The Atlantic Basin remains on track for an active hurricane season, according to the scheduled seasonal outlook update issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. With the season’s peak just around the corner – late August through October – the need for preparedness plans is essential.
NOAA has also announced that, as predicted last spring, La Niña has formed in the tropical Pacific Ocean. This favors lower wind shear over the Atlantic Basin, allowing storm clouds to grow and organize. Other climate factors pointing to an active hurricane season are warmer-than-average water in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean, and the tropical multi-decadal signal, which since 1995 has brought favorable ocean and atmospheric conditions in unison, leading to more active seasons.
“August heralds the start of the most active phase of the Atlantic hurricane season and with the meteorological factors in place, now is the time for everyone living in hurricane prone areas to be prepared,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the whole season – June 1 to November 30 – NOAA’s updated outlook is projecting, with a 70 percent probability, a total of (including Alex, Bonnie and Colin):
14 to 20 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:
8 to 12 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:
4 to 6 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)
These ranges are still indicative of an active season, compared to the average of 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes; however, the upper bounds of the ranges have been lowered from the initial outlook in late May, which reflected the possibility of even more early season activity.
“All indications are for considerable activity during the next several months,” said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “As we’ve seen in past years, storms can come on quickly during the peak months of the season. There remains a high likelihood that the season could be very active, with the potential of being one of the more active on record.”
Be prepared for the hurricane season with important information available online at hurricanes.gov/prepare and at FEMA’s ready.gov.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
BOB EHRLICH TO MEET WITH MARYLAND FAMILIES AND DISCUSS PLANS TO LOWER SALES TAX
ANNAPOLIS--Bob Ehrlich will meet with Maryland taxpayers on Wednesday August 11 and present his plans to lower the state sales tax. Ehrlich will hear the concerns of citizens burdened by the 20% increase in the sales tax imposed by Martin O’Malley three years ago, and will address the threat posed by plans being considered by the O’Malley Administration to expand imposition of the sales tax to 43 new goods and services.
Salisbury News Interviews Turn Heads
With 4,288 views so far, Salisbury News has interviewed 38 Candidates and the list just keeps growing. The questions have been fair, just as we promised. Now, I can't say as I'm looking forward to the General Election interviews because this took a lot of time and work.Nevertheless, we're willing to go at it again but this time around the questions will be tougher. Fair, mind you, but tougher.
That being said, are there any questions YOU'D like asked? Let us know by sending them to, alberobutzo@wmconnect.com.
How Does Rick Pollitt Spend That “FREE MONEY”?
In the last two years we have seen Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt spend $300,000 per acre ($1.5 million) to increase parking at the Civic Center. We’ve seen him spend $10,000 per acre ($1 million) on 100 acres of land for a park that the county can’t afford to build. One of the excuses was that this was to be paid for with “Program Open Space” funds. According to Pollitt and his pals it’s “FREE MONEY”. If he doesn’t waste it, someone else will.
Now, to add insult to injury, the 116 acres adjacent to this great deal on Levin Dashiell Road is up for sale – AT LESS THAN $5,000 PER ACRE!
Way to go Rick! It’s little wonder that between you and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley both Wicomico County AND the state of Maryland are broke!
READ MORE …JMB Loses More Than Its Old School
Board of Ed employees were buzzing yesterday trying to understand how three of its own are under criminal investigation for allegedly stealing copper wire from the old James M. Bennett high school. Sources say three long time employees (one with 30 years) are accused of removing thousands of dollars in copper wiring from the old school and selling it in Delaware.
Mike Lewis and staff are investigating. Could this be another county landfill case? More to come as this unfolds.
WICOMICO COUNTY DISTRICT 1 HAS VERY DIFFERENT CANDIDATES
There is no party primary in District 1, so it’s for sure that two completely different candidates for that seat on the County Council will be on the ballot in the general election. Besides party affiliation, they differ in gender and age, and much more.
The incumbent, Sheree Sample-Hughes is a thirty-something (?) Democrat whose employment prior to being elected to the Council consisted of government jobs, including a position on the staff of then Governor Glendenning. Like him, she is an avowed liberal who believes in extensive government regulation and spending. Not surprisingly, Ms. Sample-Hughes has almost always voted to support Rick Pollitt’s position, such as maintaining the “public information officer” in this year’s budget. She apparently shares his misgivings about the County’s tax revenue cap, but in this election year is not recommending that it be repealed.
By contrast, the Republican candidate, David Goslee, Jr., is a middle-aged businessman and avowed conservative. For thirty-some years he has been employed at the local Pepsi-cola bottling and distribution company, where he currently holds a major management position. Mr. Goslee also has experience as a farmer and poultry grower. He supports the tax revenue cap and believes that the County government and its budget should be reduced. Mr. Goslee feels that excessive governmental regulation is harming the economy. He decided to run because of concern about how Wicomico County is being governed.
Thus, there is a real choice between two candidates with much different backgrounds and political views for the residents of District 1, which includes much of the northwest part of Wicomico County, except for the area along the Nanticoke River. Both the Town of Hebron and City of Delmar are in District 1.
The incumbent, Sheree Sample-Hughes is a thirty-something (?) Democrat whose employment prior to being elected to the Council consisted of government jobs, including a position on the staff of then Governor Glendenning. Like him, she is an avowed liberal who believes in extensive government regulation and spending. Not surprisingly, Ms. Sample-Hughes has almost always voted to support Rick Pollitt’s position, such as maintaining the “public information officer” in this year’s budget. She apparently shares his misgivings about the County’s tax revenue cap, but in this election year is not recommending that it be repealed.
By contrast, the Republican candidate, David Goslee, Jr., is a middle-aged businessman and avowed conservative. For thirty-some years he has been employed at the local Pepsi-cola bottling and distribution company, where he currently holds a major management position. Mr. Goslee also has experience as a farmer and poultry grower. He supports the tax revenue cap and believes that the County government and its budget should be reduced. Mr. Goslee feels that excessive governmental regulation is harming the economy. He decided to run because of concern about how Wicomico County is being governed.
Thus, there is a real choice between two candidates with much different backgrounds and political views for the residents of District 1, which includes much of the northwest part of Wicomico County, except for the area along the Nanticoke River. Both the Town of Hebron and City of Delmar are in District 1.
Ireton Rejects ALL Local Fire Department Candidates
The saga continues in the search for a new Fire Chief in Salisbury. The 5 local applicants within the SFD have been rejected and today Mayor Ireton will start yet another round of interviews with 5 OUTSIDERS.
You have to wonder what this new Mayor is capable of. Considering Ireton has no past experience in hiring and firing, going through a crash course at the expense of your own employees is truly not a healthy thing.
Morale is low enough within the SFD and having 5 internal people apply for the position, (some of them qualified) and none of them getting the job, not good! I mean the following with all due respect but quite frankly, I don't think the Firefighters will be happy with any decision that is made but they'll learn to live with it and adjust.
I did speak to Acting Chief Hoppes last week and he respectfully stated he will work with the Mayor in any capacity he so chooses. What do YOU know about this situation?
Dog Found In Delmar
This little dog has been hanging out around my house for the past couple days. I live near the Fire Dept in Delmar. He has a collar, but no tags, very friendly. Wondering if any of your Delmar readers might know where he belongs? I've asked around my neighbors and no one knows.
Thanks.
New Report Shows Significant Decline In Business Confidence Under O’Malley Administration
ANNAPOLIS – The number of employers who describe Maryland as “pro business” has declined 58 percent since the 2nd quarter of 2006, according to a new report from the University of Baltimore’s Jacob France Institute. Bob Ehrlich, candidate for Governor, called the report a troubling reaffirmation that new leadership is needed in government if Maryland’s economy is to recover soon.
“By far the biggest concern I hear on the campaign trail is that job creators are either ignored or harassed by their government at a time when 211,000 Marylanders are unemployed,” said Ehrlich. “The Jacob France Institute’s survey underscores that the O’Malley Administration has little to no understanding of what it takes to lead an economic recovery in Maryland. Two months ago I released my Entrepreneur Agenda, which is a roadmap to restoring Maryland’s economy. My top priority will be to change the mindset in government so that families and small businesses are treated as a source of new jobs, not a source of new taxes.”
In October 2006 – the last publicly available survey – the Institute reported that 74% of Maryland businesses considered the state business-friendly or pro-business. This represented an all-time high in the Institute’s surveys and took place after nearly four years of Bob Ehrlich’s pro-jobs agenda. This week – after nearly four years of Governor O’Malley’s anti-jobs agenda – the Institute reported that 31% of employers rated Maryland as being pro-business or business friendly.
Today's Survey Question
Do You Think Government Workers Are Overpaid?Factor in benefits and pensions and federal civil servants earned about $123,049 in 2009.
For 34 Years, She Thought Her Kids Were Dead
In 1976, Victoria Rohring got a call claiming her children had died in a car crash that severely injured her ex-husband. But after 34 years, she is now reunited with them.
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Honda Recalls 384,000 Cars Because They Might Roll Away
Honda is recalling 383,000 Accords, Civics and Elements from 2003-2004 because they might roll away after they've been parked.
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The Wisdom And Folly Of The Bush Tax Cuts
Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier
You won't find a truer believer in the big tax cuts of the George W. Bush era than Glenn Hubbard, the lanky, 51-year-old economist who is dean of Columbia Business School. The Republican academic was instrumental in designing the tax cuts, first as a Bush campaign insider and then as the President's first chief economic adviser. The idea behind the cuts, enacted in 2001 and 2003, was to encourage work, savings, and investment, thus stimulating long-term economic growth. Hubbard is especially proud of the 2003 cut in taxes on dividends and capital gains, which he calls "the most pro-growth tax reform that anybody did since Kennedy."
Now that the Bush tax cuts are coming up for renewal—they expire on Dec. 31 unless Congress acts—Hubbard has a queasy feeling about them. The cuts, he says, have been undermined by years of deficits. Until the trajectory of spending changes, he says, "deficits are just future taxes. You're just talking about taxes today vs. taxes tomorrow."
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Why Some People Can Sleep Through Anything
Bill Briggs writes: Light sleepers, insomniacs and groggy zombies of all stripes, take a healthy gulp of your triple-shot espresso and rest easy.
Dr. Jeffrey Ellenbogen knows of what you dream: a full night of slumber uninterrupted by noise. You crave blissful bedtime silence – at least inside your head. And he’s working on it.
Ellenbogen, chief of the sleep medicine division at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a team of researchers believe they have cracked a brain-wave code that predicts how and why some people are more easily stirred from slumber by bumps in the night while others can saw logs through clanking garbage trucks and snoring partners.
