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- How A Dog’s Story Can Teach Your Children About Life
- BREAKING NEWS: WICOMICO COUNTY EXECUTIVE CULVER CUTS OFF THE DAILY TIMES
- Seeking Financial Security Far From A Volatile Stock Market
- Jack Abramoff on Term Limits
- A Viewer Writes: JUST IN FLORIDA (Read to the end)
- Cop says we cannot ride our bikes/bmx, I lay down the law and tell him to beat it. And he does.
- The 8 Major Problems the Next President Will Face
- Obamacare Birth Control Plan Back to Supreme Court
- Cruz: 'Hear My Words, Ayatollah...We Will Shoot That Missile Down'
- DATA: Young Muslims in the West Are a Ticking Time Bomb
- Subject: Immigrants From Terror Hubs Using Loophole To Stay
- Wicomico County Offices Closed Tomorrow
- Olivia Wilde Stars in Touching Video Marking World Down Syndrome Day
- Comedian Garry Shandling dead at 66
- Obama Admin Engaged in Secret Talks to Pay Iran Nearly $2 Billion
- Subject: Pomona Student Claims Harassment for Political Beliefs
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- Subject: Franklin Graham Supports Halt to Muslim Immigration
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| How A Dog’s Story Can Teach Your Children About Life Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:00 PM PDT  As important as instilling a sense of responsibility is, there are many more lessons pets can teach us, says Cheryl Smith, a rescue-animal advocate who founded a non-profit that assists pets in need. Smith, a public defender, has cared for rescue animals since childhood and believes they can help humanity as much as humans help them. "Our courtroom deputy found a scared and thin little Chihuahua, alone on the street; I had to adopt the little guy, who I named Oliver," says Smith, who adds the incident was the impetus for her to write "Oliver's Heroes: The Spider Adventure" (oliversheroes.com) and "Oliver's Heroes: Two Paws Up." Oliver joined the rest of her six rescue dogs. Smith says the happy dog pack features the perfect characters for teaching the following life lessons. • Acceptance of others, despite arbitrary differences: Humanity has bred dogs to suit a variety of purposes, resulting in an enormous diversity of physical and character traits. Despite the differences, most dogs have an innate ability to assemble into a pack. In Smith's children's book, when the group encounters different kinds of creatures, such as a polka-dotted and striped spider, the dogs judge the spider on its character and not its exotic markings. • Overcoming fear, together: Oliver and his friends go places like the woods, which are unknown, unpredictable and scary to some. The dogs who are scared are reassured by those who are not, which is a great example for children who may fear the next grade level, or moving to a new town. • The regular expression of gratitude: Anyone who has ever rescued an animal has probably experienced the gift of gratitude in return. These rescue animals tend to be more loving and are less likely to take for granted what's given to them, such as love, food, shelter and company. It's a great reminder for children to keep in mind as they mature. • Now is a good time to have fun: Dog owners are constantly reminded of at least one thing – the time, and the time is always now to play catch, enjoy a treat or simply bask in the company of companions. Remembering that the time is now, and that now may be a good time to enjoy fun, is a lesson children may not want to lose as they grow older and take on more responsibility. About Cheryl Smith Cheryl Smith is a public defender who started a non-profit, Just The Place Inc., to assist in the care of pets when owners were experiencing difficult financial situations or environmental crises. She was inspired to write "Oliver's Heroes: The Spider Adventure" (oliversheroes.com) after her courtroom deputy found Oliver, a dog who was alone, thin and scared on the street.  |
| BREAKING NEWS: WICOMICO COUNTY EXECUTIVE CULVER CUTS OFF THE DAILY TIMES Posted: 24 Mar 2016 02:25 PM PDT   It's about damn time! Today the Daily Times called the executives office interested in garnishing a quote from the County Executive and they told them, NO. Susan Parker became very upset but the Executives Office clearly stated they had lied several times recently and refused to publish Culver's Letter to the Editor. You see, the Daily Times, (three times) attempted to paint the Executive as a RACIST. Even the Publisher called Culver and asked why Culver hadn't explained in depth WHY Tamara Brooks position was eliminated and Culver responded, "IT'S A PERSONNEL MATTER", how many times do we have to explain it. Executive Culver did send a Letter to the Editor trying to defend the fact that he did NOT fire Tamara Brooks, she was let go the day before he took Office by former Executive Pollitt. The Daily Times has now printed THREE times that Culver let her go and then to top it off they published a Letter to the Editor recently by Gaynes Hawkins implying Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver is a RACIST. That article garnished 102 comments here on SBYNews. Oh, if you think that is bad, then the Daily Times tried to call Tamara Brooks and Sharon Morris. (class acts) to get them to turn against Executive Culver, THEY REFUSED. To top the whole thing off, at the end of today's conversation, out of nowhere the Daily Times Editor said, I don't appreciate you cursing at me Bob. Culver replied, what are you talking about??? Now the Daily Times Publisher, (Ted Shockley) is threatening to do an article blackmailing the Executives Office implying