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Friday, November 02, 2012

115th Military Police Battalion Deployment Ceremony

The Maryland Army National Guard held a deployment ceremony Nov. 1, 2012, at the Command Sgt. Maj. Blair Lee Crockett Readiness Center Salisbury, Md., for the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the 115th Military Police Battalion. The Soldiers will deploy for one year to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The more than 70 members will serve as advisors and mentors to the Afghan National Police to help build Afghanistan's domestic security forces. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office.) 

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Rep. Andy Harris to Host Foreclosure Solutions Workshop


Washington, DC – On Saturday, November 10, Rep. Andy Harris will host a foreclosure solutions workshop at Delmarva Community Services in Cambridge from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The foreclosure solutions workshop will give residents of Maryland’s 1st Congressional District an opportunity to receive free, one-on-one legal advice and an opportunity to meet with housing counselors.

“In this difficult economic climate, my top priority is serving the citizens I represent in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District by providing ways to connect residents with services that can help them,” said Rep. Andy Harris. “This is our second foreclosure solutions workshop.  I encourage anyone experiencing mortgage challenges to take advantage of this great opportunity to receive free, one-on-one legal and home counseling.”

Used Book Sale


WHAT:  Used Book Sale
WHO:  Everyone is welcome to attend.
WHEN: Friday & Saturday, November 16 & 17 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Wicomico Public Library, lower level, Room 1
SALISBURY, MD – November 1, 2012 – The Friends of Wicomico Public Library book sale will be held on Friday,November 16 and Saturday November 17 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Main Library in downtown Salisbury.  The sale is held on the lower level.  No strollers please, for safety's sake.

Hard cover books will be $2.00 and paper backs will be $1.00.  Proceeds will benefit the library's collections, programs and services.

The Friends are dedicated to strengthening support for the library, enriching resources and services in partnership with the staff and trustees and promoting awareness of library services and needs.

For more information on the book sale or on joining the Friends, please contact them at Friends@wicomico.org.

Wicomico Public Library: Supporting Learning, Building Community, Enriching Lives

Time's Rx: More Politics, More Politicians, More Lincoln Worship


"Lincoln as political strategist is front and center in Steven Spielberg’s new film. He trades votes, dangles patronage, hedges principles and tiptoes on the brink of deceit. He pleads, cajoles and threatens."


"Lincoln was a master politician, which means that he was a consummate conniver, manipulator, and liar."

~ Murray N. Rothbard, "Two Just Wars: 1776 and 1861"

Steven Spielberg must have grown a Pinocchio-sized nose when he announced recently that his forthcoming movie about Lincoln, based on the book Team of Rivals by the confessed plagiarist Doris Kearns-Goodwin, was not a political movie since it will be released after the election (See my LewRockwell.com review of Goodwin’s book entitled "A Plagiarist’s Contribution to Lincoln Idolatry"). Time magazine let the cat out of Spielberg’s bag in its November 5 issue, which is a glowing tribute to politics, politicians, big government, and most of all, to the legend of Abraham Lincoln.

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BREAKING NEWS: October Jobless Rate Up To 7.9 Percent

Labor Department's last jobless report before Election Day shows slight increase in number of unemployed last month, up to 7.9 percent, with 171,000 jobs added. 

From Fox News.

New Jersey Gas Lines Stretch For Miles [PHOTOS]


More than 1,000 New Jersey gas stations are unable to sell fuel due to power outages and delivery problems, according to the head of one of the state's gas station associations.
Sal Risalvato, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline-Convenience-Automotive Association, which represents 1,500 stations, told us by phone that 75 percent of his members have shut down fueling.
"There's difficulty getting supply from the pipeline, to distribution centers, to the trucks, to the gas stations, and then the final hurdle, getting it into car. So there [are] difficulties along every point."
Many stations don't have power to pump gas. Those with power are pumping fuel until they run out.
Although some refineries remain shut down, they still have fuel in storage. But trucks are having trouble making it to the stations because roads remain blocked by trees and flooding.
Additionally, there are more cars on the road since many bus and train lines remain suspended. 

