Stamp Malfunction

The Postal Services created a stamp with a picture of President Obama on it. The Postal Service noticed that the stamp was not sticking to envelopes. This enraged the President, who demanded a full investigation. After a month of testing and $1.73 million in congressional spending, a special Presidential commission presented the following findings:

The stamp is in perfect order.

There is nothing wrong with the glue.

People are spitting on the wrong side.

ABA Backs Federal Court Trials Of Alleged 9/11 Plotters

The president of the American Bar Association sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today praising the decision to pursue federal court prosecutions of five Guantanamo detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 attacks.

The Nov. 25 letter, signed by ABA President Carolyn Lamm, comes after Holder became the target of criticism from conservative politicians for his decision to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the others in New York.

The letter calls the military commissions before which the detainees were originally charged “constitutionally flawed” and lauds the U.S. court system as “well-equipped to handle trials of this magnitude.”

“[N]o matter how heinous the charges, the long awaited trials of these alleged terrorists must be both fair and perceived as fair, or the resulting verdicts will not be recognized as legitimate,” the letter reads. “The accused must receive the competent assistance of counsel, be afforded due process, and treated as innocent until proven guilty.”
Lamm was not immediately available for comment.

The ABA posted the letter in its entirety on its Web site.

Source: http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/11/aba-backs-us-trials-of-alleged-911-plotters-in-note-to-ag-holder.html

Divorce Rates Among Military Members Continues To Rise

The divorce rate in the armed forces increased slightly again in the past year as military marriages continued to bear the stress of the nation's ninth year at war.

In the 2009 fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, there were an estimated 27,312 divorces among the nearly 765,000 married members of the active-duty Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, according to figures provided by the Pentagon on Friday.

That's a divorce rate of about 3.6 percent, compared with 3.4 percent a year earlier. Marriages among reservists failed at a rate of 2.8 percent compared to 2.7 the previous year, according to figures from the Defense Manpower Data Center.

"The changes from 2008 to 2009 are relatively small," said Air Force Maj. April Cunningham, a Defense Department spokeswoman. She said the increase was held down by myriad programs offered by the service branches to help couples.

"All military services have a variety of programs focused on strengthening and/or enriching family bonds among couples," she said. "We believe these programs are instrumental in mitigating the stresses deployment places on marriages."

Still, the figures show a slow but steady upward trend in recent years.

Friday's reported 3.6 percent rate is a full percentage point above the 2.6 percent reported in 2001, just as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America propelled the United States into the war in Afghanistan.

"The force is under tremendous stress, and that stress finds its way into marriages," said Joe Davis, spokesman for the organization Veterans of Foreign Wars.

There's no comparable annual system for tracking the national or civilian divorce rate, though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in 2005 that 43 percent of all first marriages end in divorce within 10 years.

"Every marriage has controllable and uncontrollable factors," Mr. Davis said. "But when you interject eight years of war, preparing for war, being at war, coming home and having to think about going back to war again - and when you have children - it just has a tremendous impact on the family unit."

From The Washington Times

WHY NO NEWS ABOUT FT HOOD SHOOTER

Nidal Hasan on Obama's Security Task Force..............

Now we have a little insight into why Obama said to not jump to conclusions about Nidal Hasan and why Congressmen were not briefed before the press leak.

This murdering Muslim Terrorist who killed and wounded the soldiers and civilians at Ft Hood, Texas was an advisor to Obama's Homeland Security team. Look on page 29 of the Homeland Security Institute link below.

I wonder how many more skeletons there are to come out of the cupboard. Who else is there in the government or its numerous advisors or Czars that will harm our country and citizens?

http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/old/PTTF_ProceedingsReport_05.19.09.pdf Go to page number 29 (actual page in report), scroll down toward the bottom on the Left Column

He is listed under "THINKING A NEW- SECURITY PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION", as Nidal Hasan, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine (8TH DOWN ON LEFT COLUMN PAGE 29).

Please send this link to everybody on your email list. The world needs to know who Obama really is.

RETARDED GRANDPARENTS

After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their holiday away from school.

One child wrote the following:

We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa.

They used to live in a big brick house but Grandpa got retarded and they moved to Arizona .

Now they live in a tin box and have rocks painted green to look like grass. They ride around on their bicycles and wear name tags because they don't know who they are anymore.

They go to a building called a wreck center, but they must have got it fixed because it is all okay now, they do exercises there, but they don't do them very well.

There is a swimming pool too, but they all jump up and down in it with hats on.

At their gate, there is a doll house with a little old man sitting in it. He watches all day so nobody can escape.

Sometimes they sneak out, and go cruising in their golf carts.

Nobody there cooks, they just eat out.

And, they eat the same thing every night --- early birds.

Some of the people can't get out past the man in the doll house.

The ones who do get out, bring food back to the wrecked center for pot luck.

My Grandma says that Grandpa worked all his life to earn his retardment and says I should work hard so I can be retarded someday too..

When I earn my retardment, I want to be the man in the doll house.

Then I will let people out, so they can visit their grandchildren.

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ONCE UPON A TIME, IN WASHINGTON

Once upon a time, our government worked together for the common good. The bill of rights (first ten amendments) was added to the Constitution in order to reach unity of purpose. In my lifetime I witnessed, for better or worse, Tip O'Neil working with Ronald Reagan, Ted Kennedy working with George W Bush and even Bill Clinton working with Newt Gingrich.

Enter the era of Pelosi. She with stalwarts such as Waxman, Waters, Frank, Murtha and on the Senate side, Reid, Schumer, Dodd, Leahy and Boxer have succeeded in turning governing into a winner take all game. If they, with Obama, truly believed this is a great country, why would they be calling for FUNDAMENTAL change?

There certainly are problems that need to be addressed. Most were either caused by the congress or were a failure of government agencies to exercise oversight, thus allowing companies to abuse the public trust. I find it difficult to believe that any fix would require over 2,000 pages of legalize to correct. Why the mad rush to pass legislation to correct a problem that took a hundred years to develop? Is the answer simply to get it passed before anyone knows what they are doing?

The first step in problem solving is to determine who owns the problem. If it were a public company whose problem was rooted in prior ownership, it is the present owner that bears responsibility. In the case of our country it is the present Congress and administration. I wonder why I can find no legislation that makes it criminal for a President or Congressman to lie to the public.

