Presidents Praise George W. Bush At New Library

Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President Barack Obama praised his predecessor's strength and resolve after Sept. 11, calling Bush a "good man" who faced the storm head on.

"My deepest conviction, the guiding principle of the administration, is that the United States of America must strive to expand the reach of freedom," Bush said. "I believe that freedom is a gift from God and the hope of every human heart."

Obama and Bush spoke along with the three other living former presidents in a rare reunion at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. "To know President George W. Bush is to like him," Obama said.
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COACH & LONGABERGER BINGO

Salisbury Metro Lions Club

is holding it's annual

COACH & LONGABERGER

BINGO!

July 25^th, 2013

Salisbury Moose Lodge

Snow Hill Rd.

Salisbury, MD

Doors open at 5:00 pm

Games start at 6:30 pm

Bring a pair of old, unused glasses for a donation and receive

an extra door prize ticket!

RSVP with whom will be in your party to reserve a table

by calling:

Melanie Donophan 443-880-1743

Kimmie Marshall 410-713-9567

Tickets on sale now!

Early Bird Special: $15.00

After July 14^th: $20.00

At the Door: $25.00

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US Sailor Thwarts Dubai Bus Driver Rapist After Putting Him In Strangehold With Her Thighs And Then Beating Him Into Submission

An off-duty US navy sailor wrestled a bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he attempted to rape her at knife point, a court heard yesterday.

Prosecutors said that she knocked the knife from his hand, broke it in two, bit him in the hand, forced him to the ground and locked him between her thighs.

The woman, 28, was on 24-hour shore leave in Dubai and was attacked as she returned to the port where she was based after a day shopping. 
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THEY HATE US FOR OUR WELFARE BENEFITS

Hat tip to Boston Bob. He’s uncovered the true motive for the bombings. Tamerlan was pissed off because he was kicked off the welfare gravy train at the end of 2012 because his wench pushed them over the minimum income level by working 80 hours per week while he made bombs in the kitchen all day.

Obama and the liberals have learned their lesson. NEVER EVER kick anyone off the welfare rolls. They might blow something up. FREE STUFF FOR EVERYONE!!!!

Our first FSA TERRORIST

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MEGYN KELLY’S SURPRISE REVELATION: FBI WAS ‘SHOCKED’ TO SEE JUDGE ‘WALTZ’ IN AND GIVE SUSPECT MIRANDA RIGHTS

Regular viewers of Fox News are used to seeing popular host Megyn Kelly on their televisions every afternoon, but on Thursday morning Kelly made a special appearance during the morning to break some surprising information: according to her sources, the FBI was “shocked” to see a magistrate “waltz into” the hospital room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and read him his Miranda rights.

So why were they shocked? According to Kelly, the FBI was under the understanding that they would get much more time with Tsarnaev under the “public safety exemption” before he was read his rights. Adding to the shock: the sources told Kelly agents were getting crucial information after only 16 hours of questioning and were making valuable progress.

No matter.

“It’s really unbelievable,” Kelly said.
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Boston Bombers On Terrorist Watch Lists … Russia Contacted U.S. MULTIPLE TIMES Regarding Bombers

The Boston Globe reports:

Russian authorities alerted the US government not once but ``multiple’’ times over their concerns about Tamerlan Tsarnaev -- including a second time nearly a year after he was first interviewed by FBI agents in Boston -- raising new questions about whether the FBI should have focused more attention on the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, according to US senators briefed on the probe Tuesday.

In a closed briefing on Tuesday, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee learned that Russia alerted the United States about Tsarnaev in ``multiple contacts’’ -- including ``at least once since October 2011,’’ said Richard Burr, a Republican of North Carolina, speaking with reporters afterward.

Senators said the briefing also revealed failures among federal agencies to share vital information about Tsarnaev, indicating, they said, that the US government still has not established a strong system to ``connect the dots’’ about would-be terrorists residing in America more than a decade after 9/11.

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BREAKING NEWS: Boston Bombers Planned Times Square Hit

Rep. Peter King says police believe the two men responsible for Boston Marathon bombing also were planning to detonate devices in New York City's Times Square.
From Fox News

Union Official: Baltimore Prisons 'Club Med' For Inmates

A corrections officers union is reacting to the indictment of 13 officers by the federal government for smuggling drugs and money and having sex with inmates at two prisons in Baltimore City.

