House Republicans are prepared to rebuke President Barack Obama over immigration, with a vote on legislation that declares his recent executive actions "null and void and without legal effect."
But even supporters acknowledge that the bill by Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., is mostly meant to send a message, since it stands little chance in the Senate — which remains under Democratic control until January — and would face certain veto by Obama.
Instead, its passage Thursday would set the stage for the real showdown over legislation to keep the government running past Dec. 11, when a current funding measure expires. Conservatives are demanding language in the spending bill that would block Obama's move to defer deportations and grant work permits to more than 4 million immigrants here illegally.
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Sharpton and his ‘co-mayor’ meet with Obama
WASHINGTON — He never leaves home without him.
Bill de Blasio and “Co-Mayor” Al Sharpton are joined at the hip in New York, so why not in Washington?
De Blasio and the race-baiting Rev met with President Obama and other clergy, cops and pols Monday about “simmering” tensions between the police and minorities across the United States.
Sharpton, a White House regular under Obama, got a prime seat at the table — directly facing the president — during the two-hour session at the Eisenhower Office Building.
Hizzoner, meanwhile, got a seat farther away from Obama.
Afterward, when a small group of the leaders spoke to reporters, Sharpton hustled to get to the mike to speak second — elbowing his way in after de Blasio tried to turn things over to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
“We live in a country that we must support law enforcement, but law enforcement must support justice,” Sharpton bellowed.
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Bill de Blasio and “Co-Mayor” Al Sharpton are joined at the hip in New York, so why not in Washington?
De Blasio and the race-baiting Rev met with President Obama and other clergy, cops and pols Monday about “simmering” tensions between the police and minorities across the United States.
Sharpton, a White House regular under Obama, got a prime seat at the table — directly facing the president — during the two-hour session at the Eisenhower Office Building.
Hizzoner, meanwhile, got a seat farther away from Obama.
Afterward, when a small group of the leaders spoke to reporters, Sharpton hustled to get to the mike to speak second — elbowing his way in after de Blasio tried to turn things over to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
“We live in a country that we must support law enforcement, but law enforcement must support justice,” Sharpton bellowed.
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Black Sheriff: Political Leadership Stoked Ferguson Fires
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says government officials from the White House on down to local leaders "stoked the flames of racial discord" with their comments about the turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri.
"You can poke at the media … [saying they] did some things that were questionable. That's true, but you know what? This also came from some of the political leadership as well," Clarke said Monday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
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"You can poke at the media … [saying they] did some things that were questionable. That's true, but you know what? This also came from some of the political leadership as well," Clarke said Monday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
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The Tragic State of Black Schooling
In the medical profession, there is the admonition primum non nocere, the Latin expression for “first, do no harm.” In order not to do harm, at the minimum, requires accurate diagnostics. Suppose a patient presents with abdominal pains, and the physician diagnoses it as caused by the patient’s ingrown toenails. If that isn’t the cause, the physician can spend all the resources he wants treating the patient’s ingrown toenails and not remedy the patient’s abdominal pains.
The decency of accurate diagnosis should be given to analyzing the problems of a large segment of the black community. Very often, major problems are erroneously seen as being caused by racial discrimination. No one argues that racial discrimination does not exist or does not have effects. The question that’s relevant to policy, as well as resource allocation, is: How much of what we see is caused by discrimination?
Let’s apply this question to the tragic state of black education. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes called the nation’s report card, the average black 12th-grader has the academic achievement level of the average white seventh- or eighth-grader. In some cities, there’s even a larger achievement gap. If, as some people assert, this is the result of racially discriminatory education funding, then demonstrations, legal suits and other measures might be taken to promote funding equity. Also, resources could be spent to politically organize and elect black people as mayors, city councilors and school superintendents.
If the cause of the black/white achievement gap has little to do with racial discrimination, then focusing on discrimination will lead us to ignore or downplay factors that do affect black education. In some school districts, 700 teachers are annually assaulted and threatened. At one time, Philadelphia employed 500 school police officers. Similar stories of school violence can be told in other cities with large black populations, such as Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, Oakland, California, and Newark, New Jersey.
How useful is it to spend resources on discrimination while allowing unsafe and chaotic educational environments to exist?
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The decency of accurate diagnosis should be given to analyzing the problems of a large segment of the black community. Very often, major problems are erroneously seen as being caused by racial discrimination. No one argues that racial discrimination does not exist or does not have effects. The question that’s relevant to policy, as well as resource allocation, is: How much of what we see is caused by discrimination?
Let’s apply this question to the tragic state of black education. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes called the nation’s report card, the average black 12th-grader has the academic achievement level of the average white seventh- or eighth-grader. In some cities, there’s even a larger achievement gap. If, as some people assert, this is the result of racially discriminatory education funding, then demonstrations, legal suits and other measures might be taken to promote funding equity. Also, resources could be spent to politically organize and elect black people as mayors, city councilors and school superintendents.
If the cause of the black/white achievement gap has little to do with racial discrimination, then focusing on discrimination will lead us to ignore or downplay factors that do affect black education. In some school districts, 700 teachers are annually assaulted and threatened. At one time, Philadelphia employed 500 school police officers. Similar stories of school violence can be told in other cities with large black populations, such as Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, Oakland, California, and Newark, New Jersey.
How useful is it to spend resources on discrimination while allowing unsafe and chaotic educational environments to exist?
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Garrett Commission Votes To Endorse Findings On Shale Gas Drilling
OAKLAND — The Garrett County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse the findings of the Garrett County Shale Gas Advisory Commission to further explore the impacts of drilling.
The commissioners also voted to forward the report to the incoming commissioners for a decision on how to best implement policies and procedures for Marcellus shale moving forward.
“There has been some selective follow-up discussion, but it is recognized that any definitive further action will logically await engagement of the new board of commissioners,” states the report.
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The commissioners also voted to forward the report to the incoming commissioners for a decision on how to best implement policies and procedures for Marcellus shale moving forward.