they are going to tell the public the Executive was cursing them out. The Daily Times are RACISTS. They are RACISTS against ANY REPUBLICAN. Jim Ireton, (when he first became Mayor and DEMOCRAT) also cut off the Daily Times and no such threats were made. The bottom line, the Daily Times is on their very last leg. They have treated Executive Culver like crap and he has finally put his foot down, enough is enough. Look, I have even been vocal disagreeing with Culver on some issues but we agree to disagree. Your local Media does NOT give TWO SIDES to each story, (following their own protocol) and use editorials to go after REPUBLICANS. Susan Parker is a hard core LIBERAL who hides in the background encouraging her LIBERAL friends to go after fair and honest elected officials. You need to end your subscriptions to that rag of a so called newspaper and shut them down for good. ANYONE who continues to support that piece of crap paper should be ashamed of themselves. The ONLY way YOU/WE are ever going to advance locally in every possible way is to stop believing the crap they feed you. Culver did NOT curse at the Daily Times and he should sue them for threatening to expose such a lie.  |
| Seeking Financial Security Far From A Volatile Stock Market Posted: 24 Mar 2016 08:30 PM PDT The stock market takes a tumble, surges and then tumbles again, leaving many investors dismayed. "I know people who stayed in the market and now are dealing with lots of regret because they have lost 8 to 10 percent, and that was after an already negative year in 2015," says Stephen Gardner (www.yourbridgeplan.com), a safe-money specialist and author of "A Bridge Over Troubled Wall Street." "The stock market will always be volatile, which is why I recommend investing money elsewhere. Few people are good at timing the market's ups and downs so that they can reap the rewards." Many people also don't understand the true cost of losing in the market, he says. Some harsh realities include: • Fees eat away at profits. Investors can end up losing a good chunk of their investment to fees they pay to their advisors. They may not even be aware of the amounts they are paying. • Returns must be even greater after losses. If the market drops 20 percent, for example, and then recovers 20 percent, investors don't break even. "You need a 25 percent recovery to get your money back after a 20 percent drop," Gardner says. • Time works against you. When you suffer a market loss, you don't just lose money. You also lose time because before your investment can start growing again you first have to gain back your loss. "People say, 'Well, I got back to where I was before the crash,' " Gardner says. "But your portfolio would have been worth much more if you hadn't had the loss to begin with." He says one investment option that can work for those leery of Wall Street's unpredictability is a "bridge plan," a real estate lending strategy that provides a solid return while avoiding market risks. Here's how it works: Developers need capital to build or renovate commercial property such as hotels, office buildings, resorts, shopping centers and apartment buildings. Gardner works with clients who pool their money to make a 12 to 18-month "bridge loan" to fund the work. The return on that loan, stated in a contract, is usually 5 to 7 percent, Gardner says. "It makes being involved in real estate easy while at the same time giving clients the opportunity to make better returns," Gardner says. "You can leave the speculation and gambling of the market behind. As a result, you will better understand how your money is growing." About Stephen Gardner Stephen Gardner, author of "A Bridge Over Troubled Wall Street," committed to becoming a safe money specialist after losing 38 percent of his retirement money to Wall Street. As owner and founder of the Safe Millionaire Club (www.yourbridgeplan.com), he works with families to get safer returns on their retirement funds. Gardner also is the bestselling author of "Billion Dollar Blueprint" and "Smartest Doctor in the Room."  |
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| A Viewer Writes: JUST IN FLORIDA (Read to the end) Posted: 24 Mar 2016 07:30 PM PDT This is frightening!!! I think you had better read it all below…… However, we just sit back and let it happen right under our noses Mosque Name Address City State Zip Contact Al-Iman Mosque 500 Se 9th St . Belle Glade FL 33430 561-996-6411 Masjid Al-Hidaya 320 Charley E. Johns St . Blountstown FL 32424 Islamic Center of Boca Raton 3100 NW 5th Ave. Boca Raton FL 33431 561-395-7221 Alhuda Islamic Center Florida Islamic Educational Center 831 E. Palmetto Park Rd. BocaRaton FL 33432 561-361-7033 American Islamic Center of Florida 807 N. Federal Hwy Boca Raton FL 33432 561-900-4330 Assalam Center of Boca Raton 1499 NW 4th Ave. Boca Raton FL 33432 561-391-8285 Bonita Springs Islamic Center 25221 Bernwood Dr. Unit 8 Bonita Springs FL 34135 239-821-3969 Al-Amin Center of Florida 8101 South Military Trail Boynton Beach FL 33436 551-859-2296 Islamic Center of Brandon 613 E. Morgan St . Brandon FL 33510 321-243-0693 Albanian Islamic Cultural Center 225 N. Fort Harrison Ave. Clearwater FL 33755 Bosnian Muslim Association 120 N. Main Ave. Clearwater FL 33765 727-466-6215 Islamic Center of Clermont 15128 Lost Lake Rd. Clermont FL 34711 407-267-8320 Islamic Center of South Lake County 1208 Bowman St. Sunnyside Plaza Clermont FL 34711 Nur Ul Islam Masjid Nur Ul Islam of South Florida 10600 SW 59th St . Cooper City FL 33328 954-434-3855 Islamic Center of Daytona 347 S. Keach St . Daytona Beach FL 32114 386-252-3501 Masjid Al-Hakim Islamic Society of Central Florida 1350 Gilpin Ct. Deltona FL 32725 386-860-9663 Masjid Al Salam 1218 New York Ave. Dunedin FL 34698 727-733-5090 Dar-E-Panjetan Center 5541 N. State Rd. 7 Fort Lauderdale FL 33319 954-328-3841 Musallah Assultan Salahuddin Association of Islamic Charitable Projects 2820 Griffin Rd. Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 954-986-1373 Masjid Al Iman 2542 Franklin Park Dr. Nw Fort Lauderdale FL 33311 954-581-6295 Islamic Center of Broward 8658 Nw 44th St . Fort Lauderdale FL 33351 954-741-4214 Islamic Center for Peace 2056 Linhart Ave. Fort Myers FL 33901 239-671-1761 Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center of SW Florida 3337 Broadway St Fort Myers FL 33901 239-939-0292 Center for Islamic Culture Awareness 2371 Crawford St . Fort Myers FL 33901 941-332-7833 Islamic Center of Fort Pierce 1104 West Midway Rd Fort Pierce FL 34982 772-465-9200 Islamic Center of Fort Walton Beach 6-A Hollywood Blvd. Sw Fort Walton Beach FL 32548 850-664-0373 Masjid Tawhid 1557 Nw 5th St . Ft. Lauderdale FL 33311 Islamic Center of Muslim Friends Muslim Friends of Florida 2181 N. Bridge Plaza Ft. Pierce FL 34950 772-462-0242 Hoda Center 5220 SW 13th St. Gainesville FL 32608 352-377-8080 Islamic Center of Gainesville 1010 W. University Ave Gainesville FL 32601 352-372-1980 Islamic Jaffaria Association 10554 Nw 132Nd St . Hialeah Gardens FL 33018 305-557-6835 Islamic Movement of Florida 3201 Nw 74th Ave. Hollywood FL 33024 954-894-9110 Masjid Al-Muttaqeen 1010 Sw 196 Ave. Hollywood FL 33029 Masjid Ul Mumineen 12850 Sw 268 St. Homestead FL 33032 305-246-5814 Islamic Community of Bosniak 2131 Art Museum Dr . Jacksonville FL 32207 904-683-8427 Masjid Al-Ansar 9801 Old Baymeadows Rd. Bldg 2 Apt. 17 Jacksonville FL 32256 904-997-9487 Masjid Al-Salaam 1625 N Pearl St . Jacksonville FL 32206 904-359-0980 Islamic Center of Ne Florida 2333 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S Jacksonville FL 32211 904-646-3462 Jacksonville Masjid of Al-Islam 2242 Commonwealth Ave Jacksonville FL 32209 904-387-6910 Masjid Al-Maalik 800 Emma St . Key West FL 33040 305-295-8350 Masjid Al Noor Al Bir Islamic Association 3496 Polynesian Isle Blvd Kissimmee FL 34746 407-879-0807 Masjid Taqwa Islamic Center of Osceola County 2417 N. Central Ave. Kissimmee FL 34741 407-944-4353 Masjid Assunah 1535 Pleasant Hill Rd. Kissimmee FL 34746 407-935-0337 Jaffaria Islamic Center 1500 Old Vineland Rd. Kissimmee FL 34746 Masjid Al-Bir Al-Bir Islamic Association 4870 Old Tampa Hwy Kissimmee FL 34758 407-879-0807 Masjid Darul Uloom Islamic Center of Kissimmee 2350 Old Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 407-390-1100 Masjid Aysha Islamic Center of Lakeland 1161 Blossom Cir S Lakeland FL 33805 863-686-4713 Masjid Al-Hamza Clearwater Dawah Center 560 Clearwater Largo Rd. N Largo FL 33770 727-585-9737 Leesburg Islamic Center 2201 Montclair St . Leesburg FL 34748 352-255-4708 Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen 3222 Holiday Springs Blvd Margate FL 33063 954-575-3872 Islamic Society of Brevard County 550 East Florida Ave. Melbourne FL 32901 321-984-4129 Masjid Al-Furqan Islamic Center of Central Brevard 190 Grant Rd. Merritt Island FL 32953 Masjid Al-Ansar 5245 Nw 7th Ave Miami FL 33127 305-757-8741 Nigerian Islamic Society 2410 Nw 93Rd St . Miami FL 33147 American Muslim Assoc of North America 183 Ne 166th St. Miami FL 33162 305-945-0414 Ershad Center 6669 SW 59Th Place Miami FL 33025 305-661-2822 Masjid Al-Fayza 36 NE 3Rd Ave. Miami FL 33132 305-358-1268 Masjid An-Nour 11699 SW 147th Ave. Miami FL 33196 305-408-0400 Masjid Al-Ihsaan 10180 SW 168th St . Miami FL 33157 305-259-0042 Masjid Ibrahim 6301 NW 6th Ave. Miami FL 33150 Shamsuddin Masjid And Library 365 NE 167th St. Miami FL 33162 786-428-0005 Masjid Miami Muslim Communities Assoc of South Florida 7350 NW 3Rd St Miami FL 33126 305-261-7622 Ummah of Miami 7904 West Dr. Unit 6 Miami Beach FL 3 33141 Masjid Al-Hijrah Caribbean-American Islamic Association 6128 SW 27th St . Miramar FL 33023 Islamic Center of Naples 2520 Davel Blvd. 2Nd Fl. Unit E Naples FL 34104 239-732-7136 Islamic Center of New Port Richey 4715 Grand Blvd New Port Richey FL 34652 727-834-9200 Isalmic Center of Palm Beach 101 Castlewood Dr . North Palm Beach FL 33408 561-630-6899 Masjid Darul-Islam of Ocala 6915 Sr 40 Ocala FL 34482 352-873-9959 Masjidu Tazkiah Foundation of Lights 120 Floral St. Ocoee FL 34761 407-592-5457 Miami Gardens Masjid Muslim Communities Association of S. Florida 4305 Nw 183Rd St. Opa Locka FL 33055 305-624-5555 Islamic Center of Orange Park 116 Foxridge Rd. Orange Park FL 32065 Masjid Al-Quddus Islamic Society of Central Florida 312 S. Paramore Ave Orlando FL 32807 Jama Masjid Islamic Center of Orlando 11543 Ruby Lake Rd. Orlando FL 32836 407-238-2700 Masjid Al-Rahim Islamic Society of Central Florida 4962 Old Winter Garden Rd. Orlando FL 32811 407-523-7882 Masjid Malik Islamic Society of Central Florida 2018 Rouse Rd. Orlando FL 32817 407-277-0133 Islamic Education Center of Florida 2221 Harrell Rd. Orlando FL 32817 407-325-3647 Masjid Al-Rahman Islamic Society of Central Florida 1089 N. Goldenrod Road Orlando FL 32807 407-273-7750 Masjid Al-HaqIslamic Society of Central Florida 545 W. Central Blvd. Orlando FL 32801 407-835-9600 Masjid Al-Aziz Islamic Society of Central Florida 9501 Satellite Blvd. Suite 110 Orlando FL 32837 Bay County Islamic Society 3312 Token Rd. Panama City FL 32405 850-785-8085 Darul Uloom Masjid 7050 Pines Blvd Pembroke Pines FL 33024 954-963-9514 Al-Islam Dawah Center 1550 W. Barrancas Ave. Pensacola FL 32504 