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Friday, May 19, 2017
Sharks swim alarmingly close to a beach in South Carolina
A perfect beach day was interrupted by some unruly sharks that were spotted swimming alarmingly close to a South Carolina beach.
Beachgoers were shocked to see at least four large sharks swimming near the shoreline on Tuesday.
Cody Kinzer recorded a video showing the massive sea creatures lurking by the Garden City Pier, which is about five miles from Myrtle Beach.
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Beachgoers were shocked to see at least four large sharks swimming near the shoreline on Tuesday.
Cody Kinzer recorded a video showing the massive sea creatures lurking by the Garden City Pier, which is about five miles from Myrtle Beach.
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When supply exceeds demand, wages for Langley Park day laborers suffer
On a recent weekday, eight trucks pulled in over a two-hour period and separately negotiated with about 10 workers at a time. The bidding started at $12 an hour. But because there were more laborers than employers, the price frequently fell to as little as $5 per hour, significantly lower than the state’s mandated $8.75 minimum hourly wage and Prince George’s County’s minimum wage of $10.75 an hour. Although several workers cut deals at that low rate, Jose, a construction worker who moved to the U.S. from Guatemala 21 years ago, held out for higher pay — a decision that cost him a job at the time.
Even though Jose sometimes works for less than the $16 an hour he thinks he should be earning, he won’t bid himself down as low as the other workers. Day laborers make so little, he said, that they “have to work sometimes day and sometimes day and nights.” (Capital News Service is withholding the last names of day workers to protect them from possible retaliatory actions from employers.)
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Discounted amusement park tickets available at Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
SALISBURY, Md. - Are you craving the rush of a roller coaster or the smell of funnel cakes this summer? If you plan to visit one of the many amusement parks in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic regions, you can save money by purchasing discounted tickets from the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office.
Maryland Recreation & Parks Association 2017 Amusement Park Ticket Prices
Busch Gardens
Adult Gate Price: $80; Selling Price: $60
Water Country USA
Park open May 21-Sept. 5
Adult Gate Price: $54; Selling Price: $40
Diggerland USA (Under 36” free)
Gate Price: $36.95; Selling Price: $27
Dorney Park
Opened April 29; Wildwater Kingdom opened May 17
Adult 3+ & Over 48” Gate Price: $60.90; Selling Price: $46
Dutch Wonderland
Ages 3+ Gate Price: $42.99; Selling Price: $38
Hersheypark
Opened May 5
Adult (Ages 9-54) Gate Price: $65.80; Selling Price: $54
Jr. (Ages 3-8) Gate Price: $42.80; Selling Price: $40
Special Days (5/5-6/30; Sunday-Friday only) Gate Price: $65.80; Selling Price $44
Kings Dominion
Adult Gate Price: $67; Selling Price: $42
Spring Savings (5/19-21, 5/26-31, 6/1-11) Gate Price: $67; Selling Price: $40
Summer Days (6/16-8/20) Gate Price $67; Selling Price $40
Fall Fun (Dates TBD): Gate Price $67; Selling Price: $40
Sahara Sam’s Oasis (Ages 2 & under and 65+ free)
Year-round indoor water park; Outdoor water park (Memorial Day-Labor Day)
Gate Price: $36.95; Selling Price: $27
Sesame Place (Ages 23 months & under free)
Peak Season 1 Day (6/19-9/4) Gate Price $70.62; Selling Price $60
Six Flags America (Maryland)
Good Any Day Gate Price: $72.74; Selling Price: $50
Special Days (6/12-8/20) Gate Price $72.74; Selling Price $38
Six Flags Great Adventure (New Jersey)
Theme/Safari Gate Price: $80.15; Selling Price $45
Hurricane Harbor (Open 5/20-9/4) Gate Price: $51.29; Selling Price $35
Unless otherwise noted, kids 2 and under are admitted free. Discounted tickets are available now through Sept. 1. Parking fees may apply; check with the park. For more information, please call 410-548-4911 or visit the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office located at 500 Glen Ave. in Salisbury (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.).