“There has been some selective follow-up discussion, but it is recognized that any definitive further action will logically await engagement of the new board of commissioners,” states the report.
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Ferguson Lynch Mob Leaders Convene at the White House
A week after grand jurors in Ferguson, Mo., did their civic duty and resisted pressure from President Obama on down to lynch an innocent police officer, Al Sharpton and Ferguson riot leaders gathered at the White House yesterday to make plans to further exacerbate the racial tensions they created in order to cripple the economy and attack civil society.
These domestic subversives refuse to accept the official finding Nov. 24 that no probable cause existed to charge police officer Darren Wilson, who is white, in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown, who was black.
The finding of “no true bill” contradicts the Left’s preferred narrative that racist white cops are gunning down innocent blacks with impunity. The failure to indict Wilson, who has since resigned from the Ferguson police department, has driven left-wingers and racial grievance mongers into an exquisite state of apoplexy. They refuse to accept that the evidence considered by the grand jury overwhelmingly, indisputably demonstrated that Brown tried to seize Wilson’s gun in an attempt to do the officer harm. To put it more bluntly, there is proof that in their fateful 90-second encounter Brown tried to kill Wilson, even though the media has consistently identified Wilson as the aggressor.
But facts are rarely obstacles when left-wingers set their minds on something.
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These domestic subversives refuse to accept the official finding Nov. 24 that no probable cause existed to charge police officer Darren Wilson, who is white, in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown, who was black.
The finding of “no true bill” contradicts the Left’s preferred narrative that racist white cops are gunning down innocent blacks with impunity. The failure to indict Wilson, who has since resigned from the Ferguson police department, has driven left-wingers and racial grievance mongers into an exquisite state of apoplexy. They refuse to accept that the evidence considered by the grand jury overwhelmingly, indisputably demonstrated that Brown tried to seize Wilson’s gun in an attempt to do the officer harm. To put it more bluntly, there is proof that in their fateful 90-second encounter Brown tried to kill Wilson, even though the media has consistently identified Wilson as the aggressor.
But facts are rarely obstacles when left-wingers set their minds on something.
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How Obama Worsens Black Unemployment
On July 3, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate for black Americans is more than double that for white Americans: 10.7 percent versus 5.3 percent.
On Aug. 28, the Washington Post reported that the black unemployment rate has consistently been twice as high as the white unemployment rate for 50 years.
So why on earth is America’s first black president doing so much to impede black American employment by what was headlined in the Washington Post as: “President Defers Deportations for 4 Million, Challenges His Opponents”?
The Washington Times’ top headline was “Obama Offers Amnesty, Defies GOP,” under which were the following subheadlines:
“Illegals Get Pay Raise, Allowed to Compete for U.S. Jobs” and
“5 Million Illegals Declared Safe from Deportation, Must Work to Stay.”
On Aug. 28, the Washington Post reported that the black unemployment rate has consistently been twice as high as the white unemployment rate for 50 years.
So why on earth is America’s first black president doing so much to impede black American employment by what was headlined in the Washington Post as: “President Defers Deportations for 4 Million, Challenges His Opponents”?
The Washington Times’ top headline was “Obama Offers Amnesty, Defies GOP,” under which were the following subheadlines:
“Illegals Get Pay Raise, Allowed to Compete for U.S. Jobs” and
“5 Million Illegals Declared Safe from Deportation, Must Work to Stay.”
Poll: Americans Want Illegals Out of Schools, Jobs
Despite the media’s gushing over-support for President Obama’s executive order on illegal immigrants, a poll just published finds that the public is rejecting his move, with overwhelming majorities demanding that illegal children be barred from schools and illegal adults from jobs.
A new Economist/YouGov poll said that the public opposes the president’s order, 45 percent, vs. 38 percent supporting it. In fact, only a majority of Democrats support the president’s action.
“The president’s plan for executive action on immigration clearly does not sit well with many Americans. Democrats support the president’s decision to use an executive order to delay deportation proceedings for parents of U.S. citizens, but 51 percent of independents and 80 percent of Republicans oppose it,” said the poll analysis.
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A new Economist/YouGov poll said that the public opposes the president’s order, 45 percent, vs. 38 percent supporting it. In fact, only a majority of Democrats support the president’s action.
“The president’s plan for executive action on immigration clearly does not sit well with many Americans. Democrats support the president’s decision to use an executive order to delay deportation proceedings for parents of U.S. citizens, but 51 percent of independents and 80 percent of Republicans oppose it,” said the poll analysis.
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Iran Unveils Advanced Military Hardware After Nuke Talks Fail
Iran on Monday unveiled new missiles, torpedoes, and warships just a week after nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the West broke apart with little headway made between the sides.
The new military hardware was widely publicized by Iranian military leaders following an order by Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei urging the country’s armed forces to step up their combat readiness despite an extension in nuclear talks with the West.
The Iranian Navy displayed a crop of new vessels equipped with cruise missiles and other rockets. Also unveiled were new attack helicopters “equipped with Iran’s latest home-grown torpedoes,” according to Iranian military leaders quoted by the country’s state-controlled press.
The show of force is likely meant to send a message to the United States and other Western nations following another failed round of talks over Iran’s contested nuclear weapons program.
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The new military hardware was widely publicized by Iranian military leaders following an order by Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei urging the country’s armed forces to step up their combat readiness despite an extension in nuclear talks with the West.
The Iranian Navy displayed a crop of new vessels equipped with cruise missiles and other rockets. Also unveiled were new attack helicopters “equipped with Iran’s latest home-grown torpedoes,” according to Iranian military leaders quoted by the country’s state-controlled press.
The show of force is likely meant to send a message to the United States and other Western nations following another failed round of talks over Iran’s contested nuclear weapons program.