850-435-7238 Islamic Center of Northwest Florida 3445 E. Johnson Ave. Pensacola FL 32514 American Islamic Center 7400 62Nd Terrace North Pinellas Park FL 33781 727-520-6615 Bosnian Islamic Center 4255 73Rd Ave. N Pinellas Park FL 33781 Masjid Ebad Ar-Rahman Islamic Society of Pinellas 9400 67th St. N Pinellas Park FL 33782 727-546-3162 Musala Asalam Islamic Center of South Florida 507 NE 6th St . Pompano Beach FL 33030 954-946-2723 Islamic Community of SW Florida 25148 Harborview Rd. Port Charlotte FL33980 941-625-8855 Masjid Al-Salam Islamic Society of Central Florida 2917 S. Orlando Dr . Sanford FL 32773 Husseini Islamic Center 5211 Hester Ave. Sanford FL 32773 Islamic Society of Sarasota & Bradenton 4350 N. Lockwood Ridge Rd. Sarasota FL 34234 941-351-3393 Masjid Al-Jabbar Islamic Society of Central Florida 5186 Shumacher Rd. Sebring FL 33872 386-860-9663 Islamic Center of Hernando County 6307 Barclay Ave. Spring Hill FL 34609 Islamic Center of St. Augustine 1760 Sr-207 St. Augustine FL32084 904-826-1991 Masjid Al-Muminin 3762 18th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33707 727-327-8483 Masjid Al Sunnah Islamic Society of St. Petersburg 2401 6th St. S St. Petersburg FL 33705 Stuart Masjid 2981 Se Dominica Terrace Stuart FL 34997 Islamic Foundation of South Florida 5457 Nw 108th Ave. Sunrise FL 33351 954-741-8130 Masjid Al Nahal 115 Bragg Dr . ALL OF A SUDDEN MESSAGE FROM A CONCERNED CITIZEN: "Has everyone lost their ability to see what is happening in the USA? Think America! Before Obama, there was virtually no visible presence of Islam in America. All of a sudden, Islam is taught in schools. All of a sudden, we must allow prayer rugs everywhere and allow for Islamic prayer in schools and businesses. All of a sudden, we must stop serving pork in public places and institutions. All of a sudden, we are inundated with law suits by Muslims who are offended by America. (For God's sake, they are IN America) All of a sudden, we must allow burkas to be worn everywhere even though you have no idea who is covered up under them. All of a sudden,Muslim training compounds are popping up throughout the USA. All of a sudden, Muslims are suing employers for being expected to do their jobs. All of a sudden, all of our aircraft carriers are recalled for maintenance by Obama rendering the Atlantic unsupported. All of a sudden, our troops are withdrawn from the middle east. All of a sudden, there is no money for American poor, disabled veterans, jobless Americans, hungry Americans, or displaced Americans, but there is endless money for Obama's refugee programs. All of a sudden, Obama fills the Federal Government with Muslims in key positions. All of a sudden, there is an ammunition shortage in the USA. All of a sudden, Americans are threatened by the Federal government for complaining about Muslims. All of a sudden, the most important thing for Obama to do is disarm American Citizens. Now, why is it so important for Obama to disarm America? Why? Because a disarmed country is ripe for takeover by the Muslim Army that Obama has imported into the United States. Nikita Krueschev, the Russian Dictator who visited the USA in the 1950s said the USA could never be occupied by any army because of it's citizen Army. Obama knows this fact and is doing everything within his power to disarm our Citizen Army. If Obama can't do it legally, he will abuse his power and take every gun from Americans because he knows he must do that to turn the USA over to Islam. Be wary and watchful. Obama's actions speak far beyond his words. Obama won't even say the words "Islamic Terrorist", WHY?"..  |
| Cop says we cannot ride our bikes/bmx, I lay down the law and tell him to beat it. And he does. Posted: 24 Mar 2016 07:00 PM PDT  |
| The 8 Major Problems the Next President Will Face Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:30 PM PDT The next president of the United states faces a lengthy list of problems, both global and domestic. John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics warns in his open letter below to the hopefuls from both political parties: "My suspicion is that six months into your presidency you will begin to wonder why you ever wanted this job, as the gulf deepens and widens between what you wanted to do and what you can do without unintended consequences." Dear Presidential Candidates: In 10 months and four days, one of you will wake up as Mr. or Mrs. President. After the fabulous fun of post-inaugural balls, you will walk into the Oval Office on Saturday, January 22 and launch into your first 90 days in office. During these days, you will want to deliver on as many of your promises as possible. But instead of shadowboxing with hypothetical futures on a debate stage, you're going to be up against cold, hard reality. More  |
| Obamacare Birth Control Plan Back to Supreme Court Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:00 PM PDT The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge from faith-based groups that object to an Obama administration effort to ensure their employees and students can get cost-free birth control. The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday on the sixth anniversary of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a case at the intersection of the law, religion and birth control. The 2010 law is making its fourth Supreme Court appearance in five years. The issue this time is the arrangement the administration devised to make sure that religiously oriented colleges, charities and advocacy groups do not have to pay for or arrange the provision of contraceptives to which they object, while ensuring that women covered under their health plans still can obtain birth control. More  |
