Is Charles Jannace Creating A Bad Name For Local Blogs?

Unlike the Daily Times who is afraid to say anything negative against the City of Salisbury and or Barrie Tilghman or the Zoo, I'll go out on a limb here and share some thoughts I have on fair campaigning.

I personally believe that if you're going to own and run a Blog Site and you have an opinion, that's one thing. However, if you have a Blog site and you want to use your own opinion as an advantage point to possibly win a political race, that's out of line, crossing the line or whatever else you want to call it.

You have not ever seen me go on the attack against Rick Pollitt or his Family, nor have I ever challenged Ron Alessi's Family. Ron Alessi, well he's just a glutton for punishment because he's an Idiot with no thought of his own.

However, Rick Pollitt is a decent man running for an office that is VERY important for this County/Community. I personally think if Charles Jannace wants to use his Website to make certain statements, that's one thing. However, to use a personal Blog Site is no different from the Daily Times bashing Charles Jannace and printing only favorable things about Rick Pollitt.

Charles, win this thing because you deserve it, not because you have more of a following than Rick does. Learn to hold your head high because you're a champion, not a cheater. To me, this is no different than hitting below the belt several times. Send your information off to Bill Duvall and myself if you have something to say. If it's news worthy, we'll print it. If it's a dirt road and shitty pictures, forget it, it's not news worthy.

A good photo is something like Barrie Tilghman going on TV without a bra. It's photos of a WWTP breaking all sorts of laws. Capped pipes at the Zoo because Rapp illegally opened the drain as soon as the MDE left or a picture of Jim Rapp popping out of some bushes obviously stalking me. A dirt/gravel road, Dee, Dee, Deeeee! You need a new photographer. LOL

We're at the tail end of this thing guys, play fair or be prepared to get blasted yourself by other Blog Sites. If Rick Pollitt were an Idiot like Alessi I might have to give in Charles but he's a respectable man who deserves a fair shot with the Voters who count. Bring him down if he's broken the law. Bring him down if he gave out $20,000,000.00 TIF's or refused to bring down a Mall.

Other wise, call the man and ask him why he hasn't paved that road and I can assure you he'll have an honorable answer. Your Blog Site is slipping Charles. If you go, go out with some class and dignity, OK?

Now let's all be friends and come out fighting fairly!

Don't Adjust Your Screen

This is a photo at night of the Memory Garden Cemetery on Memory Garden Lane. Many of the grave sites are illuminated with small crosses at night in which we travel past every single day. There was an article about this recently in The Daily Times and I thought everyone might want the opportunity to remark their own personal thoughts about it here. I'm working on one for my own grave that is much larger and is of a hand with the middle finger bright and bold standing straight up stating I was number one.

Free Trash Pickup

Why pay for trash pickup when you can simply dump your commercial trash into the trash cans provided by the City?

The Real Acronym For BLOG.

As the Daily Times tried their own version of what BLOG stands for, I thought I'd share some of my own and ask all of you to chip in, (since the Daily Times is on my Blog Site every moment of every day) and create your own "back at ya" versions.

Barrie Loves On-line Gossip

Bassett Lies On Grapevine

Give it a shot Folks, it's not as easy as it looks! This should be one of the best comment results yet.

It's Moday Barrie, CLEAN THE DAMN RIVER UP!

This area of the river near Market Street Inn is a complete disaster! The river rose so high, the trash settled on the banks and it's a mess! It won't take a boat this time. They'll now have to walk the banks of the river and clean it the old fashioned way.

The Old Mall Continues To Get Even Worse!

After all these meetings, Pres Conferences and attention, the Mall Owners still have no fulfilled their promise to clean things up and make it just about impossible to access the Old Mall. Yesterday I took these pictures of new graffiti in which policy is to clean it up within 24 hours and that's just not even considered at the Old Mall. This stuff hangs around for weeks, if not months! Blogger wouldn't allow me to load everything I wanted to show everyone this morning but this will say enough. Someone needs to get "TOUGH" with these people, that's all there is to it.

Another Business Bites The Dust In Salisbury!

This Royal Farms on Old Ocean City Road closed its doors for good recently and gave no customers any notice. They had recently renovated the location with new gas tanks and friends told me they were doing a great business when they shut their doors. Barrienomics is starting to effect the entire City and as she refuses to give everyone else million dollar TIF's they're just going to continue shutting down and going away. How many jobs have been lost in the past few months in Salisbury Barrie?