Maryland Recreation & Parks Association 2017 Amusement Park Ticket Prices
Busch Gardens
Adult Gate Price: $80; Selling Price: $60
Water Country USA
Park open May 21-Sept. 5
Adult Gate Price: $54; Selling Price: $40
Diggerland USA (Under 36” free)
Gate Price: $36.95; Selling Price: $27
Dorney Park
Opened April 29; Wildwater Kingdom opened May 17
Adult 3+ & Over 48” Gate Price: $60.90; Selling Price: $46
Dutch Wonderland
Ages 3+ Gate Price: $42.99; Selling Price: $38
Hersheypark
Opened May 5
Adult (Ages 9-54) Gate Price: $65.80; Selling Price: $54
Jr. (Ages 3-8) Gate Price: $42.80; Selling Price: $40
Special Days (5/5-6/30; Sunday-Friday only) Gate Price: $65.80; Selling Price $44
Kings Dominion
Adult Gate Price: $67; Selling Price: $42
Spring Savings (5/19-21, 5/26-31, 6/1-11) Gate Price: $67; Selling Price: $40
Summer Days (6/16-8/20) Gate Price $67; Selling Price $40
Fall Fun (Dates TBD): Gate Price $67; Selling Price: $40
Sahara Sam’s Oasis (Ages 2 & under and 65+ free)
Year-round indoor water park; Outdoor water park (Memorial Day-Labor Day)
Gate Price: $36.95; Selling Price: $27
Sesame Place (Ages 23 months & under free)
Peak Season 1 Day (6/19-9/4) Gate Price $70.62; Selling Price $60
Six Flags America (Maryland)
Good Any Day Gate Price: $72.74; Selling Price: $50
Special Days (6/12-8/20) Gate Price $72.74; Selling Price $38
Six Flags Great Adventure (New Jersey)
Theme/Safari Gate Price: $80.15; Selling Price $45
Hurricane Harbor (Open 5/20-9/4) Gate Price: $51.29; Selling Price $35
Unless otherwise noted, kids 2 and under are admitted free. Discounted tickets are available now through Sept. 1. Parking fees may apply; check with the park. For more information, please call 410-548-4911 or visit the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office located at 500 Glen Ave. in Salisbury (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.).
Milton police to launch Operation Safe Return
“The point is to provide peace of mind for families,” said Chief Robert Longo. He said Criminal Justice Council grant money will cover the purchase of up to six trackers, which cost an average of $300 each.
Longo said his department will be the first in Sussex County to initiate this project, although New Castle County has a similar program through the nationally affiliated Project Lifesaver.
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Liberty Is Essential But Insufficient
I recently saw a video by a libertarian commentator named TJ Brown, also known as That Guy T, on YouTube making a tongue-in-cheek thought experiment that the liberty movement would do well to consider forging an alliance with fascism to effectively protect Western culture from the left’s violent domination.
I understand he was not being literal and so I am not going to grand stand against fascism. To do so is too easy and obligatory these days. I consider the ideology “small potatoes” as a cultural force. Of course, it is immoral. So is Pharaohism. Neither will be a viable cultural force in the West. Suspending all moral considerations, appeals to pragmatically align with its small band of Internet advocates are a dead-end outreach strategy for liberty.
I agree with Brown’s larger point though: the liberty movement is not a culturally effective force because liberty is never a transcendent end around which to develop culture. Liberty is a means to an end. The end, the driving force of communities, is ultimately virtue. Virtue, values, morals, ethics, these are the domain of systems thinking. Systems thinking is about establishing a common vision that animates and orients human beings’ passion and sacrifice.
An ethic of virtue is what must be the cornerstone of a lasting culture. I’ll go one step further, a common ethic, not rules, is what makes a cultural body antifragile, as Nassim Taleb would say. An antifragile structure is one that gains strength through stress and adversity. Such a body does not simply survive difficulty but becomes better through it.
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I understand he was not being literal and so I am not going to grand stand against fascism. To do so is too easy and obligatory these days. I consider the ideology “small potatoes” as a cultural force. Of course, it is immoral. So is Pharaohism. Neither will be a viable cultural force in the West. Suspending all moral considerations, appeals to pragmatically align with its small band of Internet advocates are a dead-end outreach strategy for liberty.
