Salisbury settles for $10,000,000.00. Because Paul Wilbur crossed out the liability warranty clause.
At an estimated ADDITIONAL cost to repair @ $66,000,000.00 plus change orders. Are you throwing up in your mouth yet?
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Thursday, June 07, 2012
Salisbury Settles On Waste Water Treatment Plant Lawsuit
Salisbury settles for $10,000,000.00. Because Paul Wilbur crossed out the liability warranty clause.
At an estimated ADDITIONAL cost to repair @ $66,000,000.00 plus change orders. Are you throwing up in your mouth yet?
Agencies Sitting on $70B in Unspent Funds, Report Finds
A congressional report
outlines $70 billion of unspent federal dollars that could have helped
disaster victims, spurred highway construction and funded education
programs.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who released the report today, said the languishing funds are due to "poorly drafted laws, bureaucratic obstacles and mismanagement, and a general lack of interest or demand from the communities to which this money was allocated," according to a release.
Lack of congressional oversight in spending only leads to more unneeded, wasteful spending, Coburn said.
"The exception to the proverb 'a penny saved is a penny earned' is the federal government, where an unspent dollar represents lost opportunities to reduce the debt or to assist an individual, a family, or a community. Nearly every challenge we face conjures up the same response from Washington: spend more money," Coburn said.
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Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who released the report today, said the languishing funds are due to "poorly drafted laws, bureaucratic obstacles and mismanagement, and a general lack of interest or demand from the communities to which this money was allocated," according to a release.
Lack of congressional oversight in spending only leads to more unneeded, wasteful spending, Coburn said.
"The exception to the proverb 'a penny saved is a penny earned' is the federal government, where an unspent dollar represents lost opportunities to reduce the debt or to assist an individual, a family, or a community. Nearly every challenge we face conjures up the same response from Washington: spend more money," Coburn said.
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Minnesota student banned from wearing rosary beads to school
A Minnesota high school student who wears rosary beads to school in
support of his cancer-stricken grandmother was ordered to pocket them by
school district officials, who said the beads could be a symbol of gang
membership.
Jake Balthazor, 15, of Coon Rapids, a northern suburb of Minneapolis, was told Wednesday by Coon Rapids High School officials that he could no longer wear the black and silver rosary honoring his grandmother, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, his father told FoxNews.com.
“He was told not to wear it again,” Chad Balthazor said Thursday. “He was upset when he came home from school. A teacher sent him down to the office, but the reason he was wearing it was for his grandmother.”
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Jake Balthazor, 15, of Coon Rapids, a northern suburb of Minneapolis, was told Wednesday by Coon Rapids High School officials that he could no longer wear the black and silver rosary honoring his grandmother, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, his father told FoxNews.com.
“He was told not to wear it again,” Chad Balthazor said Thursday. “He was upset when he came home from school. A teacher sent him down to the office, but the reason he was wearing it was for his grandmother.”
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MARYLAND STATE TREASURER NEWS RELEASE
ANNAPOLIS (June 7, 2012) -- Maryland State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp announced the very sad news of the death today of former Maryland State Treasurer Richard N. Dixon following a stroke earlier in the week.
Treasurer Kopp said “I had the very good fortune to serve with Richard in the House of Delegates for 12 years and in particular together on the Appropriations Committee. Treasurer Dixon was a person who succeeded as a military officer during the Viet Nam War, as a businessman and stockbroker, as a State legislator and as the State Treasurer. He was committed and conscientious. He was clear and confident in his convictions and brought great intelligence and common sense to public service. My condolences go to his wife and family."
Treasurer Dixon had an exemplary career in public service highlighted by many firsts including Maryland’s first African-American Treasurer. Born and raised in Carroll County, Treasurer Dixon served his County and the State well during his years of public service as a member of the Carroll County Board of Education, the Maryland House of Delegates, and finally as State Treasurer.
Treasurer Kopp said “I had the very good fortune to serve with Richard in the House of Delegates for 12 years and in particular together on the Appropriations Committee. Treasurer Dixon was a person who succeeded as a military officer during the Viet Nam War, as a businessman and stockbroker, as a State legislator and as the State Treasurer. He was committed and conscientious. He was clear and confident in his convictions and brought great intelligence and common sense to public service. My condolences go to his wife and family."
