ALL SCHOOLS CLEARED IN KENT CO. FOLLOWING BOMB THREAT

(CHESTERTOWN, MD) – All schools in Kent County have been searched by bomb detection teams and no explosive devices were found.

At about 3:15 p.m. today, police bomb detection teams completed searching the last school in Kent County and reported that no explosive devices were found in any of the schools searched. All facilities have been cleared by police.

Allied teams of state, county and local police responded to Kent County after a note found on the door of the Kent County Middle School this morning indicated bombs had been placed in each Kent County school and would detonate today. Schools had been evacuated and closed while police responded and conducted the searches.

Police searched seven public schools in Kent County. As a precaution, the three private schools were also notified of the threat. Officials at those schools decided to close and requested police bomb sweeps of their facilities. In all, police searched ten school facilities today in Kent County.

No arrests have been made in connection with the person or persons responsible for making the bomb threat. The investigation is continuing.

4 Indiana Dems Charged With Election Fraud in 2008 Presidential Race

Felony charges related to election fraud have touched the 2008 race for the highest office in the land.

Prosecutors in South Bend, Ind., filed charges Monday against four St. Joseph County Democratic officials and deputies as part of a multiple-felony case involving the alleged forging of Democratic presidential primary petitions in the 2008 election, which put then-candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the Indiana ballot.

The officials are accused of taking part in a scheme to fake signatures and names on the primary petitions needed to run for president. Court papers say the plan was hatched by local Democratic Party officials inside the local party headquarters.

Among those charged is the former long-time chairman of the St. Joseph County Democratic Party, Butch Morgan, who allegedly ordered the forgeries. He was forced to resign when the allegations were first made public last October, even though his lawyer, Shaw Friedman, told Fox News at the time that Morgan did not do anything wrong.

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Trump Won't Bar Transsexual Beauty Queen From Shot at Miss Universe Canada Title

Jenna Talackova, the Canadian beauty queen, won't have to fight Donald Trump for a chance to compete for the Miss Universe Canada title after all, even though she was born a he.

Talackova is everything you think of when you hear the words "beauty queen." With her bright smile, flowing blonde hair and viciously long legs, you can't deny she's stunning.

But Talackova, 23, was first disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada competition because she was born a male, according to CTV. Talackova was originally selected as one of 65 finalists for the Donald Trump-owned competition and her profile and photos were pulled from the Miss Universe Canada website.

But the Trump organization has reversed its decision, announcing today that it won't attempt to keep Talackova out of the contest.

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No Pay Raise Until....

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was supposed to receive a pay raise, but it's been blocked by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) Vitter said he would hold the raise until Salazar began approving six new deepwater drilling permits per month. Vitter's move received a rebuke from the Senate Ethics Committee, which took no other action. Salazar is paid less then other cabinet secretaries because he was a senator when he was appointed. That restriction was about to expire. Salarzar is eligible for a raise to match cabinet pay of $199,000

EMPIRE

The U.S. government has created borders within the country’s borders at every airport in the country. Technologies abound in ticketing and check-in on one side of the border while commerce thrives on the other. In between is a massive government apparatus requiring that shoes be kicked off, laptops be unpacked, and less than 3.1 ounces of liquid be carried in any one container. The only technology in sight is the offensive porno scanners. And for those that refuse scanning, a brutish pat-down is administered.

These Transportation Security Agency (TSA) borders are guarded by 58,401 bureaucrats in blue, at a cost this year of $8.1 billion. The taxpayers must not spare any expense in convincing themselves that the government is making us safe.

The arbitrariness of rules at borders is brought to mind in the opening pages of Charles Goyette’s sobering new book Red and Blue and Broke All Over: Restoring America’s Free Economy. Viewing borders from the air, one can hardly tell where they are, these imaginary lines drawn by governments. However, while the terrain on either side of a border may be identical, satellite imagining provides a stark contrast of neighboring countries where capitalism operates on one side of a border while socialism reigns on the other.

The native culture and language may be identical, but roads that are paved on the capitalist side, turn to dirt on the socialist side. While lights burn brightly in the capitalist night, those living under socialism are shrouded in darkness.

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Recovery Threatened by Runaway Student Loan Debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal student loan program seemed like a great idea back in 1965: Borrow to go to college now, pay it back later when you have a job.

But many borrowers these days are close to flunking out, tripped up by painful real-life lessons in math and economics.

Surging above $1 trillion, U.S. student loan debt has surpassed credit card and auto-loan debt. This debt explosion jeopardizes the fragile recovery, increases the burden on taxpayers and possibly sets the stage for a new economic crisis.

With a still-wobbly jobs market, these loans are increasingly hard to pay off. Unable to find work, many students have returned to school, further driving up their indebtedness.

Average student loan debt recently topped $25,000, up 25 percent in 10 years. And the mushrooming debt has direct implications for taxpayers, since 8 in 10 of these loans are government-issued or guaranteed.

