FORD JUST REPORTED A 375% INCREASE IN THE SALE OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE

U.S. automakers performed remarkably well in May, with Chrysler reporting an 11 percent increase in sales. But the award for most impressive statistic goes to Ford Motor Company for selling nearly 37,000 hybrid vehicles during the January-May period, an increase of roughly 375 percent from this time last year.

“We’re working tirelessly to get as many hybrids to the market as we can right now to meet this unprecedented customer demand for our electrified vehicles,” said Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst. “The success we are experiencing with hybrids is energizing the whole company.”

Hybrid sales in 2013 have been driven by the automaker’s electrified vehicle lineup including the Ford C-MAX Hybrid, the Ford C-MAX Energi, the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the FordFusion Energi, and the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.
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The IRS Has A New Potential Scandal On Its Hands

An inspector general report to be released today shows the agency spent $50 million on 220 conferences over a three-year period. The report comes as three Congressional committees are investigating charges of politically motivated enforcement. At one conference in California, some of the 2,600 attendees received baseball tickets and stayed in fancy suites worth more than a $1,000 per night. The agency spent $135,000 on more than a dozen outside speakers. Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel calls the spending an unfortunate vestige from a prior era.

City Of Salisbury Press Release 6-3-13

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Don't Mow The Lawn

That's a relatively painless way to save money and one of the Navy's tactics for dealing with sequestration. Hampton Roads installations in southeast Virginia are letting the grass grow a foot tall before it's trimmed. The move is expected to save the Navy nearly $2 million this year. The Virginian-Pilot reports: there's a downside — an unsightly front yard. It reports thigh-high weeds at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach. The Navy is facing a $4 billion spending cut because of sequestration.

STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ON U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING ON STATE’S DNA CASE

ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 3, 2013) – Governor Martin O’Malley released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today on the State’s DNA case, Maryland v. King - upholding the constitutionality of the Maryland DNA Collection Act, a key piece of the O'Malley-Brown Administration’s public safety agendain 2008. The Governor recently signed a bill passed this session that repeals the sunset of the DNA law in Maryland:

“Working together with our law enforcement partners, we have driven down violent crime in Maryland to 30-year lows. Today’s Supreme Court ruling is important because it confirms an important weapon in our arsenal to fight violent crime in our State.

“DNA collection has been a very effective new tool in our efforts to save lives by reducing violent crime and resolving open investigations. I’d like to thank Attorney General Doug Gansler, Deputy Attorney General Kay Winfree, and the capable appellate attorneys of the Attorney General’s Office of Maryland. Together, we will continue employing innovative and meaningful strategies to reduce crime, including using DNA, so that we can take violent offenders off the streets and protect our families and children.”

U.S. SUPREME COURT REVERSES MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS IN MARYLAND RAPE CASE

June 3, 2013, Salisbury MD – In a 5 to 4 decision released June 3, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Maryland Court of Appeals that had ruled Maryland’s DNA Statute was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court decision, in effect, reinstates the conviction of Alonzo King, age 30, formerly of Delmar Maryland.

In 2003, a rape occurred in Salisbury, Maryland. The police had no suspect at that time, but they recovered and submitted DNA to the DNA bank as part of their investigation. In 2009, King was arrested for an unrelated felony assault. Pursuant to Maryland law, a buccal swab sample of his DNA was taken and submitted to the DNA bank. Police were informed later that King’s DNA matched the DNA submitted following the rape in 2003. This evidence resulted in the July 27, 2010 conviction of King for rape in the first degree. King received the sentence of life imprisonment on October 7, 2010.

Following his conviction, King made an appeal. The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that the DNA collection statute was an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of King’s Constitutional rights. State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello solicited the assistance of Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler who agreed to request an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case and it was argued before them in February of this year.

In the decision written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court found that the collection of DNA from an arrestee was a reasonable part of the routine booking procedures of law enforcement. The Court pointed out that DNA testing provided identification with near certainty. Justice Kennedy compared the collection of DNA from a suspect to the collection of a suspect’s fingerprints. There are, according to the decision, a number of reasons for these collections with the primary difference being the superior accuracy of DNA. Additionally, the Court ruled that while there was a bit more of an intrusion into a suspect’s privacy with DNA collection, that difference is insignificant and outweighed by the more accurate results.

This ruling was shared with the victim in the case who is very happy with the results.

Matthew A. Maciarello wishes to thank the Salisbury Police Department and Barry Tucker who was the lead investigator for this case for their hard work in gaining this conviction originally. He further wishes to thank the Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler and his staff for their exhaustive efforts in presenting this case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Obama's New Press Secretary

Newland Park Landfill Selected

2013 Pesticide Container Recycling Collection Dates Announced

June 3, 2013, Salisbury, MD – The Wicomico County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division is pleased to announce that the Newland Park Landfill, located on Brick Kiln Road in Salisbury, will serve as the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2013 Pesticide Container Recycling Center for Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, and Dorchester Counties. This is the only pesticide container collection site on the Lower Eastern Shore.