Herbert Barry with the Maryland Correctional Law Enforcement Union tells WBAL he is not surprised by the indictment. Barry says some of the officers who work at Central Booking and the City Detention Center are relieved that action was finally taken because they had been complaining and were not seeing any action taken from management regarding their complaints.

Barry says know they understand management was cooperating with the investigation.
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OBAMA LOAN MODIFICATION PROGRAM – ANOTHER EPIC FAIL WITH YOUR TAX DOLLARS

Obama and his minions have done such an amazing job with mortgage loan modifications, imagine what they will do for your healthcare. He really should stick to doing what he does best – enrolling millions in the foodstamp program and SSDI. So here’s the skinny. You have continued to make your mortgage payment, month after month. You did this by working at a job and making sure you did not spend the mortgage money on a new HDTV or a vacation in Vegas.

While you were acting responsibly, Obama took money from your pocket and gave it to people who weren’t making their mortgage payments. He declared that 4 million people would stay in their homes and help the economy recover. Only 2 million modifications were started and only 900,000 are still in effect. And this isn’t even the epic fail. The redefault rates on the modified mortgages is 46%. Think about that for one minute. The government drones in the Treasury Department are dazed and confused that deadbeats would default after they had previously proven they were deadbeats. SHOCKING!!!!

But at least Obama got a couple million votes in the last election from the defaulting deadbeats who appreciated his generosity and taxpayer gullibility. I can’t wait for Obama’s next mortgage plan. It will be tough to top this result. Obamacare here we come.

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Sifaka Baby Is The Maryland Zoo's Newest Resident

A male Coquerel's sifaka, which is an endangered lemur, was recently born at the Maryland Zoo.

Zoo officials say Little Maximilian was born to the sifaka pair, Anastasia and Gratian on March 30th.

According to Carey Ricciardone, who is the mammal collection and conservation manager at the Zoo, the baby is healthy and is bonding with his parents. Newborn sifaka normally ride on their mother's belly for the first month, then move to riding on her back. 
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GOVERNOR O’MALLEY MEETS WITH ISRAELI PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES, PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Midway through an eight-day economic development mission to Israel and Jordan, Governor Martin O’Malley met with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the president’s residence in Jerusalem. During the hour-long meeting, the discussion focused on Maryland and the State’s economy, entrepreneurship and the Middle East peace process. Later in the day, Governor O’Malley met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss U.S.-Israeli relations, as well as the economic ties between Israel and Maryland, which both have strong clusters in defense, cybersecurity, healthcare and biotechnology.

“Meeting with President Peres and Prime Minister Netanyahu was a tremendous honor,” said Governor O’Malley. “Their tireless dedication to peace for Israel and the entire region is an inspiration not just for the citizens here, but the world over. We look forward to strengthening the deep and historic relationship between Maryland and Israel and growing as partners in peace and prosperity.”

The first person to serve terms as both Prime Minister and President of Israel, President Peres began his career in 1947, serving in the Haganah, the predecessor to the Israel Defense Force. In 1953, at the age of 29, Peres was appointed Director General of the Defense Ministry and, over six years, established Israel’s electronic aircraft industries and the country’s nuclear program. Peres was elected to Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, at age 36 and, over the next 50 years, twice served as Prime Minister and once as Acting Prime Minister. In 1994, he won the Nobel Peace Prize with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has twice held the office of prime minister, worked as a business consultant to Israeli high-tech companies after leaving office in 1999 and before returning to politics in 2002. He is the first Israeli prime minister born in Israel after the establishment of the state. He is also an author and a leading voice on combating global terrorism. Governor O’Malley met Netanyahu during a previous trade mission to Israel in 2008.

Also today, Governor O’Malley met with Major General Amos Gilad, one of the top officials of Israel’s Ministry of Defense who is Director of Policy and Political-Military Affairs and Chairman of Security Relations with Regional and Strategic Partners. Governor O’Malley and General Gilad discussed the military, intelligence and security assets in Maryland and the major defense and foreign policy issues facing Israel.

Governor O’Malley also traveled to Ashdod to tour the headquarters of ELTA Systems Ltd., the world’s 4th-largest radar company. A subsidiary of Israeli Aerospace Industries Ltd., ELTA developed the radar used in the Iron Dome missile defense system that was instrumental in protecting Israeli towns and cities in the Gaza Strip during the conflict with Hamas in the fall. Governor O’Malley discussed with ELTA executives the company’s plans for expansion in the U.S. market and the recent success of the Iron Dome system. ELTA North America opened its U.S. headquarters in Howard County last summer with plans to hire 100 employees.