The Mason Dixon Line In Mardela

I noticed a couple of interesting things while visiting this exhibit yesterday. In one of the close up photos here you can see coins thrown inside onto the ground? The walkway leading up to it was lined with prickery bushes and they were not trimmed. Does anyone know who's supposed to care for such a location?

Renoir Is Still Undefeated And Wins Breed In PA!

We just received word Ren took Breed in the show in Pennsylvania and could be singled out now as he only needs to win a final Major for his Championship! Way to go Cassandra Williams!

Rapp Is Caught In Yet Another Lie

Jim Rapp has stated once again that the Salisbury Zoo had a record attendance at the Night of the Living Zoo. Although we're pleased to hear the Zoo did well, you're WAY OFF on that statement once again and it clearly shows Jim's lack of experience and maturity once again. I believe it was the second year they ever held the event where they had more than 8,000 in attendance, not 5,300+.

Jim regularly makes statements like this and is regularly corrected but all too many people just flat out believe what he's saying, hence there being 500 animals at the Zoo as another example. Then Ron Alessi will rubber stamp what Jim says, (knowing he's lying) at a Zoo Commission Meeting and in reality they can't actually feel good or complete about the project?

The Mayor runs this type of Local Government and in the past no one challenged it until the Blogs came along. My suggestion to "all" of you from here on out, know the Blogs are going to call you out on your lies and correct your patting yourselves on the back and "act" as if you're actually doing a better job. You don't have to lie Jim but as habitual as you are at it, I'm sure you'll come up with another excuse as to how I'm technically wrong about what I'm saying. A professional would simply say, thank you, our numbers were fantastic and our volunteers are second to none.

Now tell us the dollar figures and what you plan to do with all that money?????

Update; I just came to learn the figures were actually around 10,000 people the second year, (or so) the event had been going on. Just like the Zoo being one of the top 10 Small Zoo's in America, it disappeared from the charts once Jim Rapp became Director. Same goes with the Night of the Living Zoo event. It is almost 1/2 of what it used to be, yet Rapp tells the Press that they had a record year again. Not much different from what he released as their actual inventory of animals in the Zoo. Everything is around 1/2 of what he originally claimed with exception of animal inventory. That is actually far less than 1/2 his original number. The Zoo is failing under Jim Rapp's management and the lies stop right here.

Spoonin, Sorta!

Are your spooning days over? If so, change it, there's nothing like it! Well, maybe one thing. OK, two, but it's a great way to fall asleep, watch tv or simply wake up. See, you can learn things from animals. ;-)

See What Happens When Joe Albero Enters The Room, The Reporters Get Happy!

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. That's mainly what we are subjected to in most of the meeting we attend but whenever I arrive, something is about to happen! It was no different when I walked into the P&Z Meeting and they wanted to close the meeting off from the Public. Oh, wait a minute, didn't some of the people shown in this photo leave JUST BEFORE THAT HAPPENED? Oh well, once again, if you need any pictures, I've got them.

Hurry Up, Call Alessi! This Immigrant Has His Paycheck & He's Sending It Home To Momma!

There's No Gangs In Salisbury!

The next thing we'll know, the Plaza will be no different than the Old Salisbury Mall!

The Mayor Wants Andy Taylor To Head Up Her New CDC Corporation?

As you can clearly see once again, Andy Taylor doesn't even know how to keep up his own properties. Actually, the panes of glass that could come loose from these windows is pretty dangerous! I figure, if these guys want to pick on me, here's back at ya Fella's.

FINALLY! The Mayor Listens, But Did She Really?

As you can see from one of these photos, the City Truck was there to pick up trash but just as easy as it was for them to pick it up, look what they left behind! SLOBS!

Duvafiles Hits A Grand Slam

Do NOT miss this post on Duvafiles. http://duvafiles.blogspot.com/2006/10/more-than-mischief.html

The Bar Forum Was The Biggest Flop Yet!

I felt so sorry for the Candidates having to waste their time expressing all of thier platforms over and over again, this time for a very few amount of people who refused to show enough respect for these Candidates by simply showing up. The next time, just don't show up and shove it right back down their own throats.

"Gentlemen & Ladies," I'm M.J. Caldwell And I Confess, I'm A Lawyer.

HELLO MAYOR, Joe Albero is here to see you.

Andy Taylor Destroys Mayberry

What's wrong with this picture?

You Ain't Gonna Believe This One, Folks! Then Again...

The Planning & Zoning Commission hearing on the old mall began with a bang and went out with a banging…

Of rubber stamps, that is.