In short, he found, if you’re not sleeping well, you can blame your spindles. That’s what doctors have dubbed quick bursts of brain activity that our thalamus gives off every 10 to 60 seconds as we sleep. For years, scientists have theorized that these spindles may be signs that the thalamus, essentially a sleep shield, is working to block sounds or other sensory information, helping to keep us in dreamland.
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Dr. Jeffrey Ellenbogen knows of what you dream: a full night of slumber uninterrupted by noise. You crave blissful bedtime silence – at least inside your head. And he’s working on it.
Ellenbogen, chief of the sleep medicine division at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a team of researchers believe they have cracked a brain-wave code that predicts how and why some people are more easily stirred from slumber by bumps in the night while others can saw logs through clanking garbage trucks and snoring partners.
In short, he found, if you’re not sleeping well, you can blame your spindles. That’s what doctors have dubbed quick bursts of brain activity that our thalamus gives off every 10 to 60 seconds as we sleep. For years, scientists have theorized that these spindles may be signs that the thalamus, essentially a sleep shield, is working to block sounds or other sensory information, helping to keep us in dreamland.
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Same-Sex Marriage Judge Finds That A Child Has Neither A Need Nor A Right To A Mother
U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who ruled last week that a voter-approved amendment to California’s constitution that limited marriage to the union of one man and one woman violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, based that ruling in part on his finding that a child does not need and has no right to a mother.
Nor, he found, does a child have a need or a right to a father.
“Children do not need to be raised by a male parent and a female parent to be well-adjusted, and having both a male and a female parent does not increase the likelihood that a child will be well-adjusted,” the judge wrote in finding of fact No. 71 in his opinion.
“The gender of a child’s parent is not a factor in a child’s adjustment,” the judge, who is reportedly homosexual stated in finding of fact No. 70. “The sexual orientation of an individual does not determine whether that individual can be a good parent. Children raised by gay or lesbian parents are as likely as children raised by heterosexual parents to be healthy, successful and well-adjusted. The research supporting this conclusion is accepted beyond serious debate in the field of developmental psychology.”
Despite Walker’s claim that this “fact” is “beyond serious debate,” one of the sources he cited for it was a brochure published by the American Psychological Association (APA) that was entered into evidence in the case, which specifically stated twice: “Few studies are available regarding children of gay fathers.” Walker did not quote this part of the brochure in his opinion.
However, Walker did quote this same brochure as saying: “[S]ocial science has shown that the concerns often raised about children of lesbian and gay parents--concerns that are generally grounded in prejudice against and stereotypes about gay people--are unfounded.”
Nor, he found, does a child have a need or a right to a father.
“Children do not need to be raised by a male parent and a female parent to be well-adjusted, and having both a male and a female parent does not increase the likelihood that a child will be well-adjusted,” the judge wrote in finding of fact No. 71 in his opinion.
“The gender of a child’s parent is not a factor in a child’s adjustment,” the judge, who is reportedly homosexual stated in finding of fact No. 70. “The sexual orientation of an individual does not determine whether that individual can be a good parent. Children raised by gay or lesbian parents are as likely as children raised by heterosexual parents to be healthy, successful and well-adjusted. The research supporting this conclusion is accepted beyond serious debate in the field of developmental psychology.”
Despite Walker’s claim that this “fact” is “beyond serious debate,” one of the sources he cited for it was a brochure published by the American Psychological Association (APA) that was entered into evidence in the case, which specifically stated twice: “Few studies are available regarding children of gay fathers.” Walker did not quote this part of the brochure in his opinion.
However, Walker did quote this same brochure as saying: “[S]ocial science has shown that the concerns often raised about children of lesbian and gay parents--concerns that are generally grounded in prejudice against and stereotypes about gay people--are unfounded.”
Table Dancers Turn Tables, Show Up To Church To Protest Being Protested
The dancers at the Foxhole in Coschocton County, Ohio, are used to arriving at work to the sounds of protests from members of the nearby New Beginnings Ministries church. But the same couldn't quite be said for the churchgoers, who showed up for services on Sunday and were greeted by the sight of bikini-clad protesters.
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Plane Crashes In Alaska With 8 On Board
Former Senator Ted Stevens feared to be a passenger, local TV reports
A plane believed to be carrying eight people has crashed in southwest Alaska, authorities said on Tuesday.
It was feared that former Sen. Ted Stevens was on board the flight, but officials have not been able to confirm that, local station KTUU TV reported.
Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes said the Guard was called to the area about 20 miles north of Dillingham at about 7 p.m. Monday after a passing aircraft saw the wreckage.
There were possible fatalities, Hayes said. State and federal officials said severe weather has hampered the rescue operation.
About five good Samaritans were on scene early Tuesday helping the crash victims, Hayes said. He said he was told by Alaska State Troopers that there were "eight or nine" people on board, though a spokeswoman for the troopers, Megan Peters, refused to comment.
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A plane believed to be carrying eight people has crashed in southwest Alaska, authorities said on Tuesday.
It was feared that former Sen. Ted Stevens was on board the flight, but officials have not been able to confirm that, local station KTUU TV reported.
Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes said the Guard was called to the area about 20 miles north of Dillingham at about 7 p.m. Monday after a passing aircraft saw the wreckage.
There were possible fatalities, Hayes said. State and federal officials said severe weather has hampered the rescue operation.
About five good Samaritans were on scene early Tuesday helping the crash victims, Hayes said. He said he was told by Alaska State Troopers that there were "eight or nine" people on board, though a spokeswoman for the troopers, Megan Peters, refused to comment.
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Craiglist CEO Responds To Allegations The Site Is A Hub For Child Prostitution
Two young women, identifying themselves only as "AK and MC," recently placed a full-page ad in the Washington Post saying they were repeatedly sold and bought through ads on Craigslist, and asking the site to shut down its adult services section.
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How To Avoid An Emergency Room Bill That Sends You Back To The E.R.
Emergency room bills bring a special sort of sticker shock, because they don't usually show up until weeks later, and then come packed with all sorts of over-inflated fees and add-ons. The New York Times calls them "notoriously high and perplexing," and although it's unlikely you'll ever end up paying the full amount listed on the bill, there are strategies you can use to bring that initial figure down.
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JetBlue Flight Attendant Curses Out Passenger, Uses Emergency Slide To Exit Plane And Run Away
Imagine this sight: Your JetBlue flight has just touched down at your destination when a flight attendant takes to the public address system, drops the F-bomb, pops the emergency door and exits the plane via the emergency slide. We're really hoping someone out there has video footage of this incident that went down at JFK Airport today.
Out-Of-State Students: Residency Determinations Mean Big Bucks For State Universities
Determining how many of the 148,000 students at Maryland’s public universities can be counted as non-residents is worth over $100 million to the University System of Maryland. Of those full- and part-time students, about 34,000 are not Maryland residents and pay two to three times as much in tuition, according to university data.
At the system’s two largest campuses -- the University of Maryland College Park and Towson University -- where the majority of out-of-state undergraduates go (about 9,200), these students pay $65 million more in tuition than they would if they came from Maryland.
Figuring out who is and isn’t a Maryland resident is an important financial mission for university admissions officers and registrars. In the past year, legislative auditors have found significant problems with how both Towson and Coppin State universities determine residency status.
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Maryland Voting Goes High-Tech
Maryland voters now can get access to absentee ballots via e-mail.
The Maryland State Board of Elections’ new system sends an e-mail to voters who request absentee ballots online, telling them how to access their ballots on the Internet. Previously, the ballots were individually typed up and sent to voters.
The University of Maryland’s Center for American Politics and Citizenship is helping run the initiative.
At least 3,000 Marylanders have requested ballots with the new system, as of two weeks ago, said Nikki Trella, the board’s election reform director.
The Maryland State Board of Elections’ new system sends an e-mail to voters who request absentee ballots online, telling them how to access their ballots on the Internet. Previously, the ballots were individually typed up and sent to voters.
The University of Maryland’s Center for American Politics and Citizenship is helping run the initiative.
At least 3,000 Marylanders have requested ballots with the new system, as of two weeks ago, said Nikki Trella, the board’s election reform director.
Agents' Union Disavows Leaders Of ICE
The union that represents rank-and-file field agents at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has unanimously passed a "vote of no confidence" for the agency's leadership, saying ICE has "abandoned" its core mission of protecting the public to support a political agenda favoring amnesty.
The National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 7,000 ICE agents and employees, voted 259-0 for a resolution saying there was "growing dissatisfaction and concern" over the leadership of Assistant Secretary John Morton, who heads ICE, and Phyllis Coven, assistant director for the agency's office of detention policy and planning.
The resolution said ICE leadership had "abandoned the agency's core mission of enforcing U.S. immigration laws and providing for public safety," instead directing its attention "to campaigning for programs and policies related to amnesty and the creation of a special detention system for foreign nationals that exceeds the care and services provided to most U.S. citizens similarly incarcerated.
"It is the desire of our union … to publicly separate ourselves from the actions of Director Morton and Assistant Director Coven and publicly state that ICE officers and employees do not support Morton or Coven or their misguided and reckless initiatives, which could ultimately put many in America at risk," the union said.
In a strongly worded statement, the union and its affiliated local councils said the integrity of the agency "as well as the public safety" would be "better provided for in the absence of Director Morton and Assistant Director Coven."
The statement also noted that:
• The majority of ICE's enforcement and removal officers are prohibited from making street arrests or enforcing U.S. immigration laws outside of the jail setting.
• Hundreds of ICE officers nationwide perform no law enforcement duties whatsoever because of resource mismanagement within the agency.
• ICE detention reforms have transformed into a detention system aimed at providing resort-like living conditions to criminal aliens based on recommendations not from ICE officers and field managers, but from "special-interest groups."
• The lack of technical expertise and field experience has resulted in a priority of providing bingo nights, dance lessons and hanging plants to criminals, instead of addressing safe and responsible detention reforms for noncriminal individuals and families.
The National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 7,000 ICE agents and employees, voted 259-0 for a resolution saying there was "growing dissatisfaction and concern" over the leadership of Assistant Secretary John Morton, who heads ICE, and Phyllis Coven, assistant director for the agency's office of detention policy and planning.
The resolution said ICE leadership had "abandoned the agency's core mission of enforcing U.S. immigration laws and providing for public safety," instead directing its attention "to campaigning for programs and policies related to amnesty and the creation of a special detention system for foreign nationals that exceeds the care and services provided to most U.S. citizens similarly incarcerated.
"It is the desire of our union … to publicly separate ourselves from the actions of Director Morton and Assistant Director Coven and publicly state that ICE officers and employees do not support Morton or Coven or their misguided and reckless initiatives, which could ultimately put many in America at risk," the union said.
In a strongly worded statement, the union and its affiliated local councils said the integrity of the agency "as well as the public safety" would be "better provided for in the absence of Director Morton and Assistant Director Coven."
