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Friday, May 28, 2010
O'Malley Family Has "Teachable Moment"
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and his wife, Katie, are coping with the same concern a lot of other parents have this time of year -- like what happens at graduation parties.
The O’Malleys' 18-year-old daughter, Tara, was hospitalized briefly Thursday night in Baltimore after attending a graduation celebration.
Tara O’Malley graduated Wednesday from Notre Dame Academy in Baltimore County.
GO HERE to read more.
The O’Malleys' 18-year-old daughter, Tara, was hospitalized briefly Thursday night in Baltimore after attending a graduation celebration.
Tara O’Malley graduated Wednesday from Notre Dame Academy in Baltimore County.
GO HERE to read more.
Woodland Ferry Resumes Service
Seaford -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the Woodland Ferry resumed service on Tuesday, May 25 following a successful U.S. Coast Guard inspection. This inspection ensures compliance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations and safe operation of the vessel.
The ferry's return to service was delayed by various thruster and hydraulic issues, which required DelDOT to proceed in a manner such that warranties were not made null and void. In addition, it is important to note that the work that occurred on the vessel during this downtime was necessary in order to return the vessel to an expected level of safety and service.
DelDOT appreciates the patience of motorists and area residents during the ferry's downtime.
The ferry's return to service was delayed by various thruster and hydraulic issues, which required DelDOT to proceed in a manner such that warranties were not made null and void. In addition, it is important to note that the work that occurred on the vessel during this downtime was necessary in order to return the vessel to an expected level of safety and service.
DelDOT appreciates the patience of motorists and area residents during the ferry's downtime.
BREAKING NEWS: Thomas Leggs Case Going To Cecil County
Judge Long delivered the news to States Attorney Davis Ruark this morning. The Thomas Leggs Murder Trial will be in Cecil County, Elkton, Maryland to be exact.
Elkton is about two hours from Salisbury, meaning quite a bit of time and expense on Wicomico County. The Tolls alone will be $12.00 per day, per vehicle. That is, if you take Rt. 13 to Dover, Rt. 1 to Rt 95 to Rt. 279 in Elkton. You can avoid the Tolls by taking Rt. 50 West to Rt. 213 North and ride that to the end in Elkton.
More to come.
UPDATE: Judge D. William Simpson will be the residing Judge in this murder trial. Originally posted at 10:49 AM. Thomas Leggs is accused of murdering 11 year old Sarah Foxwell.
SFD Shift Changes BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Joe please post this memo about the Salisbury Fire Department shift changes. This affects the majority of the career division and it was unnecessary. This definitely displays poor leadership attributes in Ireton's choice for Acting Fire Chief Hoppes and Acting Deputy Fire Chief Bragg. These goons have created more turmoil within the Fire Department and the moral is the worst it has ever been.
None of the key people were involved in this and it will create more of a hostile work environment. Mayor Ireton the Career Firefighters endorsed your election and helped you get elected. Is this the payback you are giving them? Please get rid of Hoppes and Bragg now. The employees and their families don't need this turmoil which you have created and allowed by giving those morons the power and authority they can't handle.
Fire Department
Departmental
MEMO
City of Salisbury
To: All Department Personnel Date: May 26, 2010
From: J. Dru Bragg, Acting Deputy Chief
Subject: Personnel Reassignments
The following personnel have been re-assigned to the following position:
From To Last Day Reports
Captain Michael Davis S1 S16 C 04 June 2010 07 June 2010
Acting Captain Lorenzo Cropper Admin. S16 D 04 June 2010 08 June 2010
Lieutenant Michael Donaway S16 D Admin. Training 04 June 2010 07 June 2010
Lieutenant David Insley S16 C Admin. EMS 03 June 2010 07 June 2010
Acting Lieutenant William Frampton Admin. S16 C 04 June 2010 07 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Shirley Reddish S16 D S16 A 31 May 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Robert Quillen S16 D S16 B 04 June 2010 06 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Melissa Brown S16 D S16 C 04 June 2010 07 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Christopher Truitt S16 C S16 D 03 June 2010 08 June 2010
FF/EMT-B Jeffrey Jewell S16 C S16 B 03 June 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-B Jonathan Gray S16 B S16 C 02 June 2010 07 June 2010
