Dr. Charles Stanley's Sunday program "In Touch"

On Dr. Charles Stanley's Sunday program "In Touch", the guest speaker was more of a historian than a Biblical speaker, but he is very famous for his knowledge of historical facts as well as Biblical truths.

Dr. David Barton is his name. He is an expert on the subject of whether or not the United States was founded as a Christian Nation.

Dr. David Barton - on Obama

Respect the Office ? Yes.
Respect the Man in the Office? No, I am sorry to say.

I have noted that many elected officials, both Democrats and Republicans, called upon America to unite behind Obama.
Well, I want to make it clear to all who will listen that I AM NOT

uniting behind Obama !


I will respect the Office which he holds, and I will acknowledge his abilities as an orator and wordsmith and pray for him, BUT that is it.

I have begun today to see what I can do to make sure that he is a
one-term President !

Why am I doing this ?
It is because:

- I do not share Obama's vision or value system for America ;

- I do not share his Abortion beliefs;

- I do not share his radical Marxist's concept of re-distributing wealth;

- I do not share his stated views on raising taxes on those who make $150,000+ (the ceiling has been changed three times since August);

- I do not share his view that America is Arrogant;

- I do not share his view that America is not a Christian Nation;

- I do not share his view that the military should be reduced by 25%;

- I do not share his view of amnesty and giving more to illegals than our American Citizens who need help;

- I do not share his views on homosexuality and his definition of marriage;

- I do not share his views that Radical Islam is our friend
and Israel is our enemy who should give up any land;

- I do not share his spiritual beliefs (at least the ones he has made public);

- I do not share his beliefs on how to re-work the healthcare system
in America ;

- I do not share his Strategic views of the Middle East ; and

- I certainly do not share his plan to sit down with terrorist regimes such as Iran .

Bottom line: my America is vastly different from Obama's, and I have a higher obligation to my Country and my GOD to do what is Right !

For eight (8) years, the Liberals in our Society, led by numerous entertainers who would have no platform and no real credibility but for their celebrity status, have attacked President Bush, his family, and his spiritual beliefs !

They have not moved toward the center in their beliefs and their philosophies, and they never came together nor compromised their personal beliefs for the betterment of our Country !

They have portrayed my America as a land where everything is tolerated except being intolerant !


They have been a vocal and irreverent minority for years !


They have mocked and attacked the very core values so important to the founding and growth of our Country !

They have made every effort to remove the name of GOD or Jesus Christ from our Society !

They have challenged capital punishment, the right to
bear firearms, and the most basic principles of our criminal code !

They have attacked one of the most fundamental of all Freedoms,
the right of free speech !

Unite behind Obama? Never ! ! !

I am sure many of you who read this think that I am going overboard, but I refuse to retreat one more inch in favor of those whom I believe are the embodiment of Evil!

PRESIDENT BUSH made many mistakes during his Presidency, and I am not sure how history will judge him. However, I believe that he weighed his decisions in light of the long established Judeo-Christian principles of our Founding Fathers!!!

Majority rules in America , and I will honor the concept; however, I will fight with all of my power to be a voice in opposition to Obama and his "goals for America ."

I am going to be a thorn in the side of those who, if left unchecked, will destroy our Country ! ! Any more compromise is more defeat !


I pray that the results of this election will wake up many who have sat on the sidelines and allowed the Socialist-Marxist anti-GOD crowd to slowly change so much of what has been good in America !

"Error of Opinion may be tolerated where Reason is left free to combat it." - Thomas Jefferson

GOD bless you and GOD bless our Country ! ! !

True Or False?

Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?

1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.

3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.

4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.

5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!

6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.

7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.

8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.

9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.

10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.

11. The average housefly lives for one month.

12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.

13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.

14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.

15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.

16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.

17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.

18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.

19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."

20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.

21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.

22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.

23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.

24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.

25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.

26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.

27. Onions can kill a large size dog if eaten.

28. A Hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

29. Ole MJ is a pretty cool guy.

30. Most colds are caught by rubbing contaminated hands on your eyes, not by breathing in a contagion.

They are all TRUE.

O'Malley Pitches Health Reform For DNC

Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) sought to do his part Thursday morning in helping Democrats push health-care reform through Congress.

In a conference call with reporters orchestrated by the Democratic National Committee, O'Malley argued that the cost of the current system is unsustainable for state Medicaid programs and employee benefits.

