GA Rep. Hank Johnson Town Hall 09

Kratovil Protest in Harford County

A “protest” (the organizers’ word, not mine) will be held in front of Rep. Frank Kratovil’s Bel Air office today between 4PM and 6PM.  All those who live in the northern part of the First District should let Frank know how they feel.

It's 9:30 PM And There's Already 370 Comments For The Day

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Some may deny it but you and I know the truth.

The Towson Event Is Still Going On!

Sorry about the picture quality Folks but at this point we can't be choosy. The event is still going strong and we'll be providing video coverage of the event some time tomorrow, so stay tuned.

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Hey Democrats, ARE YOU LISTENING! AMERICA HAS HAD ENOUGH! Cardin will get an ear full tonight! THIS is the America I'm talking about! And this is just the beginning!!!!!!

O'Malley Calls Off Governor's Reception In Ocean City, Saves Taxpayers $12,000.00

Gov. Martin O'Malley has cancelled the traditional Governor's Reception at the annual Maryland Association of Counties meeting in Ocean City this week.

Calling off the reception, which was set for Friday, will save about $12,000.00

O'Malley has been scaling back on expenses for the annual event, citing the state's serious budget problems. His administration already has told department heads only to send necessary staff.

O'Malley is still scheduled to give a speech to the group on Saturday.

Scrap Yards Get Busy Crushing Clunkers

Auto recyclers hope to make profit; effects on market uncertain

Jim Biggs, yard supervisor at B&F Towing Co. in New Castle, Del., is getting ready to destroy a 1997 green Nissan Pathfinder SUV that looks in pretty good shape except for some wear and tear.

“They’re nicer than what we’re used to crushing,” said Biggs. He climbed into a front-end loader and drove over to the Pathfinder to take it on its final journey to a giant compactor known as a “car crusher.”

The government’s hugely popular “Cash for Clunkers” program is keeping B&F and other scrap yards across the country busy crushing roadworthy vehicles and sending them on for shredding.

GO HERE to read more.

Courtroom Yawner Jailed For Six Months

(Aug. 10) -- As Clifton Williams sat in the courtroom in Joliet, Ill., awaiting his cousin's sentencing on drug charges, little did he know he would soon be the one in jail.

As Judge Daniel Rozak sentenced Williams' cousin to two years probation, Williams yawned, an act that earned him six months in jail on contempt charges, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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Williams' father said he was "flabbergasted" by the sentence, the maximum issued for a contempt charge without a jury trial. "It seems to me like a yawn is an involuntary action," Clifton Williams Sr. told the newspaper.

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UPDATE: Mastiff Needs Good Home

This is a two year old female Boer Boel South African Mastiff. 410-713-9437

UPDATE:

Ladies & Gentlemen, I'd like to thank ALL of you who called the number above with interest towards this beautiful Mastiff.

I'm happy to inform you the owner found the "perfect home" for this dog and couldn't be more excited for her future.

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Delaware Electric Cooperative "Peak Alert"

URGENT “BEAT THE PEAK”

3 P.M. to 7 P.M., Tomorrow, August 11


Because of the extremely warm weather over our region, between the hours of 3 P.M. and 7 P.M., tomorrow, we are asking you to delay the usage of all unnecessary lights and appliances during these hours as well as turning your thermostat up 3 degrees.

While the largest consumers of electricity in the home during these hours and during this time of year are cooling costs and lighting, other large consumers of electricity include major appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines, clothes dryers, water heaters and stoves.

By delaying the use of unnecessary lighting and appliances as well as turning your thermostat up 3 degrees between 3 P.M. and 7 P.M., tomorrow, we can save energy resources, avoid high cost energy and help the environment.

We thank you for your help. Together we can “Beat the Peak”

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Possession of Heroin
Date of Incident: 7 August 2009
Location: 1510 S. Salisbury Blvd, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Alexandria J. Rittenhouse, 25, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 7 August 2009 at 5:15 AM, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a hotel in the 1500 block of S. Salisbury Blvd during the investigation of the unauthorized use of a vehicle. During the investigation, one of the deputies entered a hotel room to speak with Alexandria Rittenhouse. While inside the room, the deputy observed what he recognized as heroin along with related paraphernalia. Also located in the room was a pipe that had been used to smoke crack cocaine and still had remnants of the drug inside it. Upon searching Rittenhouse, additional heroin was located in her dress.

