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All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny!

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 

Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. 

There's no such thing as too much candy. 

All work and no play can make you a basket case. 

A Cute Tail attracts a lot of attention. 

Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day. 

Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits. 

Some body parts Should be floppy. 

Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans RR. 

Good things come in small, sugar coated packages. 

The grass is always greener in someone else's basket. 

To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell. 

The best things in life are still Sweet and Gooey. 

May the joy of the season fill your heart. 

AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU! 

Happy Easter!

Delaware Family's Vacation Nightmare: Teen Boys in Comas, Dad Can’t Move or Talk — Toxic Pesticide May Be Culprit

Two teenage boys are in comas and their dad can’t move or talk two weeks after falling ill during a family trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, CNN reported Saturday, citing the family’s lawyer.

The presence of Methyl Bromide, a highly toxic pesticide, was detected in the Delaware family’s unit at the Sirenusa resort in St. John, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Lost Dog: UPDATE

We lost our small pekingese/terrier mix from Camden Ave/South Blvd area April 3, 2015; answers to "Charlie". Your blog has successfully found lost animals. We would appreciate posting this information. please call 410-572-2880 with information. Thanks 

Happy Easter!

Mayor Ireton Wants You To Celebrate Gay Pride Night Tonight: But Closes Adult Book Stores

Wednesday night! Come celebrate spring break and dance with us!
Posted by Jim Ireton on Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Ireton Is Not Delusional, He Is Simply and Skillfully Deceitful

Those who listened to Mr. Ireton's recent spiel, aided and abetted by Don Rush of "Public Radio Delmarva," might jump to the conclusion that Ireton is non compos mentis. In his attack on the effort to bring about an elected school board in Wicomico County he pointed his finger at two persons that he named – "G. A. Harrison and Joe Albero” – whom Ireton portrays as having drawn the County’s council districts. He offered no evidence to support that claim, and there is none.

Ireton also attributed the legislation pending in the General Assembly to what he sees as the "far right wing" that – according to him – controls the County after last year's election and to the right wing portion of the county voters who elected the Council members and County executive. Given the magnitude of the victories of Bob Culver and the council members who faced an opponent (two ran unopposed) it is preposterous that the far right "won" the election. Then, look at the council members: four of the seven members are moderate Republicans or RINO’s, and another is a Democrat.

Mr. Ireton is not ignorant or misinformed, and he is not crazy. Like his idol, Obama, he knows that if you vilify your opponents by distortion and outright falsehood – and do it enough and with a straight face – the low information residents will accept what you say as fact. Obama has mastered that technique, but he did not create it. Past masters have included Hitler among others. Like them, Ireton knows that it works best by pointing to a group that is portrayed as the "enemy among us." For that purpose, Obama uses the wealthy and business owners; Hitler used the Jews; and Ireton castigates the "far right" and "tea party." Often, the masters portray themselves as community organizers or watchdogs, and there is a racial or nationalistic aspect to the baiting and fomenting. Sound familiar?

But to pull it off, you must be an accomplished liar and agitator in public speaking, like Obama and Hitler, and Ireton has honed that skill for many years. And it helps, and may even be essential, to have an accommodating mainstream media. Again, Obama and Hitler are examples, and in Wicomico there’s the Daily Times as well as Don Rush, who sat mute while Ireton spouted his vitriol at those currently at the top of his enemies list. The Daily Times, which gave major coverage to Ireton’s recent and similar performance in Annapolis, has afforded him extensive free and flattering publicity for many years.

Without suggesting that their respective goals are equally evil, there is a remarkable similarity in the manner in which Ireton, Obama and Hitler have used the "big lie" propaganda technique in public statements and the mainstream media. We weren't around to counter Hitler, but we have not been silent in regard to the other two. It’s interesting that so many comments now refer to Ireton by a term that’s a word-play on his name and suggests his propensity for deliberate distortion and fabrication of fact.

A Viewer Writes: 4-3-15

I would like to start this conversation by saying that I am a middle aged woman. I do not have anything against people of either sex that are gay and I believe gay couples should have the right to marry. 

However there is one subject that irritates me about some gay men, and that’s the over the top feminism. I can’t stand it when women act overly flamboyant and it comes off as bad if not worse, with gay men. 

Just a heads up to those gay men, and you know who you are; please stop the theatrics. No one wants to be around someone acting that ridiculously whether they are gay or not. Women don’t like it in other women and we don’t appreciate that you feel that’s the way women act. We don’t! We’re not always fainting and screaming! We don’t have regular hissy fits! We’re strong, calm and can deal with anything that comes our way. 

Instead of focusing on the extreme actions of what you perceive as female, focus on the true grace and calm under adversity that your feminine counterparts actually possess. People will enjoy your company more when you are more enjoyable to be around.