"It's the biggest part of our budget," O'Malley said. "If we do nothing, it's going to be impossible to keep up with those costs. ... It is utterly fiscally irresponsible to cling to the status quo."

O'Malley said health costs in the Maryland budget are projected to increase 7 to 8 percent a year in coming years.

Hari Sevugan, now the national press secretary for the DNC, joined the governor on the call. Sevugan, whom O'Malley referred to as "Mr. Sevugan" throughout the call, served as the communications director for O'Malley's 2006 gubernatorial campaign.

Not so surprisingly, Sevugan gave his former boss high marks for his remarks, telling reporters on the call: "I think the governor made a very compelling case."

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Benefiting Dwayne Purnell And Family

MONDAY, OCT. 5
7:30 A.M.

Benefiting Dwayne Purnell And Family

Dwayne Purnell is the administrator of Seaside Christian Academy in West
Ocean City. He was born and raised in Berlin, Maryland, until his high school
and college years, where he attended Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School
and Towson State University. He worked in the Indian River School District for
six years as a counselor before coming to Ocean City Christian School in 2003.

He became administrator of Ocean City Christian School in 2005, which later
changed its name to Seaside Christian Academy.

Married to Maureen Purnell, Dwayne has four children and seven grandchildren.
He is a member of the Cross of Christ Church in Berlin, Maryland, and is
an ordained Evangelist.

Last July, Dwayne went in for an angiogram to clear a blockage in one of his
arteries. During the procedure, he suffered serious complications, which prompted
emergency bypass surgery. Since that time, he has been in the hospital; much
of that spent in ICU, recovering.

He will be making the move home soon, and this breakfast fundraiser is to raise
money to help pay for the medical needs he will have during his recovery.

Along with our regular menu items, we will be doing a pancakes, eggs and sausage breakfast for a minimum donation of $5.

100% OF DAILY RECEIPTS ARE GOING TO THE PURNELL FAMILY

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

The Following individuals were arrested by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office on Arrest Warrants 21 September – 27 September 2009

Arrest Warrants
John Atkinson, 39, Mardela Springs, MD; Theft of Motor Vehicle, held $25,000.00 bond
Joseph Albert Zartman, 37, Hebron, MD; Burglary, held $25,000.00 bond
Thomas Charles Parish, Jr., 19, Delmar, MD; Theft over $500, released on Personal Recognizance
Benjamin Michael Wheeling, 20, Salisbury, MD; Theft over $500, released on Personal recognizance
Michael Anthony Johnson, 29, Salisbury, MD; Escape 1st degree, held without bond.
Nikita Michelle Tindley, 22, Salisbury, MD; Escape 2nd degree, held without bond
Christopher Mark Desmarais, 37, Salisbury, MD, Sell Alcohol to Minor, released on Personal Recognizance

Failure to Appear Bench Warrant
Dustin Lee Thornton, 21, Salisbury, MD; FTA – Burglary 1st degree, held without bond
Troy Dean Livingston, 36, Salisbury, MD; FTA – Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, held $5,000.00 bond
Frank Raymond Fleming, 42, Seaford, DE; FTA – Theft under $500.00, held $500.00 bond
Antonio Kinsey Collins, 28, Delmar, DE; FTA – CDS Possession, held $5,000.00 bond
Adrian L. Wilson, 25, Salisbury, MD; FTA – Theft / Forgery, held $5,000.00 bond

Violation of Probation Bench Warrant
Tracy Michelle Purnell, 38, Salisbury, MD; VOP – Credit Card Fraud, held $10,000.00 bond
Brennan Deandre Waters, 18, Salisbury, MD; VOP – Assault 2nd degree, held without bond
Corey Jamal Robins, 21, Salisbury, MD; VOP – Distribution of CDS, held $5,000.00 bond
Kalvin Lee Holley, 20, Salisbury, MD; VOP – Burglary 4th degree, held $25,000.00 bond
James Spencer Loper, II, 48, Salisbury, MD; Distribution of CDS, held $5,000.00 bond
Alan Hardy, 25, Nanticoke, MD; VOP – Distribution of CDS, held $2,500.00 bond
Peter Battle, Sr., 48, Salisbury, MD; VOP – Assault 2nd degree, held without bond

Child Support Non Compliance
Troy Dean Livingston, 36, Salisbury, MD; Child Support non Compliance, held $1,000.00 bond
Demaine Antonio Meekins, 21, Princess Anne, MD; Child Support Non Compliance, held $1,000.00 bond