I agree with Brown’s larger point though: the liberty movement is not a culturally effective force because liberty is never a transcendent end around which to develop culture. Liberty is a means to an end. The end, the driving force of communities, is ultimately virtue. Virtue, values, morals, ethics, these are the domain of systems thinking. Systems thinking is about establishing a common vision that animates and orients human beings’ passion and sacrifice.
An ethic of virtue is what must be the cornerstone of a lasting culture. I’ll go one step further, a common ethic, not rules, is what makes a cultural body antifragile, as Nassim Taleb would say. An antifragile structure is one that gains strength through stress and adversity. Such a body does not simply survive difficulty but becomes better through it.
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Pelosi on Trump Digesting Intel: 'You Cannot Connect the Dots If You're a Helter Skelter'
WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called President Trump a "loose cannon," perhaps unwittingly, saying of his reported decision to reveal an Israeli intelligence op to Russian officials in the Oval Office that it draws into question whether he "is he fit to be president of the United States when he would do such a thing."
"This is a dedication. You really have to read your stuff, know your stuff, be briefed constantly. You cannot connect the dots if you're a helter skelter," Pelosi said Tuesday at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference. "And that's what he has been. He hasn't even taken his briefings."
"So, without being political, I think, because we try not to be it in terms of intelligence, what the president did was totally outrageous. Totally outrageous. If it was unwitting, that would be pathetic and dangerous. If it was intentional, that would even be -- I don't know what's worse," she added.
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"This is a dedication. You really have to read your stuff, know your stuff, be briefed constantly. You cannot connect the dots if you're a helter skelter," Pelosi said Tuesday at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference. "And that's what he has been. He hasn't even taken his briefings."
"So, without being political, I think, because we try not to be it in terms of intelligence, what the president did was totally outrageous. Totally outrageous. If it was unwitting, that would be pathetic and dangerous. If it was intentional, that would even be -- I don't know what's worse," she added.
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OC Council Approves Recruiting Event For Marines
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) request to set up an interactive outreach and recruiting event in conjunction with the O.C. Air Show in June.
The Mayor and Council on Monday had before them a USMC event request in conjunction with the O.C. Air Show and the arrival of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The event would provide an interactive experience for the general public as well as promoting the USMC and the benefits of service.
The USMC requested the use of the beach and Boardwalk area between 3rd and 4th streets. The event would include a semi-trailer with an interactive set-up inside, a 10-foot by 10-foot tent with a pull-up bar for potential recruits and other members of the general public, a Humvee and other vehicles, a blow-up drill instructor, an indoor simulated marksmanship trainer (ISMT) and other materials related to the Marine Corps. The corps will also distribute a large amount of free USMC items including lanyards, water bottles, T-shirts and bags along with photo opportunities with corps members.
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The Mayor and Council on Monday had before them a USMC event request in conjunction with the O.C. Air Show and the arrival of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The event would provide an interactive experience for the general public as well as promoting the USMC and the benefits of service.
The USMC requested the use of the beach and Boardwalk area between 3rd and 4th streets. The event would include a semi-trailer with an interactive set-up inside, a 10-foot by 10-foot tent with a pull-up bar for potential recruits and other members of the general public, a Humvee and other vehicles, a blow-up drill instructor, an indoor simulated marksmanship trainer (ISMT) and other materials related to the Marine Corps. The corps will also distribute a large amount of free USMC items including lanyards, water bottles, T-shirts and bags along with photo opportunities with corps members.
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Special Weather Statement (Strong Thunderstorms)
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| Alert: | ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SOMERSET... SOUTHWESTERN WICOMICO AND CENTRAL DORCHESTER COUNTIES... At 728 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Saint Inigoes Creek, moving east at 35 mph. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these storms as they move across the Lower Maryland eastern shore. Locations impacted include... Marion Station, Whitehaven, Wetipquin, Oriole, Andrews, Fairmount, Upper Hill, Hopewell, Kingston, Wingate, Widgeon, Manokin, Upper Fairmount, Mount Vernon, Nanticoke, Monie, Bivalve, Champ and Crocheron. If you see lightning or hear thunder...you are at risk. Take shelter indoors immediately. If you cannot find shelter in a building a vehicle provides safety from lightning. Strong wind gusts are possible with these storms. These wind gusts are capable of knocking down tree limbs...small or weakened trees...and blowing around trash cans...potted plants...lawn furniture and other light outdoor objects. | ||
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"A Republic... Or A Monarchy?"