The statement also noted that:
• The majority of ICE's enforcement and removal officers are prohibited from making street arrests or enforcing U.S. immigration laws outside of the jail setting.
• Hundreds of ICE officers nationwide perform no law enforcement duties whatsoever because of resource mismanagement within the agency.
• ICE detention reforms have transformed into a detention system aimed at providing resort-like living conditions to criminal aliens based on recommendations not from ICE officers and field managers, but from "special-interest groups."
• The lack of technical expertise and field experience has resulted in a priority of providing bingo nights, dance lessons and hanging plants to criminals, instead of addressing safe and responsible detention reforms for noncriminal individuals and families.
Obama Overtures To Business Fall Flat
Labeled antibusiness by Republicans and some corporate chiefs, President Barack Obama mounted a campaign to show he wasn't. But his charm offensive has hit a rocky patch.
Business leaders gripe about burdensome new financial and health care regulations, what they see as unfriendly tax policies and vast government spending. They were put off by Obama's harsh depiction of "fat cat bankers" and "reckless practices," a label he applied both to Wall Street and to oil-spill giant BP.
Reaching out to big business, Obama named more than a dozen top CEOs to a presidential Export Council, revived a Bush administration free-trade pact with South Korea and stumped aggressively for cutting taxes and increasing loans for small businesses. But it is noticeable that not a single former corporate executive is in his Cabinet or among his top economic advisers.
"The truth is that not even the Franklin Roosevelt administration was as hostile to and ignorant about free enterprise as this administration is," declared magazine publisher and one-time GOP presidential contender Steve Forbes.
While Obama says small businesses will "lead this recovery," the National Small Business Association recently issued a report saying that more small businesses are unable to get financing than at any time over the past 17 years. Unless they can get the loans they need "we will continue to see high unemployment," said NSBA President Todd McCracken.
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Business leaders gripe about burdensome new financial and health care regulations, what they see as unfriendly tax policies and vast government spending. They were put off by Obama's harsh depiction of "fat cat bankers" and "reckless practices," a label he applied both to Wall Street and to oil-spill giant BP.
Reaching out to big business, Obama named more than a dozen top CEOs to a presidential Export Council, revived a Bush administration free-trade pact with South Korea and stumped aggressively for cutting taxes and increasing loans for small businesses. But it is noticeable that not a single former corporate executive is in his Cabinet or among his top economic advisers.
"The truth is that not even the Franklin Roosevelt administration was as hostile to and ignorant about free enterprise as this administration is," declared magazine publisher and one-time GOP presidential contender Steve Forbes.
While Obama says small businesses will "lead this recovery," the National Small Business Association recently issued a report saying that more small businesses are unable to get financing than at any time over the past 17 years. Unless they can get the loans they need "we will continue to see high unemployment," said NSBA President Todd McCracken.
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RSC Update
Just one week into the House’s six-week recess, Speaker Pelosi has called Representatives back into session to vote on a $26.1 billion bailout to state and local governments. Democrats are attempting to portray this payoff to teachers’ unions as “stimulus,” but even the members of The Washington Post’s editorial board (certainly not known for conservative viewpoints) know better. They recently wrote:
“The crusade for an education jobs bill, led by the Obama administration and Democratic leaders in Congress, has always struck us as more of an election-year favor for teachers unions than an optimal use of public resources. Billed as an effort to stimulate the economy, it's not clearly more effective than alternative uses of the cash. Yes, school budgets are tight across the country, but the teacher layoff ‘crisis’ is exaggerated.”
This bailout will not solve the long-term budget imbalances of states, nor will it create the private sector jobs needed to fuel a real economic recovery. It simply kicks the can down the road – perpetuating the cycle of state governments spending more than they can truly afford. When the money from Washington (your money) runs out, they’ll be right back at square one.
At least one good thing will come from this special session, however. House Members will also have an opportunity to support a vote on a resolution I introduced pledging not to hold a post-election lame duck session for the purpose of imposing a national energy tax, card check, and other liberal policies upon an unwilling public. Be sure to check the vote tally Tuesday evening to see where your Representative stands.
Sincerely,
Congressman Tom Price
Chairman, Republican Study Committee
“The crusade for an education jobs bill, led by the Obama administration and Democratic leaders in Congress, has always struck us as more of an election-year favor for teachers unions than an optimal use of public resources. Billed as an effort to stimulate the economy, it's not clearly more effective than alternative uses of the cash. Yes, school budgets are tight across the country, but the teacher layoff ‘crisis’ is exaggerated.”
This bailout will not solve the long-term budget imbalances of states, nor will it create the private sector jobs needed to fuel a real economic recovery. It simply kicks the can down the road – perpetuating the cycle of state governments spending more than they can truly afford. When the money from Washington (your money) runs out, they’ll be right back at square one.
At least one good thing will come from this special session, however. House Members will also have an opportunity to support a vote on a resolution I introduced pledging not to hold a post-election lame duck session for the purpose of imposing a national energy tax, card check, and other liberal policies upon an unwilling public. Be sure to check the vote tally Tuesday evening to see where your Representative stands.
Sincerely,
Congressman Tom Price
Chairman, Republican Study Committee
Reaction Test
The automobile driving manual says the average driver's reaction time is: .75 seconds...... or 1 car length for every 10 mph.......
Test your average reaction time. Be very careful this can be addicting. Click on the link below and good luck.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHOM TO MARRY? (written by kids)
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
-- Alan, age 10
-No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
-- Kristen, age 10
2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
-- Camille, age 10
3. HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
-- Derrick, age 8
4. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8
5. WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
-Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)
-On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10
6. WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
-When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7 ( Love her )
-The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
- - Curt, age 7
-The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
- - Howard, age 8
7. IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child )
8. HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8
And the #1 Favorite is .......
9. HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck.
-- Ricky, age 10
-- Alan, age 10
-No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
-- Kristen, age 10
2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
-- Camille, age 10
3. HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
-- Derrick, age 8
4. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8
5. WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
-Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)
-On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10
6. WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
-When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7 ( Love her )
-The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
- - Curt, age 7
-The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
- - Howard, age 8
7. IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child )
8. HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8
And the #1 Favorite is .......
9. HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck.
-- Ricky, age 10
Bruit Force Politics
America Is at Risk of Boiling Over
And out-of-touch leaders don't see the need to cool things off.
By Peggy Noonan
It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I do it to make a point. I wrote the following on New Year's day, 1994. America 16 years ago was a relatively content nation, though full of political sparks: 10 months later the Republicans would take the House for the first time in 40 years. But beneath all the action was, I thought, a coming unease. Something inside was telling us we were living through "not the placid dawn of a peaceful age but the illusory calm before stern storms."
The temperature in the world was very high. "At home certain trends—crime, cultural tension, some cultural Balkanization—will, we fear, continue; some will worsen. In my darker moments I have a bad hunch. The fraying of the bonds that keep us together, the strangeness and anomie of our popular culture, the increase in walled communities . . . the rising radicalism of the politically correct . . . the increased demand of all levels of government for the money of the people, the spotty success with which we are communicating to the young America's reason for being and founding beliefs, the growth of cities where English is becoming the second language . . . these things may well come together at some point in our lifetimes and produce something painful indeed. I can imagine, for instance, in the year 2020 or so, a movement in some states to break away from the union. Which would bring about, of course, a drama of Lincolnian darkness. . . . You will know that things have reached a bad pass when Newsweek and Time, if they still exist 15 years from now, do cover stories on a surprising, and disturbing trend: aging baby boomers leaving America, taking what savings they have to live the rest of their lives in places like Africa and Ireland."
I thought of this again the other day when Drudge headlined increasing lines in London for Americans trading in their passports over tax issues, and the sale of Newsweek for $1.
Our problems as a nation have been growing on us for a long time. Their future growth, and the implications of that growth, could be predicted. But there is one thing that is both new since 1994 and huge. It took hold and settled in after the crash of 2008, but its causes were not limited to the crash.
The biggest political change in my lifetime is that Americans no longer assume that their children will have it better than they did. This is a huge break with the past, with assumptions and traditions that shaped us.
The country I was born into was a country that had existed steadily, for almost two centuries, as a nation in which everyone thought—wherever they were from, whatever their circumstances—that their children would have better lives than they did. That was what kept people pulling their boots on in the morning after the first weary pause: My kids will have it better. They'll be richer or more educated, they'll have a better job or a better house, they'll take a step up in terms of rank, class or status. America always claimed to be, and meant to be, a nation that made little of class. But America is human. "The richest family in town," they said, admiringly. Read Booth Tarkington on turn-of-the-last-century Indiana. It's all about trying to rise.
Parents now fear something has stopped. They think they lived through the great abundance, a time of historic growth in wealth and material enjoyment. They got it, and they enjoyed it, and their kids did, too: a lot of toys in that age, a lot of Xboxes and iPhones. (Who is the most self-punishing person in America right now? The person who didn't do well during the abundance.) But they look around, follow the political stories and debates, and deep down they think their children will live in a more limited country, that jobs won't be made at a great enough pace, that taxes—too many people in the cart, not enough pulling it—will dishearten them, that the effects of 30 years of a low, sad culture will leave the whole country messed up. And then there is the world: nuts with nukes, etc.
Optimists think that if we manage to turn a few things around, their kids may have it . . . almost as good. The country they inherit may be . . . almost as good. And it's kind of a shock to think like this; pessimism isn't in our DNA. But it isn't pessimism, really, it's a kind of tough knowingness, combined, in most cases, with a daily, personal commitment to keep plugging.
But do our political leaders have any sense of what people are feeling deep down? They don't act as if they do. I think their detachment from how normal people think is more dangerous and disturbing than it has been in the past. I started noticing in the 1980s the growing gulf between the country's thought leaders, as they're called—the political and media class, the universities—and those living what for lack of a better word we'll call normal lives on the ground in America. The two groups were agitated by different things, concerned about different things, had different focuses, different world views.
But I've never seen the gap wider than it is now. I think it is a chasm. In Washington they don't seem to be looking around and thinking, Hmmm, this nation is in trouble, it needs help. They're thinking something else. I'm not sure they understand the American Dream itself needs a boost, needs encouragement and protection. They don't seem to know or have a sense of the mood of the country.
And so they make their moves, manipulate this issue and that, and keep things at a high boil. And this at a time when people are already in about as much hot water as they can take.
To take just one example from the past 10 days, the federal government continues its standoff with the state of Arizona over how to handle illegal immigration. The point of view of our thought leaders is, in general, that borders that are essentially open are good, or not so bad. The point of view of those on the ground who are anxious about our nation's future, however, is different, more like: "We live in a welfare state and we've just expanded health care. Unemployment's up. Could we sort of calm down, stop illegal immigration, and absorb what we've got?" No is, in essence, the answer.