Circuit Court Indictment
Dakshaben Patel, 55, Salisbury, MD; Prostitution, held $100,000.00 bond
Ramannhai Patel, 58, Salisbury, MD; Prostitution, held $100,000.00 bond
Debra Sanches, 29, Salisbury, MD; Murder 2nd degree, held without bond

Fugitive from Justice
Jon P. Satterfield, 25, Salisbury, MD; Fugitive from Pennsylvania, Violation of Probation, held without bond pending extradition to PA
William Henry Jackson, 19, Seaford, DE; Fugitive from Delaware, Motor Vehicle Theft, held without bond pending extradition to DE

Delaware Celebrates Walk To School Week

Dover -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) in partnership with Safe Kids Delaware, Delaware Risk Watch, FEDEX Express, A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, and the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension are promoting National Walk to School Week October 5 - October 8. Schools across the state have planned events throughout the month of October in honor of National Walk to School Month. Millions of school children from 42 countries around the world will participate in various activities this October in recognition of International Walk to School (IWALK) month.

The purpose of Walk to School Week is to enable and encourage children to safely walk and bike to and from school. These activities encourage children to be healthy from an early age. The following are the events that DelDOT and partners are assisting with:

Monday, October 5
Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Dover will be teaching their Kindergarteners through 4th graders pedestrian safety, with specific presentations on visibility for night time walking, safe crossing at crosswalks, large vehicle hazards, and bus safety.

Milton Elementary School in Milton will be hosting an afterschool walk to school event. Children of all ages will listen to several pedestrian safety presentations before taking a 20 minute walk off-campus. The walk will be educational in nature, providing kids the opportunity to gain valuable safety skills.

Tuesday, October 6
Governor Jack Markell will be a crossing guard before school at the Benjamin Banneker Elementary School in Milford. Governor Markell will also be presenting a proclamation for National Walk to School Week to Assistant Principal Nancy Carnevale.

Benjamin Banneker Elementary School will also host a Safety Day for all grades. Presentations will teach kids valuable fire, bicycle, pedestrian, playground, large vehicle, and bus safety skills. The Delaware State Police will be conducting a K-9 demonstration, and the Milford Department of Parks & Recreation will organize a special Safety Olympics relay.

Wednesday, October 7
Downes Elementary School in Newark will be celebrating National Walk to School Day by meeting approximately 150 students at Handloff Park before walking to school as a large group. Along the way, presenters will teach the kids valuable pedestrian safety skills.

Thursday, October 8
Lake Forest Central Elementary School in Harrington is hosting a Safety Expo for nearly 600 4th and 5th graders. Pedestrian safety is just one of several presentations planned for the entire day.

The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) Program is an exceptional safety program for students to walk and bicycle to school safely. Walking to school promotes safety, good health, concern for the environment, a sense of community and physical activity among children. Communities are encouraged to pick a day, a week, once a week or the entire month to celebrate the event and draw attention to these issues.

STATE POLICE HELICOPTER BASE TO MOVE FROM CENTREVILLE TO EASTON

(Easton, MD) – Citing an increase in safety as the number one reason, officials at the Maryland State Police today announced the helicopter based in Centreville will be moving to a hangar at the Easton Airport.

With a call-sign of “Trooper 6,” the Maryland State Police medevac helicopter assigned to the Upper Shore will now be based in a hangar at the Easton Airport. The helicopter has been housed in a hangar beside the Centreville Barracks on Rt. 301 in Queen Anne’s County since 1985. The move is expected to be completed by December 2009.

“Since 1985, we have had great relationships with and cooperation from fire and EMS personnel, as well as elected officials in Queen Anne’s County and I appreciate all they have done to support us,” Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police said. “This move is being made only in the interest of safety. The Easton hangar provides a location and airport support that will greatly increase the safety of our helicopter crews as they initiate and return from their lifesaving missions on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.”

“The Maryland State Police Aviation Command is an essential component of the Statewide Trauma and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system,” said Robert R. Bass, M.D., Executive Director of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). “MIEMSS supports the Aviation Command’s efforts to ensure that the MSP medevac operations are conducted in the safest and most effective manner possible.”

The Maryland State Police helicopter will be housed in a hangar at the Easton Airport previously used by the Natural Resources Police. That department is no longer in need of the hangar and it was made available to the Maryland State Police Aviation Command.