FF/EMT-B David Haines S16 A S16 D 01 June 2010 08 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Kara Rhode S16 B S16 C 02 June 2010 07 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Anthony Webster Admin. S16 D 04 June 2010 08 June 2010
FF/EMT-I David Twilley S16 C S16 A 03 June 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-B William Rathel S16 D S16 B 04 June 2010 06 June 2010 FF/EMT-B Donald Phippin S16 B S16 D 02 June 2010 08 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Nicholas Kinhart S16 C S16 A 03 June 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Michael Carbaubh S16 D S16 B 04 June 2010 06 June 2010
FF/EMT-B Aaron Colegrove S16 C S16 A 03 June 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Christopher Barrs S16 B S16 A 02 June 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Ginger Phippin S16 A S16 B 01 June 2010 06 June 2010
FF/EMT-P David Brimer S16 A S16 C 01 June 2010 07 June 2010
FF/EMT-P John Dennis S16 A S16 D 01 June 2010 08 June 2010
FF/EMT-B Corey Mitchell S16 D S16 A 31 May 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-I Patrick Herrman S16 B S16 C 02 June 2010 07 June 2010
From To Last Day Reports
FF/EMT-B Zackary Keenan S16 A S16 D 01 June 2010 08 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Heidi Etherton A16 B S16 A 02 June 2010 05 June 2010
FF/EMT-B Brandon Records S2 S16 B 04 June 2010 06 June 2010
FF/EMT-B David Cox FTO S16 C 02 June 2010 07 June 2010
FF/EMT-P Jill Walbert S16 C S16 D 03 June 2010 08 June 2010
This change will remain in effect until further notice.
Thank you for your continued support and as always should you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact the office.
cc: Richard A. Hoppes, Acting Chief of the Department
William E. Gordy, Deputy Chief of Volunteer Services
For Obama, Golfing Is A Very Leisurely Pursuit
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — Bill Clinton was famous for the creative way he kept score. Both George Bushes would speed-golf through 18 holes as if they had to beat the clock, not the course.
And President Obama?
Long, slow rounds. A lot of time hunting for balls in the woods. All dished up with a dollop of trash-talking.
The First Golfer brought his duffer’s game to Martha’s Vineyard this week. By Thursday, Mr. Obama had logged three golf games in four days, appearing at one island course after another.
He spent five hours on Monday afternoon playing 18 holes at the Farm Neck Golf Club here, two and a half hours on Tuesday playing nine holes at Mink Meadows Golf Club in Vineyard Haven, and several hours playing Thursday afternoon at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown.
While Mr. Obama has indulged in other vacation activities — he took his family bike riding Thursday morning, went to the beach on Wednesday and took his wife to dinner Tuesday night — golf has been the only recurring one.
So, clearly, the president likes to hit the links. But is he any good at it, especially compared with his predecessors?
“His golf games are long because he’s not very good,” said Don Van Natta Jr., a reporter for The New York Times who wrote “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers and Cheaters From Taft to Bush” (PublicAffairs, 2003).
Unlike Mr. Clinton, who had a reputation for shaving strokes off his score, Mr. Obama “doesn’t fudge his scores,” Mr. Van Natta said, adding: “If he shoots an 11 on a hole, he will write down 11.” (Mr. Obama shoots in the 90s on a good day, Mr. Van Natta said.)
GO HERE to read more.
And President Obama?
Long, slow rounds. A lot of time hunting for balls in the woods. All dished up with a dollop of trash-talking.
The First Golfer brought his duffer’s game to Martha’s Vineyard this week. By Thursday, Mr. Obama had logged three golf games in four days, appearing at one island course after another.
He spent five hours on Monday afternoon playing 18 holes at the Farm Neck Golf Club here, two and a half hours on Tuesday playing nine holes at Mink Meadows Golf Club in Vineyard Haven, and several hours playing Thursday afternoon at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown.
While Mr. Obama has indulged in other vacation activities — he took his family bike riding Thursday morning, went to the beach on Wednesday and took his wife to dinner Tuesday night — golf has been the only recurring one.
So, clearly, the president likes to hit the links. But is he any good at it, especially compared with his predecessors?
“His golf games are long because he’s not very good,” said Don Van Natta Jr., a reporter for The New York Times who wrote “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers and Cheaters From Taft to Bush” (PublicAffairs, 2003).
Unlike Mr. Clinton, who had a reputation for shaving strokes off his score, Mr. Obama “doesn’t fudge his scores,” Mr. Van Natta said, adding: “If he shoots an 11 on a hole, he will write down 11.” (Mr. Obama shoots in the 90s on a good day, Mr. Van Natta said.)