Joel

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release

Incident: Possession of CDS
Date of Incident: 24 November 2009
Location: Ocean Gateway at Sixty Foot Road, Pittsville, MD
Suspect:
1. Phalon Jones, 24, Salisbury, MD
2. Andrew Davis, 24, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 24 November 2009 at 7:11 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle driven by Phalon Jones for erratic driving on Ocean Gateway in the Pittsville area. Upon contacting the operator and his passenger, Andrew Davis, the deputy observed indicators of possible criminal activity. A WCSO Drug K9 team arrived to scan the vehicle for the presence of the odor of illegal drugs, during which the dog alerted to positively. Deputies on scene searched the vehicle based on that alert and other probable cause that existed. During the search the deputies located a substantial amount of marijuana hidden inside several duffle bags in the truck. When weighed, the marijuana totaled over 700 grams. Also located inside the vehicle was a set of digital scales. A subsequent search of Davis’ Salisbury residence revealed additional marijuana and another set of digital scales. The total weight of all marijuana seized was approximately two and one-half pounds.

Both Jones and Davis were placed under arrest and transported to the Central Booking Unit where they were processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, both Jones and Davis were detained by the Commissioner in lieu of $25,000.00 and $50,000.00 bond respectively.

The investigation into this case was conducted with the involvement of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and the Wicomico County narcotics Task Force.

Charges:
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Maryland State Police Berlin Barracks

Time: 11/27/2009 2015 Hrs

Case #: 09-96-008048

Location: 52696 Stephen Decatur Highway

Crime: 1 st Degree Assault

Victim: State of Maryland

Accused: Waldon, Isamu Remington III 1-17-89


Narrative: On above date and time, A Trooper from the MSP Berlin Barracks responded to the above location in reference to a loud party and underage drinking involving 25-30 people. A trooper from the Berlin Barrack was attempting to place one suspect under arrest when a second suspect struck the trooper with a vehicle in an effort to stop the arrest. The motor vehicle then fled the scene after striking the trooper. The vehicle was located and the driver, Waldon Isamu Remington III, was arrested and charged with Assault 1st degree, 2nd Degree, and other related charges.

Disposition: Taken before the Worcester County Commissioner

Goodbye To AARP

Dear Mr. Rand,

Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed membership in AARP by the requested date. I know it is not what you were looking for, but this is the most honest response I can give you. Our gap in coverage is merely a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith.

While we have proudly maintained our membership for several years and have long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer endorse its abdication of our values. Your letter specifically stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we hear is not ours. Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we have come to embrace. We do believe that when two parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary.. But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of government.

Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy.. The Socialist politics practiced by the Obama administration and empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there!

We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces whom we expected to map out our senior years and leave your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore by renewing our membership. There are numerous other organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities.

This Presidential Administration scares the living daylights out of us. Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage,but even more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a nonfiction scare tactic. I have never in my life endorsed any militant or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don't have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice of the Socialist mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities it requires.

Your website generously offers us the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING??? Someone has broken into our 'house', invaded our home without our invitation or consent. The President has insisted we keep the perpetrator in comfort and learn the perp language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them.

I DON'T choose to welcome them.
I DON'T choose to support them.
I DON'T choose to educate them.
I DON'T choose to medicate them, pay for their food or clothing.

American home invaders get arrested.

Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans do not get?

Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others only have to break & enter to be welcomed?

We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country, averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter of the current administration. One of us is out of touch with mainstream America . Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in it than one which is power driven.

We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make a credible statement to you..

I am disappointed as hell.
I am scared as hell.
I am MAD as hell, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!


Walt & Cyndy
Miller Farms Equine Transport

Book Signing Today

1776 Faith Booksigning
Phil Webster
Saturday Nov. 28, 2009
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Jack's Religious Gift Shop
Snow Hill Road
Salisbury, MD 21801

New York Congress Critters, Attorney General Holder Move Against Second Amendment

Senator Gillibrand and Representative McCarthy have introduced the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2009. Ostensibly designed to prosecute gun traffickers, the bill would also deny the Second Amendment to anybody on the so-called terror watch list. The legislation is supported by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, and the Brady Campaign.

The number of unique names on the U.S. terror watch list totals 400,000, newly released FBI data reveals. The Washington Post reported that during a 12-month period ending in March of this year, 1,600 people were nominated daily by the U.S. intelligence community to be put on the list due to ‘reasonable suspicion.’

In July, 2008, the terror watch list contained well over a million names, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

“Members of Congress, nuns, war heroes and other ’suspicious characters,’ with names like Robert Johnson and Gary Smith, have become trapped in the Kafkaesque clutches of this list, with little hope of escape,” said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office in July, 2008. “Congress needs to fix it, the Terrorist Screening Center needs to fix it, or the next president needs to fix it, but it has to be done soon.”

Obama did not fix it. Instead, as noted below, his attorney general and two Congress critters from New York are well on their way to making sure over a million Americans are stripped of their constitutional right to own firearms.http://www.infowars.com/new-york-congress-critters-attorney-general-holder-move-against-second-amendment/

Senator Gillibrand and Representative McCarthy have introduced the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2009. Ostensibly designed to prosecute gun traffickers, the bill would also deny the Second Amendment to anybody on the so-called terror watch list. The legislation is supported by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, and the Brady Campaign.

The number of unique names on the U.S. terror watch list totals 400,000, newly released FBI data reveals. The Washington Post reported that during a 12-month period ending in March of this year, 1,600 people were nominated daily by the U.S. intelligence community to be put on the list due to ‘reasonable suspicion.’

In July, 2008, the terror watch list contained well over a million names, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

“Members of Congress, nuns, war heroes and other ’suspicious characters,’ with names like Robert Johnson and Gary Smith, have become trapped in the Kafkaesque clutches of this list, with little hope of escape,” said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office in July, 2008. “Congress needs to fix it, the Terrorist Screening Center needs to fix it, or the next president needs to fix it, but it has to be done soon.”

