"Today, Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world."
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said that on the Senate floor March 17 after he explained what had happened six months before to a Syrian man and his 12-year-old son.
"This boy was a Christian and standing above him were Islamic State terrorists holding knives," said Cotton.
"In the crowd was the boy's father, a Christian minister," he said. "Methodically, the terrorists began cutting off the young boy's fingers. Amidst his screams, they turned to the minister, his father. If he renounced his faith and in their terms 'returned to Islam,' the boy's suffering would stop."
The incident ended when the Islamic State murdered both father and son.
"They did so by crucifixion," Cotton told the Senate.
Three weeks before Cotton spoke these words, Secretary of State John Kerry had testified in a House subcommittee that he needed to see an "additional evaluation" before he could decide if the Islamic State was committing genocide.
Then, on the same day Cotton gave his speech, Kerry met a congressionally-imposed deadline by declaring that the Islamic State, which he called "Daesh," was committing genocide against Syrian Christians and other minorities.
Yet, even as they face genocide at the hands of the Islamic State, very few Syrian Christians are being admitted as refugees to the United States.
Between March 17, when Kerry declared that "Daesh" was committing genocide, and April 27, the United States admitted 489 refugees from Syria.
Only 1 was a Christian.
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Saturday, April 30, 2016
Bankruptcy filing delays OC Jamboree property auction
A voluntary filing of Chapter 13 bankruptcy by a co-owner of the former O.C. Jamboree, Michael Weatherholtz, of Trenton, New Jersey has forced the delay of the auction of the site originally scheduled to take place today.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows an individual with a regular income to determine a repayment plan to cover some or all of their debts in an installment plan over a period of three to five years.
The court is pondering a default judgment against the listed owners: David Weatherholtz Jr., who is currently imprisoned awaiting trial on multiple charges, Michael Weatherholtz, Elaine Weatherholtz and OC Entertainment Group Inc.
The mortgage holder, U.S. Bank, is seeking the property in exchange for non-payment of bills. The court has already appointed a receiver, Gray and Associates, to prepare the property for sale.
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Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows an individual with a regular income to determine a repayment plan to cover some or all of their debts in an installment plan over a period of three to five years.
The court is pondering a default judgment against the listed owners: David Weatherholtz Jr., who is currently imprisoned awaiting trial on multiple charges, Michael Weatherholtz, Elaine Weatherholtz and OC Entertainment Group Inc.
The mortgage holder, U.S. Bank, is seeking the property in exchange for non-payment of bills. The court has already appointed a receiver, Gray and Associates, to prepare the property for sale.
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ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF OHIO WOMAN
After labeling Juan Emmanuel Razo, 35, as “evil personified,” Lake County Judge John P. O’Donnell sentenced him to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $180,000.
Last month Razo, an illegal immigrant, pleaded guilty to the charges against him regarding the murder of 60-year-old Peggy Kostelnik. She was killed in her Ravenna Road home.
Razo, who doesn’t speak English, sat with a translator who dictated the court proceedings as sentencing was underway.
The judge declared he’s seen no remorse from Razo, while adding he’s never seen his eyes despite several previous court appearances.
The same day Kostelnik was killed, Razo shot another woman.
She survived.
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FEMA error spikes OC flood insurance rates
At least one condominium in north Ocean City is facing spiked insurance rates because of a flood mapping error, and several other properties between 93rd and 123rd Streets are poised for similar increases.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has incorrectly included segments of some ocean front properties in a high-risk zone on an online interactive flood insurance rate map. Since several third-party analysists use the website, property owners are now seeing thousand-dollar increases in their flood protection.
“We have one condo, the Rainbow [near 112nd Street] that was quoted at a premium of $460,000 for the year,” Delmarva Condominium Managers Association President Joe Groves told the Ocean City Council during Tuesday’s work session.
The Rainbow, or rather the dunes placed between it and the ocean, is the source of misunderstanding between the city and FEMA. When the structure was built in 1993, officials required that a dune be built for protection. In the last two decades, the Army Corps of Engineers added a second dune.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has incorrectly included segments of some ocean front properties in a high-risk zone on an online interactive flood insurance rate map. Since several third-party analysists use the website, property owners are now seeing thousand-dollar increases in their flood protection.