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AMNESTY SHOCKER! THE SECRET BEHIND OBAMA'S 'ORDER'
President accused of 'sleight of hand' to protect self from impeachment
NEW YORK – Did President Obama just set up Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to be a candidate for impeachment instead of himself if conservatives convince the Republican majorities in the House and the Senate that his “executive actions” on immigration are unconstitutional?
The inquiry begins with the question: Where are the executive orders Obama supposedly signed to permit up to 5 million parents of young illegal aliens to remain in the United States for three years?
The White House appears to have engaged in administrative sleight of hand, changing U.S. immigration law not by executive order but by a memorandum “exercising prosecutorial discretion” Johnson signed the day of Obama’s Nov. 20 nationwide address that so far has not been filed in the Federal Register.
Tom Fitton, president of Washington-based watchdog institution Judicial Watch, told WND in an interview the legal status of Johnson’s memo is a serious constitutional question that deserves to be adjudicated.
“The entire implementing authority involves a memorandum published by DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson that changes the immigration law, directing federal money to be spent that has not been appropriated by Congress,” he said.
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NEW YORK – Did President Obama just set up Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to be a candidate for impeachment instead of himself if conservatives convince the Republican majorities in the House and the Senate that his “executive actions” on immigration are unconstitutional?
The inquiry begins with the question: Where are the executive orders Obama supposedly signed to permit up to 5 million parents of young illegal aliens to remain in the United States for three years?
The White House appears to have engaged in administrative sleight of hand, changing U.S. immigration law not by executive order but by a memorandum “exercising prosecutorial discretion” Johnson signed the day of Obama’s Nov. 20 nationwide address that so far has not been filed in the Federal Register.
Tom Fitton, president of Washington-based watchdog institution Judicial Watch, told WND in an interview the legal status of Johnson’s memo is a serious constitutional question that deserves to be adjudicated.
“The entire implementing authority involves a memorandum published by DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson that changes the immigration law, directing federal money to be spent that has not been appropriated by Congress,” he said.
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Howard County Teacher Arrested For Sexual Assault Of 14-year-old
On Tuesday, police arrested 36-year-old Christopher Russell Fox of Orpin Road in Randallstown, Maryland. He is being charged with multiple counts of sex offenses and sexual solicitation of a minor.
In July, a 14-year-old told police that he had chatted online with a person he believed was a 16-year-old boy. When the 14-year-old went to meet the alleged 16-year-old in person, he was surprised that the man, police say they later determined to be Fox, was an adult.
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Welfare Map
Doesn't matter if you are Republican or Democrat or Independent, these numbers are definitely an eye opener.....
Make sure you read to the bottom...
Quite an eye opener...These 11 States now have More People on Welfare than they do Employed! Last month, the Senate Budget Committee reports that in fiscal year 2012, between food stamps, housing support, child care, Medicaid and other benefits, the average U.S. Household below the poverty line received $168.00 a day in government support. What's the problem with that much support? Well, the median household income in America is just over $50,000,which averages out to $137.13 a day. To put it another way, being on welfare now pays the equivalent of $30.00 an hour for a 40-hour week, while the average job pays $20.00 an hour.
Furthermore: There are actually two messages here. The first is very interesting, but the second is absolutely astounding - and explains a lot. A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:
U.S. 65%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within sixmonths:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:
U.S. 77%
England 40%
Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:
U.S. 71
England 14
Canada 18
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":
U.S. 12%
England 2%
Canada 6%
And now..for the last statistic:
National Health Insurance?
U.S. NO
England YES
Canada YES
Check the last set of statistics!!
The percentage of each past president's cabinet... who had worked in the private business sector...prior to their appointment to the cabinet. You know what the private business sector is; a real-life business...not a government job.
Here are the percentages.
T. Roosevelt....................38%
Taft.............................40%
Wilson ........................52%
Harding.......................49%
Coolidge......................48%
Hoover.........................42%
F. Roosevelt.................50%
Truman........................50%
Eisenhower..................57%
Kennedy.......................30%
Johnson.......................47%
Nixon............................53%
Ford.............................42%
Carter...........................32%
Reagan........................56%
GH Bush......................51%
Clinton ........................39%
GW Bush.....................55%
Obama............... 8%
This helps explain the incompetence of this administration: ONLY 8% of them...have ever worked in private business!
That's right! Only eight percent---the least, by far, of the last 19 presidents!And these people are trying to tell our big corporations...how to run their business? How can the president of a major nation and society...the one with the most successful economic system in world history, stand and talk about business...when he's never worked for one? Or about jobs...when he has never really had one? And, when it's the same for 92% of his senior staff and closest advisers? They've spent most of their time in academia, government, and/or non-profit jobs. Or...as "community organizers." They should have been in an employment line.
Nets Cover Mike Brown Death 23X More than the 130 Killed in Chicago
Michael Brown was killed on August 9 in Ferguson, Mo. From that day until Nov. 24, when it was announced the grand jury would not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting, the network evening news programs covered the incident 92 times. On the other hand, between Aug. 9 and Nov. 24, there were 855 reported shootings in Chicago, 130 of them fatal. Total Windy City homicides since Brown’s death are at least 155. In all that time, analysis of broadcast transcripts shows, the network evening news programs mentioned Chicago violence just four times, and it was central to only two of those stories. That’s an incredible disparity in coverage – 23 times more for 129 fewer victims. When they did cover Chicago violence, the picture painted was bleak.
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Lying Democrat Date Rapist Gets … Probation?
Two years after claiming the allegations against him were “absolutely and completely false,” a longtime Democratic congressional aide has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping two women in 2010.
He won’t see the inside of a jail cell, though. Thirty-seven-year-old Donny Ray Williams Jr. – the former staff director for the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee – will instead get five years of probation for his crimes.
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He won’t see the inside of a jail cell, though. Thirty-seven-year-old Donny Ray Williams Jr. – the former staff director for the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee – will instead get five years of probation for his crimes.
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Alert: Odor of Gas in the Area of Rt. 13 between Mt. Vernon Rd. and Stewart Neck Rd.