GO HERE to read more.
Salisbury Police Department Press Releases
Tyrell Donta Ravenell, 22yoa of Salisbury, MD was charged with Possession of Marihuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Marihuana, Possession of Paraphernalia (7 counts), Trespass, Assault on Police Officer, and Resist Arrest.
On May 26, 2010 at approximately 5:00pm, officers of the Safe Streets Team were on patrol in the area of Rt 50 and Delaware Ave. The officers observed a vehicle with an expired temporary registration plate. The vehicle was stopped and the officers made contact with the driver and passenger, later identified as Ravenell. As the officers met with the subjects, suspected drug paraphernalia was observed in plain view. The occupants were asked to exit the vehicle. A search was conducted and an amount of marihuana was located to indicate distribution. When told that he was under arrest, Ravenell pulled away from one of the officers and fled on foot through several yards in the Penn St area. One of these yards was clearly posted, “No Trespassing.” Ravenell was observed by a responding officer trying to hide under a vehicle. When the Ravenell was pulled from under the vehicle, he pushed an officer to the ground and attempted to flee again. Ravenell was captured after another brief foot chase. Ravenell was released to Central Booking.
On May 27, 2010 at approximately 2:51am, Officers responded to the 300 block of Princeton Avenue for a burglary that had just occurred.
It was learned that a white male, approximately 30yoa, with an average build, weight, and beard had gained entry into a bedroom occupied by two juveniles, one 11yoa, and the other 8yoa. One juvenile awoke to find the white male staring at her. The juvenile remembered that the white male was also wearing a wool cap and was possibly naked. The juvenile screamed and the white male exited the bedroom through an open window.
Officers located a shirt near the residence which is gray in color with the following words in blue letters, “Saints beat those Eagles” along with a graphic design on the front and the back of the shirt read, “Make em sore away Marymount vs Mary Washington 02/14/09.” The shirt did not belong to any of the residents.
Officers also learned that entry into the residence was possibly gained through an open window. The subject used a cinder block from the yard to stand on and remove the screen to make entry inside the residence.
Anyone with any information regarding the suspect is requested to contact the Police Department at 410.548.3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.
On May 26, 2010 at approximately 5:00pm, officers of the Safe Streets Team were on patrol in the area of Rt 50 and Delaware Ave. The officers observed a vehicle with an expired temporary registration plate. The vehicle was stopped and the officers made contact with the driver and passenger, later identified as Ravenell. As the officers met with the subjects, suspected drug paraphernalia was observed in plain view. The occupants were asked to exit the vehicle. A search was conducted and an amount of marihuana was located to indicate distribution. When told that he was under arrest, Ravenell pulled away from one of the officers and fled on foot through several yards in the Penn St area. One of these yards was clearly posted, “No Trespassing.” Ravenell was observed by a responding officer trying to hide under a vehicle. When the Ravenell was pulled from under the vehicle, he pushed an officer to the ground and attempted to flee again. Ravenell was captured after another brief foot chase. Ravenell was released to Central Booking.
On May 27, 2010 at approximately 2:51am, Officers responded to the 300 block of Princeton Avenue for a burglary that had just occurred.
It was learned that a white male, approximately 30yoa, with an average build, weight, and beard had gained entry into a bedroom occupied by two juveniles, one 11yoa, and the other 8yoa. One juvenile awoke to find the white male staring at her. The juvenile remembered that the white male was also wearing a wool cap and was possibly naked. The juvenile screamed and the white male exited the bedroom through an open window.
Officers located a shirt near the residence which is gray in color with the following words in blue letters, “Saints beat those Eagles” along with a graphic design on the front and the back of the shirt read, “Make em sore away Marymount vs Mary Washington 02/14/09.” The shirt did not belong to any of the residents.
Officers also learned that entry into the residence was possibly gained through an open window. The subject used a cinder block from the yard to stand on and remove the screen to make entry inside the residence.
Anyone with any information regarding the suspect is requested to contact the Police Department at 410.548.3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.
Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases
Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 26 May 2010
Location: 30000 block of Driftwood Drive, Delmar, MD
Suspect: Kenneth Wayne Larkin Jr., 48, Delmar, MD
Narrative: On 26 May 2010 at 10:16 PM deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported altercation between a boyfriend and girlfriend in the 30000 block of Driftwood Drive in Delmar. Upon arrival, they deputies met with a female subject who advised that her boyfriend, Kenneth Larkin, had been consuming alcohol when he became confrontational. She stated that they began arguing when he grabbed a hold of her hard enough to leave a mark on her. The female then stated that Larkin went into a room, stated "Well I got something in here" and that is when she heard Larkin work the action of a shotgun. At this point she ran outside and called 911.