Obama did not fix it. Instead, as noted below, his attorney general and two Congress critters from New York are well on their way to making sure over a million Americans are stripped of their constitutional right to own firearms.

http://www.infowars.com/new-york-congress-critters-attorney-general-holder-move-against-second-amendment/

Holiday Church Info

St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church
101 E State Street, Delmar DE

Sunday mornings:
Praise Service @ 9:30 am
Sunday School for ALL ages: Nursery-High School, Young Adult Class, Adult Class @ 9:30 am
Traditional Service @ 11 am
Christ Connections Youth Group meets Sunday’s @ 6 pm in Camelot Hall (Age 13 and up)

We invite you to join us for the following holiday festivities…

Sunday Dec. 6th @ 4 pm – Community Christmas Caroling in the Sanctuary
-Delmar Elementary Chorus, Handbell Choir
Sunday, Dec 20th @ 11:00 am worship service – Chancel Choir’s Cantata
-Hearing impaired encouraged to attend
5 pm – Children’s Christmas Play in Camelot Hall with dinner
Thursday, Dec 24th @ 7:30 pm and 11 pm Christmas Eve Services

The Wicomico Yacht Club Christmas Boat Parade

The Wicomico Yacht Club Christmas Boat Parade will be held Saturday November 28. The fleet will depart the yacht club docks in Allen, MD at approximately 4:30PM and proceed up river towards Salisbury. The parade should pass Upper Ferry around 5:30PM and arrive in downtown Salisbury at approximately 6:30PM. The parade will immediately reverse direction and move back down river to the yacht club. This will give spectators two opportunities to view the parade. The decorated fleet will be visible anyplace along the river from the Wicomico Creek to downtown Salisbury. The Christmas Boat Parade will be held regardless of weather. For additional information please contact 410-430-2282 or 410-742-2258.

Climategate E-mails Sweep America, May Scuttle Barack Obama's Cap And Trade Laws

Just a few considerations in addition to previous remarks about the explosion of the East Anglia Climategate e-mails in America. The reaction is growing exponentially there. Fox News, Barack Obama’s Nemesis, is now on the case, trampling all over Al Gore’s organic vegetable patch and breaking the White House windows. It has extracted some of the juiciest quotes from the e-mails and displayed them on-screen, with commentaries. Joe Public, coast-to-coast, now knows, thanks to the clowns at East Anglia’s CRU, just how royally he has been screwed.

Senator James Inhofe’s Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has written to all the relevant US Government agencies, acquainting them with the nature of the e-mails. But the real car crash for Obama is on Capitol Hill where it is now confidently believed his Cap and Trade climate legislation is toast. It was always problematic; but with a growing awakening to the scale of the scientific imposture sweeping the world, as far as the Antipodes, the clever money is on Cap and Trade laws failing to pass, with many legislators sceptical and the mid-term elections looming ever closer.

At the more domestic level, the proposed ban on incandescent light bulbs, so supinely accepted in this servile state of Britain, is now provoking a huge backlash in America. US citizens do not like the government coming into their houses and putting their lights out. Voters may not understand the cut and thrust of climate debate at the technical level, but they know when the Man from Washington has crossed their threshold uninvited.

The term that Fox News is now applying to the Climategate e-mails is “game-changer”. For the first time, Anthropogenic Global Warming cranks are on the defensive, losing their cool and uttering desperate mantras such as “You can be sceptical, not denial.” Gee, thanks, guys. In fact we shall be whatever we want to be, without asking your permission.

At this rate, Copenhagen is going to turn into a comedy convention with the real world laughing at these liars. Now is the time to mount massive resistance to the petty tyrants and hit them where it hurts – in the wallet. Further down the line there may be, in many countries, a question of criminal prosecution of anybody who has falsified data to secure funds and impose potentially disastrous fiscal restraints on the world in deference to a massive hoax. It’s a new world out there, Al, and, as you may have noticed, the climate is very cold indeed.

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The Obama Administration Suddenly Discovers The Constitution

The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration can lawfully pay the community group Acorn for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group.

On Oct. 1, President Obama signed into law a spending bill that included a provision that said no taxpayer money — including money authorized by previous legislation — could be “provided to” the group or its affiliates.

A Housing and Urban Development Department lawyer asked the Justice Department whether the new law meant that pre-existing contracts with Acorn should be broken. And in a memorandum signed Oct. 23 and posted online this week, David Barron, the acting assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel said the government should continue to make payments to Acorn as required by such contracts.

Requiring the government to cancel contracts with a specifically named entity — “including even in cases where performance has already been completed but payment has not been rendered” — would raise constitutional concerns best avoided by interpreting the law differently, says Mr. Barron.

The Constitution prohibits “bills of attainder” — legislation intended to punish specific people or groups. Acorn has filed a lawsuit arguing that the statute banning the government from providing it money amounts to a bill of attainder.

More here..

Fatal Traffic Accident

DATE & TIME: 11-27-09 @ 1118 hrs C C. CARD NUMBER: 0954011663

Driver # 1/ Veh. #1:
Shawn Michael Williams, 19 yoa, Parsonsburg, MD.
1998 Mercury
Deceased. Transported by Holloway Funeral Home.

Driver # 2/ Veh # 2:
Travis William Dennis, 20 yoa, Pittsville, Md.
2001 Ford Tk
Injured- treated and released from PRMC


LOCATION: Rt. 346 east of Esham Rd. Wicomico Co. Md.


BRIEF RESUME:

On the above date and time, MSP Troopers investigated a fatal traffic accident at the above location. The operator of veh. # 1 was traveling east on Rt. 346 just east of Esham Rd . The vehicle crossed the center line and collided with veh. # 2 on the westbound lane of Rt. 346. The driver and sole occupant of vehicle #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator of vehicle #2 was transported to PRMC for minor injuries sustained as a result of airbag deployment.

Charges: None.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROOKE

Happy Thanksgiving (or I guess since it's 1:12am happy belated Thanksgiving and now Brooke’s 5th birthday)!