Princess Anne Police Department
There was a report of an odor of gas in the area of Rt. 13 and Mt. Vernon Rd. this morning, called in by motorists. Further investigation determined that the odor stretches from Mt. Vernon Rd. to Stewart Neck Rd. As a precaution, elementary schools have been evacuated to Washington High School until the source can be determined. Fire Departments and Gas Companies are on the scene looking for the source.
Instructions:
Further information will be dispatched as needed.
For full details, view this message on the web.
Alert Details
Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Utility, telecommunication, other non-transport infrastructure
Event Description:
Gas Leak
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For Some Gasoline Has Fallen Below $2
Remember how excited you were when the price of gasoline dropped below $3 a gallon? Now, for a few lucky drivers, its price has fallen below $2.
The lowest gas in the nation could be found at the OnCue gas station on 44th and Shields in Oklahoma City. Regular gas was selling for just under $2 there on Wednesday. According to Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service andGasBuddy.com, other parts of the nation will soon see similarly cheap gas prices.
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The lowest gas in the nation could be found at the OnCue gas station on 44th and Shields in Oklahoma City. Regular gas was selling for just under $2 there on Wednesday. According to Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service andGasBuddy.com, other parts of the nation will soon see similarly cheap gas prices.
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2014 Chicago Has Been Coldest In 110 Years
CHICAGO (CBS) — This year has not only been one of the coldest in Chicago, it is also one of the few places on the entire planet that was colder than average this year.
In fact, none of us have never experienced a year ascold
as 2014.
The last time the average annual year-to-date temperature was this cold was back in 1904.
According to the Gerontology research group, there is nobody from Illinois born before 1904 that is still living. Nationwide, there are 18 people older than 110 years old.
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In fact, none of us have never experienced a year ascold
as 2014.The last time the average annual year-to-date temperature was this cold was back in 1904.
According to the Gerontology research group, there is nobody from Illinois born before 1904 that is still living. Nationwide, there are 18 people older than 110 years old.
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Senseless Red Ink: How Washington Massively Subsidizes Flood-Prone Homeowners
What’s the most frequent hazard associated with natural disasters in the United States? Flooding, says Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute, who notes that more than 90 percent of natural disasters in the country involve flooding. This makes the federal government’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) especially significant.
Unfortunately, the NFIP is in dire need of reform. There are 20,000 communities that participate in the program, meaning that all homeowners and businesses in those areas are eligible to purchase federal flood insurance, and those communities must meet federal flood regulations. Today, there are 5.6 million flood insurance policies.
What’s the problem? Edwards details a host of issues with the program, including:
FEMA takes in only $3.5 billion in premium payments each year, meaning that it must borrow from the Treasury when payouts cost more than premiums. It has accumulated billions in debt as a result.
One-fifth of policyholders receive subsidized insurance rates, while the rest pay “full” rates; still, says Edwards, those “full risk” rates are below-market rates. According to a recent study, NFIP premiums are half of what they need to be to meet costs.
The program is required to accept all NFIP applicants, no matter how risky, and they must retain policyholders whose property is repeatedly damaged. Additionally, rates do not increase after claims are made.
Edwards notes that “repetitive loss properties” are only 1 percent of all policies, yet they constitute one-third of claims. He describes a $69,900 home in Mississippi that has flooded 24 times since 1978; since that time, the owner has received more than $660,000 from the NFIP.
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Unfortunately, the NFIP is in dire need of reform. There are 20,000 communities that participate in the program, meaning that all homeowners and businesses in those areas are eligible to purchase federal flood insurance, and those communities must meet federal flood regulations. Today, there are 5.6 million flood insurance policies.
What’s the problem? Edwards details a host of issues with the program, including:
FEMA takes in only $3.5 billion in premium payments each year, meaning that it must borrow from the Treasury when payouts cost more than premiums. It has accumulated billions in debt as a result.
One-fifth of policyholders receive subsidized insurance rates, while the rest pay “full” rates; still, says Edwards, those “full risk” rates are below-market rates. According to a recent study, NFIP premiums are half of what they need to be to meet costs.
The program is required to accept all NFIP applicants, no matter how risky, and they must retain policyholders whose property is repeatedly damaged. Additionally, rates do not increase after claims are made.
Edwards notes that “repetitive loss properties” are only 1 percent of all policies, yet they constitute one-third of claims. He describes a $69,900 home in Mississippi that has flooded 24 times since 1978; since that time, the owner has received more than $660,000 from the NFIP.
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Rand Paul: ‘Blame Politicians’ For Garner Death
'No excuse' for someone to die over cigarette tax
Senator Rand Paul said Wednesday that he “blames the politicians” in New York for instituting “bad laws” that led to the death of Eric Garner at the hands of a police officer’s choke hold – the latest case to stir race related protests in the US.
Paul explained that Garner was targeted by police for selling loose cigarettes – a direct result of poor political maneuvers in the big apple.
“I think it’s hard not to watch that video of him saying ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe’ and not be horrified by it. But I think there’s something bigger than just the individual circumstances.” Paul explained.
“I think it’s also important to know that some politician put a tax of $5.85 on a pack of cigarettes so that['s] driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive.” The Senator added.
“But then some politician also had to direct the police to say ‘hey we want you arresting people for selling a loose cigarette.’ And for someone to die over breaking that law, there really is no excuse for it. But I do blame the politicians. We’ve put our police in a difficult situation with bad laws” Paul urged.
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Senator Rand Paul said Wednesday that he “blames the politicians” in New York for instituting “bad laws” that led to the death of Eric Garner at the hands of a police officer’s choke hold – the latest case to stir race related protests in the US.
Paul explained that Garner was targeted by police for selling loose cigarettes – a direct result of poor political maneuvers in the big apple.
“I think it’s hard not to watch that video of him saying ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe’ and not be horrified by it. But I think there’s something bigger than just the individual circumstances.” Paul explained.