All six of the other active State Police hangars are located at airports. The Easton Airport facility has several runways that could be used for emergency landings if needed and has airport tower controllers on duty 16 hours each day. The airport has a precision guidance instrument landing system and will soon have radar for air traffic control. None of these safety features are available at the Centreville hangar.

The Easton hangar is less than 14 nautical miles south of the former Centreville hangar, which is a helicopter flight time of six minutes and ten seconds. Major A.J. McAndrew, Commander of the Aviation Command, is assuring residents on the Upper Shore that they will continue to receive outstanding helicopter coverage.

“Relocating Trooper 6 to the Easton Airport will significantly increase the safety of our operations without negatively impacting the services we provide to the citizens of the Upper Shore,” Major McAndrew said. “Trooper 6 will continue to have a prompt response to calls for service on the Upper Shore and will be supported by Trooper 1 in Baltimore and Trooper 4 in Salisbury.”

The move of the hangar for Trooper 6 has been supported by the Maryland State Firemen’s Association and the State EMS Board. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command works closely with the members of these organizations as part of the state’s world renowned integrated emergency medical services system.

"Working Together For Children"

October Edition of "Working Together for Children" and Superintendent's October Webcast Debut Oct. 1

A special October edition of "Working Together for Children" will debut at 6:31 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Oct. 1) on PAC 14 (Comcast Channel 14). It will also air at 12:15 p.m. Friday, and at noon and 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

This month's show features Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen and “Working Together” co-host Aaron Deal in a chat with a group of Wicomico students. The students talk about their best memories from the 2008-09 school year, what they like – and don’t like – about school, their favorite teachers, things they’d like changed about school, and why education is important to them.

This special edition of "Working Together for Children" will air throughout the month of October on PAC 14. “Working Together” airs regularly at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and noon Saturdays; visit pac14.org for additional times. PAC 14 also streams its programming live on its web site at www.pac14.org, so viewers can visit the web site to "tune in" on line when the show is on the air. DVDs of many past "Working Together" shows are now available at the Wicomico Public Library.

Also new from Wicomico Schools: Visit www.wcboe.org and click on Video Gallery to watch the superintendent’s October webcast or see past webcasts and other videos. A text version of the October webcast will also be posted.

Here's A Scenario To Think About

Station 74(Delmar), 2(Salisbury) and 6(Parsonsburg) gets alerted for an Apartment Fire on Rt. 13 Delmar. Delmar's Command Unit and fire trucks respond to the reported fire call. As the approach the fire scene the come across a motor vehicle accident on the highway in front of the apartment fire. The motorcyclist is laying in the highway. As the first responder from the first fire company in a command vehicle and or a fire truck do you:

A) stop and render care to the injured motorcyclist.
B) drive around the motorcyclist and go tho the fire instead.
C) none of the above.

Real scenario. Just happened in Delmar, Maryland on October 1, 2009 at around 9:30 PM. What is a higher priority the seriously injured and dying motorcyclist or the burning apartment?

Daily Times Spreads More Love To SALISBURY NEWS

SALISBURY NEWS: Eastern Shore food bank receives new fridge truck

SALISBURY NEWS: City gets $147,000 stimulus grant for energy efficiency

SALISBURY NEWS: Man arrested in connection with charity theft

SALISBURY NEWS: Gala, art show to benefit arts foundation

SALISBURY NEWS: Drunk man apprehended at Salisbury business

SALISBURY NEWS: Police calls for Sept. 30

SALISBURY NEWS: Business start-up class scheduled in Wye Mills

You see Folks, the reason the Daily Times is now using "SALISBURY NEWS" as their header is because the Daily Times saw on Alexa that this is one of the top search words used on the Internet to bring people to Salisbury News. They simply Google, "Salisbury News."

Desperate times for desperate people. That's OK though, we're not selling papers, YET.

Salisbury News Ranked In The Top 1% Of All Websites In The US & The World

Out of literally 16 BILLION Websites around the World and several BILLION in the United States, Salisbury News has been gaining ground faster than any Website in the World.

Google/Alexa has ranked us the 81,500 Site in the United States. Mind you, Google is #1, so the lower your number, the better position you're in.

What seems to be mind boggling is to think, 81,500 out of literally billions of Websites, I don't care who you are, that's impressive. Other local Blogs are regularly between 2,000,000 to 5,000,000.

