Blognetnews Calls It Quits

Blognetnews.com has shut down and this time it looks like they're done for good. This is unfortunate but things got so far out of hand several months ago, we stopped participating with them and pulled their weekly rankings.

Should they remain shut down, Salisbury News will go down in history as the #1 Most Influential Political Blog for four years straight. Don't get me wrong, I'm confident for 2010 we remained #1 throughout the year as well but we may never see the end results since they shut down.

Perhaps someone else out there will pick up the same concept and create a similar website. There's no doubt in my mind there's money to be made at it. However, it takes a lot of time and effort.

Meet Candidate Bobby Brittingham Worcester County Sheriff

Andy Harris On The July Unemployment Report

SEVERNA PARK, Md. – Andy Harris released a statement today regarding the July unemployment rates:

“Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Democrats spent close to a trillion dollars to create jobs, but unemployment has only gone up in the past year. July’s unemployment numbers remained stagnant and still Nancy Pelosi hasn’t learned her lesson that government spending doesn’t create jobs. Congressional Democrats have spent our way into a $13 trillion debt and are headed back to Washington next week to spend $26 billion more.”

LT.GOV. BROWN SLAMS EHRLICH'S COMMENTS ON MILITARY VOTING

Brown calls Ehrlich's comments about military voting "selfishly political" and irresponsible

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (August 6, 2010) - Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, the highest ranking elected official to serve in Iraq, released the following statement in response to Bob Ehrlich's incredulous and distorted comments about military voting:

"Once again, Bob Ehrlich's playing political games with our military families. First, he attacked Governor O'Malley for visiting our troops in Iraq, and now he's making misleading and irresponsible comments that will discourage our military families from requesting an absentee ballot and exercising their right to vote - a right they are fighting to protect.

"Bob Ehrlich doesn't get it. Our brave servicemembers and their families should not be used to advance the selfish political ambitions of a former governor who doesn't understand what it means to wear the uniform."

Lt. Governor Brown understands that public officials have an obligation to serve those who serve. He has spent a quarter century as a member of the United States Armed Forces, is a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves and is the nation's highest-ranking elected official to have served a tour of duty in Iraq.

Article About Social Security

"The author of the article details how the Social Security System will go RED this year for the first time. The author fails however to point out that were it not for the THEFT of the Social Security Trust Fund (how can you "borrow" against a Trust Fund?) the program would have NEVER run out of money."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/5/social-security-red-first-time-ever/

"Americans are being brainwashed into believing Social Security is an "entitlement - or gift" of our beautiful government. The reality is that we were FORCED to pay into the program which became a Ponzi Scheme once the Congress began "borrowing" from the Trust Fund years ago. It is impossible to borrow money from a Trust Fund, hence the term TRUST FUND, yet the gullible American Public doesn't have the intelligence to understand the criminality of our own government and therefore we remain SUBJECTS of a tyrannical government of elites."

Daily Times Chimes In On Martin – McDermott Controversy

SbyNEWS has seldom been a cheerleader for the Daily Times.  However, after yesterday’s article by Jenny Hopkinson regarding the “emergency suspension” of 38-B House candidate (and Deputy) Lt. Mike McDermott by Worcester County Sheriff Chuck Martin, we have to give the devil (or paper) his due.  Hopkinson’s article was fair.  As we noted in the attached post, we wish a few more questions were asked; but the overall piece was a good one.

We also wish to thank Daily Times opinion editor Susan Parker for her excellent op-ed this morning.  While we wish that it were a little more forceful, that isn’t Susan’s style.  Any complaint that this matter was soft pedaled in comparison to other issues Parker has addressed is unwarranted in the extreme.

This matter potentially does a grave disservice to the voters of Worcester County and the the 38-B portion of Wicomico.  We are gratified that the Daily Times concurs with us that this issue deserves serious coverage and that this issue should be concluded in a fair and speedy manner.

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Camden, NJ Closing Library System

CAMDEN, N.J. - New Jersey's most impoverished city will close all three branches of its public library at year's end unless a rescue can be pulled off.

Camden's library board says the libraries won't be able to afford to stay open past Dec. 31 because of budget cuts from the city government. The city had its subsidy from the state cut.

The library board president says the library system, which opened in 1904, is preparing to donate, sell or destroy its collections, including 187,000 books.

GO HERE to read more.

EDITORS NOTES: "Because of our current "o" economy; many people use the Library to "cool off or warm up". they can also use it for free internet service. And to think in our City they wanted to build a NEW Library. like we can really afford it. just amazes me!!"

FISHER: WHERE ARE THE JOBS?

Democrats Continue Ruinous Economic Policies, Special Interest Payoffs While Americans Suffer

(Salisbury) – Republican small businessman and Eastern Shore native Rob Fisher released the following statement regarding today’s sobering economic news:

“Last month our economy lost another 131,000 jobs and unemployment remained alarmingly high at 9.5%, yet Nancy Pelosi and Frank Kratovil continue to pursue the same flawed and failing policies that have resulted in fewer jobs and mountains of debt for all Americans. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, this has to be the most absurd Congress in our history.

Since the passage of the so-called stimulus Maryland has lost over 14,000 jobs, but Kratovil and his fellow Democrats remain intent on rewarding the special interest groups that got them elected and pursuing economic policies that have failed throughout the world. It’s clear the only jobs career politicians are interested in saving are their own.