| Cruz: 'Hear My Words, Ayatollah...We Will Shoot That Missile Down' Posted: 24 Mar 2016 05:30 PM PDT (CNSNews) - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), addressing the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Monday night, said if he is elected president, "I will lead very, very differently from the current administration." Cruz said he would rip up the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration "on day one." And, addressing Iran's supreme leader directly, Cruz said he would not tolerate any Iranian ballistic missile tests: "Hear my words Ayatollah Khomeini-- if I am president and Iran launches a missile test, we will shoot that missile down." More  |
| DATA: Young Muslims in the West Are a Ticking Time Bomb Posted: 24 Mar 2016 05:00 PM PDT On the back of the Brussels terror attack it is worthwhile remembering that while a majority of Muslims in the West appear to have no truck with terrorism or extremism, there are a significant number who sympathise with terrorism and repeatedly attempt to justify attacks on the West. An ICM poll from 2006 revealed that 20 per cent of British Muslims sympathised with the 7/7 bombers who brought terror to the streets of the British capital, killing 52 and injuring hundreds. This number rose to one in four British Muslims, according to NOP Research for Channel 4. With a British Muslim population of over 3 million today, that translates to roughly three quarters of a million terror-sympathising people in the UK. The number rises for younger British Muslims – a sure sign that radicalisation through schools, mosques, and prisons (often via Saudi-funded groups) is creating a long-term problem in Europe. Thirty-one per cent of younger British Muslims endorsed or excused the 7/7 bombings of 2005, with just 14 per cent of those over 45 doing so. More here  |
| Subject: Immigrants From Terror Hubs Using Loophole To Stay Posted: 24 Mar 2016 04:30 PM PDT Hundreds of illegal immigrants from terror hotspots are using what critics describe as loopholes in U.S. immigration policy to try to remain in the country indefinitely, according to data obtained by Congress. Taking a page from the playbook used by Central American women and children to gain U.S. entry, hundreds of immigrants from Egypt, Somalia, Pakistan, Iran and Syria caught entering the U.S. last year made asylum claims to avoid deportation – and, in doing so, asserted they had a "credible fear of persecution." This phrase is important because it allows them to be released and work in the U.S. Prior to 2009, the U.S. held in custody many asylum seekers entering the U.S. illegally until their cases were resolved in court -- but an Obama administration policy change allowed those fearing persecution to be released. The finding that asylum seekers from turbulent Middle Eastern and African countries are now using this phrase to gain entry and remain on U.S. soil has raised security concerns on Capitol Hill. "These numbers illustrate vulnerabilities throughout our immigration system," Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., said Tuesday. "Dangerous criminals and potential terrorists are gaming the system without consequence. The Obama administration is compromising our national security and safety for its political agenda." More  |
| Wicomico County Offices Closed Tomorrow Posted: 24 Mar 2016 04:21 PM PDT   |
| Olivia Wilde Stars in Touching Video Marking World Down Syndrome Day Posted: 24 Mar 2016 04:00 PM PDT Actress Olivia Wilde starred in a moving PSA celebrating the lives of people with Down Syndrome in honor of World Down Syndrome Day Monday. The video is narrated by Anna Rubright, a 19-year-old New Jersey college student with Down Syndrome. Rubright describes how she sees herself, "as a daughter, sister, and a best friend … singing, dancing, and laughing" just an "ordinary person, with an important, meaningful, beautiful life." Olivia Wilde portrays these moments in Rubright's life and at the conclusion of the video Wilde's reflection in the mirror pans to Rubright herself saying, "This is how I see myself. How do you see me?" More info and video..  |
| Comedian Garry Shandling dead at 66 Posted: 24 Mar 2016 03:55 PM PDT  Los Angeles Police officer Tony Im told the Associated Press that Shandling died Thursday in Los Angeles. Im said officers were dispatched to Shandling's home Thursday for a reported medical emergency. Shandling was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. I did not have any details on when the call was placed or what the nature of the emergency was. He said police will conduct a death investigation. More  |
| Obama Admin Engaged in Secret Talks to Pay Iran Nearly $2 Billion Posted: 24 Mar 2016 03:30 PM PDT The Obama administration has spent three years engaged in secret talks with Iran that resulted in the payment of nearly $2 billion in taxpayer funds to the Islamic Republic, with more payouts likely to come in the future, according to a recent letter issued by the State Department and obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon. The administration's disclosure came in response to an inquiry launched in January by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.), who was seeking further information about the Obama administration's payment of $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to Iran, which many viewed as a "ransom payment" for Iran's release that month of several U.S. hostages. The administration's official response to Pompeo was sent earlier this week, just days after a Free Beacon report detailing a months-long State Department effort to stall the lawmaker's inquiry. Obama administration officials first began talks to settle a number of outstanding legal claims leveled against the United States by Iran in 2014. The administration predicts that more taxpayer-funded payments are likely to be granted to the Islamic Republic in the future, according to the letter. More  |