I couldn't sleep last night just thinking about how thankful I am that Brooke is with us this Thanksgiving... How a year ago on this day Brooke was celebrating her 4th birthday... How everything was so normal and worry free and having no idea that this wicked beast was spreading throughout Brooke's tiny little body. My life will never be the same as it was last Thanksgiving. In spite of the pain & fear of this past year there are still so many blessings. I thought that I knew everything there was to know about Brooke but I had no idea how amazing she truly is. I honestly admire her more than any person I have ever met. Did you ever think you could meet a person that could find complete and utter joy in absolutely anything and everything? Someone who could find joy in having cancer, going through chemo, having their hair fall out, needing hearing aids and glasses? If you're blessed to know Brooke then you have. Brooke has never met a person she doesn't like...She does not see people by the color of their skin, their age, their abilities or disabilities, the clothes they wear, how rich or poor they are. She looks at the beauty in everything around her…she is mesmerized by the colors in the sky when the sun is setting…she thinks that every leaf on the ground is such a treasure and every broken seashell on the beach is worth holding onto. She learned the entire Lord’s Prayer at 3 years old (I didn’t think it was even possible but boy did she prove me wrong). She is always thinking of others -don’t get me wrong my little girl loves getting gifts! – but I can’t tell you how many times she has opened a present and said maybe we should give this to our hospital ER (PRMC) because the kids there don’t have toys to play with or someone gives her money and she says that she would like to donate it to her research fund (what 4 yr old says that? I guess for that matter -how many 4 yr olds have a research fund?)…Don’t be surprised if you are ever visiting her at our house and she won’t let you leave without taking something of hers with you (even something she treasures)! She prays every night from her heart…she prays for her friends at home and for specific kids at CHOP (some she has met once or twice and some she has only heard me talk about but she remembers each name and prays for them and their families), she prays for things like “Nana getting home safely” after she has come up to visit for a couple of hours, she prays for Asher (her buddy Greyson’s doggie that passed away last month), she still prays for Dr. Alvarado and his family since he passed away in August. She thinks about things so deeply and so honestly and with such wisdom. I hope that 20 years from today Brooke is looking back through all these journal entries and guestbook messages and knows how truly special and loved she is and always has been. God Bless you my sweet little girl!

And God bless my family & friends, church, community and all of the amazing people that He has brought into our lives this past year. I am so thankful for each and every one of you and I am so thankful for the wonderful, brilliant and caring doctors, nurses, and of course child life specialists at CHOP that are the reason Brooke loves being at CHOP so much.

Blessings to all,

Amy

Red Kettle Campaign - UPDATE

If you'd like to volunteer for a slot at any of the above locations please, send your request to ringabell4tsa@verizon.net or call Kettle Campaign Headquarters 410-749-RING (7464).

THANK YOU, to all that have so generously volunteered their time to this worthwhile campaign.

The Joe Albero Show Saturday's At 10:30 AM

Don't miss this week's Show. My Guest is GA Harrison, fellow Blogger. Comcast Channel 9, Mediacom Channel 99 and Digital TV Channel 31.1 at 10:30 AM.

Today's Wildlife Photo By Scott Phoebus

WE NEED YOUR HELP

As many of you know, this Friday is "Black Friday" and one of the biggest shopping days of the year. It's also one of the biggest days for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign.

We're looking for Bell Ringers to help cover WalMart North and Sam's Club. If you're anything like me and couldn't care less about Black Friday, please consider calling the Salvation Army and ring the bell for a fantastic cause.

If you'd like to volunteer for a slot at any of the above locations please, send your request to ringabell4tsa@verizon.net or call Kettle Campaign Headquarters 410-749-RING (7464).

THANK YOU, to all that have so generously volunteered their time to this worthwhile campaign.

UPDATE: I will be out the entire day and night, (Friday) filling in shifts, (open slots) for the Salvation Army. That being said, there is no time for Posts and or moderating comments. This can be expected throughout the next month if any of the shifts are not covered, I'll be out there covering them at Sam's Club and WalMart.

Red Kettle Campaign - UPDATE

If you'd like to volunteer for a slot at any of the above locations please, send your request to ringabell4tsa@verizon.net or call Kettle Campaign Headquarters 410-749-RING (7464).

THANK YOU, to all that have so generously volunteered their time to this worthwhile campaign.

Now Go Enjoy Your Thanksgiving Dinner Like I'm About To

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Thank You Mr. Albero

I speak for all residents of Salisbury in applauding your diligent effort in helping to turn the City government around. While that may not be happening as fast as desired, there has been real change from this time a year ago, for which you are responsible in no small measure.

Especially important: your assistance in preventing Barrie Tilghman from being reelected as mayor and keeping Bubba Comegys out of that office. Another significant public service: exposing John Robinson, Chiefy Webster and Jonathan Taylor for what they are, which needs no description thanks to this blog.

Let’s hope that your information postings about the candidates for fire chief has the appropriate effect on the selection process.

There are many other matters – too numerous to mention specifically – for which we say “Thanks”! And now it’s time to stuff a turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Today is a day for giving thanks while spending quality time with friends and loved ones. That being said, I'm taking some time off to do just that.

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If you want to know the details Joe will be at the Fountains Lagoon Bar from 6 til 10 tonight. Judge Hayman denied Robinson his peace order and advised him to rethink his civil suit. The 1st Amendment is still in order.

Did You Get Your Pumpkin?

It might be hard to make pumpkin pie this year. "Soggy fields" and "fungus," the perennial banes of the pumpkin farmer, have left tons of pumpkins rotting in the field and created the very real possibility that there may be a shortage of canned pumpkin this season.

The problem is worse because 2008 was also a bad pumpkin harvest, which means there is little backstock to rely on.

We call upon Obama to release the Strategic Pumpkin Reserves.

If you can't get any canned pumpkin, you can also go to your farmer's market and buy some butternut squash. Roast it in the oven and use just like the good ol' canned stuff.

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Firefighter Catches Heat For Anti-Obama Stickers

A firefighter says he is in hot water with his department after his supervisors noticed his anti-Obama bumper stickers and banned him from parking inside the firehouse based on his political views.

"It's freedom of speech as far as I'm concerned," Hartford, Conn., firefighter Mike Di'Giacomo told WFSB-TV. "This is my personal vehicle."

Di'Giacomo has worked for the fire department for 10 years. He said a supervisor noticed his stickers and told him he could not park his SUV inside the firehouse, something his fellow firefighters are allowed to do. The bumper stickers read:

"Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot."

"I'll keep my guns, freedom, & money ... you can keep the 'change!'"