“I think it’s also important to know that some politician put a tax of $5.85 on a pack of cigarettes so that['s] driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive.” The Senator added.
“But then some politician also had to direct the police to say ‘hey we want you arresting people for selling a loose cigarette.’ And for someone to die over breaking that law, there really is no excuse for it. But I do blame the politicians. We’ve put our police in a difficult situation with bad laws” Paul urged.
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Gallup: More Now Identify as Republicans Than as Democrats
The midterm election wave that swept Republicans to a majority in both the Senate and House also shifted Americans' political allegiance toward the GOP, a new poll shows.
According to a Gallup survey, 43 percent of Americans identified as Democrats or leaned toward the Democratic Party before the Nov. 4 elections, while 39 percent identified as or leaned Republican.
But a day after the election, Republicans had wedged open a slight advantage, 42 percent to 41 percent, representing a net shift of 5 percentage points in the partisanship gap, Gallup reports.
"Americans are also now more likely to align themselves politically with the Republican Party than the Democratic Party," the poll analysis noted.
"The 2014 midterms were an unqualified success for the Republican Party, and that success has caused Americans to view the Republican Party more favorably than the Democratic Party, as well as to say congressional Republicans should have more influence than President Barack Obama over the direction the nation takes in the next year."
According to a Gallup survey, 43 percent of Americans identified as Democrats or leaned toward the Democratic Party before the Nov. 4 elections, while 39 percent identified as or leaned Republican.
But a day after the election, Republicans had wedged open a slight advantage, 42 percent to 41 percent, representing a net shift of 5 percentage points in the partisanship gap, Gallup reports.
"Americans are also now more likely to align themselves politically with the Republican Party than the Democratic Party," the poll analysis noted.
"The 2014 midterms were an unqualified success for the Republican Party, and that success has caused Americans to view the Republican Party more favorably than the Democratic Party, as well as to say congressional Republicans should have more influence than President Barack Obama over the direction the nation takes in the next year."
Hillary Clinton speaks to half-empty auditorium at Georgetown
Pictures and video discovered by the Daily Caller show empty clusters throughout the 750-seat auditorium in which she spoke as part of a security conference being held at the Washington, D.C. university.
This is at least the second time in recent weeks that Clinton has been unable to pack a room during an appearance just as the clock winds down for her to make a decision about whether she wants to carry her political party's torch in 2016.
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Mall Santa fired after refusing to pose for a picture with seven-year-old autistic girl and her service dog Pup-Cake
A mall Santa and his elf have been fired after they turned away a seven-year-old girl with autism because she was there with her service dog, Pup-Cake.
Abcde Santos, whose name is pronounced 'Ab-Suh-Dee', her family and the dog waited in line for 30 minutes to see Santa at The Shops in Mission Viejo, California on Sunday.
But as she neared St Nick, he turned her away.
'To her dismay, Santa was afraid of her service dog,' family friend Julie Miller wrote in a statement on the dog's Facebook page.
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Abcde Santos, whose name is pronounced 'Ab-Suh-Dee', her family and the dog waited in line for 30 minutes to see Santa at The Shops in Mission Viejo, California on Sunday.
But as she neared St Nick, he turned her away.
'To her dismay, Santa was afraid of her service dog,' family friend Julie Miller wrote in a statement on the dog's Facebook page.
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Teacher told 8-year-old student to unclog toilet with his bare hands
The parents of an 8-year-old student at a school in Washington state are unhappy after their son was ordered to unclog a toilet with his bare hands.
The incident happened on November 6 at Scootney Springs Elementary School in the small city of Othello.
The third-grader said he reported the blocked toilet and teacher Brent Taylor told him to clear it with his hands.
‘It’s nothing I haven’t done before,’ Taylor reportedly told the student.
Artie and Lisa Adams said they learned of the incident when they asked their son about his day at school.
‘He said everything was good, but my teacher made me put my hand inside the toilet. We were like, “What?’” Artie Adams told KEPR.
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The incident happened on November 6 at Scootney Springs Elementary School in the small city of Othello.
The third-grader said he reported the blocked toilet and teacher Brent Taylor told him to clear it with his hands.
‘It’s nothing I haven’t done before,’ Taylor reportedly told the student.
Artie and Lisa Adams said they learned of the incident when they asked their son about his day at school.
‘He said everything was good, but my teacher made me put my hand inside the toilet. We were like, “What?’” Artie Adams told KEPR.
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Martin O’Malley Nabs Bill de Blasio Campaign Manager As Senior Adviser
It’s the clearest sign that O’Malley is pushing forward with plans for a national campaign despite the challenge likely Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton poses for the rest of the field on the fundraising front.
O’Malley aides said Bill Hyers had been informally advising the outgoing Maryland governor for months, but, with the midterm elections over, is now joining the outgoing Maryland governor’s team on a formal basis.
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Lost Dog In Willards: UPDATE
EPA Spent $700,000 to Reduce Pig Flatulence in Thailand
If we could reclassify the EPA as pig flatulence, we could get the EPA to fund its own elimination.
A report released by Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake found numerous examples of EPA mismanagement and excess, including employees illegitimately spending $15 million on agency credit cards and $9 million the agency lost track of funding projects in California.
Happens to everyone. One time I lost track of $12 million in Arizona and couldn’t find it for a week.
$1,500,000 annually to store out-of-date and unwanted publications at an Ohio warehouse” and another “$700,000 to attempt to reduce methane emitted from pig flatulence in Thailand.”
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A report released by Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake found numerous examples of EPA mismanagement and excess, including employees illegitimately spending $15 million on agency credit cards and $9 million the agency lost track of funding projects in California.
Happens to everyone. One time I lost track of $12 million in Arizona and couldn’t find it for a week.
$1,500,000 annually to store out-of-date and unwanted publications at an Ohio warehouse” and another “$700,000 to attempt to reduce methane emitted from pig flatulence in Thailand.”