At the request of the developers and the City, the Findings of Fact for the whole mall redevelopment plan was pulled from the agenda. You know, to accommodate the great promised revision for lower density and mixing residential and commercial space like real urban villages do. But wait! After such a momentous keeping our word start, what happens?

Well, they go right ahead with a public hearing to do something they didn’t need to do: toss out the county parking lot and bring in the land Eckerd’s and the bank sit on. Oh, they’ll still work out a deal with the county for the lot. After all, they got a nice $6 million tax break for that oh, half a million tops, slab of pavement.

But they didn’t need to do anything with either of these pieces of land because they are going to be revising the plan anyway, right, with the developers holding public input meetings, right?

But wait! The developers have scheduled the Great Revision And Public Exchange (GRAPE) meeting just a week away! How generous (not!) GRAPE, better known as the Fabulous All-inclusive Revision Charade Exemplar (FARCE) with a whole week’s notice shall certainly compel hundreds of citizens to drop their scout meetings, church choirs, candidate forums, and non-refundable tickets to Third Day and The David Crowder Band concert at the Civic Center in a heartbeat! (Then the Civic Center won’t have to worry about parking on mall property.)

Excellent comments from the public as to why all of this should be tabled and considered as part of the Sacred Revisions were endured by the obviously shut minds behind the table.

Then, the room was hushed by a Tale of the Bizarre. Chairwoman Corinne LesCallette called for the room to clear for a closed session. Uhhhh, a closed session? Even P&Z Director Jack Lenox had to catch his breath. He asked her what code she was referring to for a closed session. LesCallette drew a blank, so Puppet Cathcart tried to slip her a lifeline with “Legal issues?” LesCallette said, “Uh, the legality of what we’re being asked to do,” or some such. Lenox jumped back with a couple of criteria needed to hold a closed meeting and LesCallette seemed stumped. Finally, Lenox, as gentlemanly as he could, tells her this doesn’t meet criteria for a closed meeting.

Oooookaaay. LesCallette finally “got it” and asked the Commission their wishes, i.e., give us a motion, boys and girl, and let’s go home.

The resounding roar of rubber stamps pounding away was heard clear to the State Line. You cannot make this stuff up.


When Bill Duvall referred to "The Fix Is In," he wasn't kidding. Worse, both the Commission and the developers want to waste busy people's time pretending to listen. That just sucks.

The photos above of Lenox and LesCallette were taken exactly in the moment while the two argued over the rules.

PROGRESS?

The Downtown Plaze, 3 Days Later!

Once again I was depressed to see the Downtown Plaza as a complete disgrace to the City of Salisbury. Usually when I report something, (photos) the Mayor jumps right on it and gets it cleaned up, unless it's the river at the Zoo. In this case, the Plaza looks like crap and it's time someone start pushing the Mayor to get it cleaned up. I stated 3 days on here because I took this photo at the end of the work day and it would be expected this mess will still be there in the morning. Is the Mayor rebelling against my Blog? Is she refusing the clean things up again like she did at the Zoo? There is a crew each and every day down on the Plaza, so this is the only thing that makes any sense. What a shame!

Jim Rapp Forgets To Thank The Blogs!

Jim Rapp wrote a Letter the Editor today thanking everyone but the Blog Sites? Here we are promoting the Night of the Living Zoo, they have a RECORD attendance and is it a question to anyone else why they had such a huge turn out? The Blog Sites have far more circulation than the Daily Times and I think they should show their appreciation for a job well done on our behalf. If not, well we're just not going to help them again. Jim always seems to forget the people who helped make things a success and instead always takes the credit himself. You need to change your ways Jim Rapp. Maybe he got his instructions from Ron Alessi?

Are We Tired Of It Yet?

Slick Barrie Tilghman & Chief Webster, But Not Slick Enough!

Although they'll only run this add once, I've been on the lookout for it for weeks and it popped up in yesterdays Daily Times. No heads up by the Times either, mind you. In my opinion, this ad should be run for several days and the fact that it's not, (unless I'm wrong) clearly shows the City is doing everything it can to keep this under the table as best as possible.

However, this Blog Site is slammed daily with hits and it's growing each and every day. The horses are up for auction Folks and you must act quickly if you have any interest in them. Click on the image and it will enlarge it enough for you to be able to read it clearly.

To Mr. & Mrs. Hearne,

Thank You so very much for all the unconditional love, concern and financial support over so many years that these horses have received from you and gifted to the Salisbury Police Department. Coming from two serious animal lovers, (Jennifer and I) we hope this means something to you as we'll enjoy trying to live up to your standards. If only the Former Chief were still alive, things would be quite different!