| Subject: Pomona Student Claims Harassment for Political Beliefs Posted: 24 Mar 2016 03:00 PM PDT A student at Pomona College, a member of the Claremont University Consortium, says he was targeted by administrators for his conservative political beliefs. Steven Glick, the editor-in-chief of the Claremont Independent, believes that administrators at the college's writing center harassed him because of his connection to the campus's only student-run conservative publication. According to Glick, the actions of the writing center staff eventually forced him to resign his position as a writing fellow. Glick and other fellows at the writing center were charged with helping other students polish their papers. Glick, a junior studying Economics and Mathematics, said that the mission of the writing center had never before been political. But Glick said he was called into the writing center late last year to discuss a news article about "safe spaces" at the Claremont Consortium that he had penned for the Claremont Independent, a politically independent newspaper that has historically been staffed by right-leaning students. While writing fellows commonly contribute to campus publications, he was the only one writing for the Independent. "I got called in to talk about how my presence at the writing center might make people who came in feel unsafe, and how students thinking that the writing center might have some connection to the Claremont Independent would make them feel unsafe," Glick recalled. More here  |
| Subject: #StopIslam Trends Worldwide In Wake of Brussels Attacks Posted: 24 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Hours before the Islamic State terror group took credit for Tuesday morning's attacks in Brussels, Twitter users across the world were using the hashtag #StopIslam to blame the second-largest religion on Earth for the explosions that have left at least 34 people dead. Worldwide, #StopIslam was among the most popular hashtags on Twitter as of Tuesday morning, according to the social network's own statistics. Alongside other topics related to the tragedy — such as #PrayforBelgium and #JeSuisBruxelles — #StopIslam became one of top internationally trending hashtags on Twitter hours after individuals detonated bombs at the Brussels airport and a metro station in the capital on Tuesday morning. Nationwide, #StopIslam was also among the most popular topics among Twitter users located in the U.S., U.K. and Brussels as of Tuesday, per Twitter. More  |
| Today's Survey Question 3-24-16 Posted: 24 Mar 2016 02:36 PM PDT  If the presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?  |
| Subject: Franklin Graham Supports Halt to Muslim Immigration Posted: 24 Mar 2016 02:00 PM PDT The Rev. Franklin Graham Tuesday continued his call for halting Muslims from coming into the United States until proper vetting procedures are in place and said that "our country is trouble." "We have a void in leadership," Graham said on Facebook. He leads both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the Samaritan's Purse global charity and is the son of the famed evangelist. "Islamists have told us we will see more of these attacks and we have to take their threats seriously," he added. "I have long supported a temporary halt to immigration, especially for those coming from Muslim countries, until we have a vetting program that works and we can know who these people are. "If we can't get an accurate background check, they don't come in. It's as simple as that. More here  |
| Court Rebukes IRS, Orders Release of Secret List Posted: 24 Mar 2016 01:30 PM PDT A federal appeals court spanked the IRS Tuesday, saying it has taken laws designed to protect taxpayers from the government and turned them on their head, using them to try to protect the tax agency from the very tea party groups it targeted. The judges ordered the IRS to quickly turn over the full list of groups it targeted so that a class-action lawsuit, filed by the NorCal Tea Party Patriots, can proceed. The judges also accused the Justice Department lawyers, who are representing the IRS in the case, of acting in bad faith — compounding the initial targeting — by fighting the disclosure. "The lawyers in the Department of Justice have a long and storied tradition of defending the nation's interests and enforcing its laws — all of them, not just selective ones — in a manner worthy of the Department's name. The conduct of the IRS's attorneys in the district court falls outside that tradition," Judge Raymond Kethledge wrote in a unanimous opinion for a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. "We expect that the IRS will do better going forward." More here  |
| Ryan: Obama’s Cuba Trip ‘Legitimizes a Tyrannical Dictatorship’ Posted: 24 Mar 2016 01:00 PM PDT (CNSNews) – During a press conference today about the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said he did not think much of President Barack Obama's trip to Communist Cuba, which, he added, only "legitimizes a tyrannical dictatorship." At the Capitol Hill press conference, a reporter asked Ryan, "What do you think of the president's trip to Cuba?" Speaker Ryan said, "Not much. I think it's fairly ironic. We had the AIPAC [American Israeli Political Action Committee] conference yesterday. We were talking about standing up with our allies, standing up for freedom, standing up for national security." "And the president takes a trip to Cuba where he effectively gets nothing in return, and he legitimizes a tyrannical dictatorship," said Ryan. "The irony was not lost on me." More  |