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2 charged with rape at Johns Hopkins frat house
Two Maryland men have been charged with raping a 16-year-old girl at a Johns Hopkins University fraternity party.
Chaz Haggins, 20, and Ethan Turner, 19, both of Reisterstown, were arrested on charges of rape and sexual assault stemming from the alleged attack at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon party in the early morning of November 2.
They were being held without bail at the Baltimore City Detention Center.
Their arrests follow a report by a 16-year-old girl who told police that two men forced her to perform sex acts before they raped her at the party.
Haggins and Turner are not members of the fraternity, nor are they students at Johns Hopkins, university spokesman Dennis O'Shea said.
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Chaz Haggins, 20, and Ethan Turner, 19, both of Reisterstown, were arrested on charges of rape and sexual assault stemming from the alleged attack at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon party in the early morning of November 2.
They were being held without bail at the Baltimore City Detention Center.
Their arrests follow a report by a 16-year-old girl who told police that two men forced her to perform sex acts before they raped her at the party.
Haggins and Turner are not members of the fraternity, nor are they students at Johns Hopkins, university spokesman Dennis O'Shea said.
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Sheriff: Eric Holder Threw Police Under the Bus
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said he was willing to give Attorney General Eric Holder a "do-over" after initially criticizing him in the aftermath of the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting of a young black man, but he told Fox News on Tuesday that Holder again threw police under the bus.
Clarke told Newsmax TV in August that Holder had left "a sour taste in the mouths of all law enforcement officers" when he suggested there was racial bias in policing.
On Monday, Holder announced that he will issue new guidelines to federal officers that will eliminate racial profiling.
That, Clarke said, "disgusted" him.
"He comes out with these scurrilous claims that law enforcement officers hit the streets every day with some nefarious intent in their heart to deny people their constitutional civil rights and indiscriminately just shoot black males as if it were some sort of sport," Clarke, who is black, said on Fox News Channel's "The Kelly File."
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Clarke told Newsmax TV in August that Holder had left "a sour taste in the mouths of all law enforcement officers" when he suggested there was racial bias in policing.
On Monday, Holder announced that he will issue new guidelines to federal officers that will eliminate racial profiling.
That, Clarke said, "disgusted" him.
"He comes out with these scurrilous claims that law enforcement officers hit the streets every day with some nefarious intent in their heart to deny people their constitutional civil rights and indiscriminately just shoot black males as if it were some sort of sport," Clarke, who is black, said on Fox News Channel's "The Kelly File."
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Thomas Sowell: Blacks Will Pay for Ferguson for Decades
The destruction in Ferguson, Missouri, from riots, looting and burning will "adversely affect blacks yet unborn who will still be paying the price for it 10-20 years from now," says Thomas Sowell, a respected African-American economist and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Speaking on Fox News' "Hannity," Sowell, citing the examples of Detroit and Harlem, told Sean Hannity, "They're not going to have businesses there that you had before. I've seen this happen in other cities."
"A city doesn't get over this kind of stuff in a few years."
Sowell, author of "Basic Economics," particularly blasted members of the Congressional Black Caucus who spoke on the House floor with their hands raised in a "hands up, don't shoot" posture, despite witness testimony, forensics and autopsy reports that indicate Michael Brown did not have his hands up when he was shot by former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the Daily Caller reports.
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Speaking on Fox News' "Hannity," Sowell, citing the examples of Detroit and Harlem, told Sean Hannity, "They're not going to have businesses there that you had before. I've seen this happen in other cities."
"A city doesn't get over this kind of stuff in a few years."
Sowell, author of "Basic Economics," particularly blasted members of the Congressional Black Caucus who spoke on the House floor with their hands raised in a "hands up, don't shoot" posture, despite witness testimony, forensics and autopsy reports that indicate Michael Brown did not have his hands up when he was shot by former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the Daily Caller reports.
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Allen West: Sharpton May Turn New York Into Another Ferguson
Former Rep. Allen West fears the Rev. Al Sharpton could fan the flames of racial unrest in New York City after a grand jury failed to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner last July.
"You're going to have a continuing circumstance of what you saw going on out in Ferguson and especially you need to be concerned because New York City is the home to the number one race baiter and rabble rouser, that Al Sharpton," West said Wednesday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
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"You're going to have a continuing circumstance of what you saw going on out in Ferguson and especially you need to be concerned because New York City is the home to the number one race baiter and rabble rouser, that Al Sharpton," West said Wednesday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
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Baltimore Gun Hot Line
If I read this correctly, someone can call the cops and say Tom has an illegal gun hidden in his house and the cops can roll in and tear up the house just on someone's say so. What if Tom ticked off Tavon and Tavon plants a cheap a gun in Tom's car or house then calls the cops? This policy is subject to abuse of all kinds. Any thoughts?
'Invisible' Homeless Kids Challenge States
Over 900,000 Motorists Traveled Through Delawares Toll Plazas Thanksgiving
Dover -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that during the five-day period 944,897 vehicle trips were counted at the I-95 Newark Plaza, Biddles Corner and Dover locations on Route 1. It is estimated that over $3 million in revenue was collected during the holiday at Delaware's toll plazas.
Free E-ZPass Transponder through December 31, 2014
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is announcing a promotion to make one part of your holiday activities easier. Customers opening a new individual E-ZPass account will receive a free transponder for their vehicle.
The free E-ZPass transponder promotion is open to residents of any state, and will end December 31, 2014. The goal of the free transponder offer for new account holders is to increase the E-ZPass utilization rates at Delaware toll sites on Route 1 and I-95. Commercial accounts and "On-the-Go" sales are not eligible for the free transponder.
Free E-ZPass Transponder through December 31, 2014
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is announcing a promotion to make one part of your holiday activities easier. Customers opening a new individual E-ZPass account will receive a free transponder for their vehicle.