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Md. Gov Calls Snowy Garrett 'My Whole State'

OAKLAND, Md. - Gov. Martin O'Malley focused resources Thursday on restoring electricity to Garrett County and checking on snowbound residents suffering their fourth day without power after a blizzard spawned by Superstorm Sandy buried western Maryland's mountains under more than two feet of snow.

About 13,300 homes and businesses, comprising nearly 60 percent of the county's electricity customers, lacked power Thursday evening, Potomac Edison said. Linesmen may not get the power fully restored until next week, the company said.

O'Malley told local elected officials at a meeting near Oakland that the Maryland Emergency Management Agency had set up temporary headquarters in the county to manage the response to the area's most devastating storm in 38 years

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The 25 Most Dangerous Cities In America


For the fifth year in a row, crime is down in the United States, according to FBI Statistics. The 2010 statistics show a 5.5% drop in violent crimes from last year's report.
But parts of the country are getting worse.
Flint, Michigan -- the most violent city in America -- saw a 10% increase in violent crime over last year, with 2,208 violent crimes per 100,000 people. Rust Belt neighbor Detroit was only slightly safer.
St. Louis, Mo. -- last year's most violent city -- saw an impressive 18% decrease in violent crime.
The cities on this list are ranked by violent crimes including murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, per 100,000 people.

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GOTV On The Lower Shore

GOTV SATURDAY
WE NEED YOU!!

This is it.  We have 4 short days to Get Out The Vote (GOTV).  Please, find some time this Saturday to reach voters for our very important election.

Volunteer to make calls from our call centers.  We need your help now, to make those very important calls.
The Salisbury GOP Headquarters:  contact Bonnie Luna 410-603-1679 or bluna@verizon.net for location and hours.

God bless you and your family,
Andy Harris, M.D.

Good Morning

Ladies & Gentlemen,

I'm going to slow things down a bit this morning for a very good cause. I'll get some regularly scheduled Posts up this morning but then I'm going to break away from the regular schedule as I need to devote my time to the Crisfield articles.

I'm sure once you see why you'll completely understand. After my experience there yesterday I had to take the time to think overnight about how I wanted to handle this situation. Once you read the story you'll completely understand.

Thanks for understanding.

Clean Up Of Crisfield Continues

The cleanup of Crisfield continues tomorrow and this weekend. Friday at 10 a.m., Saturday at 7 a.m., and Saturday at 10 a.m. we will be staging our clean up efforts from the Crisfield City Hall parking lot. Bring shoes you can get dirty, waders if you have them, gloves, a rake, and a smart phone. 

Tomorrow we will divide into two teams. One will join Quadrant I team leader Lamount Potter to finish assessing the needs of his quadrant, which was the hardest hit. Adam Riggin will coordinate the various teams of volunteers to actually start removing debris from yards.

We are also fortunate to have volunteer crews from Peninsula Roofing (thanks Sean Fahey) and the Southern Baptist disaster relief effort with their chainsaws and chaps to do the hard dangerous work.

Finally, Billie Chandler is looking for volunteers to man a phone bank we are arranging to reach out to people who our canvassers did not reach today.

City Hall
319 W. Main Street, Crisfield, Maryland

Thursday, November 01, 2012

Assateague Storm Update: ‘The Island Survived … But There Is Considerable Damage’

ASSATEAGUE -- Assateague Island was slowly coming back to life, at least from a human standpoint, yesterday after Hurricane Sandy made her presence felt early this week, but the barrier island, like most coastal areas, took a good beating.

Two days after the last vestiges of Sandy cleared out of the area, the Assateague Island State Park reopened for visitors yesterday morning on a limited basis, while the Assateague Island National Seashore remained closed. The National Seashore was expected to open to the public on a limited basis by Friday morning.

The beaches at Assateague suffered considerable erosion with the front of the man-made and natural dune line sheared off on the ocean side leaving sand fences, railings and other structures completely erased or dangling from their supports in many cases. According to Assateague Island National Seashore spokesperson Rachelle Daigneault, the heavy surf breached the dune line in some spots and the ocean was still flowing behind the dunes into park areas during high tides.

