DOVER — It seems a government job can be good career move — at least at the top and in Delaware.
Last year, 171 state employees were paid at least $150,000.
That number includes expected names like then Gov. Jack Markell, Delaware Technical Community College President Mark Brainard and Brandywine School District Superintendent Mark Holodick.
But it also encompasses others, including individuals who work behind the scenes but are very well-compensated by the taxpayers.
Data from the Office of Management and Budget shows most of the top salary earners came from the legal, law enforcement, education or health fields: 55 judges, 49 members of the Delaware State Police, 24 employees of individual school districts and 17 workers in the Department of Health and Social Services were paid $150,000 or more last year.
The number of big pay earners marks an increase from 2015, when 158 people were paid at least $150,000.
About 1,600 state workers broke six figures last year, while many earned $50,000 or less.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
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‘Instagram stole my daughter’
On any given morning, you can walk through the eighth-grade hallway at Oakcrest School, an independent, all-girls Catholic school in McLean, and see groups of young women chatting and laughing by their lockers. At Oakcrest, middle schoolers are not allowed to have smartphones on the property. Over in the ninth-grade hallway, high schoolers, who are allowed to use smartphones before and after school, are sitting on the ground, scrolling through their phones.
“The difference between the eighth-grade and the ninth-grade hallway is dramatic,” said Kate Hadley, director of mentoring and parent enrichment.
Social media and the technology that makes it instantly and easily accessible have only existed for little more than decade. Now, doctors, educators, parents and others are learning how social media affects adolescents. As part of their parent enrichment program, Oakcrest invited Dr. Leonard Sax, author of Girls on the Edge and The Collapse of Parenting, to give a talk March 10 titled “Instagram stole my daughter” about the effect of social media on teenage girls.
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“The difference between the eighth-grade and the ninth-grade hallway is dramatic,” said Kate Hadley, director of mentoring and parent enrichment.
Social media and the technology that makes it instantly and easily accessible have only existed for little more than decade. Now, doctors, educators, parents and others are learning how social media affects adolescents. As part of their parent enrichment program, Oakcrest invited Dr. Leonard Sax, author of Girls on the Edge and The Collapse of Parenting, to give a talk March 10 titled “Instagram stole my daughter” about the effect of social media on teenage girls.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
FRIENDS OF WICOMICO PUBLIC LIBRARIES ANNOUNCE LIGHT OF LITERACY AWARDS NOMINEES
FRIENDS OF WICOMICO PUBLIC LIBRARIES ANNOUNCE LIGHT OF LITERACY AWARDS NOMINEES
The Friends of Wicomico Public Libraries will host their Fifth Annual Light of Literacy Awards on Thursday, April 20, from 8-10 A.M. at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at all Library locations and online at lightofliteracy.org.
The Light of Literacy Awards recognizes the power of everyday individuals doing extraordinary work in promoting the power of literacy throughout the community. The Light of Literacy Awards brings together leaders from around the area to recognize those who are luminaries in our community, lighting the way by their example. By recognizing individuals and organizations who promote literacy and by raising public awareness of their work, the Friends hope to multiply their efforts and the effect they have in the community.
Below is a list of the 2017 Light of Literacy Awards Nominees:
Where is the America in which I grew up?
America's loss of innocence is a result of the public's growing realization of the deep state, media bias and university brainwashing. Will things change?
Joe David, 20/03/17 13:05
The America I knew growing up is rapidly disappearing. Law and order is being replaced by mob rule. A madness has claimed the country, introduced in recent years by hate groups who are dedicated to using violent protests to cause political instability. In a frenzy of madness, often triggered by just an innuendo, these groups want to crush all opposition to their agenda. For astute observers of our culture, this doesn’t come as a surprise. Our great universities, which were once citadels of reason, a safe place for open discourse, have abandoned both – and they have become instead centers for cultivating insurrection, with minimal tolerance for truth and clear thinking.
As a result of the events in the last eight years, I have come to the conclusion that my beloved country – the land of liberty, once ruled by freedom of speech, law and order, and a constitutional government – is being irreparably compromised by rebellion. In just a matter of a few years, many Americans have tossed aside sense and have joyfully embraced mob violence (examples, Berkeley University, inauguration riots, Michael Savage attack, and much, much more). The lessons in history on the fall of great nations have all been ignored – for those lucky enough to have once learned these lessons in school.