The deputies placed Larkin under arrest and he was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Larkin in the Detention Center in lieu of $75,000.00 bond.
Charges: Assault 1st Degree
Assault 2nd Degree
Reckless Endangerment
Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 27 May 2010
Location: 5800 block of Argyle Drive, Parsonsburg, MD
Suspect: Sandra K. Russell, 47, Parsonsburg, MD
Narrative: On 27 May 2010 at 6:12 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 5800 block of Argyle Drive for a reported altercation. Upon arrival, the deputy learned that the two residents had become embroiled in a verbal altercation that turned physical. While speaking to one of the residents, the deputy observed that he was bleeding from his lip and chin area. The deputy concluded that the victim’s wife, Sandra Russell, was the one who committed the assault and placed her under arrest.
The deputy transported Russell to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Russell on Personal Recognizance.
Charges: Assault 2nd degree
Kick Off Summer With Station 7 Restaurant!
Now OPEN in Laurel, Delaware!
Station 7 is proud to announce the opening of our 2nd location in Laurel, DE.
Located upstairs in Bargain Bill's Flea Market,
at the corner of Rts. 13 and 9. (Elevator available)
Open daily at 11am, same great menu and service!
10912 County Seat Hwy.
Laurel, DE 19956
(302)875-0777
Come check out our new apparel shop in the flea market!
Lots of new designs and colors!
Don't worry - nothing's changing in Pittsville!
Still open daily at 11am with all the great weekly specials!
7456 Gumboro Road
Pittsville, MD 21850
(410)835-3577
Friday, May 28th
Pittsville - Mostly Country Karaoke
Laurel - Live Music by Dust 'n' Bones
Saturday, May 29th
Pittsville - Mostly Country Karaoke
Laurel - Live Music by Rampage
Sunday, May 30th
Pittsville - Sunday Brunch, 9am-1pm
Station 7 is proud to announce the opening of our 2nd location in Laurel, DE.
Located upstairs in Bargain Bill's Flea Market,
at the corner of Rts. 13 and 9. (Elevator available)
Open daily at 11am, same great menu and service!
10912 County Seat Hwy.
Laurel, DE 19956
(302)875-0777
Come check out our new apparel shop in the flea market!
Lots of new designs and colors!
Don't worry - nothing's changing in Pittsville!
Still open daily at 11am with all the great weekly specials!
7456 Gumboro Road
Pittsville, MD 21850
(410)835-3577
Friday, May 28th
Pittsville - Mostly Country Karaoke
Laurel - Live Music by Dust 'n' Bones
Saturday, May 29th
Pittsville - Mostly Country Karaoke
Laurel - Live Music by Rampage
Sunday, May 30th
Pittsville - Sunday Brunch, 9am-1pm
Yard Sale 5/28/10
CLICK HERE for this weekend's yard sale listing. (Just got this one just a little while ago)
Have a pleasant holiday weekend.
If you have a yard sale you would like to post here, ITS FREE!!! Just email me, SunnyInOC, at atlanticjw@aol.com. Please type "yard sale" in the subject of your email. Please have all requests to me no later than Thursday to avoid a late addition.
Have a pleasant holiday weekend.
If you have a yard sale you would like to post here, ITS FREE!!! Just email me, SunnyInOC, at atlanticjw@aol.com. Please type "yard sale" in the subject of your email. Please have all requests to me no later than Thursday to avoid a late addition.
You've Been Blogged
Folks, if you see any animals in this kind of heat locked up in a vehicle, (like this one at Home Depot moments ago) please contact the Police immediately. The individual who took this picture got the tag number and did in fact contact the Police but the driver pulled away before the Police could arrive.
Clearly these animals were gasping for cooler air but let's Blog every single one of them you come across and expose them. Are you with me on this one?
FREE Kittens To Good Home
Hi Joe
I am trying very hard to find homes for 3 kittens. Their mom was dropped off at our house in Delmar and now has gifted us with them. We cannot keep them although I would love to, a friend suggested I send you a picture and ask you to post them . I know you have a good amount of success finding the owners of lost dogs so I was wondering if you'd mind showing them . I really want them to have good homes. I have attached a picture of two of the three. I currently have them here at my office in Salisbury if anyone wants to come by and have a look.