Treasurer Dixon had an exemplary career in public service highlighted by many firsts including Maryland’s first African-American Treasurer. Born and raised in Carroll County, Treasurer Dixon served his County and the State well during his years of public service as a member of the Carroll County Board of Education, the Maryland House of Delegates, and finally as State Treasurer.
Another Company Leaving Maryland
Catnip, cat treat manufacturer moving to Ohio
Cosmic Pet Products facility near Hagerstown has already begun the transition
A Washington County company that manufacturers catnip and other feline treats will close its doors and move to another location in Ohio by the end of the month, a company official said Wednesday.Rochelle Hartigan, spokeswoman for OurPet’s Co. of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, said in an email that the Cosmic Pet Products facility at 16014 Business Parkway near Hagerstown has already begun the transition to Mentor, Ohio.
She did not give the specific date when the move began.
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Bizarre Video: London-Based Cleric Claims ‘Well-Known Anal Disease’ Causes Homosexuality Addiction in Men
In an extremely odd appearance on Fadak TV in the United Kingdom,
London-based Kuwaiti Shiite Cleric Yasser Al-Habib argued that an “anal
disease” causes some men to become addicted to homosexuality.
According to a translation provided by MEMRI TV, Habib referenced former Caliph Omar, who ruled the Rashidun Islamic Caliphate in the year 634, to make his case.
“It is told that Omar Ibn Al-Khattab had an anal disease, which could be cured only by semen,” he said. “Someone who, god forbid, has been penetrated in the anus – a worm grows within him due to the semen discharged in him. A disease develops in his anus, and as a result… he cannot calm down unless he is penetrated again and again.”
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According to a translation provided by MEMRI TV, Habib referenced former Caliph Omar, who ruled the Rashidun Islamic Caliphate in the year 634, to make his case.
“It is told that Omar Ibn Al-Khattab had an anal disease, which could be cured only by semen,” he said. “Someone who, god forbid, has been penetrated in the anus – a worm grows within him due to the semen discharged in him. A disease develops in his anus, and as a result… he cannot calm down unless he is penetrated again and again.”
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Karl Rove to Address Maryland Republican Party
Karl Rove, the former adviser to President George W. Bush,
will be the featured speaker at the Maryland Republican Party's Red, White and Blue
Dinner in Baltimore.
The party announced Wednesday that Rove will speak at the dinner Saturday evening.
Rove served as Bush's chief political strategist and went on to become deputy chief of staff and senior adviser in the White House.
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The party announced Wednesday that Rove will speak at the dinner Saturday evening.
Rove served as Bush's chief political strategist and went on to become deputy chief of staff and senior adviser in the White House.
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Pa. Groom's golf cart ride cut short in Washington County
A Peters police officer interrupted a groom and his best man as they tried to kick off a "memorable" wedding night last weekend.
The officer spotted groom Michael Mitchko and best man Ian Hopkins, both 27, as they drove a golf cart in the 4100 block of Washington Road just before midnight on Saturday, Peters police Chief Harry Fruecht said Wednesday.
The two told police they took the golf cart from the Rolling Hills Country Club, where they celebrated the wedding, and wanted to drive it to the hotel.
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The officer spotted groom Michael Mitchko and best man Ian Hopkins, both 27, as they drove a golf cart in the 4100 block of Washington Road just before midnight on Saturday, Peters police Chief Harry Fruecht said Wednesday.
The two told police they took the golf cart from the Rolling Hills Country Club, where they celebrated the wedding, and wanted to drive it to the hotel.
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THREE-STATE SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR PAIR OF BANK ROBBERS
(McHenry, MD) -- Maryland State Police are part of the federal, state, and local law enforcement effort underway in three states to find a pair of robbery suspects who are believed to have committed multiple bank robberies during May in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
One suspect is described as a white male with a dark complexion, between 5’6” and 6’ tall, medium build, dark hair and mustache, who possibly has sleeve tattoos on both arms.
The second suspect is a white female about 5’5” to 5’6” tall, with a thin build, blonde hair and a possible tattoo on her neck. The female is said to walk with a slight limp.
The two suspects may be using a light blue pick-up truck with a tool chest in the bed. The truck is described as possibly being an early 1990’s model Chevrolet or GMC.
The FBI is offering a $500 reward for anyone providing information leading to the identification, arrest, and successful prosecution of the robbers. Any information regarding the suspects or suspect vehicle can be provided to the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center at 304-558-4831, toll free at 1-866-WVWATCH, or at www.fusioncenter.wv.gov.
The female suspect and the light blue pick up are believed to have been involved in a robbery of the M&T Bank in Friendsville, Md., on May 7, 2012. The suspect presented a note to the teller demanding money.
Prior to that, on May 3, 2012, the male and female suspect and the truck were allegedly involved in a bank robbery at the First Summit Bank in Salix, Pa., and an attempted bank robbery at the M&T Bank in Tyrone, Pa.
On May 29, 2012, the male suspect entered the WesBanco Bank in Bruceton Mills, WVa., and presented a note demanding money. After leaving the bank, he was seen getting into a light blue pick-up with a white female passenger.
Maryland State Police in Western Maryland are on the lookout for the suspects and suspect vehicle. Anyone who spots the suspects or vehicle is urged to call the West Virginia location listed above, or call 911.
One suspect is described as a white male with a dark complexion, between 5’6” and 6’ tall, medium build, dark hair and mustache, who possibly has sleeve tattoos on both arms.
The second suspect is a white female about 5’5” to 5’6” tall, with a thin build, blonde hair and a possible tattoo on her neck. The female is said to walk with a slight limp.
The two suspects may be using a light blue pick-up truck with a tool chest in the bed. The truck is described as possibly being an early 1990’s model Chevrolet or GMC.
The FBI is offering a $500 reward for anyone providing information leading to the identification, arrest, and successful prosecution of the robbers. Any information regarding the suspects or suspect vehicle can be provided to the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center at 304-558-4831, toll free at 1-866-WVWATCH, or at www.fusioncenter.wv.gov.
The female suspect and the light blue pick up are believed to have been involved in a robbery of the M&T Bank in Friendsville, Md., on May 7, 2012. The suspect presented a note to the teller demanding money.
Prior to that, on May 3, 2012, the male and female suspect and the truck were allegedly involved in a bank robbery at the First Summit Bank in Salix, Pa., and an attempted bank robbery at the M&T Bank in Tyrone, Pa.
On May 29, 2012, the male suspect entered the WesBanco Bank in Bruceton Mills, WVa., and presented a note demanding money. After leaving the bank, he was seen getting into a light blue pick-up with a white female passenger.
Maryland State Police in Western Maryland are on the lookout for the suspects and suspect vehicle. Anyone who spots the suspects or vehicle is urged to call the West Virginia location listed above, or call 911.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Salisbury and O’Brien & Gere Settle Wastewater Treatment Plant Suit
The City of Salisbury and O’Brien & Gere announced today that they have settled the lawsuit relating to the role the company played in the upgrade of the local wastewater treatment plant.
Last month, representatives from O’Brien & Gere and the City participated in a mediation session aimed at resolving the dispute. Their efforts resulted in a settlement of $10 million dollars for the City.
The settlement also states that there is no admission of fault by O’Brien & Gere. The City states that it plans to continue
The City of Salisbury and O’Brien & Gere announced today that they have settled the lawsuit relating to the role the company played in the upgrade of the local wastewater treatment plant.
Last month, representatives from O’Brien & Gere and the City participated in a mediation session aimed at resolving the dispute. Their efforts resulted in a settlement of $10 million dollars for the City.
The settlement also states that there is no admission of fault by O’Brien & Gere. The City states that it plans to continue
What $40,000 Gets You in Presidential Fundraising
If you have $40,000 to spend, President Barack Obama's campaign has a deal for you.
Write a big check, and you'll get you a picture with the president and a chance to swap political strategy with him _ all while enjoying a gourmet meal at the lavish home of a Hollywood celebrity or Wall Street tycoon. And if you get the campaign even more money, you might just end up with a plum post as a U.S. ambassador or an invitation to an exclusive White House state dinner.
Obama not your preference? No problem. Mitt Romney is offering donors perks that include everything from a private dinner with him to seats at the fall debates.
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Write a big check, and you'll get you a picture with the president and a chance to swap political strategy with him _ all while enjoying a gourmet meal at the lavish home of a Hollywood celebrity or Wall Street tycoon. And if you get the campaign even more money, you might just end up with a plum post as a U.S. ambassador or an invitation to an exclusive White House state dinner.
Obama not your preference? No problem. Mitt Romney is offering donors perks that include everything from a private dinner with him to seats at the fall debates.
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Church Loses Majority of Members & Faces Foreclosure Following Pastor’s Support for Gay Marriage
The Rev. Oliver White of Grace Community United Church of Christ in
St. Paul, Minnesota, has lost two-thirds of his congregation. The mass
exodus from his pews started back in 2005 when he voted in favor of gay
marriage at the national United Church of Christ assembly meeting.
Following his support for the measure, the majority of his 320-member
flock was flabbergasted and left the church.
“I was really in shock. I visited one member after another, who told me they weren’t coming back because of it,” White, who has pastored at the house of worship for 22 years, said in an interview with The Star Tribune. “The membership evaporated right before my eyes. Their fundamental belief was it’s wrong for a man and a man to marry or a woman and a woman to marry. A lot of them said if I change, they’d come back. But I told them, it is what it is. I am who I am. And this is what I fight for.”
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“I was really in shock. I visited one member after another, who told me they weren’t coming back because of it,” White, who has pastored at the house of worship for 22 years, said in an interview with The Star Tribune. “The membership evaporated right before my eyes. Their fundamental belief was it’s wrong for a man and a man to marry or a woman and a woman to marry. A lot of them said if I change, they’d come back. But I told them, it is what it is. I am who I am. And this is what I fight for.”
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Environmentalists Attempt To Find The Cause Of The Growing Stench At The Inner Harbor
A strange smell is taking over the Inner Harbor. Now, an environment group think it’s pinpointed the cause.
The problem isn’t only in the air, it’s also in the water.
The Inner Harbor overpowered by an abundance of trash, dead fish and an overwhelming odor.
“We woke up in the morning and we smelled sewage,” one Baltimore resident said.
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The problem isn’t only in the air, it’s also in the water.
The Inner Harbor overpowered by an abundance of trash, dead fish and an overwhelming odor.
“We woke up in the morning and we smelled sewage,” one Baltimore resident said.
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Oprah's Career 'Tanking Because of Obama'
Oprah Winfrey’s virtual vanishing from America’s airwaves is the
direct result of her political support for Barack Obama, according to
the nation’s top-rated radio host.
“Oprah threw away her TV career for Obama,” Rush Limbaugh said this afternoon. “If you want to know why Oprah’s not on television anymore, it’s because she supported Obama. If you want to know why Oprah is flailing away on a cable network that nobody watches, it’s because of Obama.”
Oprah is best-known for her self-titled TV talk show, which became the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally broadcast from 1986 to 2011.
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“Oprah threw away her TV career for Obama,” Rush Limbaugh said this afternoon. “If you want to know why Oprah’s not on television anymore, it’s because she supported Obama. If you want to know why Oprah is flailing away on a cable network that nobody watches, it’s because of Obama.”
Oprah is best-known for her self-titled TV talk show, which became the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally broadcast from 1986 to 2011.
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LinkedIn, EHarmony Suffer Data Breaches
Social networking site LinkedIn and online dating service eHarmony warned that some user passwords had been breached after security experts discovered scrambled files with passwords for millions of online accounts.
The two companies declined to say how many accounts had been breached when they disclosed the breaches in statements issued on Wednesday.
They only said they were conducting investigations.
The breaches are the latest in a string of high-profile attacks around the world that have put personal information of millions at risk. The release of information stolen from the intelligence analysis firm Stratfor in December included data belonging to former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
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Wisdom Of Regulators? ... Systemic Risk Group Formed To Supervise Wall Street
Group Forms to Urge Strict Oversight of Wall Street ... Efforts to increase and improve regulation of Wall Street have bogged down, according to Sheila C. Bair, the former chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. On Wednesday, she will announce a new group, the Systemic Risk Council, that will monitor and encourage regulatory reform ... The organization is being formed by the Pew Charitable Trusts, where Ms. Bair now works, and the CFA Institute, an organization of financial analysts. – New York Times
Dominant Social Theme: Since Wall Street can't run itself we'll provide the leadership.
Free-Market Analysis: So a new group will do what Wall Street won't – bring sanity to finance! Or will it ...
Imagine, however, that a group was formed to provide oversight to the risks undertaken by, say, the auto industry – or ... cruise lines. Wouldn't this be seen as overreach?
How can individuals outside of an industry calculate the risks in a given industry better than the participants? It's the height of arrogance, it seems to us, though granted that Wall Street is an unusual place, fueled by the high-powered money of central banking.
Without central banking and the fiat-monopoly dollar, there would be no Wall Street as we know it today. Wall Street would be what it is supposed to be, a venue for raising capital and trading assets, securitized or not.
It would be a small, low-key place. In fact, get rid of government bonds and it would be smaller still. There would likely be a great deal fewer masters of the universe. Without central banking, banks themselves would deflate.
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Dominant Social Theme: Since Wall Street can't run itself we'll provide the leadership.
Free-Market Analysis: So a new group will do what Wall Street won't – bring sanity to finance! Or will it ...
Imagine, however, that a group was formed to provide oversight to the risks undertaken by, say, the auto industry – or ... cruise lines. Wouldn't this be seen as overreach?
How can individuals outside of an industry calculate the risks in a given industry better than the participants? It's the height of arrogance, it seems to us, though granted that Wall Street is an unusual place, fueled by the high-powered money of central banking.
Without central banking and the fiat-monopoly dollar, there would be no Wall Street as we know it today. Wall Street would be what it is supposed to be, a venue for raising capital and trading assets, securitized or not.
It would be a small, low-key place. In fact, get rid of government bonds and it would be smaller still. There would likely be a great deal fewer masters of the universe. Without central banking, banks themselves would deflate.
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LA Governor Bobby Jindal Veritably Giddy Over Pro-Gun Legislation
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is getting pumped up as he prepares to vote on pivotal pro-gun legislation.
Those of you who obsessively read every single Guns.com article will remember this piece a little while back about the Louisiana legislators’ attempt to solidify citizens’ Second Amendment rights. The bill cruised through the house with a 77-22 vote.
For gun rights advocates, the bad news is that the bill will meet an untimely death if voters do not approve of it when they go to the polls on Nov. 6. On the bright side, though, the bill has been gaining steam.
Gov. Jindal called the bill, “our own Second Amendment,” and is enthusiastic about what the bill will do for the Cajun state, saying, "We are adopting the strongest, most iron-clad, constitutional protection for law-abiding gun owners.” He added, “I look forward to voting for this amendment in the fall."
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Those of you who obsessively read every single Guns.com article will remember this piece a little while back about the Louisiana legislators’ attempt to solidify citizens’ Second Amendment rights. The bill cruised through the house with a 77-22 vote.
For gun rights advocates, the bad news is that the bill will meet an untimely death if voters do not approve of it when they go to the polls on Nov. 6. On the bright side, though, the bill has been gaining steam.
Gov. Jindal called the bill, “our own Second Amendment,” and is enthusiastic about what the bill will do for the Cajun state, saying, "We are adopting the strongest, most iron-clad, constitutional protection for law-abiding gun owners.” He added, “I look forward to voting for this amendment in the fall."
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STOCKTON - DEAD CANARY IN THE CALIFORNIA COALMINE
This story goes hand in hand with the PA pension story. Stockton is the dead canary in the coalmine. Over the next 5 to 10 years localities will be filing bankruptcy by the boatload because the money to pay for decades of promises is gone. For all the government drones out there, guess what happens in bankruptcy? That’s right. Your gold plated pensions and health benefits go poof. You get nada. So keep picketing and demanding more. You’ll get it. You’ll get it good and hard, just like you deserve.
I love the description of Stockton City Hall. It sounds delightful.
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I love the description of Stockton City Hall. It sounds delightful.
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The Blaze Fact Checks ‘Weeping Voter’: His Claims Are…
During an “emotional” segment following the results of last night’s
recall election between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Milwaukee
Mayor Tom Barrett (D), one miserable Barrett supporter said the
following:
We just got outspent $34 million to $4 million dollars. This was, this was the biggest election in America and I hope you keep me on tonight because this hurts us all. Every single on of you out there in the nation, if you’re watching democracy died tonight.More
I’m very emotional because we all had a lot invested in this. This was it. If we didn’t win tonight, the end of the U.S. as we know it just happened. That’s it. We just got outspent $34 million to $4 million dollars.
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