For the complete article, visit: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/20296
Joe David, 20/03/17 13:05
The America I knew growing up is rapidly disappearing. Law and order is being replaced by mob rule. A madness has claimed the country, introduced in recent years by hate groups who are dedicated to using violent protests to cause political instability. In a frenzy of madness, often triggered by just an innuendo, these groups want to crush all opposition to their agenda. For astute observers of our culture, this doesn’t come as a surprise. Our great universities, which were once citadels of reason, a safe place for open discourse, have abandoned both – and they have become instead centers for cultivating insurrection, with minimal tolerance for truth and clear thinking.
As a result of the events in the last eight years, I have come to the conclusion that my beloved country – the land of liberty, once ruled by freedom of speech, law and order, and a constitutional government – is being irreparably compromised by rebellion. In just a matter of a few years, many Americans have tossed aside sense and have joyfully embraced mob violence (examples, Berkeley University, inauguration riots, Michael Savage attack, and much, much more). The lessons in history on the fall of great nations have all been ignored – for those lucky enough to have once learned these lessons in school.
For the complete article, visit: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/20296
Poplar Hill Mansion hosts Community Yard Sale April 8
Community Yard Sale
Saturday, April 8, 2017, 7:00 am
Poplar Hill Mansion, 117 Elizabeth Street
Salisbury, MD. 21801
410 749 1776
www.poplarhillmansion.org
curator@poplarhillmansion.org
Join the Friends of Poplar Hill Mansion and the Newtown Neighborhood Association for a Community Yard Sale on April 8th from 7:00 AM - Noon; please, NO early birds. We have been doing some spring cleaning at the Mansion and have found a lot of non-historic items such as housewares, decorations, and other household goods that have been accumulated over the years and we do not need. (Please note that this event does not include anything from the permanent collection.) We have also asked our neighbors in Newtown to join us in the fun and come to Mansion and make this a community event. The yard sale will take place in the rear parking lot of the house, and there is plenty of on street parking on Elizabeth Street. Poplar Hill Mansion will also be open and have free admission during the yard sale. All proceeds from the sale of the Friends of PHM items go towards the preservation of Poplar Hill Mansion, a 501(c)-3. For more information call 410-749-1776.
College Savings Accounts Are Popular But Missing Their Marks
Few families use them -- and even fewer put enough money away to matter. Advocates, however, say the programs are too young to judge.
In the spring of 2014, Ed FitzGerald visited a Cleveland elementary school to announce a new and highly ambitious education program: free college savings accounts with cash subsidies for every kindergartner in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. At the time, FitzGerald was the county executive and the Democratic nominee for governor. A similar savings account program had been introduced a few years earlier in San Francisco, but that was an experiment limited to public schools. FitzGerald’s initiative included children in private and parochial schools as well. With 10,500 accounts in its first year, it promised to be the largest effort of its kind in the country.
At a press conference, FitzGerald cited the increasing cost of higher education and low college attendance rates as reasons for the new program. Past efforts by the state and federal governments to encourage saving for college, through so-called 529 investment vehicles, had largely failed. Research from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System found that in 2013, these 529s achieved a meager 2.5 percent participation rate among eligible families. For households in the bottom half of the income distribution, participation was below 1 percent.
The savings plans, named for the 529 section of the federal tax code created by Congress in 1996, built upon an idea pioneered by Michigan in the late 1980s. The idea was that government could help parents pay for college by offering them tax breaks on savings accounts for higher education. The money parents withdrew from the accounts to pay for education expenses and the interest generated by the invested principal were tax exempt.
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In the spring of 2014, Ed FitzGerald visited a Cleveland elementary school to announce a new and highly ambitious education program: free college savings accounts with cash subsidies for every kindergartner in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. At the time, FitzGerald was the county executive and the Democratic nominee for governor. A similar savings account program had been introduced a few years earlier in San Francisco, but that was an experiment limited to public schools. FitzGerald’s initiative included children in private and parochial schools as well. With 10,500 accounts in its first year, it promised to be the largest effort of its kind in the country.
At a press conference, FitzGerald cited the increasing cost of higher education and low college attendance rates as reasons for the new program. Past efforts by the state and federal governments to encourage saving for college, through so-called 529 investment vehicles, had largely failed. Research from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System found that in 2013, these 529s achieved a meager 2.5 percent participation rate among eligible families. For households in the bottom half of the income distribution, participation was below 1 percent.
The savings plans, named for the 529 section of the federal tax code created by Congress in 1996, built upon an idea pioneered by Michigan in the late 1980s. The idea was that government could help parents pay for college by offering them tax breaks on savings accounts for higher education. The money parents withdrew from the accounts to pay for education expenses and the interest generated by the invested principal were tax exempt.