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CONSERVATISM IS CALLING

Bleeding The Taxpayer: An Old Technology Dolled Up As New

On September 14, 1899, Henry Bliss stepped off a streetcar at West 74th Street and Central Park West in New York and got run over by a taxi. A plaque points out that it was the first automobile fatality in the “Western Hemisphere.” The taxi was an electric vehicle. As were 90% of the taxis in New York City and about 30% of all cars sold in the US. Electric cars aren’t exactly new. Yet, the government is bleeding the taxpayer to advance the technology, create jobs at a cost of $158,556 per job, and fund executive bonuses.

Today, Republican Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and John Thune of South Dakota lambasted [11] the Obama administration for the $2 billion it handed to 29 companies to manufacture advanced batteries for electric cars. It was part of the bipartisan $787 boondoggle stimulus bill of 2009 that performed mind-boggling wonders in the US economy. 
The senators were particularly irked by the facts surrounding one of the major recipients, the poster boy for the program, battery maker A123 Systems, which filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago.

In response to the bankruptcy, the Department of Energy touted the results of its advanced battery program, claiming it had created jobs for “thousands of American workers.” When Grassley pushed the DOE for documentation, he found out that it had created 12,613 jobs—at a cost of “$158,556 per job, including jobs that were later cut,” Grassley explained. And the jobs at A123? They cost the taxpayer $317,435 per job.

“Adding insult to injury, A123 executives reportedly are seeking to retain $4.2 million in bonuses through the bankruptcy process,” he said. That’s why boondoggles are so popular; somebody does get the money.

Yet, the first electric car hit the road in Scotland in the 1830s. As the technology matured, electric cars gave rise to a whole industry. Their toughest competitors? Steam-powered cars: they had greater range and more power. And they set speed records—a marketing advantage.

JUDGE COULD FORCE MENTALLY DISABLED NEVADA WOMAN TO HAVE ABORTION

Sadly, tales of forced abortion are all too common in countries like China, where a one-child policy set by the government determines families’ reproductive choices. And in Nazi Germany, people with mental or physical handicaps were subjected to involuntary sterilizations during one of the darkest periods in world history.
But you don’t expect instances of potential forced abortion to come out of the United States of America.
However, LifeNews.com reports in Nevada, “the life of an 11-week-old unborn baby and the future of his or her 32-year-old mother hang in the balance as a judge considers whether or not to order the woman to undergo an abortion and sterilization against her will.”

MORE ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES CHANGING ROMNEY VOTES TO OBAMA: WE LOOKED INTO IT AND HERE’S WHAT A VENDOR TOLD US

Last week, TheBlaze brought you a story from a North Carolina voting precinct using electronic voting machines that was already experiencing issues where votes for GOP candidate Mitt Romney were being changed to Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Now, it’s allegedly happening again, this time in both Kansas and Ohio — and we talked to a vendor supporting the machines about the issue.
Nancy from Topeka, Kan., who asked that her last name not be used for reasons pertaining to her husband’s work, told TheBlaze she fears if voters aren’t double checking their selections, they’ll be “robbed of their vote.”
Nancy explained that while her husband was casting a vote for Romney, the touchscreen highlighted Obama.

Smugglers' SUV gets stuck atop Calif. border fence

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) -- Suspected smugglers who tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall border fence had to abandon their plan when the Jeep became stuck on top of the barrier, authorities said Wednesday.
Agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border near the Imperial Sand Dunes in California's southeast corner spotted the Jeep Cherokee teetering atop the fence early Tuesday, Border Patrol spokesman Spencer Tippets said. The vehicle was perched about five miles west of the Colorado River and the Arizona state line.
Two smugglers on the Mexican side of the border were trying to free the Jeep when the agents approached, Tippets said. They ran further into Mexico and escaped.
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SECRET CABLE WARNED CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI WAS UNPREPARED TO DEFEND AGAINST ‘COORDINATED ATTACK’

Less than a month before heavily armed terrorists overwhelmed the U.S. Mission in Benghazi and killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, the compound held an “emergency meeting” because to al-Qaeda had training camps set up in Benghazi and the consulate could not withstand a “coordinated attack,” Fox News reports, citing a classified cable.
The Aug. 16 cable marked “SECRET” indicated that the State Department’s senior security officer, or the RSO, did not think the U.S. compound could withstand an sophisticated attack — like the one that occurred on 9/11.
“RSO (Regional Security Officer) expressed concerns with the ability to defend Post in the event of a coordinated attack due to limited manpower, security measures, weapons capabilities, host nation support, and the overall size of the compound,” the cable says.
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Halloween-Colored Lobster Caught Off Mass. Coast

BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts fisherman has caught a creepy-looking lobster that's colored to match Halloween.
The New England Aquarium says the 1-pound female lobster has an orange side and a black side, with the colors split perfectly down the middle.
Marine officials say such coloration is estimated to occur once in every 50 million lobsters.
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'Even Momma Got Outta House To Loot New Shirt': Looters Brag on Twitter

  • Police have arrested 13 people in New York City on suspicion of looting
  • Looters have especially targeted Queens and Brooklyn, some even posting photos of their bounty
  • National Guard deployed 1,175 troops to protect New York City and Long Island amid fears
  • Borough President has begged for more troops to be deployed to storm-ravaged South Brooklyn
  • A mob of more than 50 thieves rampaged through Coney Island, stealing alcohol, flat-screen TVs and even diapers or Kit-Kats
Several brazen thugs have robbed their neighbors and their local shops of everything from basic food stuffs to expensive electronics and they are taking to Twitter to broadcast their spoils.
'Check out this laptop I scored,' SevenleafB tweeted earlier today. 'It's easy just reach out an grab it.' It appears the looters are organizing through the hashtag #SANDYLOOTCREW.
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Officials: Skimming Scheme Stole $600K+ From 500 in Md.

More than 500 Maryland residents were victims of an elaborate international scheme that involved thieves who gained access to their bank accounts through area ATMs, and while some of the culprits were arrested, 11 News I-Team reporter David Collins said there are ways for people to avoid similar schemes.

The international skimming scheme netted more than $600,000 for the suspects, who are all from Bulgaria, and they got away with it for more than a year, Collins reported.
U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said he considers the case a fairly sophisticated crime.

Maryland’s Question 7 On Gaming Basically A Matter Of Whom To Believe

Supporters of a Maryland ballot initiative to expand gambling have touted it as a boon for education funding, but opponents say that claim is just a bluff.
Ballot Question 7 would legalize table games at the state’s casinos and allow a new gambling facility in Prince George’s County. Legislative analysts project it would generate an extra $713 million a year by 2019 — $199 million of which would go to the state’s Education Trust Fund.
But opponents and budget analysts say the trust fund does not actually supplement school spending. Instead, it frees up general funds that would have otherwise gone to education, meaning that it has zero net effect on overall education spending.
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Meteorologist Joe Bastardi Blasts Al Gore’s Claims That Global Warming Caused Hurricane Sandy as “Stunningly Ignorant or Stunningly Deceptive”

Wednesday on The O’Reilly Factor, two weather experts debated Al Gore’s claims that global warming was to blame for Hurricane Sandy’s wrath. Gore said, “The storms are getting stronger. The stronger storms are getting more frequent. And you know, this is the second time in two years that part of Manhattan has been shut down … But the evidence is now so overwhelming.”

Joe Bastardi, chief meteorologist at WeatherBell Analytics calls Gore’s claims “stunningly ignorant or stunningly deceptive.” According to Bastardi, such storms are nothing new, “In the 1950s […] 10 major hurricanes ran the eastern seaboard. Six hit the Carolinas northward in two years.”

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Researchers Gauging Sandy's Impact on Chesapeake

SOLOMONS, Md. (AP) - Researchers are fanning out across the Chesapeake to see what Sandy has wrought.
So far, indications are the impact has not been as great as last fall when a pair of tropical storms caused widespread flooding throughout the northeast that dumped mud, debris and sewage into the bay. Chesapeake Bay Foundation scientist Beth McGee says the high flows that accompanied tropical storms Irene and Lee last fall haven't materialized following Sandy.
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GOVERNOR O’MALLEY ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR MARYLANDERS UNABLE TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY



ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 1, 2012) - Governor Martin O’Malley today issued an Executive Order regarding Hurricane Sandy and Absentee Ballots.  The Executive Order makes accommodations for Marylanders who, due to Hurricane Sandy, are unable to apply for an absentee ballot in person at their local board of elections.  