“We have one condo, the Rainbow [near 112nd Street] that was quoted at a premium of $460,000 for the year,” Delmarva Condominium Managers Association President Joe Groves told the Ocean City Council during Tuesday’s work session.
The Rainbow, or rather the dunes placed between it and the ocean, is the source of misunderstanding between the city and FEMA. When the structure was built in 1993, officials required that a dune be built for protection. In the last two decades, the Army Corps of Engineers added a second dune.
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3 Tied to San Bernardino Shooters Accused In Marriage Scam
The accused include Syed Raheel Farook. His brother and sister-in-law, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, died in a shootout with police after killing 14 people and wounding 22 others on Dec. 2.
Also arrested Thursday were Syed Raheel Farook’s wife, Tatiana, and her sister, Mariya Chernykh. Prosecutors say Mariya’s marriage to Enrique Marquez Jr., the only person charged in the shootings, was a sham designed to enable her to obtain legal status in the U.S. after overstaying her visitor visa in 2009.
Marquez confessed to the green card scheme when authorities questioned him about the shootings, and acknowledged getting $200 a month to marry Chernykh, according to his criminal complaint, filed in December.
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Arbitrator Rules For Paramedic In Call Dispute, Finding Ocean City Used ‘Wrongful Disciplinary Action’
Last July, a three-member paramedic team did not immediately respond to an early morning call involving an assault victim at a mid-town nightclub, triggering a one-day suspension without pay for the crew’s only full-time paramedic. According to the agreed upon facts in the case, the first call came in at 1:36 a.m. and was not immediately answered by the Paramedic 3 team. A second call came in at 1:45 a.m. and the Paramedic 3 team did respond.
However, the response was nearly 10 minutes later, or well outside requisite two-minute response time. The fire department disciplined Firefighter-Paramedic Mark Lloyd, the only full-time member of the crew. The other crew members were part-time employees and not subject to discipline under the collective bargaining agreement. The fire department contended the three-member crew slept through the initial call, while the paramedics contended they never received the first call at 1:36 a.m. through the usual protocols including a radio, pagers and a station alert loudspeaker. This week, neutral arbitrator Homer La Rue ruled in favor of the paramedics, essentially opining the outdated call alert system failed and was responsible for the delayed response and cleared Lloyd of any wrongdoing.
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LEGENDARY COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER 4-30-16
I recently had someone inquire about the stores in the old Salisbury Mall. It seems as if a lot of people grew up in the old Mall and have fond memories of it. They just can’t remember all the stores that were there. The stores were numbered according to a map of the entire Mall. The following may just bring back a memory or two. Some are still with us in other locations, some have faded into history. How many do you remember?
SALISBURY MALL - 1974
(Information from the1974 Salisbury City Directory and the old map)
1. Hecht Co. 31.
2. Sears Roebuck & Co. 32. Radio Shack
32A. Crafts International
3. Pantry Pride 33. Hooks Pastry Shop
4. McCrory Variety Stores 34. Chester Uniforms
5. Read Drug & Chemical Co. 35. Buddy Dale Shops
6. Lerner Shops 36. Mall Barber Shop
7. Sherwin-Williams 37.
8. English’s Cafeteria 38. Cinecom Mall Cinema
9. Dannemann’s 39. Cinecom Mall Cinema
10. Ralph & Gaskill’s 40. Brooks Co.
40A. General Nutrition Center
11. First National Bank 41. Salisbury Book Store
12. Kinney Shoes 42. Richards Hair Fashions
13. Singer Co. 43.
14. 44. Wig Haus of Maryland
15. 45. Wig Haus of Maryland
16. Holiday Shoes 46.
17. 47.
