EXETER, N.H. -- Former two-term New Mexico governor and GOP hopeful Gary Johnson is dropping out of the Republican nomination race to run as a Libertarian candidate, NBC News has confirmed.
Johnson's campaign spokesman Joe Hunter cited Johnson's lack of exposure within the Republican party as a main reason for his decision to seek the Libertarian nomination.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
8 US SOLDIERS CHARGED IN DEATH OF FELLOW GI
Private Danny Chen was found shot to death from an apparently self-inflicted wound in a guard tower in Afghanistan.
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Dagsboro Man Charged After Defrauding 3 Victims
Delaware State Police have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Brown of Dagsboro after he defrauded two women from Millsboro and an elderly Harbeson woman.
Police say they began investigating Brown on November 20 when a 48-year-old Millsboro woman told officers that she gave Brown $135 for a flat screen TV that he told her a friend was selling; he told her he would deliver the TV a few days later but police say he never did.
An Update To The Bennett Middle School Article Below
Every one of you should know, County Executive Rick Pollitt is asking the Council to commit to this project BEFORE his new Budget comes out next Spring.
OK, so what does this mean? It means, the Council has NO IDEA what Rick Pollitt will deliver. HOW can Pollitt ask for such a thing when we already know the County can't pay for snow removal and the list goes on and on. Here's a guy who wanted to give $123,000.00 to County Employees as a Christmas Bonus, yet the County is receiving less and less on property taxes, less from Highway User Funds, the list goes on and on.
The 7 CENT (correction) tax increase is the MAXIMUM allowed by law and will only raise around $5,000,000.00, according to my calculations. You're welcome to challenge me on that but I'm confident I'm pretty close. THEN WHAT? Will there be another 7 CENT (correction) increase in the following Budget? I'm 96% sure, (LOL) they will.
Did YOU get a 7 CENT (correction) increase on your salary? Do you expect a 7 CENT (correction) increase next year? When is the last time a County Employee saw a 7 CENT (correction) pay increase, might be the better question.
Open your eyes Folks. Rick Pollitt is out of line pressuring the County Council to commit to money we ALL know isn't there.
OK, so what does this mean? It means, the Council has NO IDEA what Rick Pollitt will deliver. HOW can Pollitt ask for such a thing when we already know the County can't pay for snow removal and the list goes on and on. Here's a guy who wanted to give $123,000.00 to County Employees as a Christmas Bonus, yet the County is receiving less and less on property taxes, less from Highway User Funds, the list goes on and on.
The 7 CENT (correction) tax increase is the MAXIMUM allowed by law and will only raise around $5,000,000.00, according to my calculations. You're welcome to challenge me on that but I'm confident I'm pretty close. THEN WHAT? Will there be another 7 CENT (correction) increase in the following Budget? I'm 96% sure, (LOL) they will.
Did YOU get a 7 CENT (correction) increase on your salary? Do you expect a 7 CENT (correction) increase next year? When is the last time a County Employee saw a 7 CENT (correction) pay increase, might be the better question.
Open your eyes Folks. Rick Pollitt is out of line pressuring the County Council to commit to money we ALL know isn't there.
Bennett Middle School Is Just The Beginning, Don't Be Fooled
In yesterday's County Council Work Session the Board of Education AND Rick Pollitt tried to be slick and get the Council to commit to signing a letter of intent to move forward with the Bennett Middle School project.
County Executive Rick Pollitt has been slick lately, going to the Press and telling them HE supports the collective bargaining for the WCSO and now the construction project for Bennett Middle School. Rick isn't representing the TAXPAYERS, he's simply acting like a wet pants liberal saying what a very select few WANT but IGNORING what the taxpayers can actually afford.
Although the Daily Times never offered a retraction towards their ridiculous and almost mentally challenged statement attempting to convince the public the state was paying 96% of the total project, one woman did come forward and challenged the Council as to WHY they didn't support the project when the state was going to pay 96% of the cost. Council President Joe Holloway was kind enough not to call out the Idiots at the Daily Times for being the party that created those numbers but he informed the few there that those numbers were grossly misrepresented and completely wrong. Today the Daily Times used more accurate numbers by saying, "Estimates from the BOE put the final price tag at $75.3 million -- $42.8 million of which is expected to be paid for at the county level." Its about time but they never cleared up their first mistake. I wonder where they got those new numbers from, hmmmmmm.