An irony here is that if we stopped the illegal flow and removed the sense of emergency it generates, comprehensive reform would, in time, follow. Because we're not going to send the estimated 10 million to 15 million illegals already here back. We're not going to put sobbing children on a million buses. That would not be in our nature. (Do our leaders even know what's in our nature?) As years passed, those here would be absorbed, and everyone in the country would come to see the benefit of integrating them fully into the tax system. So it's ironic that our leaders don't do what in the end would get them what they say they want, which is comprehensive reform.
When the adults of a great nation feel long-term pessimism, it only makes matters worse when those in authority take actions that reveal their detachment from the concerns—even from the essential nature—of their fellow citizens. And it makes those citizens feel powerless.
Inner pessimism and powerlessness: That is a dangerous combination.
O'MALLEY BOOSTS JOB-CREATING PURPLE LINE
Pledges to Move Forward on Purple Line at Stops in Bethesda and Silver Spring
Baltimore, MD (August 10, 2010) - Today, Governor Martin O'Malley will reaffirm his commitment to the Purple Line light rail, citing the project's potential to create jobs and attract businesses to Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
O'Malley will greet riders at the Bethesda Metro stop before traveling to Silver Spring to meet with small business owners who stand to benefit from improved regional transit options.
"The Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton is a vital economic development project that will ease traffic gridlock, create thousands of construction jobs, and attract businesses to the area," said Governor Martin O'Malley.
Last year, Governor O'Malley announced plans to move forward with the locally preferred alternative for the $1.5 billion light rail system. Once constructed the Purple Line is projected to have nearly 65,000 riders a day and will result in 19,000 fewer vehicles on the road.
"While other candidates for Governor have indicated their intentions to abandon the Purple Line-ignoring the needs of families and businesses in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties --the O'Malley administration will continue to work closely with federal and local partners to keep this job-creating project on track," said Tom Russell, O'Malley's Campaign Manager.
Rep. Price Gets House Vote On Lame Duck Session
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced yesterday she’s interrupting her scheduled six-week summer vacation to hold a special, pro forma session of the House to vote on an additional $26 billion bailout for states.
The measure cleared a Senate cloture vote Wednesday -- teeing up the massive state bailout for Senate passage by week’s end.
The return of the House likely Monday night also sets up a vote on the privileged resolution offered by Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) prior to adjourning for recess. Price’s resolution will force a vote on a Democrat commitment not to hold a lame duck session of Congress after Election Day in November.
“If the Democrat leadership is willing to bring lawmakers back to Washington in order to pass billions more in ‘stimulus’ spending with tax hikes on job creators, the least they can do is tell the American people that they will not bring lawmakers back for a lame duck session to pass additional tax increases, deficit spending, and special interest giveaways,” Price said. “This No Lame Duck resolution will allow our Democrat colleagues to make it clear whether or not they plan to govern in accordance with the will of the American people or in spite of it.”
GO HERE to read more.
The measure cleared a Senate cloture vote Wednesday -- teeing up the massive state bailout for Senate passage by week’s end.
The return of the House likely Monday night also sets up a vote on the privileged resolution offered by Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) prior to adjourning for recess. Price’s resolution will force a vote on a Democrat commitment not to hold a lame duck session of Congress after Election Day in November.
“If the Democrat leadership is willing to bring lawmakers back to Washington in order to pass billions more in ‘stimulus’ spending with tax hikes on job creators, the least they can do is tell the American people that they will not bring lawmakers back for a lame duck session to pass additional tax increases, deficit spending, and special interest giveaways,” Price said. “This No Lame Duck resolution will allow our Democrat colleagues to make it clear whether or not they plan to govern in accordance with the will of the American people or in spite of it.”
GO HERE to read more.
Sharia Banking: The Silent Jihad Against The West
Anyone who cares to learn about what is going on in the world is familiar with active jihad, the "holy war," conducted with terrorism and directed at the modern world in general and western civilization more specifically.
But there is also another form of jihad that is part of the deliberate effort to have Islam replace all concepts of morality and the values held dear by the rest of us. The name of this silent "fifth column" effort is "Sharia Banking." Unfortunately, Sharia Banking is increasingly accepted by western banking institutions without any real understanding of what the Muslim goal is and what is at stake in the efforts by these institutions to attract more business, profits, and money to bail them out of financial messes they brought upon themselves.
Islamic Sharia banking is coming to the United States and other western nations, thanks to global banks such as Citigroup, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs. Great Britain is now pledging to become the Islamic banking center of the world. Clearly the headlong rush by all global banks to enter the world of Islamic banking is well underway.
Why do western banks seek to participate in Sharia banking? It is because it gives them a chance to enter the Islamic banking industry which has over $1.5 trillion available today and is growing at a steady and explosive rate of over 15% per year.
The implications for the west, and especially for the United States, are staggeringly destructive. Islamic banking working through global banks is doing for Islam what it could never do on its own: giving legitimacy to Sharia law and infiltrating it into the fabric of western society.
GO HERE to read more.
But there is also another form of jihad that is part of the deliberate effort to have Islam replace all concepts of morality and the values held dear by the rest of us. The name of this silent "fifth column" effort is "Sharia Banking." Unfortunately, Sharia Banking is increasingly accepted by western banking institutions without any real understanding of what the Muslim goal is and what is at stake in the efforts by these institutions to attract more business, profits, and money to bail them out of financial messes they brought upon themselves.
Islamic Sharia banking is coming to the United States and other western nations, thanks to global banks such as Citigroup, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs. Great Britain is now pledging to become the Islamic banking center of the world. Clearly the headlong rush by all global banks to enter the world of Islamic banking is well underway.
Why do western banks seek to participate in Sharia banking? It is because it gives them a chance to enter the Islamic banking industry which has over $1.5 trillion available today and is growing at a steady and explosive rate of over 15% per year.
The implications for the west, and especially for the United States, are staggeringly destructive. Islamic banking working through global banks is doing for Islam what it could never do on its own: giving legitimacy to Sharia law and infiltrating it into the fabric of western society.
GO HERE to read more.
Stop The BigGovJobs Bill
The Democrats call their $26 billion, Big Labor/bankrupt states’ bailout legislation the “EduJobs” bill.
Let’s inject some truth in advertising.
The “EduJobs” bill is nothing but a BigGovJobs bill — a massive election season pay-off to Democrat special interests. With your money.
I noted last week that Nancy Pelosi is summoning her minions back to Washington for a special session to rush the Senate-approved legislation into President Obama’s hands (the House had approved an earlier version of the bill). As with so many other political wealth redistribution schemes peddled by the ruling majority and championed by the White House, this one comes wrapped in endless, specific-seeming promises of salvation (it will save “3,000″ in Washington state, “5,000 slots” in Illinois, and “4,200″ in Michigan).
But like porkulus math, BigGovJobs math ain’t all it’s cracked up to be:
GO HERE to read more.
Let’s inject some truth in advertising.
The “EduJobs” bill is nothing but a BigGovJobs bill — a massive election season pay-off to Democrat special interests. With your money.
I noted last week that Nancy Pelosi is summoning her minions back to Washington for a special session to rush the Senate-approved legislation into President Obama’s hands (the House had approved an earlier version of the bill). As with so many other political wealth redistribution schemes peddled by the ruling majority and championed by the White House, this one comes wrapped in endless, specific-seeming promises of salvation (it will save “3,000″ in Washington state, “5,000 slots” in Illinois, and “4,200″ in Michigan).
But like porkulus math, BigGovJobs math ain’t all it’s cracked up to be:
GO HERE to read more.
PROJECT OPPORTUNITY
The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation would like to inform all area veterans of Project Opportunity, a program to provide military veterans the skills to become entrepreneurs. The Chamber Foundation has taken the lead and will partner with Maryland Capital Enterprises to provide free education and outreach services, technical assistance, and financing opportunities to veterans who are considering starting their own business.
The first phase will be to conduct outreach and education sessions of approximately two hours in length scheduled to be held as follows:
Sessions will be held at the Crisfield American Legion on Tuesday August 10, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Business Center on Wednesday August 11, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
These 2 hour workshops “Exploring Entrepreneurship” will include a discussion of why the individuals in attendance want to start their own small businesses, characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, and an entrepreneurship self-assessment.
The second phase will consist of a one hour assessment session conducted either telephonically or in person to better determine eligibility for the 3rd phase “Entrepreneurship Workshops”.
The third phase will be to conduct an entrepreneurship workshop to a minimum of sixteen (16) veterans. These classes would total thirty three (33) hours in length (3 hours per week for an 11 week period). and include the following topics:
§ Personal budget and credit
§ Types of businesses and customer characteristics
§ Outline of a business and marketing plan
§ How to manage your business
§ Marketing analysis and e-commerce
§ Additionally, guest speakers such as successful business owners, attorneys, accountants, insurance agents, bank representatives, and marketing specialists will provide expert guidance and insight.
The orientation sessions and follow up entrepreneurship training are only for veterans. Please bring a copy of DD Form 214, Military ID Card, or other form of acceptable ID.
To register call Joe Giordano, Chamber Foundation Workforce Development Coordinator at (410) 860 6664 or email Joe at tjgiordano_2000@yahoo.com
The first phase will be to conduct outreach and education sessions of approximately two hours in length scheduled to be held as follows:
Sessions will be held at the Crisfield American Legion on Tuesday August 10, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Business Center on Wednesday August 11, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
These 2 hour workshops “Exploring Entrepreneurship” will include a discussion of why the individuals in attendance want to start their own small businesses, characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, and an entrepreneurship self-assessment.
The second phase will consist of a one hour assessment session conducted either telephonically or in person to better determine eligibility for the 3rd phase “Entrepreneurship Workshops”.
The third phase will be to conduct an entrepreneurship workshop to a minimum of sixteen (16) veterans. These classes would total thirty three (33) hours in length (3 hours per week for an 11 week period). and include the following topics:
§ Personal budget and credit
§ Types of businesses and customer characteristics
§ Outline of a business and marketing plan
§ How to manage your business
§ Marketing analysis and e-commerce
§ Additionally, guest speakers such as successful business owners, attorneys, accountants, insurance agents, bank representatives, and marketing specialists will provide expert guidance and insight.
The orientation sessions and follow up entrepreneurship training are only for veterans. Please bring a copy of DD Form 214, Military ID Card, or other form of acceptable ID.
To register call Joe Giordano, Chamber Foundation Workforce Development Coordinator at (410) 860 6664 or email Joe at tjgiordano_2000@yahoo.com
ENERGY-ENVIRONMENTAL RENOVATIONS SET TO UPGRADE FORESTVILLE BARRACKS
(Forestville, MD) – Energy and environmental renovations have been scheduled for the Maryland State Police Forestville Barracks, but troopers will continue staffing the location while work is conducted on the inside of the existing facility.