On September 17, 1787 on the final day of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he walked out of Independence Hall.
“Well Doctor, what have we got– a republic, or a monarchy?” she asked.
It was a burning question on everyone’s mind: what form of government would the Constitutional delegates establish for the new country?
Franklin didn’t hesitate. “A republic– if you can keep it.”
(The exchange was noted by Maryland delegate James McHenry and included in the Records of the Federal Convention of 1787.)
Franklin’s answer spoke volumes.
The Constitutional Convention had just ended, and it had been a bitter four months as the delegates fought and argued over every single word in the draft.
Factions had developed. Some delegates wanted a federal government with absolute power. Others wanted fewer guaranteed liberties for individuals.
Franklin knew that the representative government he had worked so hard to establish was incredibly fragile, and that it could easily slip away.
It was the same fight two years later when the 1st United States Congress fought over whether or not to establish a Bill of Rights.
As one delegate wrote, “Bill of Rights– useful, but not essential.”
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“Well Doctor, what have we got– a republic, or a monarchy?” she asked.
It was a burning question on everyone’s mind: what form of government would the Constitutional delegates establish for the new country?
Franklin didn’t hesitate. “A republic– if you can keep it.”
(The exchange was noted by Maryland delegate James McHenry and included in the Records of the Federal Convention of 1787.)
Franklin’s answer spoke volumes.
The Constitutional Convention had just ended, and it had been a bitter four months as the delegates fought and argued over every single word in the draft.
Factions had developed. Some delegates wanted a federal government with absolute power. Others wanted fewer guaranteed liberties for individuals.
Franklin knew that the representative government he had worked so hard to establish was incredibly fragile, and that it could easily slip away.
It was the same fight two years later when the 1st United States Congress fought over whether or not to establish a Bill of Rights.
As one delegate wrote, “Bill of Rights– useful, but not essential.”
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With Boating Season Here, New Reminders Issued About Island Protection
Two years ago, the federal Army Corps of Engineers dredged the navigation channels in and around the coastal bays behind Ocean City and used the roughly 400,000 cubic yards of sand to restore some long-forgotten islands in the bays that hadn’t appeared on charts since the 1930s, including a four-acre spit now known as Tern Island.
That summer, Tern Island quickly became a hub for recreational boating as weekend enthusiasts waded ashore with beach chairs, umbrellas and coolers. At one point, recreational boaters unofficially claimed the island as their own, wading ashore with an American flag, a flag pole and bags of concrete in a spontaneous act of patriotism.
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David Horowitz: We're Seeing Liberal Press' Ongoing Mission to Destroy Trump
David Horowitz, author of The New York Times bestseller "Big Agenda,"says the media is on a hell-bent mission to "destroy the Trump presidency" and singles out The Washington Post as "completely untrustworthy."
"These are seditious rags," Horowitz said Thursday on Newsmax TV's "America Talks Live" with Bill Tucker.
"The Washington Post. It's completely untrustworthy. It's totally partisan. It's destructive. All of these stories are designed to destroy the Trump presidency. We haven't seen this in our lifetimes in this country."
Adding to the anti-Trump press fervor is the desire of Democrats to get Trump ousted from the White House, according to Horowitz, editor of FrontPage Magazine and founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center
"The Democratic Party is driven by anti-American ideology called identity politics where you're judged by your race. Your color. Your ethnicity. Your gender. Your class. This is so un-American," he told Tucker.
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"These are seditious rags," Horowitz said Thursday on Newsmax TV's "America Talks Live" with Bill Tucker.
"The Washington Post. It's completely untrustworthy. It's totally partisan. It's destructive. All of these stories are designed to destroy the Trump presidency. We haven't seen this in our lifetimes in this country."
Adding to the anti-Trump press fervor is the desire of Democrats to get Trump ousted from the White House, according to Horowitz, editor of FrontPage Magazine and founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center
"The Democratic Party is driven by anti-American ideology called identity politics where you're judged by your race. Your color. Your ethnicity. Your gender. Your class. This is so un-American," he told Tucker.