The free E-ZPass transponder promotion is open to residents of any state, and will end December 31, 2014. The goal of the free transponder offer for new account holders is to increase the E-ZPass utilization rates at Delaware toll sites on Route 1 and I-95. Commercial accounts and "On-the-Go" sales are not eligible for the free transponder.
Black Racist Group Plotted Bombing, Assassination but Charged with Gun Crime
New Black Panther Party foments hatred of whites, Jews, America
The communist and racist New Black Panther Party plotted to bomb St. Louis’ Gateway Arch and assassinate local law enforcement officials, but the Justice Department so far has limited its prosecution of the group to an indictment of two members on minor gun charges.
The soft treatment for activities that normally would have brought federal terrorism charges appears to be part of efforts by Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department to “go soft” on the racist group, according to former Justice official J. Christian Adams.
“I have always been perplexed why these guys get special treatment,” said Adams, who worked in the Justice Department Civil Rights Division and noted a similar conciliatory legal treatment of New Black Panther Party members in a 2008 case of voter intimidation by the group in Philadelphia.
Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi declined to comment on the Black Panther bomb plot and would not say whether additional charges in the case are pending.
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The communist and racist New Black Panther Party plotted to bomb St. Louis’ Gateway Arch and assassinate local law enforcement officials, but the Justice Department so far has limited its prosecution of the group to an indictment of two members on minor gun charges.
The soft treatment for activities that normally would have brought federal terrorism charges appears to be part of efforts by Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department to “go soft” on the racist group, according to former Justice official J. Christian Adams.
“I have always been perplexed why these guys get special treatment,” said Adams, who worked in the Justice Department Civil Rights Division and noted a similar conciliatory legal treatment of New Black Panther Party members in a 2008 case of voter intimidation by the group in Philadelphia.
Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi declined to comment on the Black Panther bomb plot and would not say whether additional charges in the case are pending.
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With Publication of New Phosphorus Rules, Groups Call on Maryland General Assembly to Act
Latest Version of Rules to Reduce Pollution by Better Controlling Manure Provide Several Exemptions for Farmers and a Six-Year Phase In
(Annapolis, MD) – With today’s publication in the Maryland Register of new rules to better control manure, a coalition of nonprofit organizations called on the Maryland General Assembly to support the proposed Phosphorus Management Tool (PMT) regulation. A new phosphorus rule has been proposed three times in the last two years but has been repeatedly delayed due to pressure from industry lobbyists and legislative leaders.
Today a 30-day public comment period on the regulation begins, and the Maryland Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review committee has the opportunity to review and comment on them.
The Maryland Clean Agriculture Coalition says the latest version of the regulation includes a reasonable implementation plan for the state-of-the-art tool, as well as several exemptions for certain farms and a six-year phase-in timetable.
“Studies show phosphorus pollution is getting worse, not better – yet this regulation has been repeatedly delayed,” said Karla Raettig of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters. “It’s time for the Maryland legislature, with leadership from President Miller and Speaker Busch, to swiftly endorse them.”
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(Annapolis, MD) – With today’s publication in the Maryland Register of new rules to better control manure, a coalition of nonprofit organizations called on the Maryland General Assembly to support the proposed Phosphorus Management Tool (PMT) regulation. A new phosphorus rule has been proposed three times in the last two years but has been repeatedly delayed due to pressure from industry lobbyists and legislative leaders.
Today a 30-day public comment period on the regulation begins, and the Maryland Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review committee has the opportunity to review and comment on them.
The Maryland Clean Agriculture Coalition says the latest version of the regulation includes a reasonable implementation plan for the state-of-the-art tool, as well as several exemptions for certain farms and a six-year phase-in timetable.
“Studies show phosphorus pollution is getting worse, not better – yet this regulation has been repeatedly delayed,” said Karla Raettig of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters. “It’s time for the Maryland legislature, with leadership from President Miller and Speaker Busch, to swiftly endorse them.”
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3rd Annual Camp Barnes Wrestling Classic
Date: Saturday, December 27, 2014 Wrestling begins at 9:30 am.
Location: Sussex Central High School 26026 Patriot’s Way Georgetown, DE 19947
All Questions: Det. John Messick John.Messick@state.de.us (302) 542-7119
Tournament Director: Capt. Rodney Layfield Rodney.Layfield@state.de.us (302) 542-8556
Weigh-Ins: Sussex Central HS - Friday, 12/26/2014, 6:00-7:30 pm. or Saturday, 12/27/2014, 6:30 am – 8:00 am.
Entry Fee: $25.00 – Mail-in registration received NO LATER than Tuesday, 12/23/2014 -OR-
$27.00 – Online registration via www.WrestleReg.com - NO LATER than Thursday 12/25/2014 at 8:00 pm.
Make Checks Payable to: Camp Barnes Wrestling Tournament
Admission: $5.00 - Adults / $3.00 - Students / Children 5 & Under – Free
NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THURSDAY, DEC. 25, 2014
NO WALK-INS --- NO WEIGHT CHANGES ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT
**No exceptions – Our brackets will be completed two days prior to event**
Rules: 1. National Federation Rules (modified) will govern this tournament.
2. All periods will be 1 – 1 – 1. OT will be 1 min SV followed by NHF Rules.
3. Headgear and singlet recommended.
4. Proof of age must be available, if challenged.
5. Director has the right to combine weight classes.
6. Division ages are as of December 27, 2014 & No Varsity experience.
7. Wrestlers may compete in more than one division / Fill out separate form / Must be ready to wrestle when called.
Divisions & Weight Classes: Based on ages as of 12/27/2014 ***Double Elimination***
Tot (Ages 6 & Under) 40 45 50 55 60 65 HWT (max is 85)
Bantam (Ages 7 – 8) 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 90 HWT (max is 115)
Midget (ages 9 – 10) 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 100 HWT (max is 130)
Junior (ages 11-12) 65 70 75 80 85 91 98 105 115 125 140 HWT (max is 185)
Intermediate (ages 13-14) 77 84 91 98 105 112 119 126 133 140 148 158 170 HWT (max 235)
Awards: Trophies for 1st – 3rd; Medals for 4th.