18. Hanover Shoes 48.
19. Barett Shoes 49. W. J. Ahtes Real Estate
20. Carousel Shop 50. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
21. 51. Weight Watchers of Delmarva
22. Russell Stover Candies 52.
23. Parklane Hosiery 53.
24. Barclay’s Jewelers 54. J. R. Freeny II (insurance)
25. Card Mart 55. Orange Julius
26. Phillipsborn 56. Bresler’s 33 Flavors Ice Cream
27. Household Finance, Inc.
28.
29.
30. Buck’s Buster Brown no # Bavarian Soft Pretzels
(kiosk in aisle)
Top Dem: Trump Will Trample Hillary
It's starting. The grim reality that this election will come down to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has set in. The Bernie kids are going back to their parent's basements, and the Washington establishment is probably headed to the bar, wondering where they went wrong.
So here we are; Trump vs. Hillary. So far, polls suggest that the former First Lady has the significant edge, with Trump significantly underwater with women and minorities. Some are predicting a landslide.
But one high level Democratic strategist thinks they're wrong. Here's why:
Democratic strategist Dave “Mudcat” Saunders believes Donald Trump will beat Hillary Clinton like a “baby seal,” and that working class whites who haven’t already left the Democratic Party for cultural reasons will due so now for economic ones.
“I know a ton of Democrats — male, female, black and white — here [in southern Virginia] who are going to vote for Trump. It’s all because of economic reasons. It’s because of his populist message,” Mudcat told The Daily Caller Wednesday.
Saunders has experience working with Jim Webb, helping getting him elected to the U.S Senate in 2006 and advised his failed bid for the presidency in 2016. Saunders was also an advisor to John Edwards in his 2008 presidential bid. The Democrat strategist is renowned for connecting politicians to “Bubbas” — white, working class Southerners.
“Working class whites in the South have already departed the Democratic Party for cultural reasons. Well the working class whites in the North are now deserting the Democrats because of economic reasons,” Mudcat told TheDC. He added, “this is the new age of economic populism, man. This is about survival for a lot of people.”
Saunders is likely right. Add to the equation the fact that many of the young voters who propelled Barack Obama to victory are incredibly unenthusiastic about Hillary Clinton, who they view as a moderate and a sell out. When you pair that with Hillary's total inability to make a human connection with a single solitary voter, and Trump's showmanship, it's easy to see the New York billionaire pulling a complete 180 in the polls and putting Clinton away.
In this election, anything can happen.
Source: AAN
So here we are; Trump vs. Hillary. So far, polls suggest that the former First Lady has the significant edge, with Trump significantly underwater with women and minorities. Some are predicting a landslide.
But one high level Democratic strategist thinks they're wrong. Here's why:
Democratic strategist Dave “Mudcat” Saunders believes Donald Trump will beat Hillary Clinton like a “baby seal,” and that working class whites who haven’t already left the Democratic Party for cultural reasons will due so now for economic ones.
“I know a ton of Democrats — male, female, black and white — here [in southern Virginia] who are going to vote for Trump. It’s all because of economic reasons. It’s because of his populist message,” Mudcat told The Daily Caller Wednesday.
Saunders has experience working with Jim Webb, helping getting him elected to the U.S Senate in 2006 and advised his failed bid for the presidency in 2016. Saunders was also an advisor to John Edwards in his 2008 presidential bid. The Democrat strategist is renowned for connecting politicians to “Bubbas” — white, working class Southerners.
“Working class whites in the South have already departed the Democratic Party for cultural reasons. Well the working class whites in the North are now deserting the Democrats because of economic reasons,” Mudcat told TheDC. He added, “this is the new age of economic populism, man. This is about survival for a lot of people.”
Saunders is likely right. Add to the equation the fact that many of the young voters who propelled Barack Obama to victory are incredibly unenthusiastic about Hillary Clinton, who they view as a moderate and a sell out. When you pair that with Hillary's total inability to make a human connection with a single solitary voter, and Trump's showmanship, it's easy to see the New York billionaire pulling a complete 180 in the polls and putting Clinton away.
In this election, anything can happen.