Hogan Calls Madaleno Letter "Shameful" After First Lady Reference

 

Maryland State Senator Richard Madaleno has sent a letter to Governor Hogan, calling on him to to enact a ban on travel to Indiana with Maryland tax dollars.

Madaleno, who is openly gay and married to a man, addressed the letter on Maryland's News Now with Bryan Nehman:

In that letter to Governor Hogan he says - "Your family could be denied service due to a random business person, waiter or clerk's objection to the First Lady's previous divorce."

He says the ban would protect Maryland officials from potential public humiliation and embarrassment of denial of service.

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Christian Asks Thirteen Gay Bakeries To Bake Him Pro-Traditional Marriage Cake, And Is Denied Service By All Of Them

CEO: We're Helping Employees Move Out of Indiana

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is helping employees who are uncomfortable with Indiana's controversial religious freedom law to transfer out of the state.

Benioff told CNN's Poppy Harlow on Wednesday that several employees have asked for transfers -- and he has agreed, even supplying relocation packages.

"I just got an email on the way to studio from another employee who said, 'look I don't feel comfortable living in this state anymore, you have to move me out,' and I gave him a $50,000 relocation package and said, 'great, you're clear to go.' "

Benioff acknowledged that Salesforce (CRM, Tech30) won't be able to completely pull out of Indiana, given the size of the company's operations there. But the company is helping individual employees who feel oppressed to leave.

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A Letter To The Editor 4-4-15

I am a faithful follower but I have never posted a concern only commented. I just found out that my dental office Drs. Gray, Allen and Associates have installed security cameras throughout the entire office. I have been extremely disappointed and concerned for the past couple of years because I have noticed such a turn around in the staff there. But because they participated with my insurance, I continued to seek care there, but NO MORE!!! This takes the cake and I will be searching for care elsewhere. I feel it to be an invasion of privacy to the patient to be under surveillance. This office see adults as well as minors. What happened to HIPPA. You have to sign your life away in a medical/dental office these days so how can an office put up cameras and not make you aware of it. I did not sign anything giving permission to be on camera. This is not Walmart! This is a professional or so called professional office that I feel has to be in breech of patient privacy. This is not about patient theft or security. Obviously they have other issues and it pertains to their staff but at their patients/clienteles expense. I do not know if this is legal but I will be contacting the Board of Dental Examiners and I hope to make it aware to other patients of this office.

Thank You.

Gun Store in Ocean Pines?

Association member and OceanPinesForum.com member Bill Warenius alerted everyone today that an individual has applied for a Worcester County zoning variance related to stocking and storing guns for distribution purposes within an Ocean Pines residential area. This apparent gun sale business would be located on Moonshell Drive in Ocean Pines.

Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino quickly verified through the Worcester County Department of Development Review and Permitting department head Ed Tudor that the variance request is on the agenda for April 9th.

Warenius wrote, "Approving such a venture in a Multi-family neighborhood for the purpose of distributing guns is unacceptable encroachment on our neighborhood. This is an intrusion on the lifestyle that we all looked forward to when settling in O.P. There is also no assurance that only law abiding citizens would be coming to our streets. These ventures should be in business areas not in a residential area."

There will be a public hearing on the application for a zoning variance on April 9, 2015 at 6:35 pm at the Worcester County Center in Snow Hill, Room 1102.

If this issue concerns you, attend the meeting and make your opinion known. Letters do not have near the impact of attendance. Attend the hearing.

Who would you vote for? The social effort to put a woman on the $20 bill

WASHINGTON – It started as a revelation and is now a full-blown movement on social media.

Women across the country, including actresses such as Susan Sarandon, are taking selfies with President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill and sharing their photos on social media in support of an effort to put a woman’s face on the bill.

Susan Ades Stone, of Women on the 20s, says founder Barbara Ortiz Howard realized when rifling through her wallet at a coffee shop that there were no women on any U.S. paper money. What she didn’t initially realize was how simple the codes that govern the money are.

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UPDATE On Christian Owners of Indiana Pizzeria

EDITORS NOTE: We posted about this Pizzeria last night at 9:30pm. The total on GOFUNDME is now reaching 600k.

In less than 24 hours, over 8,000 people have donated more than $228,000 for the embattled Christian owners of Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana. A slew of online threats forced the small business to close its doors after the owners told a local news station that they would refuse to cater for same-sex weddings based on their religious beliefs.

Among all of the donations was a $20 contribution that is being called the “greatest things I’ve seen in years” and the epitome of “real tolerance.” The GoFundMe page was set up by Lawrence Jones, a contributor for TheBlaze TV’s “Dana.” 