The deputy placed Rittenhouse under arrest and transported her to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Rittenhouse was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $7,500.00 bond.

Charges:
Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, Heroin
Possession of a Controlled dangerous Substance, Crack Cocaine
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Incident: Possession of Marijuana
Date of Incident: 7 August 2009
Location: Snow Hill Road at Toadvine Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Steven Carey, 23, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 7 August 2009 at 11:48 PM, a deputy stopped Steven Carey for exceeding the speed limit on Snow Hill Road. During the traffic stop, Carey exited the vehicle to speak with the deputy at which point the deputy discovered Carey had marijuana in his pocket.

Carey was placed under arrest and transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance Carey was released on Personal recognizance by the Commissioner.

Charges: Possession of Marijuana

Incident: Assault First Degree
Date of Incident: 9 August 2009
Location: 500 block of S. Maryland Avenue, Delmar, MD
Suspect: Konstantin Miroshnikov, 47, Los Angeles, CA

Narrative: On 9 August 2009 at 1:56 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a produce distribution warehouse located in the 500 block of S. Maryland Avenue in Delmar for a reported altercation. Upon the arrival of the deputy, it was discovered that an argument had ensued between a truck driver, Konstantin Miroshnikov, and the proprietor of the business over delivery of damaged watermelons. When the proprietor refused to accept the damaged watermelons, Miroshnikov allegedly brandished a foot long screwdriver and began swinging it at the proprietor.

The deputy placed Miroshnikov under arrest and transported him the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Miroshnikov was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $40,000.00

Charges: Assault 1st Degree

Incident: Hit and Run Accident
Date of Incident: 9 August 2009
Location: Pittsville Road at Bob Smith Road, Pittsville, MD
Suspect: Sheila J. Morley, 41, Pittsville, MD

Narrative: On 9 August 2009 at 9:36 PM, a deputy responded to investigate an accident that had occurred in the intersection of Pittsville Road and Bob Smith Road in Pittsville. Upon the arrival of the deputy, it was discovered that the vehicle that had caused the accident by pulling into the path of an oncoming vehicle had left the scene without making contact with either the other vehicle or law enforcement. The operator of the vehicle that was struck managed to provide the investigating deputy with the tag number and description of the other vehicle.

The deputy responded to the residence of the registered owner of the vehicle, Sheila J. Morley. Upon arriving at Morley’s residence the deputy observed a vehicle with fresh front end damage that matched the description provided by the operator of the other vehicle. Upon speaking with Morley, she advised that she was the one driving the vehicle when the collision occurred. When asked why she did not stop, Morley replied that she thought she had hit a deer. Upon running a check of Morley’ driver’s license through the Motor Vehicle Administration, the deputy discovered that Morley’s Maryland driver’s license was suspended.

The deputy placed Morley under arrest and transported her to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Morley was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $3,000.00 bond.

Charges:
Driving on a Suspended License
Failure to Yield Right of Way
Leaving the Scene of an Accident

I LIKE THIS COMMENT!

"I always firmly believe that if you are elected to a local office (Mayor or City Council) that your allegiance remains to the citizens and to the town. Not to a higher political party. I don't live in Salisbury, but I am ashamed of the way that town has been run. Ireton ran on the concept of fixing the problems in town. And though it will take a few years to make these changes for the better a reality. He has shown the citizens nothing to make them believe it is going to happen. He should not be doing anything but serving the citizens (the ones that elected him, and the ones that didn't). Stay out of other Politics, it is corrupt enough, and what you say won't make a difference. Be the Mayor the City of Salisbury needs."

Hundreds Missing After Huge Mudslide

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Aug. 10) - A typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued villager said Monday.

Typhoon Morakot dumped up to 80 inches (two meters) of rain on some communities over the weekend before moving on to China, where it forced the evacuation of nearly 1 million people along the east coast and left at least six dead. Earlier it had struck the Philippines, leaving at least 22 dead.