Deputy Director of Finance Andy Mackel stated this project would require a 7 cent increase in the property tax rate during the upcoming fiscal year, if the council were to agree to it.
Here's the deal Folks and here's what you're NOT being told anywhere else. First of all, the 7 cent increase is only for THIS UPCOMING YEAR!!!!!! Do NOT believe for a second that this will be enough to cover the project. Remember, we're dealing with politicians and a media that work together to SELL you on projects in which they only tell you a small portion of REALITY. Yeah, because they're stupid, you'll probably read from other Blogs that they support Bennett because they have no clue what's to come and simply kiss the a$$es of certain elected officials to get on their "play nice" side.
What you also don't know is the other school projects in the works. Bennett may be the one every one is talking about but there are SEVERAL other projects in the works right now that, (once again) the local media is keeping their mouth shut about.
You see Folks, Wicomico County simply cannot afford the project and we told you that to start with. Not being able to afford it means in the current situation, with the cash flow we currently have on hand, this project will not fly. SO, let's raise your taxes 7 cents JUST FOR ONE SCHOOL AND JUST FOR THIS YEAR! Let's not forget what increases we'll see in the next budget and the one after that and the one after that. It will not end until we stop these liberals from spending, spending, spending!
I seem to be burning a bridge with the Sheriff, County Executive, Ireton AND Fredericksen but the fact remains, I'm serving the public a whole lot better than any one of the names mentioned above. I'm doing what taxpayers should expect, I'm telling the TRUTH and being very open with what YOU should expect down the road. The fact that one school is calling for a 7 cent tax increase THIS YEAR alone and the fact that there are several more projects in line to come in front of the Council in the very near future, it will be one tax increase after the other shoved down your throats until we're taxes no different than Montgomery County, you know, the guys Rick Pollitt wants to chum up with and compete with whenever he goes to Annapolis.
The Bennett Middle School project needs to stop immediately and that is MY opinion. YOU have every right to challenge me here but if you do, do so with facts. Don't come on here just saying you want to see this project move forward, explain how and why because I'm NOT going to let up uneducated comments that simply support the BOE. Kind of like that UNEDUCATED IDIOT who stood in front of the Council stating the state was going to pay 96% of the cost of the project.
County Executive Rick Pollitt has been slick lately, going to the Press and telling them HE supports the collective bargaining for the WCSO and now the construction project for Bennett Middle School. Rick isn't representing the TAXPAYERS, he's simply acting like a wet pants liberal saying what a very select few WANT but IGNORING what the taxpayers can actually afford.
Although the Daily Times never offered a retraction towards their ridiculous and almost mentally challenged statement attempting to convince the public the state was paying 96% of the total project, one woman did come forward and challenged the Council as to WHY they didn't support the project when the state was going to pay 96% of the cost. Council President Joe Holloway was kind enough not to call out the Idiots at the Daily Times for being the party that created those numbers but he informed the few there that those numbers were grossly misrepresented and completely wrong. Today the Daily Times used more accurate numbers by saying, "Estimates from the BOE put the final price tag at $75.3 million -- $42.8 million of which is expected to be paid for at the county level." Its about time but they never cleared up their first mistake. I wonder where they got those new numbers from, hmmmmmm.
Deputy Director of Finance Andy Mackel stated this project would require a 7 cent increase in the property tax rate during the upcoming fiscal year, if the council were to agree to it.
Here's the deal Folks and here's what you're NOT being told anywhere else. First of all, the 7 cent increase is only for THIS UPCOMING YEAR!!!!!! Do NOT believe for a second that this will be enough to cover the project. Remember, we're dealing with politicians and a media that work together to SELL you on projects in which they only tell you a small portion of REALITY. Yeah, because they're stupid, you'll probably read from other Blogs that they support Bennett because they have no clue what's to come and simply kiss the a$$es of certain elected officials to get on their "play nice" side.