So what has changed to make our rankings so impressive, YOU! The fact that our hits have increased each and every month and then we retain those hits, YOU are the reason why we are making such a strong impression on the Internet.

To think that a local Eastern Shore Blog could ever gain such recognition is just beyond me. However, we're producing such unusual news and information about our backwards life in the 1950's style politics, who wouldn't be so interested.

Salisbury News has become the Poster Blog of what NOT to do in national politics. Weather it be a photo of Frank Krativil being hanged in effigy or Barrie Tilghman bra less at a City Council Meeting, we're leaving a lasting impression and Alexa simply doesn't lie.

Over time, as we continue to produce information year after year, these ratings continue to become more impressive. However, once you get this low number wise it becomes increasingly difficult to get even lower. Throughout the entire Blogosphere you never hear these kind of stories because quite frankly most Blogs never get into these kind of rankings.

So we thank you very much for visiting Salisbury News. Come January I believe each and every one of you will be extremely impressed with the new Salisbury News and all that we'll have to offer, FREE.

Who's Delmarva's News Leader Now Boys!

FOUND DOG

Jack Russel Tarrier. About four years old. Seems trained but not great on leash.

Found with no collar just north of Deers Head.

Email steveangell@msn.com

GOVERNOR O’MALLEY TAPS EDUCATOR, WRITER STANLEY PLUMLY AS STATE’S NEW POET LAUREATE

ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 1, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced the appointment of Stanley Plumly to the honorary position of State Poet Laureate. Mr. Plumly, a Maryland Distinguished University Professor since 1998, is the founder of the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing at the University of Maryland, College Park, and has taught at more than a dozen of the most prestigious universities in the country.

“We are fortunate to have Stanley Plumly, one of our nation’s most critically acclaimed poets, as Maryland’s new Poet Laureate,” said Governor O’Malley. “Poetry has the ability to give voice to those experiences, feelings and ideas that are most meaningful and most important to our Maryland citizens and I look forward to working with him as he travels around our State to share his gift.”

“I am flattered by this appointment and I look forward to being a part of the best of Maryland culture,” said Mr. Plumly. Mr. Plumly was selected by Governor O’Malley from recommendations made by the Poet Laureate Selection Committee, chaired by renowned author and Maryland resident, Alice McDermott. Ms. McDermott is an award winning author and a Johns Hopkins University Richard A. Macksey Professor of the Humanities.

“Poetry acknowledges our collective spirit, our common experience, while celebrating, too, the complexity of the human situation, and the value of each individual voice,” said Ms. McDermott. “Poetry reminds us that our language, so often abused and misused, is also a great gift that can inspire, sustain and unite.”

She quoted the first section of Plumly’s poem “Out-Of-The-Body Travel,” about his father playing the fiddle:

And then he would lift this finest
of furniture to his big left shoulder
and tuck it in and draw the bow
so carefully as to make the music

almost visible on the air. And play
and play until a whole roomful of the sad
relatives mourned. They knew this was
drawing of blood, threading and rethreading

the needle. They saw even in my father's
face how well he understood the pain
he put them to--his raw, red cheek
pressed against the cheek of the wood . . .

Stanley Plumly is the author of nine books of poetry, including Old Heart (Norton, 2008), which won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2007. Most recently, Mr. Plumly has authored Posthumous Keats (Norton, 2008), a “personal biography” of the English poet, John Keats, which has received widespread critical acclaim by reviewers for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, The New Yorker, among others, and his poems, essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in many of the country’s best periodicals and newspapers.

Stanley Plumly is the recipient of numerous awards including eight Pushcart Prizes, the Paterson Poetry Prize (2007), an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2002), and a fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation (2001).

The Poet Laureate position was formally established by the Maryland General Assembly in 1959 and authorizes the Governor to appoint a citizen of the State as Poet Laureate of Maryland. Eight Poet Laureates have served for the State since the inception of this Act in 1959. Past Poet Laureates include (in order of service): Maria B. Coker, Vincent Godfrey Burns, Lucille Clifton, Reed Whitehorse, Linda Pasta, Roland Flint, Michael Collier and most recently, Michael Glaser.

In 2004, the Maryland State Arts Council developed an open and inclusive selection process that welcomed Poet Laureate nominations from citizens across the State. Eligible nominees were required to be Maryland residents, demonstrate a proven history of publication, and must have received critical acclaim as demonstrated by special honors, awards, or other recognitions. For information on the Poet Laureate contact the Maryland State Arts Council at 410-767-6555.