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93-year-old Florida Woman Retires Her ’64 Mercury After 576,000 Miles On The Road

These days, most people consider themselves lucky if a new car lasts 5 to 10 years. Make it to 100,000 miles in your vehicle, and the car company might make a commercial about you. That makes 93-year-old Rachel Veitch a notable exception. Veitch is retiring her 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente after more than 576,000 miles on the road.

"I am legally blind, so I can no longer drive my lovely Chariot," Veitch told FoxNews.com. "They don't have to take it away, I would not dream of driving that car again." The car itself is fine, but Veitch has macular degeneration in both her eyes, making her legally blind. After running a red light in March, she decided to voluntarily give up the vehicle she's been driving since Lyndon Johnson occupied the White House.

"I have taken it in stride," she said. "I don't have cancer, I don't have Lou Gehrig's disease. I am lucky."

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Sheriff's Department Catches Poopetrator

After years of sniffing around and trying to get the scoop on the person defecating on driveways throughout Elk Creek and Deer Harbor, one homeowner who spent thousands of dollars on camera security finally bagged the poopetrator on camera attempting to do the nasty.

For many years the Daily Times had been targeted because of the early morning turds showing up in driveways and mail boxes. However, it turns out it was a jogger. The Sheriff's Department may only be able to charge the man with littering at this point. The man has yet to be charged, (who lives in the neighborhood) therefore I am withholding his name. However, IF it happens again we will, (without a doubt) expose who this individual is in the hopes it will come to an immediate end.

Some are wondering why the Sheriff's Department isn't charging this person with a federal offense as some of this poop has ended up in mail boxes without a stamp on it, if you get my drift.

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Obama Declares War on Supreme Court

Today, President Obama effectively declared war on the Supreme Court. Speaking from the Rose Garden, he suggested that the “unelected” Supreme Court must avoid the “extraordinary … unprecedented” measure of striking down his unconstitutional Obamacare regime:

Ultimately, I am confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress …

This is not the first time Obama has threatened the Supreme Court. Back in January 2010, in his State of the Union Address, he dramatically misrepresented the Supreme Court’s stance on campaign finance, and explained, “Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections.” Justice Alito shook his head and mouthed, “Not true.” That’s because it wasn’t true – but Obama’s interpretation of Constitutional law is lacking at best, deeply dishonest at worst.

Obama is now tackling a strategy stated by Rep. Jim Clyburn this morning – he’s going after the Supreme Court as his bête noire, knowing they cannot respond. But he’s bound to fail for a simple reason: the American public understands that the law is unconstitutional. Obama is no FDR, and nobody is interested in packing the courts to raise their taxes and devastate the economic future of the country.

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Maryland Primary Results: President, US House, US Senate, and Circuit Court Judge

Results Here

How To Hit A Nude Beach

When I first begin researching the question of how to hit a nude beach, one of the first answers came from the general manager of a hotel in New Hampshire, Jerry Jacobson, who responded “very carefully.”

My immediate reaction was that I usually don’t need any help in the weak joke department, as regular readers of this column will verify. But as I gathered more sources I realized that Jerry’s right. Most of us can’t wake up one morning and decide that taking off our clothes is just another day at the beach.

Or can we?

According to the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) [site NSFW] “most first-timers adjust to social nudity in a matter of minutes and discover it’s not nearly as big a deal as they thought it would be.”

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BREAKING NEWS: Romney Takes Maryland

Fox News projects Mitt Romney the winner of Maryland GOP primary.

Japanese Scientists Create Meat From Poop

Anyone up for some poop burgers?

Japanese scientist Mitsuyuki Ikeda from the Okayama Laboratory certainly doesn't believe in human waste.

He thinks that's perfectly good protein you're sending out to sea, and he's found a way to extract it, mix it with steak sauce and create a fecal feast fit for a king.

And despite the downside of having to add soya to bind it all together, Prof Ikeda thinks there's no reason why we shouldn't all tuck into his turd burgers

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POLICE SEARCH KENT CO. SCHOOLS FOLLOWING BOMB THREAT

(CHESTERTOWN, MD) – All students have been evacuated and are safe as Maryland State Police continue coordination of searches of all Kent County schools following a bomb threat this morning.

Shortly before 8:00 a.m. today, a handwritten note was found by school officials on a side door of the Kent Middle School in Chestertown, Md. The note said a bomb had been placed in that school and also in all six other Kent County schools and they would detonate today.

Kent County school officials immediately called police and began a reverse 911 operation to notify parents that schools would be evacuated and closed. The county high school was in session already. Students were being dropped off at the middle school and the elementary school students were not yet on their way. Students at the high school and middle school were evacuated and sent home. There are about 2,100 school students in Kent County who attend one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools.

Maryland State Police responded to the scene and are coordinating the allied police response throughout the county. Kent County Sheriff’s Office deputies, as well as officers from local departments have teamed up to provide a law enforcement presence at each school building in the county.

State Police Special Operations Division personnel are coordinating the response of bomb detection K-9 teams from across the state. Police are responding with bomb dogs from as far away as Ocean City and Prince George’s County. The State Fire Marshal’s Office has responded with their explosives experts and bomb dog teams. The teams will be deployed to each school and a thorough search will be conducted of each of the seven campuses. Once the buildings have been cleared by law enforcement, school officials say staff will be permitted to return.