Beginning August 16, 2010, and continuing for about the next two months, the Forestville Barracks will receive a full mechanical upgrade and asbestos abatement. While the work is going on, a Maryland State Police command bus in the barracks parking lot will be staffed by troopers 24-hours a day. A trailer will also be situated in the parking lot to provide temporary housing for command staff and support personnel.
Citizens in Prince George’s County should notice no difference in services provided by troopers on patrol during this renovation. Troopers will continue to cover their normal patrols in central and southern Prince George’s County, but will be dispatched by police communications operators at the College Park Barracks.
The approximately $500,000 worth of upgrades are being coordinated through the Maryland Department of General Services Energy Conservation Office and Hazardous Materials Office. The renovations are being made possible through the Governor’s Energy Conservation Program. It is anticipated costs will be recovered through energy savings the upgrades will bring.
The renovations will include a new boiler and new air conditioning system, all with the latest in high energy efficiency technology. Asbestos currently in the building will be removed. New insulation, floor tiles and carpeting will be installed. The lights in the barracks have already been upgraded.
Fingerprinting services will not be provided at the Forestville Barracks for the next two months. Persons needing those services from the State Police should visit www.mdsp.org to check when fingerprinting services are offered at other barracks.
The newly updated Forestville Barracks should be back to full duty in mid-October.
Beginning August 16, 2010, and continuing for about the next two months, the Forestville Barracks will receive a full mechanical upgrade and asbestos abatement. While the work is going on, a Maryland State Police command bus in the barracks parking lot will be staffed by troopers 24-hours a day. A trailer will also be situated in the parking lot to provide temporary housing for command staff and support personnel.
Citizens in Prince George’s County should notice no difference in services provided by troopers on patrol during this renovation. Troopers will continue to cover their normal patrols in central and southern Prince George’s County, but will be dispatched by police communications operators at the College Park Barracks.
The approximately $500,000 worth of upgrades are being coordinated through the Maryland Department of General Services Energy Conservation Office and Hazardous Materials Office. The renovations are being made possible through the Governor’s Energy Conservation Program. It is anticipated costs will be recovered through energy savings the upgrades will bring.
The renovations will include a new boiler and new air conditioning system, all with the latest in high energy efficiency technology. Asbestos currently in the building will be removed. New insulation, floor tiles and carpeting will be installed. The lights in the barracks have already been upgraded.
Fingerprinting services will not be provided at the Forestville Barracks for the next two months. Persons needing those services from the State Police should visit www.mdsp.org to check when fingerprinting services are offered at other barracks.
The newly updated Forestville Barracks should be back to full duty in mid-October.
DS LEVEL SERIES WITH 6-4 WIN OVER ‘BIRDS
Dalles Connects on Fourth Homer of Season
Salisbury, Md. – Lexington starter Zach Grimmett hurled a seven-inning gem as the Legends defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 6-4 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Monday night.
The Legends raced to an early lead in the third inning. Barry Butera hit a double down the right field line. Two batters later, Butera scored on a fielder’s choice grounder up the middle. After Hogue moved to second on a ground out by Jiovanni Mier, Jimmy Paredes hit a double to give the Legends a 2-0 lead. The Legends took a 3-0 lead on a single by Ben Heath.
In the bottom of the third, Justin Dalles hit a long homer to left field to get the ‘Birds within two. It was his fourth home run of the season and first since June 29th.
The Legends padded their lead in the seventh. Mier and Paredes hit back-to-back singles with one out. Then, Jacob Goebbert hit a two-run double to give the Legends a 5-1.
Brian Kemp singled home Aaron Bray in the eighth inning to give the Legends a 6-1 lead.
The Shorebirds fought back with a run in the eighth inning to trim the deficit to 6-2. Then, in the ninth inning, Ty Kelly hit a two-run single to left-center field to get the ‘Birds within 6-4. Steve Bumbry flew out to left with runners at first and third to end the game.
Zach Grimmett allowed just four hits in seven innings to earn his fifth win of the season. He struck out seven batters and walked two.
Shorebirds starter Patrick Kantakevich was tagged with the loss in six innings. He allowed six hits and three runs.
Aaron Swenson made his Shorebirds debut in the seventh. In two innings, he allowed six hits and three runs.
The Shorebirds and Legends square off in the series finale on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m.
Salisbury, Md. – Lexington starter Zach Grimmett hurled a seven-inning gem as the Legends defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 6-4 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Monday night.
The Legends raced to an early lead in the third inning. Barry Butera hit a double down the right field line. Two batters later, Butera scored on a fielder’s choice grounder up the middle. After Hogue moved to second on a ground out by Jiovanni Mier, Jimmy Paredes hit a double to give the Legends a 2-0 lead. The Legends took a 3-0 lead on a single by Ben Heath.
In the bottom of the third, Justin Dalles hit a long homer to left field to get the ‘Birds within two. It was his fourth home run of the season and first since June 29th.
The Legends padded their lead in the seventh. Mier and Paredes hit back-to-back singles with one out. Then, Jacob Goebbert hit a two-run double to give the Legends a 5-1.
Brian Kemp singled home Aaron Bray in the eighth inning to give the Legends a 6-1 lead.
The Shorebirds fought back with a run in the eighth inning to trim the deficit to 6-2. Then, in the ninth inning, Ty Kelly hit a two-run single to left-center field to get the ‘Birds within 6-4. Steve Bumbry flew out to left with runners at first and third to end the game.
Zach Grimmett allowed just four hits in seven innings to earn his fifth win of the season. He struck out seven batters and walked two.
Shorebirds starter Patrick Kantakevich was tagged with the loss in six innings. He allowed six hits and three runs.
Aaron Swenson made his Shorebirds debut in the seventh. In two innings, he allowed six hits and three runs.
The Shorebirds and Legends square off in the series finale on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m.
Coming Up Soon On The Wicomico School Calendar: The 2010-11 School Year
Student assignment letters for the 2010-11 school year, with teacher or homeroom assignment and other school information, will be mailed to all Wicomico students on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
The 2010-11 school year will begin Monday, Aug. 30, for most students. Students in grades 1-6 and grade 9 will attend school on Aug. 30. (Exceptions: All grades will attend at Pittsville Elementary and Middle, and only grade 6 will attend at Mardela Middle and High.) All students in grades 1-12 will be in school Tuesday, Aug. 31. Kindergarten and prekindergarten students will report those days as scheduled by the assigned school.
Wicomico County Schools will hold open houses Aug. 24-27 in preparation for the opening of the 2010-11 school year. A complete schedule of open houses for Wicomico schools is below. For additional details, please contact the school.
Additional information to assist students and families with back-to-school planning is posted on the school system’s web site at www.wcboe.org/boe/backtoschool.php.
Open House Schedule
Beaver Run Elementary: Aug. 26 1-4 p.m. 410-677-5101
Charles H. Chipman Elementary: Aug. 26. Classroom visitation 2-3 p.m., followed by a picnic from 3-4:30 p.m. at Lake Street Park with Chipman’s partner school, Glen Avenue Elementary. Food, families and fun! 410-677-5814
Delmar Elementary: Aug. 27 1:30-3 p.m. 410-677-5178
East Salisbury Elementary: Aug. 27 1:30-3:30 p.m. 410-677-5803
Fruitland Primary: Aug. 27 1:30-2:30 p.m. 410-677-5171
Fruitland Intermediate: Aug. 27 2:30-3:30 p.m. 410-677-5805
Glen Avenue Elementary: Aug. 26 1-2 p.m., with a community picnic with partner school Charles H. Chipman Elementary from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Lake Street Park. 410-677-5806
North Salisbury Elementary: Aug. 27 from 2-4 p.m., NSS will hold an open house for all incoming students. Buster the Bus will serve as official greeter. NSS will offer free school supplies to all students who attend, and several community partners will be on hand to show their support. The PTA will be there to welcome students and families and give them the opportunity to join the PTA, and share information in events in the upcoming school year. 410-677-5807
Northwestern Elementary: Aug. 27 3-4 p.m. 410-677-5808
Pemberton Elementary: Aug. 26 3-4 p.m. 410-677-5809
Pinehurst Elementary: Aug. 27 3-4 p.m. 410-677-5810
Prince Street Elementary: Aug. 27 1:15-3:15 p.m. 410-677-5813
West Salisbury Elementary: Open house luncheon Aug. 27 12:30-2:30 p.m. Meet your teachers and have a light lunch of hot dogs, chips and a drink. 410-677-5816
Westside Primary: The staffs of Westside Primary and Westside Intermediate will visit school families in the areas of Bivalve, Tyaskin, Nanticoke, Whitehaven, and Waterview at the Westside Community Center in Bivalve on Aug. 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Westside Primary will hold an open house at school Aug. 27, 1-2 p.m. 410-677-5117
Westside Intermediate: The staffs of Westside Intermediate and Westside Primary will visit school families in the areas of Bivalve, Tyaskin, Nanticoke, Whitehaven, and Waterview at the Westside Community Center in Bivalve on Aug. 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Open house at Westside Intermediate will be Friday, Aug. 27, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. 410-677-5118
Willards Elementary: Back-to-School ice cream social Aug. 26 3-4:30 p.m. 410-677-5819
Wicomico Early Learning Center: Aug. 26 1-3 p.m. 410-677-5900
Pittsville Elementary and Middle: Aug. 25 for Middle School, 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 for Elementary 6-7:30 p.m. 410-677-5811
Bennett Middle School: PTA Back-to-School Night/Open House Aug. 26 from 5-7 p.m. 410-677-5140
Salisbury Middle: 6th-grade Open House Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. 410-677-5149
Wicomico Middle: Aug. 26 1:30-3:30 p.m., student schedules available. 410-677-5145
Mardela Middle and High: Back-to-School BBQ Aug. 26 4:30-6:30 p.m. Families can get their student’s schedule when they bring a completed copy of the student data form to the BBQ. 410-677-5142
James M. Bennett High School: There will be an opportunity for JMB students and their parents only to visit the new JMB on Aug. 10 8:30 a.m.-noon for an informal tour. PTSA / Back-to-School Night Aug. 24 5 – 8 p.m. At this time forms should be turned in to guidance, parents can pick up Family Portal information, and students may get their schedules if all of their paperwork is turned in. 410-677-5141
Parkside High: Back-to-School Night Aug. 26. From 4:30-5:30 p.m. students can pick up their schedules. From 5:30-6 p.m. PTA business meeting. From 6-7:30 p.m. teacher visitation. 410-677-5143
Wicomico High: The Student Government Association will hold student tours for incoming freshmen Aug. 19-20 from 9 a.m.-noon. Freshmen Back-to-School Night Aug. 27, 5-7 p.m. 410-677-5146
Wicomico County Evening High School: Pending. 410-677-4537
Choices: Aug. 26 4-6 p.m. 410-677-5220
Please note: On Friday, Aug. 27, Staff Kickoff Day rallies will be held for Wicomico County Public Schools staff in the Wicomico High School Auditorium. Due to space constraints this year, Staff Kickoff Day rallies will take place at 8 a.m. (all elementary schools except Delmar and Pittsville, plus WELC and Infants & Toddlers Program), 10:30 a.m. (all of Pittsville, all middle schools except Mardela, Delmar Elementary, Student Services, Instruction and Administration), and 1 p.m. (all high schools, all of Mardela, Choices, Evening High School, Finance, Human Resources, MIS, Facilities, Food Service, Transportation). School and district offices will be closed while staff attends the designated Staff Kickoff Day event but will be open at other times that day.