What you also don't know is the other school projects in the works. Bennett may be the one every one is talking about but there are SEVERAL other projects in the works right now that, (once again) the local media is keeping their mouth shut about.
You see Folks, Wicomico County simply cannot afford the project and we told you that to start with. Not being able to afford it means in the current situation, with the cash flow we currently have on hand, this project will not fly. SO, let's raise your taxes 7 cents JUST FOR ONE SCHOOL AND JUST FOR THIS YEAR! Let's not forget what increases we'll see in the next budget and the one after that and the one after that. It will not end until we stop these liberals from spending, spending, spending!
I seem to be burning a bridge with the Sheriff, County Executive, Ireton AND Fredericksen but the fact remains, I'm serving the public a whole lot better than any one of the names mentioned above. I'm doing what taxpayers should expect, I'm telling the TRUTH and being very open with what YOU should expect down the road. The fact that one school is calling for a 7 cent tax increase THIS YEAR alone and the fact that there are several more projects in line to come in front of the Council in the very near future, it will be one tax increase after the other shoved down your throats until we're taxes no different than Montgomery County, you know, the guys Rick Pollitt wants to chum up with and compete with whenever he goes to Annapolis.
The Bennett Middle School project needs to stop immediately and that is MY opinion. YOU have every right to challenge me here but if you do, do so with facts. Don't come on here just saying you want to see this project move forward, explain how and why because I'm NOT going to let up uneducated comments that simply support the BOE. Kind of like that UNEDUCATED IDIOT who stood in front of the Council stating the state was going to pay 96% of the cost of the project.
New Posts to fall below.
SUSPECT WHO ATTACKED POLICE WARRANT TEAM IN PRINCE GEORGE'S CO. CHARGED
(BALTIMORE, MD) – Criminal charges were served on a suspect who remains hospitalized after he charged a police warrant team with a knife last month in Prince George’s County and was wounded by a state trooper.
Michael W. King, 31, of the 9200-block of Goldenrod Lane, Upper Marlboro, Md., was charged on a warrant with first degree assault, second degree assault, and assault with a dangerous or deadly weapon. The warrant was served on King last week by members of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office at the University of Maryland Hospital, where he remains a patient. He was ordered held without bond. He is under guard by Division of Correction officers at the hospital.
On the morning of November 30, 2011, members of the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force went to King’s residence to serve a warrant on him for drug distribution. Police developed evidence that King was in the home, but he would not answer the door.
Continuing to identify themselves as police officers, the warrant team entered the home and was initiating a search for King when he appeared from behind a wall and ran at team members with an upraised knife. He was shot and wounded by a Maryland state trooper from the Criminal Investigation Division who is assigned to the warrant/fugitive team.
Based on the preliminary investigation by members of the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and Internal Affairs Unit, the trooper involved has returned to duty. The investigations are continuing.
Michael W. King, 31, of the 9200-block of Goldenrod Lane, Upper Marlboro, Md., was charged on a warrant with first degree assault, second degree assault, and assault with a dangerous or deadly weapon. The warrant was served on King last week by members of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office at the University of Maryland Hospital, where he remains a patient. He was ordered held without bond. He is under guard by Division of Correction officers at the hospital.
On the morning of November 30, 2011, members of the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force went to King’s residence to serve a warrant on him for drug distribution. Police developed evidence that King was in the home, but he would not answer the door.
Continuing to identify themselves as police officers, the warrant team entered the home and was initiating a search for King when he appeared from behind a wall and ran at team members with an upraised knife. He was shot and wounded by a Maryland state trooper from the Criminal Investigation Division who is assigned to the warrant/fugitive team.
Based on the preliminary investigation by members of the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and Internal Affairs Unit, the trooper involved has returned to duty. The investigations are continuing.
Man Released In Child-Abuse Case Facing Jail Time
Eight months after he was sentenced to time served for violently shaking his infant son, a Glen Burnie man was charged with attacking the baby's mother over accusations of infidelity.
Thomas Hillery Virts III, 27, of Stevens Road, now faces more than nine years in prison for violating his probation.
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Thomas Hillery Virts III, 27, of Stevens Road, now faces more than nine years in prison for violating his probation.