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Harford County Reports First Overdose Death Involving Carfentanil
The Sheriff’s office learned Wednesday that a toxicology report on an overdose earlier this month tested positive for carfentanil.
As of Monday, in Harford County 34 people have died from heroin overdoses this year, according to the Sheriff’s Office. There have been 126 non-fatal overdoses.
Carfentanil, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency in an alert issued in September 2016, is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, another synthetic opioid.
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Hijacked Democrats
"The Real Democratic Party", hijacked by America-hating Left, has crashed and now burns.
The truth is in the numbers!
The truth is in the numbers!
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A Dallas County Whistleblower Caught Voter Fraud Schemes on Tape
What is being described as one of the biggest voter fraud investigations in Texas history is currently unfolding in Dallas.
For the past couple of months prosecutors in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office have been looking into allegations of voter fraud. Their investigation accelerated last week when more criminal and voter fraud allegations stemming from the May 6 election emerged. The D.A.'s office last week filed a notice of investigation of criminal conduct which reads in part:
The Dallas County Elections Department has in excess of 700 "Mail-In Ballots" that are directly linked to applications assisted by "Jose Rodriguez," or are suspicious in nature.
Workers say the volume of complaints about questionable mail-in ballots has been “off the charts.”
“It’s totally frustrating,” said Dr. Pat Stephens of West Dallas. “You know, we all feel violated.”
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For the past couple of months prosecutors in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office have been looking into allegations of voter fraud. Their investigation accelerated last week when more criminal and voter fraud allegations stemming from the May 6 election emerged. The D.A.'s office last week filed a notice of investigation of criminal conduct which reads in part:
The Dallas County Elections Department has in excess of 700 "Mail-In Ballots" that are directly linked to applications assisted by "Jose Rodriguez," or are suspicious in nature.
Workers say the volume of complaints about questionable mail-in ballots has been “off the charts.”
“It’s totally frustrating,” said Dr. Pat Stephens of West Dallas. “You know, we all feel violated.”
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REMINDER:WVFC Ladies Auxiliary Yard Sale
Yard Sale
Saturday, May 20, 2017
7:00 a.m. – until...
Willards Volunteer Fire Company
Main St Willards, MD
Breakfast Sandwiches & Lunch Served
• Chicken Salad Sandwiches
• Soup
• Baked Goods
• Homemade Ice Cream
$10 per Table
Call 410-726-1583 or 410-835-2285
Benefits Willards Vol Fire Co Ladies Auxiliary
Saturday, May 20, 2017
7:00 a.m. – until...
Willards Volunteer Fire Company
Main St Willards, MD
Breakfast Sandwiches & Lunch Served
• Chicken Salad Sandwiches
• Soup
• Baked Goods
• Homemade Ice Cream
$10 per Table
Call 410-726-1583 or 410-835-2285
Benefits Willards Vol Fire Co Ladies Auxiliary
Family of four die in horror crash after Mother's Day trip
A family of four were killed on their way home from a Mother's Day visit after a tractor trailer plowed into their pick up truck, causing a six-car pileup.
Elise Ann Spennati, 32, and Cole Allen Spennati, 24, along with their two daughters, Sianna and Aila, aged one and four, were killed on I-95 in North Carolina on Tuesday.
Michael Elliott Bricker, 68, was driving a Volvo tanker truck filled with gasoline when he failed to slow down in time, setting off a chain reaction that sparked a fire and shut down I-95 in both directions, ABC11 reported.
Bricker also died in the crash, and the Highway Patrol emphasized that it was not assigning blame on the truck driver, who was not speeding at the time.
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Elise Ann Spennati, 32, and Cole Allen Spennati, 24, along with their two daughters, Sianna and Aila, aged one and four, were killed on I-95 in North Carolina on Tuesday.
Michael Elliott Bricker, 68, was driving a Volvo tanker truck filled with gasoline when he failed to slow down in time, setting off a chain reaction that sparked a fire and shut down I-95 in both directions, ABC11 reported.
Bricker also died in the crash, and the Highway Patrol emphasized that it was not assigning blame on the truck driver, who was not speeding at the time.
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