The 2010-11 school year will begin Monday, Aug. 30, for most students. Students in grades 1-6 and grade 9 will attend school on Aug. 30. (Exceptions: All grades will attend at Pittsville Elementary and Middle, and only grade 6 will attend at Mardela Middle and High.) All students in grades 1-12 will be in school Tuesday, Aug. 31. Kindergarten and prekindergarten students will report those days as scheduled by the assigned school.
Wicomico County Schools will hold open houses Aug. 24-27 in preparation for the opening of the 2010-11 school year. A complete schedule of open houses for Wicomico schools is below. For additional details, please contact the school.
Additional information to assist students and families with back-to-school planning is posted on the school system’s web site at www.wcboe.org/boe/backtoschool.php.
Open House Schedule
Beaver Run Elementary: Aug. 26 1-4 p.m. 410-677-5101
Charles H. Chipman Elementary: Aug. 26. Classroom visitation 2-3 p.m., followed by a picnic from 3-4:30 p.m. at Lake Street Park with Chipman’s partner school, Glen Avenue Elementary. Food, families and fun! 410-677-5814
Delmar Elementary: Aug. 27 1:30-3 p.m. 410-677-5178
East Salisbury Elementary: Aug. 27 1:30-3:30 p.m. 410-677-5803
Fruitland Primary: Aug. 27 1:30-2:30 p.m. 410-677-5171
Fruitland Intermediate: Aug. 27 2:30-3:30 p.m. 410-677-5805
Glen Avenue Elementary: Aug. 26 1-2 p.m., with a community picnic with partner school Charles H. Chipman Elementary from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Lake Street Park. 410-677-5806
North Salisbury Elementary: Aug. 27 from 2-4 p.m., NSS will hold an open house for all incoming students. Buster the Bus will serve as official greeter. NSS will offer free school supplies to all students who attend, and several community partners will be on hand to show their support. The PTA will be there to welcome students and families and give them the opportunity to join the PTA, and share information in events in the upcoming school year. 410-677-5807
Northwestern Elementary: Aug. 27 3-4 p.m. 410-677-5808
Pemberton Elementary: Aug. 26 3-4 p.m. 410-677-5809
Pinehurst Elementary: Aug. 27 3-4 p.m. 410-677-5810
Prince Street Elementary: Aug. 27 1:15-3:15 p.m. 410-677-5813
West Salisbury Elementary: Open house luncheon Aug. 27 12:30-2:30 p.m. Meet your teachers and have a light lunch of hot dogs, chips and a drink. 410-677-5816
Westside Primary: The staffs of Westside Primary and Westside Intermediate will visit school families in the areas of Bivalve, Tyaskin, Nanticoke, Whitehaven, and Waterview at the Westside Community Center in Bivalve on Aug. 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Westside Primary will hold an open house at school Aug. 27, 1-2 p.m. 410-677-5117
Westside Intermediate: The staffs of Westside Intermediate and Westside Primary will visit school families in the areas of Bivalve, Tyaskin, Nanticoke, Whitehaven, and Waterview at the Westside Community Center in Bivalve on Aug. 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Open house at Westside Intermediate will be Friday, Aug. 27, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. 410-677-5118
Willards Elementary: Back-to-School ice cream social Aug. 26 3-4:30 p.m. 410-677-5819
Wicomico Early Learning Center: Aug. 26 1-3 p.m. 410-677-5900
Pittsville Elementary and Middle: Aug. 25 for Middle School, 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 for Elementary 6-7:30 p.m. 410-677-5811
Bennett Middle School: PTA Back-to-School Night/Open House Aug. 26 from 5-7 p.m. 410-677-5140
Salisbury Middle: 6th-grade Open House Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. 410-677-5149
Wicomico Middle: Aug. 26 1:30-3:30 p.m., student schedules available. 410-677-5145
Mardela Middle and High: Back-to-School BBQ Aug. 26 4:30-6:30 p.m. Families can get their student’s schedule when they bring a completed copy of the student data form to the BBQ. 410-677-5142
James M. Bennett High School: There will be an opportunity for JMB students and their parents only to visit the new JMB on Aug. 10 8:30 a.m.-noon for an informal tour. PTSA / Back-to-School Night Aug. 24 5 – 8 p.m. At this time forms should be turned in to guidance, parents can pick up Family Portal information, and students may get their schedules if all of their paperwork is turned in. 410-677-5141
Parkside High: Back-to-School Night Aug. 26. From 4:30-5:30 p.m. students can pick up their schedules. From 5:30-6 p.m. PTA business meeting. From 6-7:30 p.m. teacher visitation. 410-677-5143
Wicomico High: The Student Government Association will hold student tours for incoming freshmen Aug. 19-20 from 9 a.m.-noon. Freshmen Back-to-School Night Aug. 27, 5-7 p.m. 410-677-5146
Wicomico County Evening High School: Pending. 410-677-4537
Choices: Aug. 26 4-6 p.m. 410-677-5220
Please note: On Friday, Aug. 27, Staff Kickoff Day rallies will be held for Wicomico County Public Schools staff in the Wicomico High School Auditorium. Due to space constraints this year, Staff Kickoff Day rallies will take place at 8 a.m. (all elementary schools except Delmar and Pittsville, plus WELC and Infants & Toddlers Program), 10:30 a.m. (all of Pittsville, all middle schools except Mardela, Delmar Elementary, Student Services, Instruction and Administration), and 1 p.m. (all high schools, all of Mardela, Choices, Evening High School, Finance, Human Resources, MIS, Facilities, Food Service, Transportation). School and district offices will be closed while staff attends the designated Staff Kickoff Day event but will be open at other times that day.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Big Brother Wants to Silence YOU!
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the blogosphere …
Politicians have egos. Let’s face it, you need a healthy ego to run for public office. There’s nothing wrong with that. However, when politicians conspire with the bureaucracy – and each other- to prevent average citizens from exercising their First Amendment rights, something is WRONG!
To that end, politicians are turning to campaign finance laws to prevent citizen bloggers from criticizing those self same politicians:
In Ohio, for instance, Edmund Corsi runs GeaugaConstitutionalCouncil.org, a blog that praises and criticizes various local officials. Well, it turns out that some of those officials don’t like getting criticized. Rather than responding with their own speech, however, those pols got the Geauga Board of Elections to file a complaint with the Ohio Election Commission. They said that Corsi violated Ohio’s campaign finance laws because he failed to register, appoint a treasurer and file regular financial reports with the state before daring to speak.
After some legal wrangling, the Commission now reads the complaint to say that Corsi violated the law by not disclosing his name and home address on the website. But, as the Institute for Justice has repeatedly pointed out, mandatory disclosure laws cause far too many people to remain silent. Thankfully, an Ohio-based public interest law firm has come to Corsi’s defense and asked for these charges to be dismissed.
I’m not a huge fan of anonymous blogging, but I certainly don’t support government interfering with the right of an individual to engage in that practice. What would be next? Ending all anonymous commenting? Sure, some folks would argue that this would promote a more “civil” debate on the internet. It would, if by “civil” you mean one that lacks vigor and passion. We as readers have a responsibility to be critical of the content placed in front of us – NOT the government.
The Institute for Justice’s Robert Frommer hits the nail right on the head:
If campaign finance “reformers” hate anything, it’s the idea that someone somewhere might be speaking freely about politics.
It’s one thing to require an authority line on something relatively static like a campaign website, blog, or even Facebook page. However, are we going to see requirements to include an authority line on every “Tweet”? What about “Re-Tweets”? Those 140 characters are going to be used up pretty fast.
“Reformers” will never learn. The only means to enact such “reform” is by instituting a police state. Personally, I’ll take a coarser public debate. At least we’ll have a debate then.
from Delmarva Dealings
JAKUBIAK HOLDS GRAND OPENING OF CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS
Caption:
Chris Jakubiak (facing camera) greets visitors to the grand opening of his campaign headquarters at 18 S. Harrison St on Friday evening.
Becomes first candidate for State Senate in District 37 to have dedicated space.
Chris Jakubiak, candidate for State Senate from District 37, opened his official campaign headquarters at 18 S. Harrison Street on August 6th between 6 and 9pm. The event was attended by more than 50 residents of the district, many of whom had come to Easton for the First Friday festivities.
“We are really excited to have opened an office in Easton,” Jakubiak said on Friday. “We are confident that having a place where residents can find us downtown will enable us to reach out to more voters.” The office will be used to hold events, organize volunteers, and provide space for staff to work.
“The highlight of the night for me was seeing everyone's children running around the yard,” Jakubiak continued. “Everyone has worked so hard to make this office a reality and watching these kids playing tag reminds me just how much is at stake with this election.”
Visitors enjoyed refreshments and discussed with the candidate the issues facing Talbot County in the upcoming election. The Jakubiak Campaign joins the Talbot County Democratic Party, headquartered just two blocks away, in having office space in downtown Easton. Official office hours have not yet been set, but they, and more information about the candidate, can be found at the campaign’s website: http://www.jakubiakformdsenate.com.
CRIME: Armed Robbery
VICTIM: Goose Creek Store - Pizza Hut Restaurant - Pocomoke City MD.
NARRATIVE: See Below
Suspect: Decarlo Marcus White, Age 19 (Pocomoke Address) Arrested and held at
The Worcester County Jail on $250.000.00 Bond
Suspect: Dexter Barthelamew Wise, Jr. Age 23 (From Laurel Delaware) Arrested
and held at The Worcester County Jail on $250.000.00 Bond
On August 9, 2010 the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation arrested Decarlo Marcus White, and Dexter Barthelamew Wise, Jr.for the Armed Robbery of the Goose Creek Store located in Pocomoke City, Worcester County MD. Both were charged
with the following: 23 Criminal Offenses, to include Armed Robbery, Assault First Degree, Reckless Endangerment, Conspiracy to commit robbery. Both are currently being held at the Worcester County Jail on a bond of $250.000.00 Dorian Rashawn Johnson, age 19 was arrested last week by WCBI and is being held on a bond of $250.000.00
On June 9, 2010 at approximately 2335 hours the store clerk of Goose Creek Store located 2322 Stockton Rd. Pocomoke was attempting to close the store for the night, when she was confronted by three masked men who had just entered the store. One of which was brandishing a handgun. All three were demanding money, while one was pointing a handgun at the clerk.