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Despite Ever-Expanding Police State Measures, Cops Worse Than Ever at Solving Crimes. Here’s Why.Police2

If you were murdered today, there’s only a 60% chance of police catching the person who did it. That number drops to 3% if you’re raped. 50 years ago, that number was much higher. What happened?

Despite overwhelming disapproval from the public, the war on drugs wages on and we are witnessing the inevitable materialization of a fascist police state before us.

The irony here is that no matter how much money the state steals from us to fund themselves, and no matter how many tanks or AR-15s they acquire, they are solving far fewer crimes than before.

Police aren’t getting any closer to “winning” this ridiculous and immoral war on drugs either.

So, why aren’t police solving crimes?

The answer to that question can be found by looking at where police allocate much of their time and resources.

Civil asset forfeiture pays. Busting low-level drug dealers by the dozen and confiscating their drugs, guns, cars, houses, and money pays. Writing tickets for victimless crime pays. Pulling you over for window tint, seat belts, arbitrary traveling speeds, and expired license plates; these are the things that pay, not solving crimes.

In criminal justice, clearance rates are used as a measure of crimes solved by the police. The clearance rate is calculated by dividing the number of crimes that are “cleared” (a charge being laid) by the total number of crimes recorded.

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Muslims Outraged Over What Safeway Did to Muslim Who Wanted to Practice Shariah Law

California Muslims are outraged at what happened to a Muslim woman working at Safeway fueling station who was intent on abiding by Shariah law inside the United States.

Rosemary Hassan, a Muslim woman hired at Safeway in El Dorado Hills, was originally told that she would be allowed to wear a hijab — the Shariah-compliant scarf that covers a woman’s head and chest.

But the next day upon reporting to work wearing the hijab, she was called into the assistant manager’s office and told that she wasn’t allowed to wear the garment while on duty — and Muslims went bonkers over it.

Hassan was told that she would be required to fill out a form to submit a formal request for permission to wear the Islamic garment, one that Muslim men and Islamic writings state that women must wear to keep them as oppressed as humanly possible.

The Muslim woman claimed that the form was only for those who were disabled and therefore refused to complete the form, citing her religious reasons for sporting a garment that’s been the subject ofmultiple legal incidents around the country.

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Mother Wants Answers After Photo Of Beaten Son In Prison Goes Viral!

We’ve all heard horror stories of jailed inmate beatings and rapings other less equipped or ‘connected’ prisoners inside state prison walls often have to deal with, but that doesn’t make these vicious unnecessary on-goings right.

Horrified, when Facebook photo evidence that her son, Cortez Berry, was beaten inside a prison bathroom on his 18th birthday – Demetria Harris wants answers and she wants them now. The shocking photo shows Cortez kneeing on the floor with one eye swollen shut and a noose around his neck as two confident jail mates stand behind himmenacingly.

Demetria was first alerted to the incident when a friend saw the disturbing photo of her son being circulated on Facebook on Friday. “I was like OH MY GOD, what happened?” she says.

After she laid eyes on the picture, Demetria had a million “what ifs” floating through her mind and immediately contacted the prison to seek justice for her son. “Where were the guards? No one deserves this,” she says.

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Death threats force Christian pizzeria to close

Facing death threats and pressure from the pro-”gay marriage” movement, a family-owned pizza business in Indiana was forced to close its doors.

Openly Christian owners Kevin and Christie O’Connor of Memories Pizza in Walkerton were asked by a reporter how they would respond to the state’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act and said: We would serve gay individuals at the restaurant but due to religious beliefs, would decline to cater a same-sex wedding.

The comments quickly went viral, and within hours, the shop owners said they received vicious threats – to include vows to harm and kill them – and so in fear, shut their doors, at least temporarily. In one widely reported threat, a Concord High School coach named Jess Dooley tweeted: “Who’s going to Walkerton, IN to burn down #memoriespizza w me?”

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100 Students Refuse to Pay Their Loans

Dawn Thompson racked up $155,000 in student loans for a Corinthian College degree that proved worthless. Now she refuses to pay it off.

It's a risky move, but she's not alone. More than 100 of the now-defunct for-profit school's students are taking the same stand. And the government is willing to hear them out.

The "debt strikers" are asking the federal government to forgive their loans because they were ripped off by the school.

On Tuesday, 14 of the strikers were scheduled to meet with reps from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education, which has the power to cancel the loans. Officials wouldn't say what the agenda was for the meeting, and it's not uncommon for the CFPB to meet with students struggling to pay off loans.

This is the first time the "debt strikers" have been acknowledged by the government.

"I believe every student from Corinthian College who was lied to should have their loans forgiven so they can to go a real school and get a real degree," she told CNNMoney before Tuesday's meeting.

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