“We are honored and excited in Maryland to be the U.S. home of ELTA,” Governor O’Malley said. “Israel and Maryland share a belief in innovating, educating, and make the right choices and smart investments that lead to a safer world. We look forward to ELTA’s growth in Maryland and further collaborating with Israeli companies in life sciences, cyber and homeland security, and aerospace and defense.”

“It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to host the honorable Governor O’Malley at ELTA Systems Ltd.,” said Nissim Hadas, IAI Executive Vice President and ELTA President. “ELTA North America will serve as the first line of our U.S. customer support. With the technical and manufacturing expertise of our combat tested and operationally fielded systems, we plan to create jobs and grow our market share in the challenging and dynamic U.S. market. I look forward to seeing ELTA North America mature into a successful business that brings pride to the State of Maryland.”

GUTSY FEDERAL JUDGE WHACKS OBAMA

A federal judge has a message for President Obama: Stop bypassing Congress on immigration.

Obama issued a directive in June 2012 halting the deportation of many young illegal aliens after Congress refused to pass the DREAM Act, which would have provided conditional permanent residency to young illegals.

A federal judge in Dallas is now threatening to reverse that directive.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor said Tuesday that he will likely rule in favor of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the new policy. He has asked both sides to file additional arguments by May 6.
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NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY

NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 27. WORCESTER COUNTY RESIDENTS URGED TOSAFELY DISPOSE OF UNWANTED MEDICATIONS

Operation Medicine Drop: Safe Communities-Healthy Waterways provides local drop off locations

Snow Hill, MD – Worcester County residents are urged to participate in the countywide drug take back effort, Operation Medicine Drop, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.

Operation Medicine Drop: Safe Communities-Healthy Waterways is a chance to safely dispose of unwanted, unused, or expired over-the-counter and prescription medications by dropping them off at the following designated sites throughout the county:

· Pocomoke Health Center, 400-A Walnut Street.

· Snow Hill Health Department, 6040 Public Landing Road.

· Berlin Police Department, 10 Williams Street.

· Food Lion, Rt. 611 in West Ocean City.

· Food Lion, Manklin Creek Rd. in Ocean Pines.

· Town of Ocean City Police Dept. and Ocean Pines Police Dept. offices both have permanent drop-off boxes for safe disposal of medications all year long.

Local law enforcement officers and volunteers will assist residents as they drop off their medicine at the designated drop off sites. There is no charge for this service and no questions asked.

The program prevents potentially harmful medications from entering our waterways and impacting aquatic life. In 2004, the USGS identified 100 different pharmaceuticals in surface water, including acetaminophen, caffeine, codeine, antibiotics and warfarin (a common blood thinner). They also found that an antibiotic, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder and nicotine had contaminated aquifers.

“Operation Medicine Drop events are an important part of our community outreach,” said Assateague COASTKEEPER Kathy Phillips. “By not flushing medications, or throwing them in the trash can, we are able to keep thousands of pounds of pharmaceuticals out of our waterways and our drinking water.”

Operation Medicine Drop also prevents medications from accidentally falling into the hands of small children or pets and from being abused by teens or adults. More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

“Safety is no accident,” said Worcester County Health Department Deputy Health Officer Dr. Andrea Mathias.“This is a chance for people to prevent prescriptions and over-the-counter medications from being misused or abused. It also keeps dangerous substances away from small children and pets who may accidentally ingest them."

Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.

To address this problem, Drug Enforcement Administration in collaboration with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Berlin Police Department, Worcester County Health Department and Assateague Coastal Trust/COASTKEEPER are sponsoring Operation Medicine Drop.

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Sheriff's Office Press Release 4-25-13

James Jonathan Aravanis of Princess Anne, criminal summons served 3-30-13 for theft less than $100.00. Aravanis was released on signature pending court actions.

Kim Lernora McDonald of Baltimore, arrested 4-6-13 for possession of suspected marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. McDonald was later released on citation pending court actions.

David Lee Polk Jr. of Princess Anne, arrested 4-18-13 on a warrant for violation of a court ordered protective order. Polk was held without bond.

Gabriel Thomas Charles of Princess Anne, criminal summons served on 4-18-13 for possession with the intent to distribute cds, maintaining a common nuisance, and six counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Charles was released on signature pending court actions.