The Kent Bureau of Investigation, comprised of criminal investigators from the Maryland State Police, the Chestertown Police Department, and the Rock Hall Police Department, are conducting a criminal investigation into the bomb threat. Anyone with information about who is responsible for this note is urged to contact police at 410-758-1101 or 410-778-1800.

80-Year-Old Lands Plane After Husband Collapses

STURGEON BAY, Wisc. – An 80-year-old Wisconsin woman successfully landed a twin-engine plane after her pilot husband became unconscious and later died, Fox 11 reports.

Authorities say the woman's 81-year-old husband suffered a medical condition while he was at the controls of the plane and lost consciousness.

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TROOPERS INVESTIGATE DEATH OF CHILD IN CAROLINE COUNTY

(HILLSBORO, MD) -- Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a Caroline County child who was found in a swimming pool at her home.

The victim is identified as Bella Blackiston, 2, of the 11000-block of Butler Road, Hillsboro, Maryland. The child was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital in Easton where she had been taken by ambulance.

Results from an autopsy conducted by the Office of the State Medical Examiner did not immediately reveal signs of trauma or suspicious injuries. Further forensic tests will be conducted. The cause and manner of the child’s death are pending.

Shortly before 5:00 p.m. Maryland State Police from the Easton Barrack received a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor who had found the child in the above-ground pool, which is surrounded by a deck connected to their single family home. Responding paramedics found the child unresponsive and transported her to the emergency center.

Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and troopers from the Easton Barrack responded to the scene. Sheriff deputies from the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the call.

The preliminary investigation indicates the child and her mother were at home alone at the time. The circumstances regarding how the child got out of the house and into the pool are under investigation.

The investigation is continuing.

Seniors Owe Billions In Student Loans

When you think of student loans, you think of students and recent graduates. But new data shows billions are owed by people in ther 60s, 70s and even 80s.

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Thompson’s Donor Tentacles Reach into Maryland

A prolific campaign donor under federal investigation for contributions in D.C. elections is also linked to a quarter-million dollars given to Maryland politicians, including Gov. Martin O’Malley, two likely Democratic candidates for governor in 2014 and two prominent county executives over the past 13 years.

Mr. O’Malley, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot, and Montgomery and Prince George’s County Executives Isiah “Ike” Leggett and Rushern L. Baker III, have received contributions from a network of donors affiliated with Jeffrey E. Thompson in a similar pattern to political contributions made in the District.

The donations often involve the maximum allowed amount, are usually made on the same day and come from Mr. Thompson, his companies, his affiliates and associates. People and companies within the Thompson network have made contributions to a wide range of Maryland candidates totaling upward of $268,000 since 1999, according to campaign finance records.

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Salisbury Area Chamber Of Commerce 92nd Annual Banquet

The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 92nd Annual Banquet Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Green Hill Yacht & Country Club. The evening events will include the installation of 2012-2013 Officers and Directors and the presentation of awards.

Sandra S. Fitzerald-Angello will be sworn in at the Annual Banquet as the 2012-2013 Chamber President. Sandy is the Vice President and Dealer Operator of Pohanka Automotive Group of Salisbury, which has seven franchises; Toyota, Scion, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and Mazda. She has been a leader in the automotive industry for over 35 years and has earned the Toyota Presidents Award in 2002, 2009 and 2010; the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Best of the Best Award; The Honda Presidents Award in 2007; and the Silver Excellence in Business Award in 2007 and 2008.

Sandy believes deeply in giving not only to her business and employees, but to the surrounding community. She is the driving force behind the “Pohanka Pays it Forward” campaign, which has paid out over $160,000 to local non-profits in Delmarva since 2009.

Sandy lives locally with her husband George and son AJ and has two grown children, Meghan and Ryan, along with a two-year old grandson, Sammy. She received the Community Leadership Award from the Community Foundation in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Sandy was the recipient of the Herbert H. Fincher Friend of Mentoring Award in 2000 and a 2009 recipient of the Maryland Top 100 Women’s Award and in the same year the Champion of the Habitat for Humanity Women Build. She is a Visionary Founder of the Women's Fund with the Community Foundation. She serves on the Board of Directors of Stop the Violence and the Main Street Gym.

Cocktail Hour at the banquet is sponsored by PNC Bank and begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by a buffet dinner at 7:00 p.m. Entertainment is being provided by the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council and sponsored by Chesapeake Utilities. Grace Cho, a Freshman Arts Major at Salisbury University will be singing. The Wicomico Mentoring Project is conducting a silent auction as part of the fun at the Annual Banquet.

The banquet is $60 per person. RSVP’s are necessary by April 6, 2012, and can be made by calling 410-749-0144 or e-mailing chamber@salisburyarea.com Members can register and pay on-line.

BREAKING NEWS: Appeals Court Demands Obama Administration Clarify Health Law Remarks

Federal appeals court orders Justice Department to explain whether the Obama administration believes judges can strike down federal laws.

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