“From National Guard members assisting residents in Garrett County to residents displaced from their homes on the Eastern Shore, everyone should have the opportunity to cast their vote,” said Governor O’Malley.

The Executive Order (1) allows election officials to accept absentee ballot applications that are received by mail today and (2) permits voters who are out of their county of residence due to Hurricane Sandy (e.g., National Guard members, utility workers, first responders, voters who sought temporary shelter, etc.) to make a late application for an absentee ballot.

Benghazi Blunder: Obama Unworthy Commander-In-Chief

U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans died in a well-planned military assault on their diplomatic mission in Benghazi seven weeks ago, the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. So why are details surfacing, piecemeal, only now?
The Obama administration sat by doing nothing for seven hours that night, ignoring calls to dispatch help from our bases in Italy, less than two hours away. It has spent the past seven weeks stretching the story out, engaging in misdirection and deception involving supposed indigenous outrage over an obscure anti-Muslim video, confident that with the aid of a docile press corps this infamous climax to four years of misguided foreign policy can be swept under the rug, at least until after Tuesday's election.
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Obama’s Inauguration Reverend: All Whites Are Going To Hell

All white people are going to hell, longtime African-American civil rights advocate Rev. Joseph Lowery told an audience at a get-out-the-vote event held Oct. 27 in Georgia.
Lowery, who gave the benediction at the January 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama, told the audience of up to 300 African-Americans “that when he was a young militant, he used to say all white folks were going to hell. Then he mellowed and just said most of them were. Now, he said, he is back to where he was,” according to an Oct. 31 report in the Monroe County Reporter newspaper.
“I don’t know what kind of a n—– wouldn’t vote with a black man running,” Lowery also told the audience in the St. James Baptist Church in Forsyth, Ga., according to the Reporter.
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Wondering Why Your Daily Times Was Late Today?

The Daily Times is printed in Delaware and transported to Maryland. The driver was pulled over and cited for driving on a suspended license.

Three Arrested For Salisbury Murder

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/1/2012

THREE ARRESTED FOR SALISBURY MURDER

(SALISBURY, MD) – Maryland state troopers from special fugitive and gang enforcement teams today arrested three people who are charged with the murder of one man and attempted murder of another during an apparent robbery in Wicomico County late Sunday night.     

The three arrested are identified as Deyamah O. Fisher, 19, whose last known address was in the 800-block of East Church Street, Salisbury, Tevin D. Blake, 20, of the 900-block of Lake Street, Salisbury, and Gerard Williams Jr., 17, whose last known address was in the 400-block of Camden Avenue, Salisbury.  After consultation with the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigators applied for and obtained warrants charging each suspect with first degree murder, second degree murder, armed robbery, first degree assault, second degree assault, use of a handgun during the commission of a felony, wearing/carrying a handgun, attempted first degree murder, attempted second degree murder, attempted armed robbery, attempted first degree assault and attempted second degree assault.   

All three suspects were arrested early this morning after being located by the Maryland State Police State Apprehension Team, the Gang Enforcement Unit, who were assisted by Salisbury Police Department officers.  Fisher and Blake were arrested at separate apartments in the Berlin area and Williams was arrested near Salisbury.   

The suspects will be transported to the Wicomico County Detention Center central booking unit for processing.  They are expected to have an initial appearance before a court commissioner later today.   

The deceased victim is identified as Andreas Aquiler, 23, of the 1000-block of Margaret Street, Salisbury, Md.  An autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore determined Aquiler’s cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide.   

The wounded victim is identified as Edgar Alvardo, 16, of Salisbury, Md.  He remains hospitalized.     

Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on October 28, 2012, officers from the Salisbury Police Department responded to the 1000-block of Margaret Street for a report of a shooting.  When officers arrived, they found Aquiler and Alvardo lying wounded on or near the front porch of the home.   

The preliminary investigation indicates the victims were on their front porch when a group of six to eight African American males were walking down the street.  Four of those males separated from the group and walked toward the victims.  Two of those four males approached the victims and demanded money.  Both of those suspects were armed.  The shootings occurred during the robbery. 