| VIDEO: Watch This Passionate Defense of Religious Liberty Posted: 24 Mar 2016 12:30 PM PDT  Speaker Paul Ryan took to the floor of Congress today to speak on behalf of the Little Sisters of the Poor. David French of National Review does a great job explaining the plight of the Little Sisters here. What this case boils down to is a simple question: should a religious group that is compelled by their deeply and sincerely held religious beliefs to be horrified by the genocide of the innocent known as abortion be forced to provide its employees with abortifacents under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act? Barack Obama says yes. Ryan's answer is a bit more satisfactory. — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) March 22, 2016 Source: AAN  |
| Who's Calling for Hillary to Suspend Her Campaign? Posted: 24 Mar 2016 12:00 PM PDT Rush Limbaugh has called on Hillary Clinton to suspend her presidential campaign because of her "screw ups." While reading an editorial Tuesday on "The Rush Limbaugh Show" which called on Clinton to drop out, Limbaugh said, "It's time for the Republicans to stand up and say, 'Mrs. Clinton, there's too much going on with you here. There's a lot of smoke now, we think we see some flames. We think you should suspend [your campaign.]'" Taking a page out of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's playbook, Limbaugh said, "This is what Dingy Harry would do." Imitating Reid, Limbaugh said, "Mitt Romney hasn't paid his taxes in 25 years. A friend of mine told me. We think Romney should suspend his campaign to look into it." Limbaugh is right. Hillary is an abject disaster. Moreover, the growth of Islamic terrorism requires a serious person that Americans can count on to be competent in the face of crisis. Hillary's Benghazi experience proves she isn't. Source: AAN  |
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| SIGN UP TO RECEIVE CELL PHONE EMERGERNCY ALERTS Posted: 24 Mar 2016 11:00 AM PDT (Communicator Citizen Notification System) The Communicator System is a citizen notification method that will automatically notify the Citizens of Wicomico County of important information in the event of an impending or occurring emergency via telephone communications. The system utilizes telephone company phone listings and addresses to place calls to residences in specific areas or countywide. Telephone companies do not maintain data bases for cellular phones that include addresses. Therefore, cell phones must be added with an address in order for a cellular customer to receive the informational call. If you wish to receive these emergency messages on a cellular phone, you must register your cell phone with the Department of Emergency Services (DES). To register you must go to the DES web site at http://www.wicomicocounty.org/ES and select the section entitled: Sign Up For Cell Phone Emergency Alerts Once you have logged in to the portal, follow the instructions to register your cell phone.  |
| Former Hostess Bakery Outlet to be Redeveloped into Professional Office Space Posted: 24 Mar 2016 10:30 AM PDT  Dennis Silicato of Silicato Development is redeveloping the 21,000+ square foot space into River Park Center, a professional office building. Salisbury based architecture firm Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc. has agreed to lease the east side of the building, nearly 12,000 square feet of space. They are currently located in the One Plaza East Building in Downtown Salisbury but needed to make a move so they could have their entire organization on one floor, allowing for collaboration amongst colleagues. Davis, Bowen & Friedel designed the interior and façade of the building and local construction company Gillis Gilkerson has been hired to complete the interior buildout and renovations. More  |
| Old Friend Jim Stallings From Bowie, Maryland Passed Away Today Posted: 24 Mar 2016 10:15 AM PDT   Longtime Morgantown AM host passes away MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A longtime WAJR-AM radio personality has died. Jim Stallings, 54, died Thursday at his home in Preston County after a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Jim was with WAJR for 28 years. R.I.P. my friend.  |
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| Why Trump is winning: His supporters think America is screwing over whites Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:53 AM PDT Donald Trump continued stomping towards the GOP nomination with a big win in Arizona last night, which will stir more anxiety among GOP elites who worry that his strategy of courting white backlash could drive away minority voters, helping unleash an electoral bloodbath up and down the ticket. Paul Ryan is set to give a speech today decrying the "tone" in our politics that will likely hint at criticism of Trump along these lines. But what if Trump's efforts to court white backlash constitute one of the essential ingredients of his success among Republican voters? A new analysis of Washington Post/ABC News polling strongly suggests this may be the case. A Post/ABC national poll this month asked: "Which of these do you think is a bigger problem in this country — blacks and Hispanics losing out because of preferences for whites, or whites losing out because of preferences for blacks and Hispanics?" More  |