My work number is 410-742-3201
Cell 410-422-1629
Tami
IRETON’S OVERT HOSTILITY TO LANDLORDS IS MISGUIDED – PART TWO
In reaction to the public comment remarks made by landlord Stu Leer at this week’s meeting of the Salisbury City Council, Mayor Ireton has posted on the City’s website lists of what he describes as “code compliance violations” and “calls for [police] service” at rental properties owned and operated by Mr. Leer or the firm in which he is an owner. Ireton’s descriptions are highly misleading; many of the listed items are designated as “closed” without any action and others do not specify any violation. Some of the items actually occurred before the property was owned by Mr. Leer or his firm. Mr. Ireton has simply compiled lists of every matter, including many still “under investigation,” that specify the address of a rental property owned by Mr. Leer or his firm and falsely described them all as code violations or crime.
The lists do not indicate who made the calls or reported the incidents. Mr. Leer believes that in many instances the initiator was either him or one of the tenants. He has urged his tenants to report criminal conduct or suspicious activity to the police – the “neighborhood watch” concept – and many of the items are designated “suspicion.”
This latest action by Ireton is obviously intended by him to support his assertion that “the rental industry must police their own” because “the City cannot continue to be involved in the relationship between tenant and landlord.” Those statements reflect either Ireton’s utter ignorance or, much more troublesome, his unwillingness to cooperate with landlords to address and resolve to the greatest possible extent the problems that plague neighborhoods in which there is significant rental occupancy.
The notion that landlords can “police” one another without governmental involvement is both fatuous and bad public policy. Only the City can enforce its codes and criminal laws. If a working relationship existed between the “rental industry” and City officials, the task of the City would be much more effective and efficient for the benefit of all residents and property owners. SAPOA, a group of landlords, approached Mr. Ireton soon after he was elected and has submitted a proposed plan (“Memorandum of Understanding”) for his consideration.
To date, Ireton has failed to discuss the matter with SAPOA. Instead, he has attacked and vilified a landlord who is a prime mover in its effort to build rapport with the City and threatened that if the “rental industry” does not “police their own,” the City will do so. That attitude may be the basis for Ireton’s attempt “Slum Property of the Week” and the addition of another property inspector to be funded by increased fees for rental registration. Even if another inspector is needed, Ireton’s attitude may soon put the City on a slippery slope (if it’s not already) in which the cost to the City of policing rental property increases as its effectiveness decreases.
As we have observed, why Ireton does not respond in a positive manner to the landlords’ attempt to interface with the City is perplexing. He has offered various reasons, including that he is “too busy,” and castigated Mr. Leer. For whatever reason, Ireton seems to be incapable of coming together with those whom he has often reviled as irresponsible or worse to find common ground on which to form a relationship. As mentioned above, his reaction to recent commentary about the situation by Mr. Leer and another SAPOA member has been to attack Mr. Leer.
The truly astounding aspect of the situation is that SAPOA’s position has undergone a major shift from its former opposition to any regulation by the City to offering to facilitate that function, but Ireton is unwilling to consider any relationship for that purpose. It seems that, having built his political base by railing against the “rental industry” he cannot bring himself to engage with it.
How Ireton’s conduct, if continued, can avoid moving the City onto and down the slippery slope is hard to imagine, and that result may soon become difficult or impossible to reverse. The intervention of an impartial mediator could be the last best hope to achieve an appropriate relationship between the City and the rental industry.
The lists do not indicate who made the calls or reported the incidents. Mr. Leer believes that in many instances the initiator was either him or one of the tenants. He has urged his tenants to report criminal conduct or suspicious activity to the police – the “neighborhood watch” concept – and many of the items are designated “suspicion.”
This latest action by Ireton is obviously intended by him to support his assertion that “the rental industry must police their own” because “the City cannot continue to be involved in the relationship between tenant and landlord.” Those statements reflect either Ireton’s utter ignorance or, much more troublesome, his unwillingness to cooperate with landlords to address and resolve to the greatest possible extent the problems that plague neighborhoods in which there is significant rental occupancy.
The notion that landlords can “police” one another without governmental involvement is both fatuous and bad public policy. Only the City can enforce its codes and criminal laws. If a working relationship existed between the “rental industry” and City officials, the task of the City would be much more effective and efficient for the benefit of all residents and property owners. SAPOA, a group of landlords, approached Mr. Ireton soon after he was elected and has submitted a proposed plan (“Memorandum of Understanding”) for his consideration.