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NOI 3/20/17 Wicomico Vacant Dwelling Fire East Church St.
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: March 20, 2017
Time: 1:31 p.m.
Location / Address: 1121 East Church St., Salisbury, Wicomico Co.
Type of Incident: Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Vacant two story wood frame single family dwelling
Owner / Occupants: Martin Carrillo and Jennifer Contreras
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $5,000 Contents: $1,000
Smoke Alarm Status: None
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: n/a
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Salisbury
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 17
Time to Control: 5 minutes
Discovered By: Salisbury PD
Area of Origin: Living room
Preliminary Cause: Arson
Additional Information: Anyone with information is asked to call the Salisbury Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal at (410) 713-3780
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Used Car Prices Crash Most Since 2008
Used Car Prices Since 1995
Used Market Update
In a reversal of what typically occurs in February, wholesale prices of used vehicles up to eight years old fell substantially last month, dropping 1.6% compared to January. The drop was counter to the 1% increase expected for the month and marked just the second time in the past 20 years prices fell in February (last years’ scant 0.2% being the other instance).
NADA Used Car Guide’s seasonally adjusted used vehicle price index fell for the eighth straight month, declining 3.8% from January to 110.1. The drop was by far the worst recorded for any month since November 2008 as the result of a recession-related 5.6% tumble. February’s index figure was also 8% below February 2016’s 119.4 result and marked the index’s lowest level since September 2010.
Incentives Jump by 18.1%
Automakers grew incentive spending once again in February, making it the 23rd month in a row where spending was increased. On average, spending reached $3,594 per unit versus $3,043 per unit in February 2016 according to Autodata.
Among the U.S. Big Three, GM raised incentives by 27.4% in February to an average of $5,125 per unit. Spending at Ford Motor Company rose by 20.9% to $4,012 per unit, while FCA increased incentives by 10.6% to $4,365.
As for Import automakers, Toyota Motor Sales raised incentives by 7.9% in February, reaching an average of $2,267 per unit. American Honda grew incentives by 26.6% to $1,886, while Nissan North America increased spending by 20.1% to $4,080 for the month.
Inventory Falls to 74 Days
Compared to January, days’ supply fell by 11 days in February, landing at 74 days for the period. Looking back, February 2016 saw a supply of only 69 days according to Wards Auto.
GM’s supply reached 91 days over the month, due largely to Buick’s industry high 167-day inventory. Ford Motor Company’s supply fell to 78 days, while FCA’s inventory dropped to 83 days.
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Canada on track to see 40 percent hike in asylum-seekers by year's end
Canada saw a significant spike in the number of asylum-seekers in January and February, putting the country on track to surpass total annual levels for the past five years, according to immigration statistics released Monday.
The first two months of 2017 saw 5,520 applications for refugee status. If that trend continues, officials estimate the year ending with 33,000 refugee claims - 40 percent more than last year.
In addition, one-in-five asylum-seekers were apprehended while illegally crossing into Canada. Nearly half of that group was caught trying to enter Quebec. Most of the remaining people were taken into custody in British Columbia and Manitoba, according to a report on the findings.
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The first two months of 2017 saw 5,520 applications for refugee status. If that trend continues, officials estimate the year ending with 33,000 refugee claims - 40 percent more than last year.
In addition, one-in-five asylum-seekers were apprehended while illegally crossing into Canada. Nearly half of that group was caught trying to enter Quebec. Most of the remaining people were taken into custody in British Columbia and Manitoba, according to a report on the findings.
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Lamar Smith says media, Democrats are indistinguishable: Call them 'Mediacrats'
Rep. Lamar Smith is using a new term to describe the mainstream media and the Democratic Party, arguing that both have become almost indistinguishable from each other.
“The media and Democrats are so close in association and so close in their philosophical views that we might as well use one word to describe both, and that’s ‘Mediacrats,’” the Texas Republican, founder of the House Media Fairness Caucus, told the Washington Examiner in an interview Sunday.
Mr. Smith said the media’s treatment of President Trump should be enough to strip them of their “mainstream” status.
“How can the media be considered ‘mainstream’ when it doesn’t represent a majority of the American people?” he asked. “It’s more accurate to use the term ‘liberal.’”
“It’s the most biased media I’ve seen in my lifetime,” he said. “I am concerned that it is hurting our republic, I’m afraid they are hurting themselves, I’m afraid they are hurting the country, and they’re clearly so intent on hurting the president that they are taking themselves down at the same time.”