The suspects were able to get an undisclosed amount of currency and fled
the area on foot.
During the investigation, it was also learned that approximately 30 minutes prior to the robbery at Goose Creek Store, The manager at Pizza Hut Restaurant (located on Linden Ave Pocomoke, MD) contacted the Pocomoke City police Department, advising that three masked men had just attempted to rob him at gun point, while he was exiting and closing the business for the night.
The clerk advised he was able to enter his vehicle and drove away. Nothing was taken by the suspects reference the Pizza Hut. The Worcester County Bureau of Investigations was asked to investigate these two Robberies in Pocomoke, City.
From the information obtained by the restaurant manager matched the same description, such as physical description, clothing as the given by the clerk at
Goose Creek.
The Investigations are continuing.
UPDATE On Accident In Fruitland Area
First of all, let's get a few things straight right here and now. NO ONE DIED in this accident. In FACT, BOTH drivers will likely be discharged from the Hospital TODAY.As horrific a scene as this may appear, there are no major injuries, thank God. The information I have received comes right from the most reliable source I know who just left the Hospital.
The vehicle pulled out in front of the Sheriff's Deputy. Princess Anne and the Maryland State Police are handling the accident.
Altercation Over Male Erupts Into Gunfire
Location:
22000 Block Country Living Road Millsboro, De
DATE and TIME:
Sunday August 8, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Victim(s):
17 female (shot in the leg and lodged in the ankle)
16 female (not injured)
15 female (not injured)
19 female (not injured)
2 male child (not injured)
20 female (not injured)
Defendant(s):
16 year old female Country Living Road Millsboro, Delaware
Charge(s):
Assault First Degree
6 counts Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
5 Counts Reckless Endangering First Degree
Criminal Mischief
Bond Information:
Held $230,250.00 secured bond (Stevenson House Detention Center)
Resume:
Delaware State Police Sunday August 8, 2010 investigated a shooting which occurred on Country Living road Millsboro, Delaware. State Police have arrested a 16 year old girl in connection with this shooting incident.
Delaware State Police have learned that on August 2, 2010 there was a physical altercation between the 16 year old defendant and the above listed 17 year old victim over an unidentified male. On Sunday August 8, 2010, prior to the shooting the 17 year old victim and her friends engaged in a series of text messages and phone conversations with the defendant desiring another confrontation. Next the victims drove over to Country Living road Millsboro as the text messaging between the victims and defendants continued. Prior to arriving to the defendant’s residence on Country Living road the 17 year old victim received a picture message from the defendant of a gun believed to be in the defendant’s hand.
As the victims drove by the defendant’s residence they were confronted by the defendant’s mother who is alleged to have been holding a sledge hammer. A verbal altercation between the defendant’s mother and occupants of victim’s car ensued.
Moments later gunfire erupted which resulted in the victim’s car being struck twice, once in the right corner and the second in the bottom right corner of the front door. One of the bullets pierced the door where the victim was seated and struck the 17 year old victim in the right ankle and lodging in the lower right leg.
The victims fled the scene and transported the victim who was shot to Nanticoke Hospital. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to her ankle. The victim was treated and released.
State Police arrested the 16 year old defendant on the above listed charges
22000 Block Country Living Road Millsboro, De
DATE and TIME:
Sunday August 8, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Victim(s):
17 female (shot in the leg and lodged in the ankle)
16 female (not injured)
15 female (not injured)
19 female (not injured)
2 male child (not injured)
20 female (not injured)
Defendant(s):
16 year old female Country Living Road Millsboro, Delaware
Charge(s):
Assault First Degree
6 counts Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
5 Counts Reckless Endangering First Degree
Criminal Mischief
Bond Information:
Held $230,250.00 secured bond (Stevenson House Detention Center)
Resume:
Delaware State Police Sunday August 8, 2010 investigated a shooting which occurred on Country Living road Millsboro, Delaware. State Police have arrested a 16 year old girl in connection with this shooting incident.
Delaware State Police have learned that on August 2, 2010 there was a physical altercation between the 16 year old defendant and the above listed 17 year old victim over an unidentified male. On Sunday August 8, 2010, prior to the shooting the 17 year old victim and her friends engaged in a series of text messages and phone conversations with the defendant desiring another confrontation. Next the victims drove over to Country Living road Millsboro as the text messaging between the victims and defendants continued. Prior to arriving to the defendant’s residence on Country Living road the 17 year old victim received a picture message from the defendant of a gun believed to be in the defendant’s hand.
As the victims drove by the defendant’s residence they were confronted by the defendant’s mother who is alleged to have been holding a sledge hammer. A verbal altercation between the defendant’s mother and occupants of victim’s car ensued.
Moments later gunfire erupted which resulted in the victim’s car being struck twice, once in the right corner and the second in the bottom right corner of the front door. One of the bullets pierced the door where the victim was seated and struck the 17 year old victim in the right ankle and lodging in the lower right leg.
The victims fled the scene and transported the victim who was shot to Nanticoke Hospital. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to her ankle. The victim was treated and released.
State Police arrested the 16 year old defendant on the above listed charges
BREAKING NEWS: SHERIFF'S DEPUTY COLLIDES WITH VEHICLE CUTTING IT IN HALF
There's been a very serious accident on Rt. 13 South and Flower Hill Church Road. A Wicomico Sheriff's Deputy in an unmarked Charger crashed into a vehicle, cutting it in half! The Deputy seems to be OK but we haven't received word of the condition of anyone else. More to come....
Activists Say Tea Party Imposters Infiltrating Elections
In New Jersey, a "Tea Party" candidate surfaces but local activists haven't heard of him. In Michigan, a Democratic operative appears closely tied to a slate of candidates running under the Tea Party banner. In Florida, conservative activists are locked in court over the right to use the Tea Party name.
The list of peculiar Tea Party happenings goes on and on.
As the midterm election nears, allegations are surfacing across the country that Democrats are exploiting conservatives' faith in the Tea Party name by putting up bogus candidates in November -- the claim is that those "Tea Party" candidates will split the GOP vote and clear the way for Democratic victories.
The theories may prove to be more than just conspiracy talk. Some of the allegations are coming directly from local Tea Party activists who are trying to flag the media and election officials as soon as they smell something fishy on the ballot. And they say they've got proof.
"It's obvious it's a Democratic play," said Jason Gillman, a Tea Party activist from Traverse City, Mich.
Gillman, who also authors the blog "Michigan Taxes Too Much" and is running for county commissioner, caused a stir in Michigan politics in late July after he released documents he obtained from state elections officials about the so-called Michigan Tea Party. The documents, he said, showed that of the 23 candidates under the Tea Party name, at least nine of them had affidavits notarized by a local operative for the Oakland County Democratic Party. He said that was the "smoking gun" to prove Democratic involvement -- on top of concerns he and other Tea Partiers had that the candidates on the ticket did not have Tea Party backgrounds.
"Nobody had any idea who these people were," Gillman told FoxNews.com. "We could at least say, without question, it is the Democratic Party putting it on."
More from FoxNews
The list of peculiar Tea Party happenings goes on and on.
As the midterm election nears, allegations are surfacing across the country that Democrats are exploiting conservatives' faith in the Tea Party name by putting up bogus candidates in November -- the claim is that those "Tea Party" candidates will split the GOP vote and clear the way for Democratic victories.
The theories may prove to be more than just conspiracy talk. Some of the allegations are coming directly from local Tea Party activists who are trying to flag the media and election officials as soon as they smell something fishy on the ballot. And they say they've got proof.
"It's obvious it's a Democratic play," said Jason Gillman, a Tea Party activist from Traverse City, Mich.
Gillman, who also authors the blog "Michigan Taxes Too Much" and is running for county commissioner, caused a stir in Michigan politics in late July after he released documents he obtained from state elections officials about the so-called Michigan Tea Party. The documents, he said, showed that of the 23 candidates under the Tea Party name, at least nine of them had affidavits notarized by a local operative for the Oakland County Democratic Party. He said that was the "smoking gun" to prove Democratic involvement -- on top of concerns he and other Tea Partiers had that the candidates on the ticket did not have Tea Party backgrounds.
"Nobody had any idea who these people were," Gillman told FoxNews.com. "We could at least say, without question, it is the Democratic Party putting it on."
More from FoxNews
At Recess, House GOP Plays Hardball On Town Halls
As members of Congress retreat from Washington this month to spend time in their home states, House Democrats and Republicans have traded barbs accusing each other of hiding from the public this summer.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Friday debuted a page on its website listing dozens of House Democrats it says haven't scheduled town-hall meetings for the six-week recess.
Democrats have fired back, calling the list a lie while accusing Republicans of producing a red herring to mask an empty legislative agenda.
"There's more truth in the pages of the National Enquirer than on this bogus website," said Doug Thornell, a spokesman for Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). "I'm surprised Republicans didn't claim Democrats are sending unicorns to death panels."
Town-hall meetings, where lawmakers fulfilled a time-honored and once typically mundane duty during summer visits home, have become popular venues for frustrated voters to vent their anger at Washington. Democrats particularly faced vocal crowds last summer at such gatherings, some of which degenerated into tussles involving pushing and shoving.
So Republicans say Democrats are dealing with potentially uncomfortable public appearances by simply refusing to meet with voters face to face.
The NRCC Web site as of Sunday listed 69 House Democrats who it says haven't scheduled town-hall meetings, while only six have.
"As Nancy Pelosi's Democrat puppets refuse to face the American people this August, it has become even more apparent that no amount of spin or political attacks will save the Democrat majority from being held accountable for their unpopular agenda on Election Day," said Ken Spain, a spokesman with the NRCC, the fundraising arm of House Republicans.
More here
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Friday debuted a page on its website listing dozens of House Democrats it says haven't scheduled town-hall meetings for the six-week recess.
Democrats have fired back, calling the list a lie while accusing Republicans of producing a red herring to mask an empty legislative agenda.
"There's more truth in the pages of the National Enquirer than on this bogus website," said Doug Thornell, a spokesman for Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). "I'm surprised Republicans didn't claim Democrats are sending unicorns to death panels."
Town-hall meetings, where lawmakers fulfilled a time-honored and once typically mundane duty during summer visits home, have become popular venues for frustrated voters to vent their anger at Washington. Democrats particularly faced vocal crowds last summer at such gatherings, some of which degenerated into tussles involving pushing and shoving.