To date, Ireton has failed to discuss the matter with SAPOA. Instead, he has attacked and vilified a landlord who is a prime mover in its effort to build rapport with the City and threatened that if the “rental industry” does not “police their own,” the City will do so. That attitude may be the basis for Ireton’s attempt “Slum Property of the Week” and the addition of another property inspector to be funded by increased fees for rental registration. Even if another inspector is needed, Ireton’s attitude may soon put the City on a slippery slope (if it’s not already) in which the cost to the City of policing rental property increases as its effectiveness decreases.
As we have observed, why Ireton does not respond in a positive manner to the landlords’ attempt to interface with the City is perplexing. He has offered various reasons, including that he is “too busy,” and castigated Mr. Leer. For whatever reason, Ireton seems to be incapable of coming together with those whom he has often reviled as irresponsible or worse to find common ground on which to form a relationship. As mentioned above, his reaction to recent commentary about the situation by Mr. Leer and another SAPOA member has been to attack Mr. Leer.
The truly astounding aspect of the situation is that SAPOA’s position has undergone a major shift from its former opposition to any regulation by the City to offering to facilitate that function, but Ireton is unwilling to consider any relationship for that purpose. It seems that, having built his political base by railing against the “rental industry” he cannot bring himself to engage with it.
How Ireton’s conduct, if continued, can avoid moving the City onto and down the slippery slope is hard to imagine, and that result may soon become difficult or impossible to reverse. The intervention of an impartial mediator could be the last best hope to achieve an appropriate relationship between the City and the rental industry.
Mayor Ireton, PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH!
"The Bricks," directly across the street from Code & Compliance.
Rails ready to fall down and parts already falling off.
Weeds growing up the building.
Need I say more?
In the last two photos, what's missing is a structure bearing support beam that isn't even there. Code & Compliance wrote me up for wires, (not live) exposed on my building, yet look what they have exposed on "The Bricks."
If you, (as Mayor) want to go after others, mind your own property first and set an example. Would you like me to go inspect the $2 Billion worth of property the City owns? I'm sure Mr. Leer and SAPOA would be more than happy to provide me with a list of those properties. Let's just see where the City stands.
Oh, that's right, I forgot. The City has an "INTERNAL MORATORIUM" for the Good Old Boys. Be careful Mayor, the ice just got a whole lot thinner and you may want to learn from the former Mayor, former Police Chief and former Warden, Joe Albero is NOT someone you want to mess with.
Mayor Ireton Meets With Camden Association On Historical District
While I was taking down notes at last nights meeting, I waited for everyone to ask their questions in the hopes of asking one of my own. My question was one in which would have helped ALL of the Camden residents as well as our readers. I signaled to Jim that I'd like to ask a question and he shook his head, NO. I simply walked back to the table I was at, grabbed my things and walked the hell out.
You know what Folks, I'm a very busy man as it is. To take the additional time to cover such events takes time away from quality time at home and I refuse to be disrespected by Jim Ireton or anyone else for that matter. I'm not burning the gas to go to an Ireton event any more.
After sitting patiently for a half hour of Jim Ireton going on and on about OTHER matters in the City of Salisbury and him finally getting around to why he was actually there, I could have been home playing ball with my Grandson or eating the soft shell crabs my Wife had prepared for dinner last night. Instead, I come home to room temperature crabs and a Grandson who is already in bed.
That being said, I'm done trying to work with this Mayor. This has happened numerous times in the past and if Jim wants to rely on HIS people or the Daily Times, go for it. It should be noted, I was the ONLY Press in the room. No one else chose to attend. It should also be noted that Ireton had a Salisbury Police Officer there for protection. I guess he's afraid of Stu Leer or the thousands of other citizens simply tired of his BS.
So there you have it. There was a meeting last night, I walked out and Jim Ireton is now on his own. It should be noted, ALL of Jim's supporters have pretty much disappeared as they too have had enough of his childish behavior. Don't you believe for one second that Mayor Ireton believes in open government because he doesn't.
He's playing the very same games Barie Tilghman did, presenting information moments before meetings get started and not allowing Council Members ANY time to review such information. The political games end right here and now. He also likes to pick and choose his media moments.