It’s time we held our representatives accountable for their actions. We need people in Washington who understand that small businesses, not the government, create jobs, and who will fight to fix our economy and get our fiscal house back in order. The First District deserves a Congressman who will listen to his constituents, stand up to career politicians and Put Maryland First.”

Community Meeting Scheduled To Discuss Parking At The Cove Road Recreation Area

(Salisbury, MD) Wicomico Recreation, Parks and Tourism will host a community meeting regarding parking at the Cove Road Recreation Area, located in Bivalve, Maryland on Monday, August 9 at 6:00pm.

Wicomico Recreation, Parks and Tourism Director Gary Mackes will field comments and recommendations on how to accommodate the demand.

The meeting will take place at the Cove Road Recreation Area, which is located on Cove Road (off of Nanticoke Road). In the case of inclement weather, the meeting will be moved indoors to the Westside Community Center 21109 Bivalve Lodge Road in Bivalve, MD.

Yard Sales

CLICK HERE for the latest upcoming yard sale. (sorry for delay)

If you have a yard sale you would like to post in the near future, please email me at atlanticjw@aol.com. Please type "yard sale" in the subject of your email. Please have all requests to me by Thursday for Friday's post.

Julie Brewington Interview Gets 1,743 Views So far

Well there's no question about it. Me, Myself & I have outdone any candidate interview to date. The Julie Brewington name has become a houshold name on Delmarva.

CAN HE BE CHARGED AS AN ACCOMPLICE TO MURDER?

A hooded robber burst into a Texas bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash.

On his way out the door a brave Texas customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off revealing the robber's face.

The robber shot the customer without a moment's hesitation.

He then looked around the bank and noticed one of the tellers looking straight at him. The robber instantly shot him also.

Everyone else, by now very scared, looked intently down at the floor in silence.

The Robber yelled, "Well, did anyone else see my face?"

There are a few moments of utter silence, in which everyone was plainly afraid to speak.

Then one old man tentatively raised his hand and spoke,

"My wife got a good look at you."

Mexican Drug Cartel Takes Over California

Today's Survey Question

Do You Use Food Past The "Use Date"?

Next Generation Of Traffic Camera Detects A Lot More

WASHINGTON -- You thought speed cameras were bad. The next generation traffic camera makes speed and red light cameras look like they are in kindergarten.

Meet the Trafistar SR590. Not only can it track speeders and red light runners, but it can detect drivers who are tailgating, ignoring stop signs, not yielding for pedestrians, making illegal turns, crossing over the center line and more.

If that's not enough, the SR590 can keep its electronic eye on 22 different cars at the same time.

GO HERE to read more.

Israel To Deport Children Of Illegal Migrant Workers

Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com

Human rights groups are asking the Israeli government to reconsider the deportation of 400 children of migrant workers.

Postal Service Slides Deeper Into The Red

Officials are concerned agency may not be able to pay its bills

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service was $3.5 billion in the red for the third quarter and may not be able to make a required payment for future retiree health benefits, the agency said Thursday.

Losses for the April through June quarter were $1.1 billion more than the post office lost in the same period a year ago.

The post office has been rocked by declining mail volume as people and businesses continue switching to the Internet in place of letters and paper bills.

"Given current trends, we will not be able to pay all 2011 obligations," Joseph R. Corbett, the Postal Service's chief financial officer, said in a statement.

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Mexico Baby Declared Dead Revives Inside Coffin

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Mexico say a newborn baby girl declared dead by doctors revived inside her coffin during her wake.

Hidalgo state Attorney General Jose Rodriguez says the parents heard a strange noise coming from the tiny casket. Opening it up, they found her crying and very much alive.

Rodriguez told state public radio Thursday that the doctor who pronounced the girl dead at a hospital in the town of Tulancingo is being investigated for possible negligence.

The baby, who was born prematurely Monday, is in stable condition at a different hospital.

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How Fast Will Your Internet Be In 2020?

Congress is debating America’s broadband network with more urgency. How quickly can the U.S. catch up with other world technology leaders?


How high quality is the type of video that YouTube recently announced support for? So high, you need a 25-foot screen to appreciate it. It’s the latest reminder that as technology companies invent cooler and cooler applications, they won’t just eat up bandwidth—they’ll devour it. Can America’s broadband network, already under strain, handle what’s coming next?

Measuring Internet speed can be tricky, but few dispute that America’s network has fallen behind South Korea, Sweden, and other global leaders. A growing group of policymakers agrees that America needs to make its broadband faster, while also extending service to the one in three Americans who don’t use it. The current average broadband download speed in America is about 10 megabits per second, according to speedtest.net, a site that allows you to test the speed of your current connection. Those with dial-up obviously have much slower average speeds. Determining how to speed up Net access for everyone is a question that Congress, broadband companies, and interest groups are debating with greater urgency than usual, thanks in part to a federal appeals court decision in April that raised legal questions about how the government subsidizes and regulates broadband. For now, there’s no telling how (or when) the fight will lead to something substantial.

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4 Found Dead In PG County Home

Prince George's County Police are investigating the deaths of four people found in Riverdale, Md.
Police have responded to a home in the 6800 block of Third Street.

Police spokeswoman Lt. Tammy Sparkman said police received a call about an assault at about 2:40 a.m. Friday. Sparkman said when officers responded to the home they discovered the bodies inside.

She said all four were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have not released any information about how they died. There is a news conference scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

GO HERE for updates.