"Obama Bin Lyin'. Impeach Now!"

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Delegates Conway and Mathias Visit AFP in Worcester County

Tuesday night, just before Thanksgiving, the Ocean Pines Community Center was a buzz with activity. Our State Delegates; Jim Mathias and Norm Conway both made presentations and took about 20 questions from a a large crowd of approximately120 people from Americans for Prosperity, Worcester Chapter.
First, I want to give Mathias and Conway props for coming out to this town hall style meeting and spending over an hour and a half answering some pretty tough questions. Given that the economy and jobs top most people's list of concerns in the poor economic climate of the state of Maryland, folks are more engaged than ever. It was impressive to see such a large, informed group, regarding state legislation.

Too many legislators choose to shield themselves from their constituency these days, which is more wrong than I can point out in this short article. In contrast; Conway and Mathias did show up. They should be commended for that.

Now, I wonder if we can can Kratovil on the calender?

Anyway, as you may know these two delegates are democrats and AFP has been accused by some confused people to be some republican front group. If this were true, these two gentleman would not have been invited nor would they have attended tonight's meeting. AFP is a FISCAL conservative group, and these principled policies just happened to conflict with the current state of over spending, no accountability, and bad business policies in Maryland and in this country.

Steve Lind, Worcester County's AFP Chair opened the meeting and AFP's state director; David Swartz said a few words before The delegates were introduced in front of the interested crowd.

Mathias kicked things off reminding folks of how proud we should be of Worcester county, it's beach resort, it's local hospital, and the services the state has provided. He defended Governor O'Malley, by saying O'Malley had already reduced the states budget by 4.6 billion and "in the last fiscal budget, the governor cut billions." Mathias said that there are "a thousand sets of fingerprints of that got us where we are today." He admitted that he did "vote for the tax bill."

Conway gave an overview of his history on the eastern shore, having grown up here and being a teacher, a school vice principle, a principle, and in local government before he became a state delegate, now serving on the Appropriations Committee. He said "people ask if I'm a conservative or a liberal. I say I'm a mix of both. When it comes to seniors I'm probably a liberal." Regarding the entitlements they have paid into all their life for Medicare. "As for the young people, I thank God for the teachers I had." saying we need to provide young people "with every opportunity for the 21st century." "We have rights but we must be responsible" he said. "so, when it comes to young people, I guess I'm a liberal too." Conway went on to say that investments are what people put in with the time, efforts and their money" and that "people have invested in programs and services and those are also investments."

After their brief statements; there were many questions from the audience specific to local spending, cap and trade, the CAFO legislation constricting jobs, the poultry industry, term limits, the Maryland millionaires tax, campaign funding, the issues with the Chesapeake bay, taxes, job initiatives, and spending. There were some contentious moments. I can't say for sure that there were any decisive answers. I got a bit caught up in all the goings on to make note of it all, but there surely will be articles in the local papers in the coming days with more of their perspective on the Q&A. I heard many folks complain that various questions were not answered, directly, but that's sadly politics for you, I guess?

Rest assured however, we did video tape it so the record will be available once uploaded to YouTube. We'll be sure to pass it along here.

Funny thing is, Mr. Conway was my elementary school vice principle, way back when. I didn't think so at that time, but he really is a nice man.

I never really knew Mathias, even though I had a condo during his tenure as mayor in Ocean City. I had the unusual opportunity to sit down with him tonight, after the meeting over a beer, and I really did enjoy the conversation.

I can't say I don't like these gentlemen, because I do. We just have a fundamental difference of opinion of the role of government in our lives. Unfortunately they have been a part of growing it, whereby people like myself think it needs to be rolled back. Jim didn't think we were too far apart on the issues but it now comes time for due diligence and to check voting records for those that seek to retain their seats or run for higher office.

What will happen in 2012 remains to be seen. I have some insight on these man's plans that I'll detail at a later date along with their voting records and you can decide.
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A Stimulus Pool For Small Businesses Runs Dry

A pot of stimulus money set aside for small business loans has run out, CNN Money reports.

Congress gave the Small Business Administration $375 million to help small businesses get loans in a tough credit market. That money was used to waive the fees usually charged to banks that want the SBA to guarantee loans they make to small businesses. The money also went to raise the cap on how much of the loan the SBA would guarantee, to 90 percent of the loan. Despite the incentives, CNN Money reports that the number of bank loans backed by the SBA in the year that ended Sept. 30 still fell by a third over the previous year.

An organization that describes itself as “the nation’s principal voice for the medical group practice profession” has warned that the government risks “squandering” the billions of stimulus dollars set aside for health information technology. ModernHealthcare.com reports that the Medical Group Management Association sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services warning that “an inappropriate definition of meaningful use and inefficient use of the program will … result in the needless squandering of resources and significant disruption to the nation care system.” Health care providers can qualify for the estimated $34 billion in federal stimulus reimbursements for health IT by showing that they have electronic health-record systems installed, and showing that those systems are being used in a “meaningful manner.” But the government has yet to fully define what that means.

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Christmas For Kids

The Fruitland Police & Fire Departments

invite you to participate in their 2009

“CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS”

This campaign will combine fundraising and collection efforts for families in need through the assistance of local businesses, churches and community residents. Collection boxes will be available at:

Fruitland City Hall

Fruitland Fire Department

Sonic Drive-In

Dollar General

Crossroads Church of God

The community is invited to help with this wonderful effort by donating new toys, clothing or gift certificates/cards.

All donations will be accepted:

November 27 – December 16, 2009.

All items received will be gift-wrapped and delivered by Santa and his helpers on December 19, 2009.

Community Crime Prevention

Sheriff Mike Lewis and Chief Ed Lashley have announced that they will be jointly hosting a Community Crime Prevention Seminar to be held on the Campus of Salisbury University on Tuesday Dec 1, 2009 beginning at 7 PM. All residents of Wicomico County along with the Campus Community are invited to attend. Any questions may be directed to: 1st SGT Tim Robinson WCSO 410-548-4890

Community Crime Prevention Seminar

Tuesday
December 1, 2009
7:00 PM
Salisbury University
University Center – Nanticoke Room

Topics
Personal Safety
How to be a Good Witness
What Happens when I am a victim of a Crime?
Neighborhood Watch

The City Of Salisbury City Park Lighting Ceremony

It will take place this Saturday at 5:00 PM in the Park. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.