No Jim, I'm not out to do to you what you have done to others, (and you and I both know I hold a TON of that kind of stuff on you). I refuse to sit in a room any more when there's no other Press and like last night you say there's no Press in the room. Show me some respect and I'll be more than happy to return the favor. Until then, I'll simply play ball with my Grandson and eat fresh hot crab cake samiches while you can go screw yourself.
Gulf Oil Gusher Conspiracy Cover-Up
Was this disaster just an accident, or were other more sinister forces at play in order to further cripple society toward a more manageable population size? Ominous midnight symbolism. BP's "live" feed caught in an obvious short loop shows further evidence of cover-up.
The Internet is abuzz regarding the 2008 moving "Knowing" that includes a scene in which actor Nicolas Cage is watching the news on television. The clock shows 11:59 when the anchor announces a devastating fire burning out of control in the gulf. Then the clock flips to 12:00, and the anchor says "that story leads our headlines at the top of the hour."
Midnight has long been associated with end times. With the "doomsday clock", the closer the clock is to midnight, the closer the world is estimated to be to global disaster.
One of the interesting things about the New World Order connivers is that for some reason they believe they must announce what they're going to do before they do it to you. Often, this predictive programming is done through the medium of Hollywood.
Most people would look at this as a coincidence, or maybe a lucky guess. I certainly don't have all the answers, but I do think this is an important question to pose.
Could it be that this Gulf oil volcano disaster was planned ahead of time for some nefarious purpose? What possible benefit could such a breach have for the oil industry, whose image is already suffering from an increasing abhorrence to its pollution and the wars it fosters? You would think that such an unfolding would only galvanize people in favor of cleaner alternative fuels and energy sources.
It's hard to fathom their possible reasons when we look at it from our perspective that has the betterment of humanity as the driving motivation. But if you look at this from the perspective of those who seek to reduce human population down to half a billion – a much more manageable size for control – then the possible motivations begin coming more clearly into focus.
GO HERE to read more.
The Internet is abuzz regarding the 2008 moving "Knowing" that includes a scene in which actor Nicolas Cage is watching the news on television. The clock shows 11:59 when the anchor announces a devastating fire burning out of control in the gulf. Then the clock flips to 12:00, and the anchor says "that story leads our headlines at the top of the hour."
Midnight has long been associated with end times. With the "doomsday clock", the closer the clock is to midnight, the closer the world is estimated to be to global disaster.
One of the interesting things about the New World Order connivers is that for some reason they believe they must announce what they're going to do before they do it to you. Often, this predictive programming is done through the medium of Hollywood.
Most people would look at this as a coincidence, or maybe a lucky guess. I certainly don't have all the answers, but I do think this is an important question to pose.
Could it be that this Gulf oil volcano disaster was planned ahead of time for some nefarious purpose? What possible benefit could such a breach have for the oil industry, whose image is already suffering from an increasing abhorrence to its pollution and the wars it fosters? You would think that such an unfolding would only galvanize people in favor of cleaner alternative fuels and energy sources.
It's hard to fathom their possible reasons when we look at it from our perspective that has the betterment of humanity as the driving motivation. But if you look at this from the perspective of those who seek to reduce human population down to half a billion – a much more manageable size for control – then the possible motivations begin coming more clearly into focus.
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Noonan: Obama Incompetent
I don't see how the president's position and popularity can survive the oil spill. This is his third political disaster in his first 18 months in office. And they were all, as they say, unforced errors, meaning they were shaped by the president's political judgment and instincts.
There was the tearing and unnecessary war over his health-care proposal and its cost. There was his day-to-day indifference to the views and hopes of the majority of voters regarding illegal immigration. And now the past almost 40 days of dodging and dithering in the face of an environmental calamity. I don't see how you politically survive this.
The president, in my view, continues to govern in a way that suggests he is chronically detached from the central and immediate concerns of his countrymen. This is a terrible thing to see in a political figure, and a startling thing in one who won so handily and shrewdly in 2008. But he has not, almost from the day he was inaugurated, been in sync with the center. The heart of the country is thinking each day about A, B and C, and he is thinking about X, Y and Z. They're in one reality, he's in another.
The American people have spent at least two years worrying that high government spending would, in the end, undo the Republic. They saw the dollars gushing night and day, and worried that while everything looked the same on the surface, our position was eroding. They have worried about a border that is in some places functionally and of course illegally open, that it too is gushing night and day with problems that states, cities and towns there cannot solve.
And now we have a videotape metaphor for all the public's fears: that clip we see every day, on every news show, of the well gushing black oil into the Gulf of Mexico and toward our shore. You actually don't get deadlier as a metaphor for the moment than that, the monster that lives deep beneath the sea.