Mail Fee & Registration to: Camp Barnes Wrestling Classic, Attn: Det. Shawn Hatfield
Delaware State Police Troop 4
23652 Shortly Rd. Georgetown, DE 19947
*** In order to obtain a registration form, please contact Detective Shawn Hatfield at Troop 4, 302-856-5850 ext. 212 or via email at james.hatfield@state.de.us ***
MCE awarded a $50,000 USDA grant to assist rural businesses
MCE has been awarded a $50,000 grant the US Department of Agriculture through its RBEG (Rural Business Enterprises Grant) program to assist microbusinesses on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to grow into sizable businesses generating employment opportunities. MCE (Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc.) will use the grant to support its Incubator Without Walls (IWW) project that provides technical assistance and support to some 20 businesses that it has identified as ones poised to grow to the next level and help the area’s economy grow. The project was launched last year with funding from the US Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
MCE’s IWW project assists businesses like Paula Green & Associates H&R Block franchise in Princess Anne expand to add three offices in Eastern Shore Virginia; like Burley Oak Brewery in Berlin to expand to bottled beer increasing its capacity and serving a larger geographic area; like Kent island Crab Cakes on Kent island to expand its production and upgrade its website to grow its online sales to nation-wide; and like BDK, Inc. internet technology company to expand from its home-based operation in Hurlock to offices in an Easton office park, acquire a New Jersey firm, launch its cloud storage operation, and more than triple its employees.
“We have discovered that several businesses that come to us for financing to expand need all sorts of other assistance to make the expansion successful,” said MCE President & CEO Joe Morse. “We were fortunate to convince a couple of funding agencies of that and how MCE could help.” MCE is still seeking to expand the project.
MCE is is a non-profit micro-business finance and assistance agency that provides loans and assistance to small businesses on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in the Baltimore-Annapolis area. Based in Salisbury, with an office in Baltimore, the firm is certified by the US Dept. of the Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution. It is also certified as an Intermediary Microlender for the Small Business Administration, the US Dept. of Agriculture, and the State of Maryland. Along with the IWW project it operates Women’s Business Centers in Salisbury and Baltimore, conducts business classes, provides business consulting, and manages a loan portfolio of over $4 million. For more information, visit:
www.marylandcapital.com.
MCE’s IWW project assists businesses like Paula Green & Associates H&R Block franchise in Princess Anne expand to add three offices in Eastern Shore Virginia; like Burley Oak Brewery in Berlin to expand to bottled beer increasing its capacity and serving a larger geographic area; like Kent island Crab Cakes on Kent island to expand its production and upgrade its website to grow its online sales to nation-wide; and like BDK, Inc. internet technology company to expand from its home-based operation in Hurlock to offices in an Easton office park, acquire a New Jersey firm, launch its cloud storage operation, and more than triple its employees.
“We have discovered that several businesses that come to us for financing to expand need all sorts of other assistance to make the expansion successful,” said MCE President & CEO Joe Morse. “We were fortunate to convince a couple of funding agencies of that and how MCE could help.” MCE is still seeking to expand the project.
MCE is is a non-profit micro-business finance and assistance agency that provides loans and assistance to small businesses on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in the Baltimore-Annapolis area. Based in Salisbury, with an office in Baltimore, the firm is certified by the US Dept. of the Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution. It is also certified as an Intermediary Microlender for the Small Business Administration, the US Dept. of Agriculture, and the State of Maryland. Along with the IWW project it operates Women’s Business Centers in Salisbury and Baltimore, conducts business classes, provides business consulting, and manages a loan portfolio of over $4 million. For more information, visit:
www.marylandcapital.com.
Governor-elect to attend New Governors Meeting at the White House with President, Vice President, cabinet members
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor-elect Larry Hogan will attend a New Governors Meeting Friday, December 5, in Washington, DC, at the White House. The daylong event will begin with a meeting with Vice President Joe Biden and will conclude with a discussion with President Obama and other senior White House officials. Cabinet members slated to participate in briefings throughout the day include Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, as well as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, among others.
"I am looking forward to the experience of the New Governors Meeting in Washington this week," the Governor-elect said. "While I and some of my Republican governor colleagues may disagree with the President, Vice President, and Cabinet members on some issues, it has always been my belief that public servants can disagree without being disagreeable. This opportunity will provide my team and me with valuable insight as we continue our hard work to turn Maryland around, and I look forward to learning as much as possible."
"I am looking forward to the experience of the New Governors Meeting in Washington this week," the Governor-elect said. "While I and some of my Republican governor colleagues may disagree with the President, Vice President, and Cabinet members on some issues, it has always been my belief that public servants can disagree without being disagreeable. This opportunity will provide my team and me with valuable insight as we continue our hard work to turn Maryland around, and I look forward to learning as much as possible."
Administration Exploits Ferguson to Undermine Race Relations and Rule of Law
I wish there were a way to address the Ferguson controversy without generating further controversy. But that's not an easy task.
I have believed for some time that the Obama administration has fanned the flames of racial tension in this country rather than attempt to extinguish them, despite its claims to the contrary. President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, in my view, have been the main culprits, which is exceedingly unfortunate, considering the opportunity their historic roles present for making great strides toward racial harmony.
The question is: Do these gentlemen truly want to promote racial harmony?
The question is: Do these gentlemen truly want to promote racial harmony?
If President Obama were trying to alleviate racial tensions, would he have accused the police department in Cambridge, Massachusetts, of "acting stupidly" in arresting a friend of his, Harvard professor Henry Gates? The statement was stunningly inappropriate because he took sides reflexively without benefit of all the facts and because presidents have no business weighing in on such local matters. Does anyone doubt that race was at the forefront of Obama's mind?
But if there was any doubt, Obama removed it when "the main message" he chose to impart from the Trayvon Martin matter was implied in this bizarre statement: "My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
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