The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, with the assistance of the Salisbury Police Department, Wicomico Bureau of Investigation, the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, the State Police Gang Enforcement Unit and the State Police State Apprehension Team, has continued the investigation around the clock since initially requested by Chief Barbara Duncan.  Investigators conducted dozens of interviews, reviewed evidence, obtained and served search warrants, and used other investigative techniques to move the investigation forward.   

During the investigation, investigators from the Maryland State Police and the Salisbury Police Department developed probable cause to obtain charges for the suspects.  They also recovered two firearms that may have been at the scene of the shootings.  The firearms will be forwarded to the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division laboratory for testing.   

The investigation into the murder is continuing and additional arrests are possible.  Salisbury Police Department detectives are continuing a potentially related investigation into area robberies and home invasions that had been occurring in the area prior to the murder.

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Two-Thirds Of Jobs Go To Immigrants

Two-thirds of those who have found employment under President Obama are immigrants, both legal and illegal, according to an analysis that suggests immigration has soaked up a large portion of what little job growth there has been over the past three years.
The Center for Immigration Studies is releasing the study Thursday morning, a day ahead of the final Labor Department unemployment report of the campaign season, which is expected to show a sluggish job market more than three years into the economic recovery.
That slow market, combined with the immigration numbers, could explain why Mr. Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney have struggled to find a winning jobs message in some of the country’s hardest-hit postindustrial regions.
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Michelle's Last Four Years - Lest We Forget

From WCBOE website

Election fever has hit North Salisbury Elementary, which has a long tradition of transforming state and national elections into learning opportunities through mock campaign rallies. This fall, students in all grades and from both the home school and magnet program have been participating in an after-school election club that will culminate Nov. 1 in a mock campaign rally. The rally will take place at 9:15 a.m., outside the school if weather permits. (Note: If schools have a delayed opening on Thursday, the mock election rally will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday.) North Salisbury students are registering to vote this week, and will cast their ballots following the campaign rally.

Students in the election club researched, wrote speeches, and presented their speeches in front of a panel of judges to receive their roles. Roles include: Democratic party: Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter, Mascot, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President and Mrs. Joe Biden, Sasha and Malia Obama, and President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Republican Campaign: Campaign Manager, Beth Meyers, Mascot, Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Jill and Paul Ryan, Tagg Romney, Governor Mitt Romney and Ann Romney. Several campaigners will represent both parties. Security will be tight, with the Secret Service providing protection.  Martha Raddatz will  be the moderator for the mock campaign.  The 5th Grade chorus will sing a patriotic song. Our host for our event will be Eve Sarbanes. 410-677-5807

Update
According to a parent of a student. Obama and Biden won the election. No word on the actual numbers.

Facilities Bought Drugs From Company Involved In Meningitis Outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration released a new list of more than 3,000 hospitals that bought drugs from the company at the center of a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, including 89 facilities in Maryland.
The drugs bought by Maryland facilities from the New England Compounding facility include those other than the steroid that has been linked to the meningitis outbreak that has sickened 308 people and killed 23 in 17 states.
In Maryland 17 people have been sickened and 1 has died.
The new list includes regional hospital giant University of Maryland Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Saint Joseph Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Katzen Eye Group, among others.
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The Note On My Front Door Last Night


Post-Sandy Home Damage May Be Covered by Insurance

Officials with the Maryland Insurance Administration said no special hurricane deductibles apply when it comes to Superstorm Sandy.
 
The reason? The National Weather Service did not issue a hurricane warning, which means homeowners only have to pay their standard deductible to fix any damage.
The cleanup is under way from Sandy. Damage is limited to isolated pockets around Baltimore, such as the Westside neighborhood dealing with a massive downed tree, damaging several neighbors' property.
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A Redneck Thanksgiving


Update on Joy! 102.5


Great news! We're back on the air. Debbie and Rodney are going on the air right now to make the announcement. Thank you for your prayers and help! Please share this to help spread the word!  

We are now back at 100%. If you are having a problem getting the signal from Joy! 102.5, please let us know. Just call 410-543-9652. 

Volunteers Helping In Crisfield ...Standing room only.

Update from Joe
Kayla Ayres from WBOC is in Crisfield volunteering on her day off.

Update
FEMA is in Crisfield and did a drive by assessment.

WCSO Press Release