Remarkable is the way both BP and the government, 40 days in, continue to act shocked, shocked that an accident like this could have happened. If you're drilling for oil in the deep sea, of course something terrible can happen, so you have a plan on what to do when it does.
How could there not have been a plan? How could it all be so ad hoc, so inadequate, so embarrassing? We're plugging it now with tires, mud and golf balls?
The disaster in the Gulf may well spell the political end of the president and his administration, and that is no cause for joy. It's not good to have a president in this position—weakened, polarizing and lacking broad public support—less than halfway through his term. That it is his fault is no comfort. It is not good for the stability of the world, or its safety, that the leader of "the indispensble nation" be so weakened. I never until the past 10 years understood the almost moral imperative that an American president maintain a high standing in the eyes of his countrymen.
Mr. Obama himself, when running for president, made much of Bush administration distraction and detachment during Katrina. Now the Republican Party will, understandably, go to town on Mr. Obama's having gone only once to the gulf, and the fund-raiser in San Francisco that seemed to take precedence, and the EPA chief who went to a New York fund-raiser in the middle of the disaster.
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There was the tearing and unnecessary war over his health-care proposal and its cost. There was his day-to-day indifference to the views and hopes of the majority of voters regarding illegal immigration. And now the past almost 40 days of dodging and dithering in the face of an environmental calamity. I don't see how you politically survive this.
The president, in my view, continues to govern in a way that suggests he is chronically detached from the central and immediate concerns of his countrymen. This is a terrible thing to see in a political figure, and a startling thing in one who won so handily and shrewdly in 2008. But he has not, almost from the day he was inaugurated, been in sync with the center. The heart of the country is thinking each day about A, B and C, and he is thinking about X, Y and Z. They're in one reality, he's in another.
The American people have spent at least two years worrying that high government spending would, in the end, undo the Republic. They saw the dollars gushing night and day, and worried that while everything looked the same on the surface, our position was eroding. They have worried about a border that is in some places functionally and of course illegally open, that it too is gushing night and day with problems that states, cities and towns there cannot solve.
And now we have a videotape metaphor for all the public's fears: that clip we see every day, on every news show, of the well gushing black oil into the Gulf of Mexico and toward our shore. You actually don't get deadlier as a metaphor for the moment than that, the monster that lives deep beneath the sea.
Remarkable is the way both BP and the government, 40 days in, continue to act shocked, shocked that an accident like this could have happened. If you're drilling for oil in the deep sea, of course something terrible can happen, so you have a plan on what to do when it does.
How could there not have been a plan? How could it all be so ad hoc, so inadequate, so embarrassing? We're plugging it now with tires, mud and golf balls?
The disaster in the Gulf may well spell the political end of the president and his administration, and that is no cause for joy. It's not good to have a president in this position—weakened, polarizing and lacking broad public support—less than halfway through his term. That it is his fault is no comfort. It is not good for the stability of the world, or its safety, that the leader of "the indispensble nation" be so weakened. I never until the past 10 years understood the almost moral imperative that an American president maintain a high standing in the eyes of his countrymen.
Mr. Obama himself, when running for president, made much of Bush administration distraction and detachment during Katrina. Now the Republican Party will, understandably, go to town on Mr. Obama's having gone only once to the gulf, and the fund-raiser in San Francisco that seemed to take precedence, and the EPA chief who went to a New York fund-raiser in the middle of the disaster.
Read the rest here
Census
Joe,
"I just received the American Community Survey in the mail and this disturbs me. There are allot of questions on the survey that I feel are too personal; like how much is my mortgage on my home; what are total taxes paid on home; our total income during the past 12 months etc. I just don't see how this concerns the census! And to get my dander up even more it says that I HAVE TO fill it out as required by law (Title 13. U.S. Code, Sections 141 and 193) or they will impose a penalty for not responding! I was wondering what the public on your blog has to say about it."
"I just received the American Community Survey in the mail and this disturbs me. There are allot of questions on the survey that I feel are too personal; like how much is my mortgage on my home; what are total taxes paid on home; our total income during the past 12 months etc. I just don't see how this concerns the census! And to get my dander up even more it says that I HAVE TO fill it out as required by law (Title 13. U.S. Code, Sections 141 and 193) or they will impose a penalty for not responding! I was wondering what the public on your blog has to say about it."
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