Who I Am Makes A Difference

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HOW TO STEP OFF AIR FORCE ONE WITH DIGNITY

Horrors? What Horrors?

At a recent dinner of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Alan Kors, University of Pennsylvania history professor, gave the evening's keynote address. What he revealed about the dereliction and character weakness of academics, intellectuals, media elites and politicians was by no means complimentary-- Professor Kors said that over the years, he has frequently asked students how many deaths were caused by Joseph Stalin and Mao Tsetung and their successors. Routinely, they gave numbers in the thousands. Kors says that's equivalent to saying the Nazis are responsible for the deaths of just a few hundred Jews. But here's the record: Nazis were responsible for the deaths of 20 million of their own people and those in nations they conquered. Between 1917 and 1983, Stalin and his successors murdered, or were otherwise responsible for the deaths of, 62 million of their own people. Between 1949 and 1987, Mao Tsetung and his successors were responsible for the deaths of 76 million Chinese.

Professor Kors asks why are the horrors of Nazism so well known and widely condemned, but not those of socialism and communism? For decades after World War II, people have hunted down and sought punishment for Nazi murderers. How much hunting down and seeking punishment for Stalinist and Maoist murderers? In Europe, especially Germany, hoisting the swastika-emblazoned Nazi flag is a crime. It's acceptable to hoist and march under a flag emblazoned with the former USSR's hammer and sickle. Even in the U.S., it's acceptable to praise mass murderers, as Anita Dunn, President Obama's communications director, did in a commencement address for St. Andrews Episcopal High School at Washington National Cathedral where she said Mao Tsetung was one of her heroes. Whether it's the academic community, the media elite or politicians, there is a great tolerance for the ideas of socialism -- a system that has caused more deaths and human misery than all other systems combined.

Professor Kors did not say this but the reason why the world's leftists give the world's most horrible murderers a pass is because they sympathize with their socioeconomic goals, which include government ownership and/or control over the means of production. In the U.S., the call is for government control, through regulations, as opposed to ownership. Unfortunately, it matters little whether there is a Democratically or Republican-controlled Congress and White House; the march toward greater government control continues. It just happens at a quicker pace with Democrats in charge.

More from Dr. Walter Williams..

Anti-Obama Billboard Stirs Controversy

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Call it Freedom of Speech. A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship.

The billboard, located at 4855 Miller Road, shows two cartoonish images of Obama wearing a Muslim turban and reads "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?"

It also says "BIRTH CERTIFICATE - PROVE IT!" alluding to the conspiracy theory which claims Barack Obama was born in Kenya rather than Hawaii, which would disqualify him for the office of President.

The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD!" appear on the bottom of the billboard.

The sign belongs to a car dealership.

"Since Fort Hood, I've had it," owner Phil Wolf told FOX 31 News Friday. "You can't suggest things. You can't profile. You gotta call a spade a spade."

"Everything I have read about Mr. Obama points right to the fact that he is a Muslim. And that is the agenda of what Muslim is all about. It's about anti-American, it's about anti-Christianity," Wolf said.

The Anti-Defamation League condemned the sign, as did AM760 radio host David Sirota, who discussed the sign and interviewed Wolf on his program Friday morning.

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The Secret To A Good Marriage

Adding Insult To Infamy

26 years after attack on Marine barracks in Beirut, families stymied again in bid for restitution

On Veterans Day, Christine Devlin stood in the cold in Westwood for the unveiling of a new memorial to local soldiers lost overseas, including her son Michael, one of the 241 servicemen killed in the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983.

Devlin is among 30 Massachusetts relatives of victims of the Beirut attack who have been fighting for more than a decade to get compensation for what many consider the first major terrorist attack against the United States. After a federal judge ruled in 2007 that Iran was liable for $2.65 billion in damages to be shared by 150 families seeking restitution, they believed they were on the cusp of victory.

But now, the Obama administration is going to court to try to block payments from Iranian assets that the families’ lawyers want seized, contending that it would jeopardize sensitive negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and establish a potentially damaging precedent.

In a little-noticed filing in federal court, the Justice Department is arguing that giving the money to the victims “can have significant, detrimental impact on our foreign relations, as well as the reciprocal treatment of the United States and its extensive overseas property holdings.’’

The Obama administration’s position is a blow to those like Devlin, who is still waiting for some measure of justice for her son, who was 21 when Hezbollah terrorists rammed a suicide truck bomb into the peacekeepers’ headquarters.

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Ft. Hood Picture

Ft. Hood

A man had a TV on in his office when news of the military base
shootings came on. The husband of one of his employees was stationed
there.


He called her into his office and the minute he told her what was going
on, she got a text message from her husband saying, "I am okay."
The cell phone started ringing right after that. It was an ER nurse.
She said , "I'm the one who just sent you a text, not your husband."
She thought the message would be comforting, but she immediately
knew she had to let the wife know what was going on. She said, "I am sorry
but your husband has been shot four times and he is in surgery."

The wife left Southern Clinic in Dothan and drove all night.

Here is the photo I just received from my brother that was taken today in the hospital room. He is awake and will

recover. His wife, who lives in Dothan , made it to Ft. Hood about the time he was waking up.


Thought I'd share this great outcome.

What!!! No news crews and cameras. This is how a statesman responds and pays respect to those in uniform.

Obama To Unveil Plan To Add Troops In Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – War-weary Americans will support more fighting in Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, announcing he was ready to spell out war plans virtually sure to include tens of thousands more U.S. troops.

He is expected to make his case to the nation in a Tuesday night speech, even as the military completes plans to begin sending in reinforcements in the spring.

Eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks led the U.S. into Afghanistan, Obama said it is still in America's vital national interest to "dismantle and destroy" al-Qaida terrorists and extremist allies. "I intend to finish the job," he said.

Obama said he would announce after Thanksgiving his decision on additional troops, and military, congressional and other sources said the occasion would be a Tuesday night televised speech laying out his plans for expanding the Afghan conflict — and then ultimately ending America's military role.