So Republicans say Democrats are dealing with potentially uncomfortable public appearances by simply refusing to meet with voters face to face.
The NRCC Web site as of Sunday listed 69 House Democrats who it says haven't scheduled town-hall meetings, while only six have.
"As Nancy Pelosi's Democrat puppets refuse to face the American people this August, it has become even more apparent that no amount of spin or political attacks will save the Democrat majority from being held accountable for their unpopular agenda on Election Day," said Ken Spain, a spokesman with the NRCC, the fundraising arm of House Republicans.
More here
Evolution Craft Brewing Company Gets Boned By The City AGAIN!
Perhaps John Pick and Jim Ireton are so comfortable with their job security, there's no need to bring in any businesses to Salisbury.
The Evolution Craft Brewing Company purchased the old Union Station in Salisbury hoping to start their brewing company right here in Salisbury. However, the City came back at the AFTER they made the purchase of the building and told them they wanted an "impact fee" of more than $100,000.00!!!!!
Because of the City's proposal, the Brewing Company purchased another piece of property in Delmar, DE. and set up their first plant. Because of the growth, they have been shopping around for yet another building as they will need a space 10 times what they currently have to handle the demand.
You know the old Ice Plant across Rt. 13 from the Hospital. Well, they have allegedly been in negotiations to purchase the property but when it came time to negotiate once again with the City, this time they were told there would be a $300,000.00+ impact fee. Mind you Folks, this company doesn't use sewage or waste water. All of their water is used to manufacture their product and there is no waste.
We're told the company will now consider expanding their facility in Delmar. Spread the word Folks. Salisbury has NO INTEREST in ANY company moving to the area as their Waste Water Treatment Plant cannot handle what it already has, let alone any additions.
Thanks Barrie Tilghman!!!!!!!!
Brian Murphy On FOX
Brian was on America's Nightly Scoreboard on Fox Business with David Asman last night.
Click here to go to the website then select the video entitled "Palin Backs Another Candidate."
Salisbury Police Department Press Releases
On August 6, 2010 at approximately 9:03 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to a residence on the eight hundred (800) block of South Division St. for the report of an assault and robbery. Upon arrival the officers met with the complainant who advised that four (4) unknown suspects had forced entry into the residence and had assaulted the four (4) occupants. One of the four (4) suspects produced a handgun and demanded property and U.S. Currency from the victims. The suspects assaulted the victims with their fists, and left the residence without taking any property. As the suspects were leaving, one of the victims became involved in an altercation with one of the suspects and struck the suspect in the head area. The suspect was injured and was still at the residence when the officers arrived. This suspect (below #1) was taken into custody. A broadcast of the remaining suspects was made and officers in the area located the below listed suspect # 2, who was positively identified by the victims. The remaining two (2) suspects are under investigation. One victim received treatment at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center for a stab wound to the hand and was released. The remaining victims were not injured. The handgun was not recovered.
ARRESTED #1: Jimmie Nathanial Lincoln, 20 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Paul Daniel Southard, 21 years of age
Centreville, Maryland
CHARGES (both): First degree burglary
Fourth degree burglary
First degree assault
Second degree assault (4 counts)
Attempted robbery
Attempted theft (under $ 100) – (4 counts)
DISPOSITION: Both released to Central Booking
CC # 201000031210
On August 7, 2010 at approximately 6:15 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Safe Streets Unit were on routine patrol in the area of Charles Street and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by below listed suspect # 1 for traffic violations. As the vehicle stopped, all occupants of the vehicle fled from the vehicle on foot. The officers caught the operator (below suspect # 1) and during the chase observed the suspect drop a small baggie. The officers recovered the baggie and found that the bag contained a quantity of suspected "crack"/cocaine and suspected marijuana. A check of the vehicle revealed that the vehicle had been rented by another subject, and suspect # 1 was not an authorized user of the rental vehicle. The officers made contact with the renter of the vehicle (suspect # 2) and cited that subject with allowing suspect # 1 to utilize the vehicle in violation of the rental agreement.
ARRESTED #1: Orlando Thomas Bowen, 19 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Possession of crack/cocaine
Possession of marijuana
Possession of CDS/Paraphernalia
ARRESTED #2: Carrie Johnson Morley, 48 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Motor vehicle citation:
Permitting unauthorized person to drive rental
motor vehicle in violation of rental agreement
DISPOSITION: Suspect # 1: Released to Central Booking
Suspect # 2: Released on signature
CC # 201000031345
On August 8, 2010 at approximately 2:13 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of Martin Street and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by the below listed suspect for traffic violations. A routine records check on the operator revealed that he was wanted on an outstanding parole retake warrant from the Maryland Division of Corrections. The suspect fled from the vehicle, and was caught by the officers who had to physically struggle with the suspect to take the suspect into custody.
ARRESTED: Robert Edward Farrell, 42 years of age
Centreville, Maryland
CHARGES: Second degree assault (2 counts)
Obstructing and hindering an officer
Refusing to comply with a lawful order
MD Dept of Corrections warrant:
Parole Retake
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201000031405/31407
On August 8, 2010 at approximately 5:22 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the parking lot of the Centre at Salisbury for the report of canines secured in a dangerously hot vehicle. Upon arrival the officers met with witnesses who pointed out a vehicle in the parking lot that contained six (6) canines which appeared to be in duress due to the heat.
The windows of the vehicle were up with only one inch of space at the top. The officers observed that the canines were having health issues and made entry into the vehicle. The temperature in the vehicle was found to be in excess of 105 degrees. One dog was found to be unresponsive and later died from the exposure to the heat. The remaining dogs were given water and air conditioning and slowly revived. The officers located the owners of the canines and found that the dogs had been left in the vehicle for over three (3) hours. Both owners were taken into custody
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ARRESTED #1: Shannon Mecall Hussain, 36 years of age
Berlin, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Kirt Barren Greenberg, 45 years of age
Berlin, Maryland
CHARGES (both): Deprivation of necessary sustenance (6 cts)
Unlawful deprivation of sustenance (6 cts)
Inflicting unnecessary suffering and pain (6 cts)
Did cause the cruel killing of an animal
DISPOSITION: Both released to Central Booking
201000031467
ARRESTED #1: Jimmie Nathanial Lincoln, 20 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Paul Daniel Southard, 21 years of age
Centreville, Maryland
CHARGES (both): First degree burglary
Fourth degree burglary
First degree assault
Second degree assault (4 counts)
Attempted robbery
Attempted theft (under $ 100) – (4 counts)
DISPOSITION: Both released to Central Booking
CC # 201000031210
On August 7, 2010 at approximately 6:15 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Safe Streets Unit were on routine patrol in the area of Charles Street and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by below listed suspect # 1 for traffic violations. As the vehicle stopped, all occupants of the vehicle fled from the vehicle on foot. The officers caught the operator (below suspect # 1) and during the chase observed the suspect drop a small baggie. The officers recovered the baggie and found that the bag contained a quantity of suspected "crack"/cocaine and suspected marijuana. A check of the vehicle revealed that the vehicle had been rented by another subject, and suspect # 1 was not an authorized user of the rental vehicle. The officers made contact with the renter of the vehicle (suspect # 2) and cited that subject with allowing suspect # 1 to utilize the vehicle in violation of the rental agreement.
ARRESTED #1: Orlando Thomas Bowen, 19 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Possession of crack/cocaine
Possession of marijuana
Possession of CDS/Paraphernalia
ARRESTED #2: Carrie Johnson Morley, 48 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Motor vehicle citation:
Permitting unauthorized person to drive rental
motor vehicle in violation of rental agreement
DISPOSITION: Suspect # 1: Released to Central Booking
Suspect # 2: Released on signature
CC # 201000031345
On August 8, 2010 at approximately 2:13 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of Martin Street and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by the below listed suspect for traffic violations. A routine records check on the operator revealed that he was wanted on an outstanding parole retake warrant from the Maryland Division of Corrections. The suspect fled from the vehicle, and was caught by the officers who had to physically struggle with the suspect to take the suspect into custody.
ARRESTED: Robert Edward Farrell, 42 years of age
Centreville, Maryland
CHARGES: Second degree assault (2 counts)
Obstructing and hindering an officer
Refusing to comply with a lawful order
MD Dept of Corrections warrant:
Parole Retake
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201000031405/31407
On August 8, 2010 at approximately 5:22 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the parking lot of the Centre at Salisbury for the report of canines secured in a dangerously hot vehicle. Upon arrival the officers met with witnesses who pointed out a vehicle in the parking lot that contained six (6) canines which appeared to be in duress due to the heat.
The windows of the vehicle were up with only one inch of space at the top. The officers observed that the canines were having health issues and made entry into the vehicle. The temperature in the vehicle was found to be in excess of 105 degrees. One dog was found to be unresponsive and later died from the exposure to the heat. The remaining dogs were given water and air conditioning and slowly revived. The officers located the owners of the canines and found that the dogs had been left in the vehicle for over three (3) hours. Both owners were taken into custody
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ARRESTED #1: Shannon Mecall Hussain, 36 years of age
Berlin, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Kirt Barren Greenberg, 45 years of age
Berlin, Maryland
CHARGES (both): Deprivation of necessary sustenance (6 cts)
Unlawful deprivation of sustenance (6 cts)
Inflicting unnecessary suffering and pain (6 cts)
Did cause the cruel killing of an animal
DISPOSITION: Both released to Central Booking
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Even A Blind Squirrel Finds A NUT Every So Often
It seems Julie Brewington has finally found an endorsement from a group of rednecks who think guns are the most important topic on the Eastern Shore. These are the guys who believe Obama is going to take their guns away.
Other Candidates are grateful Julie was able to take their endorsement as they don't want to be connected with this group in any way, shape or form. Hey, sometimes you've got to take whatever you can get. I just wouldn't brag about an endorsement from a gun group.
Senator Colburn Receives Maryland Chamber PAC Candidate Endorsement
CAMBRIDGE – Senator Richard F. Colburn (R.-Eastern Shore) is pleased to announce that his candidacy for Maryland State Senate has been endorsed by the Maryland Chamber Political Action committee. Chair of the committee, Ms. Betty Buck, stated “Your work in Annapolis clearly demonstrates that you understand the economic importance of a strong business climate.” Senator Colburn stated, “I am proud of my pro-business voting record and the Chamber’s endorsement. The State of Maryland needs a friendlier business atmosphere, and I will continue to fight for the Eastern Shore businesses. Private Sector job creation is our only way out of this recession.”
'She's Too Young' — Puberty Hitting More Young Girls
American girls are entering puberty earlier — some as early as seven years old, new study shows.
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