The collection dates, all of which run between the hours of 9 am to 3 pm, are as follows: June 28, July 26, August 23 and September 27.

Please adhere to the following recycling guidelines:

All containers must be made from high density polyethylene (HPDE). The container must have held an Environmental Protection Agency-registered pesticide or adjuvant, crop oil, etc. Any size container will be accepted. However, containers over 30 gallons must be cut prior to recycling. Contact MDA Pesticide Regulations at 410-841-5710 for cutting instructions:

Pesticide containers must be properly pressure-rinsed or triple-rinsed.
Caps and other non-HDPE parts, such as metal handles and rubber linings, cannot be recycled.
Stained containers are acceptable, provided no material can be smeared or removed when touched by a rubber glove.
Please remove lids and label booklets prior to recycling.

For more information please contact Mark Whitelock, Superintendent, Wicomico Solid Waste Division at 410-548-4935.

PR Baywater Hosts Dogs For Dads Adoption Promotion

Cambridge, MD -- Thinking about adding a new dog to your family? Baywater Animal Rescue is excited to announce an adoption promotion during the month of June - Dogs For Dads. Adoption fees will be waived for any Dad adopting a large dog. Not a Dad? No worries, you will receive a reduced adoption fee of $50 for any large dog. Many of the dogs are already house-trained and every dog is screened for heartworms, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated. “There are so many awesome dogs in the shelter right now in need of homes, and this is a great opportunity to adopt a shelter pet,” states Suzette Stitely, Executive Director of the rescue. “Our staff does an excellent job of learning each dogs‘ temperament so we can suggest the perfect companion for your family.” Adoption hours are Tuesdays & Thursdays 1-7 pm, Wednesdays & Fridays 1-5 pm and Saturdays 11am-4pm.

Bring Dad and the entire family to Baywater Animal Rescue to meet the wonderful large dogs looking for homes.

Baywater Animal Rescue is the Mid-Shore’s Premiere No Kill shelter providing adoption, spay/neuter and pet retention services. Learn more about them at www.baywateranimalrescue.org.   

EDITORIAL: Gov. O’Malley’s ‘miracle’

Economic success in Maryland is only an illusion

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is a miracle worker. At least, that’s what he told the crowd gathered Thursday in Washington at the left-leaning Center for American Progress.

“We have cut more spending than ever before in our state’s history,” the Democratic chief executive told the fawning crowd. “And we have also invested more in public education, innovation and infrastructure than ever before.”

That’s quite a trick. Mr. O'Malley claims he has cut more spending while at the same time investing (i.e., spending) more than ever. Actual budget numbers show spending assertion is certainly true. At $9 billion, outlays in Annapolis rose 30 percent on the former Baltimore mayor’s watch.

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The Dirty Side Of Wheat

Editor’s Note: Although wheat is a great choice for adding to your preparedness supply, there is a downside to this food source. The GMO wheat that is prevalent in many of the store bought products we purchase in this country has been genetically altered to increase carbohydrates thus leading to increased health issues such as high blood sugar levels.

To ensure your bread choices are the healthiest, make sure you look at the ingredient listings. If the first ingredient is whole grains, then that is a good bread choice option. If you are not allergic to wheat, I would advocate having some whole wheat in your diet as there is nutrition in this grain, but there are alternatives available. Some healthy options are: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, rice, rye, and sorghum.

A month or so back, I went to a local spa to have a back massage; my left shoulder was bothering me. The therapist, Don, and I talked a bit and he asked what medications I was on; I told him. I told him that one of my goals was to get off those medicines by diet but I was having a difficult time with it. He spoke of a book written by Dr. William Davis, Wheat Belly. Don explained that Dr. Davis, a cardiologist, had found that eliminating wheat from one’s diet could reverse many of today’s medical problems. He has well over 2,000 patients as proof.

So I bought a copy of the book and read it immediately. I could not believe what I was reading; I had the solution in my hand. So I implemented the wheat-free diet about a month ago and can state that this works; I have dropped my blood sugar count by 19 points, some 17% in one month. I have taken myself off the Metformin that my doctor had prescribed; my blood sugars are now well within the normal ranges.

So how does this work?

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Odd Fish On Assateague

Hey Joe,
My husband and I went to Assateague on Sunday, and saw this on the beach. Do any of our visitors know what it is, or can they help us identify it? Definitely STRANGE! Also heard that a whale washed up as well, but I can't find any pictures or story yet.

