new senior members of his transition team at a press conference this afternoon at the Tawes State Office Building, home of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Mr. Hogan has chosen Baltimore native Robert “Bobby” Neall to head his budget and tax team during the transition period, and Carville Collins to serve as general counsel to the transition team.
Mr. Neall, who attended the press conference, is a former state senator, delegate, and Anne Arundel County executive—and a businessman. He has been called the “most respected fiscal mind” in the state and has a reputation for calling for fiscal restraint, a message that the Governor-elect emphasized throughout his campaign.
“Bobby left the Republican Party in 1999 to become a Democrat—we’re not gonna hold that against him,” the Governor-elect said with a smile. “There is no better person in my mind to put our fiscal house in order than Bob Neall,” he continued.
The Governor-elect also announced attorney Carville Collins as general counsel. Mr. Collins, who was not present at the conference, is a partner of the law firm DLA Piper in Baltimore and Annapolis and served on Governor Ehrlich’s transition team in 2002.
“We’ll build out a senior team, and we’ll grow as the days go by … Right now, these are the most trusted guys I have, and they’re going to help build the rest of the transition team,” said the Governor-elect.
Lieutenant Governor-elect Boyd Rutherford, who is leading the transition with Secretary Jim Brady, also made an announcement at the press conference about a new website, launched today, for those interested in applying for work with the state government. That website is hogantransition.com
Governor-elect Hogan also held meetings with the President of the Maryland Senate, Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., and Comptroller Peter Franchot today.
Mr. Hogan has chosen Baltimore native Robert “Bobby” Neall to head his budget and tax team during the transition period, and Carville Collins to serve as general counsel to the transition team.
Mr. Neall, who attended the press conference, is a former state senator, delegate, and Anne Arundel County executive—and a businessman. He has been called the “most respected fiscal mind” in the state and has a reputation for calling for fiscal restraint, a message that the Governor-elect emphasized throughout his campaign.
“Bobby left the Republican Party in 1999 to become a Democrat—we’re not gonna hold that against him,” the Governor-elect said with a smile. “There is no better person in my mind to put our fiscal house in order than Bob Neall,” he continued.
The Governor-elect also announced attorney Carville Collins as general counsel. Mr. Collins, who was not present at the conference, is a partner of the law firm DLA Piper in Baltimore and Annapolis and served on Governor Ehrlich’s transition team in 2002.
“We’ll build out a senior team, and we’ll grow as the days go by … Right now, these are the most trusted guys I have, and they’re going to help build the rest of the transition team,” said the Governor-elect.
Lieutenant Governor-elect Boyd Rutherford, who is leading the transition with Secretary Jim Brady, also made an announcement at the press conference about a new website, launched today, for those interested in applying for work with the state government. That website is hogantransition.com
Governor-elect Hogan also held meetings with the President of the Maryland Senate, Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., and Comptroller Peter Franchot today.
Upset Mom Finds Herself Contacting the News After Reading the Answers on Her Son’s Islam Worksheet
The sentence that bothered the mom the most stated, “Most Muslims’ faith is stronger than the average Christian.”
Read some of the other answers from the world history assignment below:
More
Press Release - TOUGH MAN, TENDER CHICKEN – BOOK DISCUSSION WITH MITZI PERDUE
Contact: Monique Snyder
Title: Communications Manager
Phone: 410.749.3612 ext. 155
Email: msnyder@wicomico.org
Tough
man, tender chicken – book discussion with mitzi perdue
Wicomico Public Library is honored to welcome Mitzi Perdue on Sunday,
November 16th at 2pm to discuss her latest book Tough Man, Tender Chicken - Business
and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue. A story of how poultry entrepreneur
Frank Perdue built Perdue Farms. The discussion will be held in the
Launch/SBY Entrepreneurial Center at the Downtown Library.
Mitzi Perdue holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard
University and a master’s in public administration from George Washington
University. For two decades she was a syndicated columnist, first for Capitol
News, writing about food and agriculture, and then for Scripps Howard, writing
about the environment. She has a lifelong interest in business and success,
having watched how her father, Ernest Henderson, along with his business
partner, Robert Moore, founded and built the Sheraton Hotel chain. She was a
commissioner on the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information
Science and a past president of American AgriWomen, the oldest and largest
American farm women’s organization. She spent decades growing rice in
California, and when Frank and Mitzi met, they decided that chicken and rice go
well together.
Wicomico Public Library has locations in Downtown Salisbury, the Centre
at Salisbury, in Pittsville, and the Library Bookmobile. Not only does Wicomico
Public Library offer numerous resources such as free Internet access, a variety
of classes and events, and an online virtual library with eBooks, but it
engages with the community by supporting learning, building community, and
enriching lives. You Belong @ Wicomico Public Library!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)