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DMV To Phase In 8-Year Driver's Licenses
Delaware's joining a growing trend--issuing driver's licenses valid for 8 years.
State DMV Director Jennifer Cohan tells WDEL News it's already being done elsewhere in the region.
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Navy E-7 - E-9 Continuation Board News
A performance-based board for continuation of senior enlisted Sailors recently convened at Navy Personnel Command (NPC). The Fiscal Year 2012 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board (SECB) will review records of approximately 7,700 personnel in pay grades E-7, E-8 and E-9 for continued service. Commanding officers will be notified of the results via BUPERS Online and will have seven days to notify and counsel those Sailors not selected for retention. After seven days, Sailors may review their individual status on BUPERS Online. Sailors not selected for continuation must transfer to the fleet reserve or retire by Sept. 30, 2012 and will have access to the Navy's Transition Assistance Management Program.
Sussex Councilman Gets Home For Christmas
Vance Phillips released from hospital Dec. 20
Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips is home for the holidays. On Dec. 20, after more than a month of treatment, he left Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, where he has been recovering from injuries sustained in a late October aircraft accident near Lynchburg, Va. Still in a wheelchair, Phillips said he will continue with physical therapy closer to his Laurel home.
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Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips is home for the holidays. On Dec. 20, after more than a month of treatment, he left Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, where he has been recovering from injuries sustained in a late October aircraft accident near Lynchburg, Va. Still in a wheelchair, Phillips said he will continue with physical therapy closer to his Laurel home.
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Change For A Dollar
Words cannot express how meaningful this video is. If you want to make your day very special, view this video and remember it every time you pass a Red Kettle. Paying It Forward has never been better explained than this video. Merry Christmas.
OCPD NEEDY DRIVE DONATES FOOD BASKETS AND HUNDREDS OF TOYS TO OCEAN CITY FAMILIES
The OCPD Christmas Needy Drive was started by Chief DiPino’s grandfather in the Baltimore Police Department many years ago. The tradition was continued by her father in Baltimore, and later by Chief DiPino in Ocean City. This year is the 16th year for the OCPD Christmas Needy Drive and each year the event has grown.
The OCPD Christmas Needy Drive volunteers not only helped families load toys and boxes of food for the holidays, but also assisted in transportation for some people who otherwise would have had to take the bus. Chief DiPino was very pleased with the event. “Every year I worry about whether or not we will have enough donated toys and food to give the families,” said Chief DiPino. “But every year the Ocean City community comes together to provide for those who are less fortunate.”
Several Ocean City businesses and organizations contributed to the success of this year’s needy drive. On Wednesday, December 6, 2011, the Ocean City Elks Lodge and Ladies Auxiliary donated over $4,000. Also making large contributions were the Delmarva Condominium Managers Association (DCMA), who stopped by the Public Safety Building with several bags of toys and a donation of $1,000, Atlantic Physical Therapy who donated 20 bicycles, the Ocean City Parrottheads “Hots for Tots” Chili Cookoff and Councilman Brent Ashley who donated $1,000.
Additional community donations came from The Greene Turtle, Fager’s Island, Caine Woods Association, the American Legion, the Marine Corps League, the Ocean City Hibernians, and several independent community members.
“Without the generosity of Ocean City businesses and residents, this needy drive would not be possible,” said Chief DiPino. “It is an example of what makes our community so special and it is truly what Christmas is all about.”
MLK Parade Bomber Gets 32-Year Sentence
(SPOKANE, Wash.) — A man who admitted to planting a bomb along a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route was sentenced Tuesday to 32 years in prison, the maximum punishment as negotiated under a plea deal that he tried to withdraw and then later denounced.
"I am not guilty of the acts that I am accused of and that I plead guilty to," Kevin Harpham said just before U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush handed down the sentence. He only agreed to the deal in September to avoid a possible life sentence, Harpham said.
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House Fights For Tax Relief And Certainty For Unemployed And Physicians
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives continued the fight to ensure full middle class tax relief for 160 million Americans, fair Medicare payments to physicians and the extension of unemployment insurance benefits to Americans still struggling to find good jobs. Yet Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid felt the issue was not important enough to warrant returning from his holiday vacation to appoint a conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate bills.