Lashawn Andrews of Pittsville, arrested 4-18-13 on a warrant for failing to appear in court. Andrews was later held on a $250.00 bond.

Lorenzo Juan Christy of Princess Anne, criminal summons served on 4-18-13 for maintaining a common nuisance, and six counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Christy was released on signature pending court actions.

Gregory Davis Sterling Sr. of Crisfield, arrested 4-21-13 for 1st. and 2nd degree assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a deadly weapon, and harassment. Sterling was held on a $50,000 bond. The arrest was the result of a call where deputies were called to Georges Lane, Crisfield regarding an intoxicated subject threating the complainant with a knife.

Stanley Jones of Salisbury, arrested 4-22-13 on three warrants regarding failing to appear in court. Jones was held on a $1,500 bond.

Dana Lynn Chamberlin of Salisbury, criminal summons served on 4-22-13 for theft less than $1,000. Chamberlin was released on signature pending court actions.

Lamont Quamar Lewis of Princess Anne, criminal summons served 4-22-13 for possession of cds, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Lewis was released on signature pending court actions.

Dawn Marie Davis of Pittsville, arrested 4-22-13 on a warrant for violation of probation. Davis was held on a $35,000 bond.

Cassey Dawn King of Princess Anne, arrested 4-23-13 on a warrant for violating a court ordered protective order. King was released on a unsecured $5,000 bond.

Night Bus Service Cut In OC During Offseason Months

OCEAN CITY – Starting next November, the city’s bus service will be scaled back through the off-season months, eliminating the third shift that runs through the night during the week and returning to operating 24 hours a day on the weekends.

During budget wrap-up last Friday, city staff and the Mayor and City Council continued discussions over methods to increase revenue and cut costs to fill a budget shortfall in the FY14 budget.

A couple weeks ago, Public Works Director Hal Adkins presented two “extreme” options in decreasing the transit service. Both options left the service the same in the summer months, May-September, but if the bus service were to be completely eliminated in the off-season, October-April, it would reduce the subsidy by $1.67 million. The other option was to limit the bus service in the off-season to run only Friday-Sunday, which would result in a $1.42 million reduction.
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Terrorism Suspect Moonwalked On Canadian Idol

Friday Is The Last Day Of The Poodle Dog Show

Tomorrow is your last day to visit the Poodle Show at the WCYCC. Vendors will remain open from 8 AM to 5 PM selling many one of a kind items as well as many items your not going to find in any local pet store. 

The admission is FREE.

Senate Advances Bill To Tax Internet Purchases

In Virginia and Maryland, officials are counting on Congress to pass the online sales tax. Both states intend to use the new tax revenue to pay for roads, and if it fails on Capitol Hill, residents will be paying even more for gas. 

The Senate on Wednesday advanced a bill to tax Internet purchases despite the objection of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who say the legislation will hurt the critical small-business sector.

Senators voted 75-22 to advance the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to collect sales taxes from Internet retailers.

Opponents, many of them from the five states that do not have a sales tax, said the legislation pits "brick and mortar" stores against "brick and click" Internet businesses. Supporters say expanding the sales tax to the Internet will level the playing field and discourage the practice of "showrooming," in which shoppers peruse retail shops for items they then buy online for less.
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National Day Of Prayer Breakfast Scheduled For May 2

The Salisbury Area Prayer Breakfast Committee cordially invites the community to take part in the 3rd Annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast with guest speaker Randy Singer on Thursday, May 2 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.

This tradition of Christian fellowship and goodwill has flourished across the country for nearly 79 years as witness to the emphasis on spiritual values that we share in this great nation. The prayer breakfasts serves a meaningful purpose and richly rewards the spiritual growth of communities.

Guest speaker Randy Singer is an accomplished veteran trial lawyer, acclaimed author, teacher, and pastor. Last year, Singer was named a finalist (with John Grisham and Michael Connelly) for the inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.

The National Day of Prayer Breakfast will be held in the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center’s Midway Room on Thursday, May 2. Doors will open at 6:45am and the program begins at 7:20am. Tickets are $20 per person or $160 for a table of 8. Tickets are available at the Country House and Salisbury Chamber of Commerce, or by calling 410-430-4189.

The 62nd Annual National Day of Prayer Observance will follow at 12:00noon at the City/County Office Building in downtown Salisbury. The National Day of Prayer Observance is a time of corporate prayer with area pastors and is free and open to the public. For information, contact Ted Evans at 410-430-4189.