GO HERE to read more.

Campaign Cash: Unions Big Givers In 2009

Labor strongly supports a government-run insurance health insurance plan

WASHINGTON - Organized labor gave more money to congressional campaigns than any other interest group at a time when overhauling health care and easing the ability of unions to organize sit atop Congress’ agenda.

Union political action committees shelled out $11 million to lawmakers during the first six months of this year. Ranking second were health care interests, which gave $9.5 million from Jan. 1 through June 30, according to a CQ MoneyLine analysis of the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

GO HERE to read more from MSNBC.

Someone Is Killing Horses In Southeast Florida

Geronimo was a beautiful painted quarter horse. His home was a 10-acre pasture in a rural area of Florida's Miami-Dade County. The horse, his owner says, made many people happy over the years. Recently Geronimo was found tied to a palm tree. He had been butchered. Someone is killing pet horses in South Florida, possibly for their meat.

GO HERE to read more.

YOUR Tax Dollars Hard At Work!

Rush Limbaugh Is Wrong About Congressman Hanged In Effigy

Dear Rush,

http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009/07/kratovil-protest-couple-of-over-zealous.html

A friend of mine just called me and told me you did a segment stating you had never seen a Congressman hanged in effigy. While I'm a Republican, I was the Blogger who attended the event and took the photo. In fact, the DNC STOLE my photo without permission and or credit and have used it in on line fundraiser's for Frank Kratovil AND created a commercial aired on Fox News and across the Internet AFTER we made contact with them demanding they stop using it.

Here's the article on that story. http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009/08/dnc-steals-to-raise-money-for-frank.html

Salisbury News, (my Blog) is the #1 Blog in Maryland and Delaware. We have won the #1 spot in Maryland for two years running by Blognetnews. Anyhow, the image is real, (I'm sad to say) and if you do choose to run with it please credit http://www.sbynews.com/.

Thanking You In Advance,

Joe Albero

Salisbury News

I sent this letter less than an hour ago to Rush, who claims he's 99.7% right all the time. A simple Google search would have answered the question but at least now he can't say it didn't happen.

Rush, "You've Been Blogged!"

Crime Solvers Works - FPD Most Wanted Arrested

Recently added to the Crime Solvers website and featured on PAC 14 Crime Solvers.

Delaware Beaches Some of the Cleanest in the Nation, Inland Bays Not So Much

A recent report by the National Resources Defense Council named Delaware’s beaches the best in the nation, tying them with both New Hampshire and Virginia in quality. Maryland was only slightly lower, coming in eighth place. Beaches in the Delmarva area won this honor by having water samples that were almost entirely free of harmful levels of bacteria—only one percent were above national standards.

So what beaches should you flock to for enjoying what is left of summer? The report gave four stars to Delaware’s Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany and Fenwick Island beaches and five starts to Maryland’s Ocean City beaches. Higher ratings would have gone to Delaware’s beaches if the water had been sampled with greater frequency.

What exactly does this testing mean and what does it tell you about the safety of your beach outings? In order to get the samples, testers wade out into water, collect a sample and send it back to the lab for testing. While there they also test the water for salinity, temperature and oxygen levels. The samples are analyzed at the lab to determine if there are any bacteria present that could indicate that human waste products or other harmful substances are in the water. In Delaware, these tests are performed once a week during the warmer months of the year to ensure water quality stays high and public safety in ensured.

Unfortunately, while Oceanside beaches may be some of the cleanest in the nation inland beaches and bays don’t fare so well. This year Delaware has seen the closing of Seashore State Park bayside at Tower Road and Holts Landing Beach due to high levels of bacteria in the water. These areas are not alone, as a permanent caution remains in place for Indian River Bay, Rehoboth Bay and Little Assawoman Bay. While these levels are not alarmingly high, they do a mark a need to protect beaches of all kinds from harmful pollutants to ensure they can stay open and conducive to the economic interests of the area.

This post was contributed by Jill Gordon, who writes about the http://www.OnlineCollege.org online college.