Source: AAN
Criminal Initiative
Date and Time: 04/29/2016 from 1300 to 1900 hours
Location: Worcester County
Arrests: Kamrin Leigh Muscalli 20 year old female from Towson, MD
Randy Mason Carver 58 year old male from Berlin, MD
Joshua Vinson Poper 31 year old male from Greencastle, PA
Thomas Cooper 24 year old male from Willards, MD
Narrative: On 04/29/2016, Troopers from the Berlin Barrack, Deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department and members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team performed a Criminal Initiative in and around the area of Worcester County, MD. During the enforcement, there were multiple traffic stops for speeding, seatbelt violations and distracted driving (using cellular device while vehicle is in operation). These traffic stops resulted in 2 CDS Arrests for Possession of Heroin, 1 Civil Citation for Possession of Marijuana under 10 grams and one open warrant apprehension.
Disposition:
Kamrin Leigh Muscalli was charged on a Civil Citation for Marijuana Possession less than 10 grams and released.
Randy Mason Carver and Joshua Vinson Poper were charged criminally with CDS Possession: Not Marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Both subjects were released by the Worcester County District Court Commissioner on their own personal recognizance.
Thomas Cooper was served his warrant for Failure to Appear in Court and taken before the District Court Commissioner where he was held on $5,575 bond.
Location: Worcester County
Arrests: Kamrin Leigh Muscalli 20 year old female from Towson, MD
Randy Mason Carver 58 year old male from Berlin, MD
Joshua Vinson Poper 31 year old male from Greencastle, PA
Thomas Cooper 24 year old male from Willards, MD
Narrative: On 04/29/2016, Troopers from the Berlin Barrack, Deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department and members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team performed a Criminal Initiative in and around the area of Worcester County, MD. During the enforcement, there were multiple traffic stops for speeding, seatbelt violations and distracted driving (using cellular device while vehicle is in operation). These traffic stops resulted in 2 CDS Arrests for Possession of Heroin, 1 Civil Citation for Possession of Marijuana under 10 grams and one open warrant apprehension.
Disposition:
Kamrin Leigh Muscalli was charged on a Civil Citation for Marijuana Possession less than 10 grams and released.
Randy Mason Carver and Joshua Vinson Poper were charged criminally with CDS Possession: Not Marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Both subjects were released by the Worcester County District Court Commissioner on their own personal recognizance.
Thomas Cooper was served his warrant for Failure to Appear in Court and taken before the District Court Commissioner where he was held on $5,575 bond.
Sobo's is OPEN for Mother's Day!
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Sunday, May 8th 2016
Treat MOM to a special lunch or dinner with the family!
Now accepting reservations - Call us today!
410.219.1117
Offering a special Four Course "Supper"
Only $36 per person*!
Includes: Your choice of appetizer or soup, choice of salad, choice of entree, and dessert.
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*Tax and gratuity, not included.
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I want all the perks of maternity leave — without having any kids
Meghann Foye, 38, was jealous of co-workers clocking out for maternity leave, and decided she needed a break of her own. Here, the author of the novel “Meternity” (Mira, out now), tells The Post’s Anna Davies why she believes every woman deserves mandated “me time.”
I was 31 years old in 2009, and I loved my career. As an editor at a popular magazine, I got to work on big stories, attend cool events, and meet famous celebs all the time.
And yet, after 10 years of working in a job where I was always on deadline, I couldn’t help but feel envious when parents on staff left the office at 6 p.m. to tend to their children, while it was assumed co-workers without kids would stay behind to pick up the slack.
“You know, I need a maternity leave!” I told one of my pregnant friends. She laughed, and we spent the afternoon plotting my escape from my 10-hour days, fake baby bump and all.
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I was 31 years old in 2009, and I loved my career. As an editor at a popular magazine, I got to work on big stories, attend cool events, and meet famous celebs all the time.
And yet, after 10 years of working in a job where I was always on deadline, I couldn’t help but feel envious when parents on staff left the office at 6 p.m. to tend to their children, while it was assumed co-workers without kids would stay behind to pick up the slack.
“You know, I need a maternity leave!” I told one of my pregnant friends. She laughed, and we spent the afternoon plotting my escape from my 10-hour days, fake baby bump and all.
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