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Today's Wildlife Photo By Scott Phoebus

Congressional Candidate Lieutenant Colonel Allen West

LFL - Seattle Vs. San Diego Game Highlights

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving
to one and all

May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off of your thighs!

New War Tax For Rich May Be Needed To Fund Afghan War

bloomberg.com:

Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

An "additional income tax to the upper brackets, folks earning more than $200,000 or $250,000" a year, could fund more troops, Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said in an interview for Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital With Al Hunt," airing this weekend.

Read the whole story: bloomberg.com

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release

Incident: Possession of Crack Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute
Date of Incident: 21 November 2009
Location: 700 block of Olivia Street, Salisbury, MD
Suspect:
1. Andre M. Niskey, Jr., 23, Salisbury, MD
2. Keandra L. Hargis, 20, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 21 November 2009 at 1:29 AM, a deputy on patrol stopped two individuals, Andre Niskey Jr. and Keandra Hargis, walking on Olivia Street in Salisbury. Because of circumstances that that existed that seemed suspicious to the deputy, the deputy checked the area where the two individuals had been standing. Upon doing that, the deputy located a baggie containing 12 individually wrapped baggies of crack cocaine. Based on what the deputy found, it appeared that both individuals were involved in the distribution of the recovered crack cocaine.

Both Niskey and Hargis were arrested and transported to the Central Booking Unit where they were processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, both subjects were detained in the Detention Center by the Commissioner in lieu of $5,000.00 bond.

Charges: Possession of Crack Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute

Incident: Flee and Elude
Date of Incident: 21 November 2009
Location: 1700 block of Wilson Lane, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Russell Kendrick Griffith, 34, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 21 November 2009 at 10:29 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a Cadillac later found to be operated by Russell Griffith of Salisbury for speeding on Jersey Road. Upon initiating the traffic stop, Griffith turned onto Bailey Lane in an apparent attempt to elude the deputy. Griffith then turned on to Wilson Lane and bailed out of his vehicle, continuing his attempts to elude the deputy by fleeing on foot. While pursuing Griffith on foot, the deputy lost sight of him behind a residence.

During his subsequent investigation the deputy managed to positively identify Griffith as the driver who fled on foot. The deputy obtained a warrant for the arrest of Griffith and located him the next day. Upon arrest Griffith stated that he fled from the deputy because he knew his license was suspended and he was scared of being caught while in that status.

Post arrest, Griffith was transported to Central Booking where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Griffith was detained in the Detention Center by the Commissioner in lieu of $3,000.00 bond.

Charges: Attempt by Driver to Flee and Elude

Incident: Resisting Arrest
Date of Incident: 19 November 2009
Location: 700 block of Church St, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Walt R. Schirling, 49, Seaford, DE

Narrative: On 19 November 2009 at 2:25 PM, a deputy was on Church Street in Salisbury, MD when the deputy recognized an individual that the deputy knew to be wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants. The deputy approached the individual, Walt Schirling, when Schirling ran behind a nearby house. The deputy pursued Schirling on foot down an alley between Barclay St and Charles St. and Schirling was apprehended when he tried to hide behind a parked car.

Schirling was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Schirling was held on $5,000.00 bond.

Additionally, Schirling was served with a Circuit Court Violation of Probation arrest warrant and a District Court Arrest warrant for Assault.

Charges:
Resisting Arrest
Failure to Obey a Order from a Law Enforcement Office

Incident: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
Date of Incident: 20 November 2009
Location: 200 block of Main Street, Mardela Springs, MD
Suspect: Christopher L. Everage, 25, Mardela Springs, MD

Narrative: On 20 November 2009 at 4:33 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office saw an individual that he believed was wanted, exit a vehicle and enter a residence in the 200 block of Main Street in Mardela Springs. The deputy was able to run a query on the vehicle and the registered owner utilizing his in car mobile data terminal which confirmed that the subject, Christopher L. Everage was in fact wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for Distribution of CDS. The deputy confronted Everage when he exited the residence and placed him under arrest. Post arrest, the deputy discovered marijuana and Oxycodone in Everage’s possession.

Everage was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance on the on view charges and the outstanding arrest warrant, Everage was released on Personal Recognizance.

Charges: Possession of CDS

Incident: Burglary
Date of Incident: 20 November 2009
Location: 1000 block of Kenosha Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Tasia R. Jones, 18, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 20 November 2009 at 3:26 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico Count Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the burglary of a residence undergoing renovation in the 1000 block of Kenosha Avenue in Salisbury. During the investigation, the deputy located items inside the residence with the name of “Tasia Jones” on them. The deputy located Jones the following day in Salisbury and when confronted about the incident, Jones admitted to the deputy that she had entered the residence unlawfully.

Jones was arrested and transported to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Jones was released on Personal Recognizance.

Charges: Burglary 4th Degree

Incident: Disorderly Conduct
Date of Incident: 22 November 2009
Location: 600 block of S. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Kevin R. Wallace, 24, Landover, MD

Narrative: On 22 November 2009 at 1:30 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office observed a large crowd in the parking lot of the Wawa convenience store located in the 600 block of S. Salisbury Blvd. The deputy pulled into the parking lot and attempted to address an individual who was standing in the parking lot with an open container of beer. During the encounter, a third subject, Kevin Wallace, approached the deputy using belligerent and profane language towards the deputy. The deputy advised Wallace to leave the area. Wallace came back twice continuing his belligerence towards the deputy. At one point Wallace was standing in the entrance to Wawa, blocking entrance and egress for other patrons, while Wallace yelled at the deputy.

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

Charges:
Disorderly Conduct
Obstruct and Hinder Free Passage in a Public Place
Disturbance of the Peace
Obstruct and hinder a Law Enforcement Office

Incident: Possession of a Handgun
Date of Incident: 24 November 2009
Location: Ebenezer Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Carlos O. Walton, 25, Exmore, VA

Narrative: On 24 November 2009 at 12:46 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle operated by Carlos Walton of Exmore, VA, on Ebenezer Drive in Salisbury. The deputy stopped Walton’s vehicle for displaying a tag belonging to another vehicle. Upon stopping Walton, the deputy initiated a search of the vehicle and located a 9mm handgun in the trunk of the vehicle. Corresponding 9mm ammunition was then located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. During questioning, Walton admitted that he knowingly drove from Exmore, VA to Salisbury with the handgun in the vehicle.