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“The media and Democrats are so close in association and so close in their philosophical views that we might as well use one word to describe both, and that’s ‘Mediacrats,’” the Texas Republican, founder of the House Media Fairness Caucus, told the Washington Examiner in an interview Sunday.
Mr. Smith said the media’s treatment of President Trump should be enough to strip them of their “mainstream” status.
“How can the media be considered ‘mainstream’ when it doesn’t represent a majority of the American people?” he asked. “It’s more accurate to use the term ‘liberal.’”
“It’s the most biased media I’ve seen in my lifetime,” he said. “I am concerned that it is hurting our republic, I’m afraid they are hurting themselves, I’m afraid they are hurting the country, and they’re clearly so intent on hurting the president that they are taking themselves down at the same time.”
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President Trump is poised to dismantle Barack Obama's climate policies
But his plan is certain to face legal pushback.
President Trump’s climate plan is intended to send an unmistakable signal to the nation and the world that he intends to follow through on his campaign vows to rip apart every element of what he has called President Barack Obama’s “stupid” policies to address climate change. The timing and exact form of the announcement remain unsettled, however.
President Trump’s climate plan is intended to send an unmistakable signal to the nation and the world that he intends to follow through on his campaign vows to rip apart every element of what he has called President Barack Obama’s “stupid” policies to address climate change. The timing and exact form of the announcement remain unsettled, however.
Representative Harris Announces Military Academy Resource Forums
Congressman Harris has invited representatives from West Point and the Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, and Naval Academies to attend. The Congressman’s staff will also explain Dr. Harris’ role in the nomination process. These events are excellent opportunities for high school students to explore their options for higher education.
Harford County Event
Date: April 20, 2017
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Bel Air High School, 100 Heighe Street, Bel Air, MD 21014
To RSVP, please contact Dr. Harris’ Bel Air office at 410-588-5670
Wicomico County Event
Date: April 27, 2017
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Wicomico High School, 201 Long Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21804
To RSVP, please contact Dr. Harris’ Salisbury office at 443-944-8624
DHS releases U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Declined Detainer Outcome Report
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security today issued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Declined Detainer Outcome Report required by President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, signed on January 25. This report will be issued weekly to highlight jurisdictions that choose not to cooperate with ICE detainers or requests for notification, therefore potentially endangering Americans. ICE places detainers on aliens who have been arrested on local criminal charges or who are in local custody and for whom ICE possesses probable cause to believe that they are removable from the United States, so that ICE can take custody of the alien when he or she is released from local custody.
“When law enforcement agencies fail to honor immigration detainers and release serious criminal offenders, it undermines ICE’s ability to protect the public safety and carry out its mission,” said Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan. “Our goal is to build cooperative, respectful relationships with our law enforcement partners. We will continue collaborating with them to help ensure that illegal aliens who may pose a threat to our communities are not released onto the streets to potentially harm individuals living within our communities.”
The Declined Detainer Outcome Report is a weekly report that lists the jurisdictions that have declined to honor ICE detainers or requests for notification and includes examples of criminal charges associated with those released aliens. The report provides information on declined detainers and requests for notification for that reporting period. A jurisdiction’s appearance on this report is not an exclusive factor in determining a jurisdiction’s level of cooperation with ICE. This report is intended to provide the public with information regarding criminal actions committed by aliens and any jurisdiction that ignores or otherwise failed to honor any detainers or requests for notification with respect to such aliens.
Bills On Immigration, Prescription Drugs, OK’d By Md. House
The votes came on a busy day when lawmakers worked late to meet the General Assembly’s crossover deadline. That’s a day when the House and Senate aim to approve bills they plan to send to the other chamber for passage this year.
Maryland lawmakers have about three weeks left in the 90-day session, which is scheduled to adjourn April 10.
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Salisbury Barrack DUI Arrests for 3/10/2017 to 3/17/2017
Salisbury Barrack DUI Arrests for 3/10/2017 to 3/17/2017
- Ray Darrin Marine 47yoa DE
- Natalie Wade Rosten 38yoa Salisbury, MD
- Jamson Morency 35yoa FL
- Tyler Anthony Decotis 24yoa GA
- Eugenio Rincon 40yoa Salisbury, MD
- Bryan Oneil Davila Gomez 25yoa Salisbury, MD
- Matthew Adam Fitzpatrick 35yoa Salisbury, MD
- Christopher Charles Dennis 31yoa Salisbury, MD
- John Kevin Beauchamp 50yoa Salisbury, MD
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