“While the Senate and the President are content to give Americans only $167 in tax relief, I believe in these tough economic times Americans deserve the $1,000 of tax relief supported by House Republicans,” said Rep. Andy Harris. “Now is not the time to play petty partisan games while 160 million Americans are on the hook for a tax increase because of the Senate’s desire not to return to Washington from its holiday vacation. I’m not going to Hawaii – I’m ready to do whatever it takes to make sure that we can ensure middle class tax relief and provide certainty to the unemployed and physicians who care for our seniors on Medicare. I encourage all Americans to join me in calling on Senator Reid to come back to Washington and work with the House now so that we can provide certainty to millions of Americans.”
“While the Senate and the President are content to give Americans only $167 in tax relief, I believe in these tough economic times Americans deserve the $1,000 of tax relief supported by House Republicans,” said Rep. Andy Harris. “Now is not the time to play petty partisan games while 160 million Americans are on the hook for a tax increase because of the Senate’s desire not to return to Washington from its holiday vacation. I’m not going to Hawaii – I’m ready to do whatever it takes to make sure that we can ensure middle class tax relief and provide certainty to the unemployed and physicians who care for our seniors on Medicare. I encourage all Americans to join me in calling on Senator Reid to come back to Washington and work with the House now so that we can provide certainty to millions of Americans.”
Missing Toddler Ayla Reynolds Had Unstable Home Life
Details of an unstable home life have emerged in the case of missing Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds, who was vanished from her father's house Friday night.
Reynolds was reported missing Saturday morning by her father, Justin DiPietro, who told police he put the 20-month-old to bed on Friday night and found her missing the next morning.
The girl had been placed in his custody just weeks before by the Department of Health and Human Services because her mother, Trista Reynolds, had entered rehab for substance abuse, according to Trista Reynolds' relatives.
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The girl had been placed in his custody just weeks before by the Department of Health and Human Services because her mother, Trista Reynolds, had entered rehab for substance abuse, according to Trista Reynolds' relatives.
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OCEAN CITY POLICE REMINDING CITIZENS: “THE BEST WAY TO SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER IS DRIVING SOBER THIS YEAR”
The Ocean City Police Department is reminding citizens that “the best way to spread holiday cheer is driving sober this year.” While millions of people celebrate the holidays, the Ocean City Police Department will be aggressively enforcing impaired
driving, distracted driving and negligent driving to assure that people get home safely this season.
“The message is simple, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Drinking alcohol or doing drugs and driving do not mix. If you plan to consume alcohol, or are under the influence of any substance, you should not get behind the wheel of any vehicle or operate a motorcycle,” said Chief Bernadette DiPino.
In December 2009, there were 753 people killed in crashes that involved drivers or motorcycle riders with blood alcohol concentrations of .08 grams per deciliter or higher.
“Unfortunately millions of drivers on America’s highways still think they are invincible, and they choose to jeopardize their safety and the safety of others on our roads,” she said. “There will be no spreading holiday cheer behind the bars of a jail cell,” Chief DiPino continued. “Don’t let your 2011 holiday season end in an
arrest or worse, death. Remember, whether you’ve had way too many or just one too many, it’s not worth the risk.”
The Ocean City Police Department recommends these simple tips for a safe holiday season:
Plan a safe way home before the festivities begin;
Before drinking, designate a sober driver and leave your car keys at home;
If you’re impaired, use a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, or use public
transportation;
If you happen to see a drunk driver on the road, don’t hesitate to contact your local law enforcement; and remember, Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over. If you know someone who is about to drive or ride while impaired, take that person’s keys and help him or her make other arrangements to get home safely.
Unemployment Fell In 43 States In Nov.
(WASHINGTON) — Unemployment rates fell in 43 states in November, the most number of states to report such declines in eight years.
The falling state rates reflect the brightening jobs picture nationally. The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in November to 8.6 percent, the lowest since March 2009. The economy has generated 100,000 or more jobs five months in a row — the first time that's happened since 2006, before the Great Recession.
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