The Lois Lerner State

The faceless shock troops of the bureaucracy march on and on and on.

It is appropriate that the worst scandal of the Obama administration — the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservatives — is a scandal of administrators and bureaucrats, of otherwise faceless people endowed with immense power over their fellow citizens and running free of serious oversight from elected officials.

They are the shock troops of the vast bureaucratic apparatus of the federal government. President Barack Obama has greatly enhanced their influence and reach by augmenting the power of regulatory agencies that are an inherent offense against self-government, even when they aren’t enforcing the law in a biased way.

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Troopers Investigate Large Cash Theft From Claymont Church

Location:
Holy Rosary Church, 3200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE

Date of Occurrence:
Saturday, June 1, 2013

Suspect:
No suspect information available.
No video surveillance available for release.

Resume:
Claymont – Troopers are investigating a felony theft of cash that occurred at the Holy Rosary Church, 3200 Philadelphia Pike, this weekend.

The theft occurred sometime on Saturday, June 1. Money earned on Friday from the church's carnival had been placed in a safe within the church. When a carnival volunteer opened the safe late Saturday afternoon, he found that a large amount of the cash was missing.

Investigating Troopers found no signs of forced entry into the church or the safe. This investigation is ongoing, and Troopers are asking for the public to come forward with information about the theft.

If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, they are asked to contact the Troop 1 at 302-761-6677 extension 328, or by utilizing the Delaware State Police Mobile Crime Tip Application available to download at:http://www.delaware.gov/apps/. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."

Political Dimensions of Jim Smith’s New Job

BY CHOOSING former Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith as Maryland’s new transportation secretary, Gov. Martin O’Malley solved multiple problems, especially for his governor-in-waiting, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.

O’Malley left the top MDOT post vacant for nearly a year. Smith, apparently, had been the governor’s choice but never accepted until after the governor did the heavy lifting in pushing a multi-year gas tax increase through the General Assembly, After all, what fun would it be to serve as MDOT secretary without $$ to upgrade Maryland’s transportation network?

Smith has modest experience dealing with state legislative issues outside of Baltimore County delegation matters. He has minimal background in the inner workings of the statewide transportation program and its political underpinnings. He would have been of little use to O’Malley in lining up votes for a hefty gas tax increase.
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Flooding In Salisbury

Delmar Police Department Press Release

Criminal Mischief

On Monday, May 27, 2013 at approximately7:00 p.m. the Delmar Police Department responded to the area of Second St. in Delmar, De in reference to a broken automobile window. The investigation revealed that someone had shot the window out of the vehicle with a BB gun or similar type weapon. Subsequent investigation revealed that a total of 10 automobiles had windows shot out in the area immediately surrounding the first. Investigation is continuing. Anyone with information relating to these incidents should contact the Delmar Police Department at (410) 896-3132.

On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at approximately 12:05 p.m. the Delmar Police Department responded to Bi-State Blvd in Delmar, De in reference to a broken store front window. The investigation revealed that someone had shot the front window out of a retail establishment with a shotgun. Investigation is continuing. . Anyone with information relating to this incident should contact the Delmar Police Department at (410) 896-3132.

Gas Prices Going Down in Va., Up in Md., DC

As it stands, gasoline in the District costs about 10 cents more than the national average. Gas in Maryland and Virginia, meanwhile, costs about 15 and 26 cents less than the national average, respectively.

But AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend says that is all going to change soon.

In May, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the state’s first gas excise tax increase in 20 years into law. The legislation levies a sales tax on gasoline on top of the state’s 23.5-cents per gallon tax. It will take effect July 1, and add about 4 cents to a gallon of gas. The price will jump another 8 cents by July 2015. The tax could rise another 8 cents by July 2016.
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WOULD YOU BELIEVE WIFE OF FORMER IRS HEAD IS AN EXEC AT LEFT-WING POLITICAL ACTION GROUP?

Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Douglas H. Shulman, a frequent White House visitor when the IRS was targeting conservative nonprofits, is married to an executive with Public Campaign, an unabashed left-wing organization “dedicated to sweeping campaign reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of big special interest money in American politics.”

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BILL CLINTON’S HALF-MILLION DOLLAR SPEECH IS DRAWING OUTRAGE IN ISRAEL

Senior Israeli media figures are voicing outrage at a revelation this weekend that former U.S. President Bill Clinton received $500,000 for a gala speech later this month in honor of Israeli President Shimon Peres’s 90th birthday.

The commissioned speech at the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot is expected to last 45 minutes, meaning each minute is costing sponsors $11,111.

According to Israeli news accounts, the large sum will go to the William J. Clinton Foundation which focuses its efforts on a range of causes including economic, health, leadership and environmental.
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