The deputy placed Walton under arrest for the illegal possession of the handgun 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, Walton was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $5,000.00 bond.

Charges: Transport a Handgun in a Vehicle

Incident: Attempted Burglary
Date of Incident: 22 November 2009
Location: 100 block of May Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Matthew C. Loomis, 18, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 22 November 2009 at 4:50 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary call in the 100 block of May Drive in Salisbury, MD. Upon arrival the deputy discovered that the homeowner was awaked by Matthew Loomis attempting to enter his residence. The homeowner stated that Loomis came to the front door and began knocking and ringing the doorbell. When the homeowner did not open the door, Loomis went to the rear door and began turning the knob in an attempt to open the door.

During the deputy’s encounter with Loomis who was still on the property upon arrival, the deputy observed that Loomis was visibly under the influence of alcohol. The deputy placed Loomis 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 encounter, Loomis was detained by the Commissioner in lieu of $10,000.00 bond.

Charges:
Disorderly Conduct
Trespass
Attempted Burglary 4th degree burglary

XEROX IS DOING SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL

If you go to this web site, http://www.letssaythanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services.

How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! It is FREE and it only takes a second.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our soldiers over there need to know we are behind them.

This takes just 10 seconds and it's a wonderful way to say thank you.

Please take the time to pass it on for others to do. We can never say enough thank you's.

Thanks for taking to time to support our military!

Today's Survey Quiestion

Where Will You Be Spending Thanksgiving?

Motivational Poster

Circling Sharks Smell American Blood

On his recent trip to Asia, President Obama found China, Japan and South Korea — like many nations these days — in no mood to hear more American lectures.

Beijing is worried about owning so much American debt. Tokyo is tiring of an American military base in Okinawa, and wants to redefine its relationship with us. Seoul is starting to doubt American commitment to keep it safe from North Korea.

Why all the sudden pushback to our charismatic president?

Our dollar is crashing, while the price of gold is soaring. The budget deficit has never been worse — and the president wants to float even more debt for healthcare and energy initiatives.

By the end of this presidential term, we may add another $9 trillion to our already astronomical $11 trillion debt. Unemployment has already topped 10 percent. This quarter's trade deficit reached a near-historic high. Our debtors and oil exporters talk of scrapping the dollar as the common international currency.

American hesitation abroad reflects the shaky economic news. In Afghanistan, we can't decide whether to seek victory or admit defeat — or simply vote present by keeping the status quo. President Obama reached out to enemies like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. But so far they remain unimpressed, despite his apologizing for an assortment of supposed past American sins.

The Chinese don't listen all that much anymore to our sermons on their human-rights, coal-burning and free-trade abuses — not when they hold $1.5 trillion in U.S. assets. The president took a lot of flak for bowing to Saudi royals and the Japanese emperor. But why wouldn't he show deference — given America's huge dependence on foreign oil and Japanese imports?

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The Sermon On The Mount 60 Seconds

Holiday Concert Listings For Wicomico Schools

Concerts, parades and other musical events for the December holidays and winter are listed below, by date and then by school. Please contact the school for additional information.

Thursday, Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Day

Alto Sax player Molly Potvin; and Color Guard members Morgan Phillips and Tyler Andrew from James M. Bennett High School will participate in the Tournament of Bands, All-Star Marching Band at the Akia Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, PA.

Monday, Nov. 30

Many of the Fruitland Primary 2nd-Graders who will be putting on the school’s holiday program on Dec. 10 (The Elves’ Impersonator) will also participate in the Fruitland Tree Lighting festivities on Monday, Nov. 30, starting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

The James M. Bennett High School Band will perform at the Fruitland Tree Lighting Ceremony outside the Fruitland City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Various groups, including the JMB Band, will perform. The evening will close with a visit from Santa on a Fruitland Fire Truck.

Pocomoke Christmas Parade, 7 p.m.: Mardela Middle and High School, Salisbury Middle School

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Swimming Pool Rescue

HOLIDAY DRIVING - NO TIME FOR TURKEYS

(Pikesville, MD) – While the YouTube video of a turkey actually driving a car has yet to be found, the practice of calling discourteous or unsafe drivers ‘turkeys’ is often employed by frustrated drivers traveling for the holidays, especially if the kids and/or grandmother are in the car. Maryland State Police are hoping the talk of turkeys this week remains aimed at either the guest of honor at Thursday’s table, or the actions of football players as described by armchair quarterbacks.

To help keep Maryland roads safe, State Police Superintendent Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan has directed patrol troopers across the state to focus their efforts on traffic enforcement aimed at drivers endangering the safety of others. “Our road patrol priorities this week and through the New Year will be initiatives focusing on aggressive drivers, drunk drivers, those driving above the speed limit, and those committing other violations that endanger our citizens and those visiting Maryland during the holidays,” Colonel Sheridan said. “The potential for traffic fatalities and injuries is higher during the coming weeks due to increased automobile travel and an increase in the consumption of alcoholic beverages. We will do all we can to diminish that potential and keep our highways safe.”

State Police Field Operations Bureau Chief Lt. Colonel G. Rob Turano has ordered commanders at all 22 barracks to employ high visibility patrols, especially for speed enforcement on Maryland interstates. Special teams of troopers will also be saturating areas known to have a high frequency of DUI arrests or drunken driving related crashes.

When not handling calls for service, all patrol troopers will be involved in traffic enforcement efforts. They will be supplemented by additional troopers working on overtime speed and DUI enforcement details. Overtime will be funded through special federal and state speed/aggressive driver enforcement and DUI enforcement grants.

Troopers are also asking for the public’s help in locating drunk drivers. If a possible drunk driver is observed, motorists are asked to call 911 when safe to do so.

Shoppers should also expect to see more troopers making regular patrol checks around shopping centers. Troopers will be working with local law enforcement agencies in combined patrols at shopping centers and malls across Maryland.

Troopers hope those drivers who might be identified as “turkeys” change their unsafe driving behavior. And, of course, if an actually turkey is found driving a car, troopers will make the apprehension and turn the bird over to animal control. Dash-cam footage will be immediately forwarded to YouTube.

REPORT DRUNK DRIVERS – CALL 911