The Maryland State Arts Council, an agency of the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development, Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts, is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. In FY 2008, the Maryland arts industry contributed $1.2 billion to the State’s economy and provided 15,000 jobs to Maryland residents. For more information about the Maryland State Arts Council visit the MSAC web site at www.msac.org or call 410-767-6555 or TDD/TTY 800-735-2258.

Flu Mist Vaccine Suspended At Beaver Run School

Joe, I just got a call from Beaver Run Elementary School telling me they have suspended the scheduled flu mist vaccine. The recording said if you had and questions to call the Health Department. I indeed called the Health Department and asked if it was correct that the vaccine was suspended which was verified. I then asked why it was put on hold so the operator could ask the nurse but after 5 minutes of waiting I hung up without an answer. I was hoping someone knew why the vaccine was indeed suspended.

Daily Times Loves SALISBURY NEWS

SALISBURY NEWS: Business start-up class scheduled in Wye Mills

JUVENILE ESCAPEE ARRESTED - YOUTH COUNSELOR ASSISTED IN ESCAPE

(Parkville, MD) A juvenile, with the help of a youth counselor, escapes from the custody of a privately operated juvenile facility in Baltimore County and both have been arrested.

The youth counselor is identified as Tyra Greenfield, 26, of the unit block of Surrey Lane in White Marsh, Maryland. Greenfield is charged with harboring and sexual child abuse. She was an employee of the facility, where the juvenile was being held.

The juvenile escapee was arrested in Laurel, Delaware yesterday around 10:00 a.m. by the Laurel Police Department and later transported to the Lower Eastern Shore Juvenile Center in Maryland. It is the policy of the Maryland State Police to not identify victims of sex crimes. The juvenile will remain anonymous. The juvenile will be charged as a juvenile for escape.

Maryland state troopers from the Golden Ring Barrack and the Maryland State Police State Apprehension Team began tracking the juvenile on Monday, September 28, 2009 after he fled the custody of a staff member. Police investigators learned that the escapee used Greenfield’s cell phone to contact family members. It was also learned that the escapee and Greenfield had sexual relations the night prior to their arrests.

No Texting While Driving In Maryland

The Ocean City Police Department is advising citizens that beginning October 1, 2009, text messaging while operating a motor vehicle is prohibited and against the law in Maryland. Under the new Maryland law any person operating a motor vehicle who engages in writing, sending a text message while operating a motor vehicle or in the travel portion of the roadway can be citied. If you are convicted of a misdemeanor of the new text messaging law you will receive a fine of up to $500. The new laws do not apply to emergency situations (Texting 9-1-1) or global positioning system. The OCPD believes that drivers should minimize all distractions while operating a motor vehicle. A driver should concentrate on the safe operation of the vehicle they are driving and pay close attention to the road. Chief Bernadette A. DiPino states “Ocean City is subject to a significant amount of pedestrian, bike and vehicle traffic. The OCPD supports this important public safety regulation and will strictly enforce this law.”

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Salisbury Police Department Website Down

The Salisbury Police Department's Website has been down for the past 24 hours. We're not sure if they simply didn't pay the bill or if they don't even know it's been Out of Order, since they rarely post current information there on a daily basis anyway. So if you're wondering why there's been no updates, (this time) it's because their Site is down and out.

I'll bet you a million bucks that if they didn't know, they do now. LMAO!

Guess Who's Now Banned From Capitol Christmas Tree!

Forest Service forbids 'religious themes' on 5,000 decorations recognizing holiday

The U.S. Forest Service has banned the name of Jesus from decorations being assembled by children in Arizona for a blue spruce from the state that will become the Capitol Christmas Tree
this year, and a legal firm is challenging the censorship.

"Banning Christmas from the Capitol Christmas tree is just absurd. Christian students shouldn't be discriminated against for expressing their religious beliefs," said Jonathan Scruggs, litigation staff counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund.

"The First Amendment does not allow government officials to exclude schoolchildren's ornaments
for the capitol's Christmas tree merely because they communicate a religious viewpoint," he said yesterday.

The organization has sent a letter to state and federal officials, including Arizona Gov. Janice Brewer, who are supervising the program, calling on them to stop enforcement of the prohibition.

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PSA - Listen To Overpaid Celebrities

When it comes to healthcare and economics and morality, Madonna is who I want to listen to. She's a celebrity. Watch below: