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Virginia policewoman killed on her first day on job; Army sergeant charged

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:46 PM PST

(Reuters) - An off-duty U.S. Army sergeant stationed at the Pentagon has been charged with fatally shooting a Virginia police officer on her first day on the job as she responded to a domestic disturbance at a home outside Washington, authorities said on Sunday.

Ashley Guindon, 28, an officer with the Prince William County Police and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died of her wounds after being shot on Saturday evening, a day after she was sworn in as a member of the force, the department said.

Two other officers, Jesse Hempen, 31, and David McKeown, 33, were also shot during the altercation and remained hospitalized, Chief Steve Hudson said during a news conference.

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Puppy Lost In Salisbury

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:29 PM PST

Joe,

Since you have a very good record with connecting missing and lost pets with their owners, I was wondering if you could post this missing puppy notice. My mother-in-law's pit bull puppy went missing this weekend while the house sitter was there while my mother-in-law was away on vacation. Female puppy with the name
Heaven on the tags along with a contact phone number. The puppy is missing in the Walston Switch Road and Shavox Rd area of Salisbury.

Please contact (410)713-9188 or (443)366-8411 with any leads. Thank you.

Gold Alert Issued for Missing Hartly Woman

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 05:19 AM PST

Dover, DE - The Delaware State Police are issuing a Gold Alert for Peggy Sue Wright, 31, of Hartly, Delaware.

Troopers are looking for Peggy Sue Wright who has not been seen since approximately 9:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2015, after she left her residence in Hartly, DE.

There is a concern for Wright's safety and welfare as troopers have been unable to make contact with her to check on her welfare and attempts to locate her have been unsuccessful.

Peggy Wright is described as being 5'00" tall, weighs approximately 100 lbs., and has dark brown or black hair. She was last seen wearing flowered sweatpants and a camouflage sweatshirt.

If anyone has any information in reference to the whereabouts of Peggy Sue Wright they are asked to call Troop 3 at 302-697-4454. Information may also be provided by callingDelaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."

The Week In Review

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:01 AM PST

The below posts with today's date were the most 
popular posts last week.

A Major Reason Why We Must Remove ALL Liberal Elected Officials In Maryland

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

The following information is the most incredible bill proposal I've ever seen in my 13 years of running Salisbury News.

One of the main reasons why I continue to go after our local and state Main Stream Media is because YOU NEVER get to hear about these incredible bills in advance. These news organizations are stacked with reporters, (or should I say actors) who only publish what is fed to them.

This is a very dangerous curve in America any more these days because there is NO accountability and I say this is absolutely on purpose. 

The information below is only a small portion of HB1312. Might I add, if you click on that link and attempt to read this 85+ page bill, unless you know more information you'll never understand what it is all about.

It is high time Miller and Busch are removed from leadership. That goes for all of the other LIBERALS too soft on criminals and quite frankly Maryland, (should this pass) will be the greatest state in AMERICA to become a criminal.

If you don't understand portions of what I have provided don't hesitate to let me know in comments and I will attempt to clarify your questions.

I understand this is a long Post, get over it. IF you care about your Maryland, you'll take the time to read it in full and make an immediate change in the next election. 

Page 1- overview of this bill. (Only certain cases and certain inmates are going to be supervised? Decreasing the sentences against those convicted of drug manufacturing and distribution, I thought we were in the middle of a heroine epidemic. Would it be wise to let more dealers out and minimize their sentences? Expanding the earned compliancy credit, so reducing the sentence that a judge imposed and increasing the amount of these credits.  The highlighted sections are some of the key points.)

Justice Reinvestment Act

3 FOR the purpose of requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a certain risk

4 and needs assessment on certain inmates and include the results in certain case

5 records; establishing requirements for a certain case plan; requiring the Division of

6 Correction to have a certain study conducted at certain intervals on a certain

7 assessment tool for a certain purpose; increasing a certain monthly deduction

8 allowed to an inmate of a State correctional facility whose term of confinement

9 includes a certain sentence for a certain crime of manufacturing, distributing,

10 dispensing, or possessing a controlled dangerous substance; increasing the

11 maximum monthly deductions allowed to an inmate of a State correctional facility

12 for manifesting satisfactory progress in certain work projects or programs;

13 increasing the maximum number of diminution credits that an inmate of a State

14 correctional facility may earn in a month; requiring the Division of Parole and

15 Probation to administer a certain risk and needs assessment on a certain supervised

16 individual; requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to supervise a certain

17 individual based on the results of a certain risk and needs assessment; requiring the

18 Division of Parole and Probation to develop an individualized case plan for each

19 individual with a certain assessment; requiring the Division of Parole and Probation

20 to modify the conditions of probation or suspension of sentence for the purpose of

21 imposing certain graduated sanctions; requiring the Division of Parole and Probation

22 to report to the court on certain graduated sanctions imposed under certain

23 circumstances; expanding eligibility for certain earned compliance credits to a person

24 incarcerated, on probation, or convicted in this State for violation of certain

25 prohibitions relating to manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a

26 controlled dangerous substance; requiring the Maryland Parole Commission or the

27 court to adjust the period of a certain supervised individual's supervision on a certain

28 recommendation for earned compliance credits accrued under a certain program;

29 requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to transfer a certain individual to a

30 certain abatement status under certain circumstances; requiring the Division of

31 Parole and Probation to inform a certain supervised individual of a certain transfer

Page 2 – (a certificate of rehabilitation? Does this mean they have completed their sentence and are completely rehabilitated from a life a crime? Do agents and correctional officers have that power over free will? Is this to absolve the offender of all of their sins?)


requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to issue a

24 certificate of rehabilitation to a certain individual; providing that a certificate of

25 rehabilitation precludes a licensing board from disqualifying an applicant from

26 professional or occupational licensure or certification because of a certain criminal

27 conviction; providing that an individual may receive only one certificate of

28 rehabilitation under certain circumstances

Page 8 – 10 (deduction of days of confinement of a sentence. 10 days a month and an additional 20 days a month for satisfactory progress in any programs. So up to a total of 30 days a month good time credit for an offender, except those convicted of felony drug dealing and sex crimes.)

An inmate shall be allowed a deduction in advance from the inmate's term of confinement.

(b) (1) The deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:

 (i) from the first day of commitment to the custody of the Commissioner through the last day of the inmate's term of confinement;

(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at the rate of 10 days for each calendar month; and 

(iii) on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.(a) (1) [In] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN 

PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, IN addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an inmate may be allowed a deduction of up to [10] 20 days from the inmate's term of confinement for each calendar month during which the inmate manifests satisfactory progress in those special selected work projects or other special programs, INCLUDING RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PROGRAMMING, designated by the Commissioner and approved by the Secretary.

(This equals a total of 30 days, every month. So it's equivalent to cutting a criminal's sentence in half, if they do what they are supposed to do while in jail. Doesn't this under mind the sentence the Judge imposed? What about the victims? Is this fair to them?)

Pg 10

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an inmate may not be allowed a deduction under this subtitle of more than [20]:

(1) 20 DAYS FOR A CALENDAR MONTH FOR AN INMATE DESCRIBED IN

7 § 3–707(A)(2) OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

 (2) 30 days for a calendar month FOR ALL OTHER INMATES.

Pg 11 – (Officers are to focus all of their attention on moderate and high cases only, how about the criminals of non-violent offenses, is it ok for them to steal from other people or create more victims because they're not considered high risk because they haven't been convicted of "crimes of violence" yet? 

Wasn't the offender from Salisbury who killed the Florida Deputy considered a low risk? Or how about the guy who killed the two deputies in Harford County? His criminal history wouldn't place him as high risk. Is the habitual drunk driver a high risk?)

Subject to the authority of the Secretary and in addition to any other duties established by law, the Division:

 (1) shall: (I) ADMINISTER A RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT ON EACH INDIVIDUAL ON PAROLE OR MANDATORY SUPERVISION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DIVISION;

(II) DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLAN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ON PAROLE OR MANDATORY 

SUPERVISION WHO HAS BEEN ASSESSED AS MODERATE OR HIGH RISK TO REOFFEND

Pg 18 – certificate of rehabilitation.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REHABILITATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO:

(1) WAS CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY THAT IS NOT:

 (I) A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN § 14–101 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE; OR

 (II) A SEXUAL OFFENSE FOR WHICH REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED UNDER TITLE 11, SUBTITLE 7 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE;

(2) WAS SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION UNDER CONDITIONS OF:

 (I) PAROLE;

(II) PROBATION; OR

 (III) MANDATORY RELEASE SUPERVISION;

 (3) HAS COMPLETED ALL SPECIAL AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION, INCLUDING PAYING ALL REQUIRED RESTITUTION, FINES, FEES, AND OTHER PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS; AND

(4) IS NO LONGER UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION.

 (B) A CERTIFICATE OF REHABILITATION PRECLUDES A LICENSING BOARD FROM DISQUALIFYING AN APPLICANT FROM PROFESSIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION BECAUSE OF THE 

UNDERLYING CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

 Pg 20 (eligibility for parole now after only serving ¼ of their sentence.)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission shall request that the Division of Parole and Probation make an investigation for inmates in a local correctional facility and the Division of Correction make an investigation for inmates in a State correctional facility that will enable the Commission to determine the advisability of granting parole to an inmate who:

(i) has been sentenced under the laws of the State to serve a term of 6 months or more in a correctional facility; and (ii) has served in confinement one–fourth of the inmate's aggregate sentence.

An inmate may be released on parole at any time in order to undergo drug or alcohol treatment, mental health treatment, or to participate in a residential program of treatment in the best interest of an inmate's expected or newborn child if the inmate:

Pg 27 – (new proposal of the length of time someone can be sentenced to for violation of parole or probation.  So a criminal can abscond, stop reporting to their agent, go to another state, be in possession of a dangerous weapon, not pay their restitution to the victims, not attend and complete any required treatment programs and they would have to be violated 4 times before their probation/parole could be completely revoked and the criminal have to serve his entire sentence. Isn't probation and parole a privilege?)

IF AN ORDER OF PAROLE IS REVOKED DUE TO A TECHNICAL VIOLATION, AS DEFINED IN § 6–101 OF THIS 

ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER HEARING THE PAROLE REVOCATION MAY REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE A PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT OF:

 (I) FOR A FIRST VIOLATION, NOT MORE THAN 15 DAYS;

 (II) FOR A SECOND VIOLATION, NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS; AND

 (III) FOR A THIRD VIOLATION, NOT MORE THAN 45 DAYS.

"TECHNICAL VIOLATION" MEANS A VIOLATION OF A CONDITION OF PROBATION, PAROLE, OR MANDATORY SUPERVISION THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE:

 (1) AN ARREST;

 (2) A CONVICTION; OR

 (3) A VIOLATION OF A NO–CONTACT ORDER.

Pg  45 – 46 (increasing the amounts of CDS and lowering the minimum mandatory sentences.)

Pg 48 – 49 (increase in amount that has to be stolen and decrease in sentence for those convicted of theft. The time or amount in the [ ] is what it is now, the proposed changes are next to that. Is that inflation for criminals?)

A person convicted of theft of property or services with a value of:

(i) at least [$1,000] $2,000 but less than [$10,000] $25,000 is guilty of a felony and:

 1. is subject to imprisonment not exceeding [10] 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both; and 

2. shall restore the property taken to the owner or pay the owner the value of the property or services;

 (ii) at least [$10,000] $25,000 but less than $100,000 is guilty of a felony and:

 1. is subject to imprisonment not exceeding [15] 10 years or a fine not exceeding $15,000 or both; and

2. shall restore the property taken to the owner or pay the owner the value of the property or services; 

(iii) $100,000 or more is guilty of a felony and:

1. is subject to imprisonment not exceeding [25] 20 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both; and

2. shall restore the property taken to the owner or pay the 2 owner the value of the property or services

Except as provided in [paragraphs (3) and (4)] PARAGRAPH (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of theft of property or services with a value of AT LEAST  $100 BUT less than [$1,000] $2,000, is guilty of a misdemeanor and:  (i) is subject to imprisonment not exceeding [18] 12 months or a fine  not exceeding $500 or both; and  (ii) shall restore the property taken to the owner or pay the owner  the value of the property or services.

Pgs 51- 53 (increases the amount of goods, services,  and/or  credit card fraud that has to be lost before considered a felony and the sentences for these crimes are decreased.)

Pgs 61-63 (you have to be convicted of 4 separate crimes of violence before you can get life imprisonment without parole. If you have been convicted of two previous crimes of violence, on the 3rd, you can be sentenced to no less than 25 years. I'm speechless! look at 14-101 below….)

14–101. 

(a) In this section, "crime of violence" means:

(1) abduction;

 (2) arson in the first degree;

(3) kidnapping;

(4) manslaughter, except involuntary manslaughter;

 (5) mayhem;

(6) maiming, as previously proscribed under former Article 27, §§ 385 and 386 of the Code;

(7) murder;

(8) rape;

(9) robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article;

(10) carjacking;

 (11) armed carjacking;

 (12) sexual offense in the first degree;

 (13) sexual offense in the second degree;

 (14) use of a handgun in the commission of a felony or other crime of violence;

(15) child abuse in the first degree under § 3–601 of this article;

(16) sexual abuse of a minor under § 3–602 of this article if:

 (i) the victim is under the age of 13 years and the offender is an adult at the time of the offense; and

(ii) the offense involved: 1. vaginal intercourse, as defined in § 3–301 of this article; 2. a sexual act, as  defined in § 3–301 of this article; 3. an act in which a part of the offender's body penetrates, however slightly, into the victim's genital opening or anus; or 4. the intentional touching, not through the clothing, of the victim's or the offender's genital, anal, or other intimate area for sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse;

 (17) an attempt to commit any of the crimes described in items (1) through (16) of this subsection;

(18) continuing course of conduct with a child under § 3–315 of this article;

(19) assault in the first degree;

(20) assault with intent to murder;

 (21) assault with intent to rape;

 (22) assault with intent to rob;

 (23) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the first degree; and

 (24) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the second degree.

 (b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, on conviction for a fourth time of a crime of 
violence, a person who has served three separate terms of confinement in a correctional facility as a result of three separate convictions of any crime of violence shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, on conviction for a  third time of a crime of violence, a person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for the term  allowed by law but not less than 25 years, if the person:

Pgs 65-66 (limiting the sentencing Judge's power to revoked probation and sentence to their remaining sentence of jail time.)

If, at the hearing, a circuit court or the District Court finds that the probationer or defendant has violated a condition of probation, the court may:

(1) revoke the probation granted or the suspension of sentence; and

 (2) (I) FOR A TECHNICAL VIOLATION, IMPOSE A PERIOD OF INCARCERATION OF:

1. NOT MORE THAN 15 DAYS FOR A FIRST TECHNICAL VIOLATION

2. NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS FOR A SECOND TECHNICAL VIOLATION; AND

3. NOT MORE THAN 45 DAYS FOR A THIRD TECHNICAL VIOLATION; AND

(II) FOR A FOURTH OR SUBSEQUENT TECHNICAL VIOLATION OR A VIOLATION THAT IS NOT A TECHNICAL VIOLATION, impose any sentence that might have originally been imposed for the crime of which the probationer or defendant was convicted or pleaded nolo contendere.

Pg 69 (the court can order unarmed probation agents and police to play taxi service, and take them to and from treatment. With agents having 150 – 200 active cases to supervise, how is this supposed to be done? Especially since the last two probation and parole agents academies have been cancelled and there is no date for any to being this year.)

A court may order law enforcement officials, detention center staff,  Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services staff, or sheriff's department staff  within the appropriate local jurisdiction to transport a defendant to and from treatment  under this section.

Publisher: While there is much more, I believe we have touched on most of the important matters within this Bill. I hope you'll agree, this is CRAZY! There is NO compromising in ANY portion of this Bill. We need tougher sentences on crime, not softer. 

Please contact ALL of your Legislators and tell them, HELL NO to this Bill.  

The first reading of this Bill is March 4th, 2016.

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder: ‘All Lives Matter’ a Racial Slur, ‘White Folks Gotta Give Up Something’

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

Black Lives Matter co-founder Marissa Jenae Johnson said the phrase "all lives matter" is a "new racial slur," in a recent interview with Fox News national correspondent John Roberts.

"White Americans have created the conditions that require a phrase like 'Black Likes Matter,'" said the 24-year-old Seattle-based activist. "Do you know how horrific it is to grow up as a child in a world that so hates you? While you're literally being gunned down in the street, while you're being rounded up and mass incarcerated and forced into prison slavery."

"Black Lives Matter is not a strong enough statement for me," Johnson added.

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An Incredible Rescue Almost 10 Years Ago, 2006

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST








Last Friday I received a call from a friend of mine looking for some help. His brother had been on the road and saw an injured Eagle and was desperately looking for DNR to come get this animal as it was crossing a very busy road and hopping around.

DNR was taking its time getting there and they actually felt as if they actually weren't going to arrive, so they called Jennifer and I to see if we could somehow help out. We immediately got in the truck and took off for the location they last saw it and by the time we had arrived DNR was in fact there.

However, they were not willing to go into this field and start looking for it as it was starting to turn dark. I didn't think of bringing my flashlight so I started across this field using the flash from my camera to help me see better. The next thing I knew the DNR Agent started across the field after me some 5 minutes later.

We looked for as long as we could and then I decided it would be best to come back in the morning. The DNR Agent assured me he would be out early the next morning to look himself but when I arrived the next morning I was told by the owners of the property no one had been out that morning besides me. I then called to try and reach this Agent and was informed this was his day off. Go Figure!

I couldn't find a trace after looking for a couple of hours and I decided to leave and I pretty much had forgotten about it. The next thing I knew I received a phone call from my friend again telling me his brother had just seen it again some 2 or 3 miles away from the original location so Jennifer and I took off once again, this time we were very prepared though.

We arrived at the location and he informed us that it had been up by the road but had headed back some 200 yards away and went into the woods. I thought, uh oh, not again. He escorted us back to where he had seen it last and we had to get through a couple of streams to go any further and I was the only one with boots on for just that, so I went in.

Within a few minutes I could hear some rattling and movement and low and behold I saw something moving. I called back to Jennifer to come forward in the direction I had come and the next thing I knew, there he was! He had an obvious injury to one of his wings and for what it's worth Folks, he almost looked as if he was saying, I need help.

Jennifer arrived with a blanket and once she saw him she took off running after him just like a professional. I was so impressed it wasn't funny! She jumped out towards him and threw the blanket on top on him and the next thing I knew he was on his back looking up at her. She reached under the blanket and gently took hold of his legs so he couldn't crush her hands/fingers and got a good grip around his neck and it was amazing just how relaxed he instantly became.


At that point I had to head all the way back to the truck to get the box we had for him while Jennifer sat down with this Bald Eagle and relaxed for a few. We brought him home and placed some hay in one of the stalls, placed a few logs inside and he seems to be very content. The guy who owns the farm we caught him on butchers deer for hunters and he immediately gave us a backbone of a deer for the Eagle to munch on.

He said that he thought he had seen this Eagle bouncing around for about two week, so this guy was hungry! Within minutes he was ripping away and the meat off the bones and filling himself up to no end.

I have a series of pictures almost like a diary of the entire event but I'll not bore you with so many shots. I'll simply provide what I think you'll enjoy most and go from there. Boy is Sally gonna love these shots too!

In closing, I'm VERY proud of Jennifer! She didn't hesitate when the second call came in and she used her 18 years experience with the Salisbury Zoo and put it to good work saving this animal. He/She will head off tomorrow to a professional bird rehab group and hopefully his injuries aren't too severe? Time will tell. I truly hope you enjoy these photos.

I Can't Believe This Happened Almost 10 Years Ago

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

I thought I'd share something with all of you that probably never knew this. 

The Salisbury Zoo Will Never Have Another Jennifer Albero!







I received a telephone call this past weekend from the State Police asking if we could come out and rescue a small buck in a field near the Bypass. I had asked if DNR was called and the reply was, they won't answer their phone.

One of the VERY special God Given Talents Jennifer brought to the Salisbury Zoo was the uncanny effect she had working with animals. They treated her like she was their Mother. No one before, nor after Jennifer could incubate birds and infant animals and keep them alive, seriously.

Of course this Post is going to bring the Zoo Staff and the Mayor out of the woodwork and they'll be slamming me every chance they get here but the truth is the truth. You CANNOT deny photos such as this, IN THE WILD where a human being can just walk up to a wild animal and pet them and say hello.

Since DNR wasn't available we did in fact rescue this animal but it too had a sad ending. He had to be euthanized because of health problems and we were assured he would not survive. That doesn't mean we didn't try. We brought him to a trusted Veterinarian who looked him over thoroughly and made the call.

The State Police, City Police & County Sheriffs Department are on the ball Folks and they stuck it out trying to help and save this animal. Jennifer and I are truly grateful.

We Thought We'd Also Ask Your Opinion

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST



We had been told that the Wicomico County Logo had been created many years ago by a student using a crayon. While some Idiots may say the logo is racist, we just feel it is unprofessional and does not depict the beauty of the County itself.

That being said, we went ahead and created our own and wanted to see what YOU think of it. We would also encourage any one of you to create your own ideas and or put those ideas in comments and we'll try to recreate them for a future Post. 

Obama Thanks Black Lives Matter Leaders for Their ‘Outstanding Work’

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

Flanked by liberal legislators, and Black Lives Matter founders Brittany Packnett and DeRay Mckesson, President Obama told White House meeting of young militant leftists that they "are much better organizers" than he was at their age, and that he is "confident that they are going to take America to new heights."

During Thursday's meeting on the U.S. criminal justice system, Obama praised Baltimore mayoral candidate DeRay Mckesson for his "outstanding work mobilizing in Baltimore around these issues."

Yesterday, the President thanked the leaders of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement, calling it "outstanding work"https://t.co/LdizseW5rY

— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) February 19, 2016

More than 30 Baltimore businesses and buildings, including a senior living facility, were burned to the ground last April by hundreds of thugs enraged over the police-involved death of Freddie Gray.

Obama thanked the room of leftists for "the degree of focus and seriousness and constructiveness" they bring to the issue of police violence.

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Anyone Want To Tell Me Why Our Prices Are So High On The Shore

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

Taken moments ago in ANNAPOLIS.

Two Pedestrians Struck In Worcester County, One Deceased

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

Snow Hill and Stockton Fire EMS on scene 2 pedestrians struck by a vehicle, one patient deceased and the other patient priority one. Trooper four requested on Greenbackville Rd.

Update: a county roads dump truck from Worcester Co. has struck 2 county roads employees.

Correction: Our original source has informed us that it was a vehicle that struck them working outside their dump truck. 

Just released: A song about Salisbury Maryland

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

I’m Done Apologizing For Being White, And You Should Be Too

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

I've often been told I have no right to write about race.

I've also been told that I pompously "think I have a right" to write about race just because I married a Mexican.

And you know what? Often I find myself second guessing nine-tenths of what I say because, undoubtedly I'll say something that someone somewhere will scream about how I have no right to say for one simple fact:

I'm white.

Even as I sit here writing this, I've stopped and started at least a dozen times, thinking about the right way to put all this to mitigate the inevitable backlash.

But you know what? That's actually the entire point.

We need to stop apologizing for being white.

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Driver Finally Named In Hitting Two Worcester County Road Crew Employees

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

The Worcester County Sheriff's Office Responded to a fatal motor vehicle crash on Monday 2-22-16 where two Worcester County roads workers were struck by a car. Scott Tatterson of Pocomoke Maryland was killed in the incident.

The Driver of the vehicle that struck the Worcester County workers was identified as Marion Marine Jones Jr, 59 years of age from Stockton, Md.

Originally published at 12:30

New York Lawmaker Vows to Ban Food Stamp Recipients from Buying Steak, Lobster, Candy

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

Republican State Senator Patty Ritchie of New York introduced a bill that would prohibit food stamp recipients from using their benefits to buy lobster, steak, and candy bars.

"Many of these items aren't just unhealthy," Ritchie said in a statement about her proposal, "they're also expensive."

New York state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) already forbids food stamp recipients from making non-food purchases for alcohol and tobacco products.

Ritchie wants to expand the current law to cover what she calls "luxury food items," like cakes and energy drinks.

Currently, federal law prohibits states from regulating SNAP benefits.

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Delaware Cop Breaking The Law

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

1 in 4 Americans on Verge of Financial Ruin

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

The rich keep getting richer. The rest of us aren't so lucky.

According to a survey released Tuesday by Bankrate.com of more than 1,000 adults, nearly one in four Americans have credit card debt that exceeds their emergency fund or savings. And that's partially because many people, in addition to their debt, don't have a dime in their emergency fund at all: another Bankrate survey released earlier this year found that 29% of Americans have no emergency savings at all.

These numbers mean that many Americans are "teetering on the edge of financial disaster," says Greg McBride, Bankrate.com's chief financial analyst — thanks to the fact that they might be hard-pressed to pay for an emergency should one arise. "Not only do most of them not have enough savings, they've all used up some portion of their available credit — they are running out of options."

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Police push for tougher drunken driving laws in Maryland

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

WASHINGTON — Maryland law enforcement leaders are urging state lawmakers to expand the use of ignition interlock requirements to help stop drunken driving.

They joined police officers on Wednesday who have been injured by drunk drivers to push a group of bills.

A measure before lawmakers would require all drunken drivers with blood alcohol contents of 0.08 or greater to have the ignition interlock devices. State law now requires them for those with a BAC of 0.15, nearly twice the legal limit for driving.

The bill is being called "Noah's Law" because of the December death of Officer Noah Leotta. He was killed while working on a driving-under-the-influence assignment by a suspected drunken driver with two previous convictions.

"In the last three years, I've had 49 of my cops in Montgomery County alone hit by drunk drivers," said Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger.

"The saddest thing about DUI collisions is that they're 100 percent avoidable," added La Plata Police Chief Carl Schinner.

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The System Supplying America's Chickens Pits Farmer Vs. Farmer

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

After reading Christopher Leonard's The Meat Racket, a broadside against the contract-farming system, I decided to take a closer look at it.

I drove to North Carolina and ended up in the kind of place that supplies practically all of our chickens: a metal-sided, 500-foot-long structure near the town of Fairmont.

In the dim light, I see 30,000 little chicks scuttling around on the floor. "They're 12 days old," explains Craig Watts, who's growing these birds for Perdue Farms.

Perdue owns the chickens. It also supplies the feed that they eat. About a month from now, when the birds have grown to about 4.5 pounds, the company will send a truck to carry them away, and Watts will get paid. But he never knows how big his check will be.

"It's like that test you took in school — you kind of want to know how you did, but you really don't? It's that kind of feeling," he says.

The uncertainty is part of a peculiar payment system that the chicken industry uses. It's often called a tournament. Critics say it's more like a lottery.

The companies set an average price that they will pay for raising the chickens — in this case, 5 cents per pound. But some farmers will get more than that, and others less, depending on a formula that measures their performance. It's mainly based on feed efficiency: how much weight the chickens gained, compared to how much feed the company supplied.

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Worcester County Accident Update

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST

In regards to the fatal crash that occurred yesterday we would like to update the following:

The decedent is:

Scott Patrick Tatterson 48 of Pocomoke City

The critically injured person is:

Wade Kenneth Pusey 23 of Seaford, DE
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