| Shocking New Video Inside Of Syria Destroys Big American Lie Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:45 AM PDT  |
| Subject: McCain: WH Knows ISIS Has Chemical Weapons Plant in Syria Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:37 AM PDT Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that the Obama administration knows that Islamic State has a chemical weapons factory in Syria but that "I'm not sure they know where it is." "We have information, public information, that they have established a chemical weapons factory there in Raqqah," the Arizona Republican told Wolf Blitzer on CNN. McCain is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. "That brings us back to this root cause, which is our failure to take out Raqqah and Mosul, because as long as they have a geographic base to export terrorism, then they're going to do it," he said. "It goes back to our failure to address the issue seriously of the Islamic State having a geographic base." Besides not knowing specifically where the plant is, the administration would have difficulty taking it out with airstrikes because ISIS terrorists are "capable of digging underground and protecting themselves," McCain said. "It's not so easy to take it out from the air. Air power alone does not win conflicts. More  |
| Subject: Klein: Justice Sources Say Huma May Be Forced to Testify on Hillary Emails Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:30 AM PDT Asked during a recent Democratic debate if she would step aside if indicted for mishandling classified information on her private email server, Hillary Clinton replied: "Oh for goodness ... that's not going to happen. I'm not even answering that question." Well, she'd better get ready to answer that question, because the investigation of Hillary's email scandal is reaching a climax. My sources tell me that the Justice Department is close to empaneling a grand jury and deciding whether to grant statutory immunity to Huma Abedin, Hillary's closest adviser. That would force Huma to testify under oath and face perjury charges and jail time if she lies. I'm also told that Hillary herself will most likely be forced to testify. More  |
| Club for Growth Endorses Ted Cruz Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:23 AM PDT Club for Growth has endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz for president, the first time conservative political advocacy group has recommended a candidate for commander-in-chief. "Ted Cruz is the best free-market, pro-growth, limited-government candidate in the presidential race," Club for Growth President David McIntosh said Wednesday. "The Club's PAC has never endorsed in a presidential race, but this year is different because there is a vast gulf between the two leading Republican candidates on matters of economic liberty." For months, Club for Growth Action, the group's super PAC, has shelled out millions of dollars to bash Donald Trump in TV advertising, calling him a "very liberal" candidate who will end up costing Republicans the White House. Trump charges that the group turned against him after he rejected their appeal for a donation. More  |
| Cruz Calls for Muslim Surveillance in US Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:15 AM PDT Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Tuesday that surveillance in Muslim neighborhoods in the U.S. must be intensified following the deadly bombings on Brussels' airport and subway. Echoing his rival Donald Trump, Cruz said the U.S. should stop the flow of refugees from countries where the Islamic State militant group has a significant presence. The Islamic State took credit for the Brussels attacks that killed dozens Tuesday and wounded many more. "We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized," the Texas senator said in a statement. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned Cruz's call for surveillance, saying it sends "an alarming message to American-Muslims who increasingly fear for their future in this nation and to all Americans who value the Constitution and religious liberties." More  |
| GLOBAL FASHION RETAILER H&M EXPANDS IN MARYLAND Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:07 AM PDT H&M to Open New Location at Premier Shopping Destination, The Centre at Salisbury H & M, one of the world's largest fashion retailers famous for offering fashion-forward apparel at affordable prices in a sustainable way, is thrilled to announce a new location in Salisbury, Maryland. Measuring approximately 21,000 square feet, the new location at The Centre at Salisbury is set to open in the fall of 2016. H&M is especially excited to expand its reach in Maryland, a quickly growing market for the retailer, and add to the ten other locations currently open in the state. The new H&M location will offer Salisbury residents a one-stop shopping destination for quality clothing for the whole family, with collections for ladies and men, as well as separate "store within a store" sections for accessories. The Centre at Salisbury location will also carry H&M's children's collection for newborns to fourteen year olds. The breadth and variety of H&M collections make it easier for any consumer to find fashionable products, no matter their personal style. With an emphasis on design, quality, and sustainability, H&M offers inspiring, high fashion at an unbeatable value. H&M prides itself on its support of local economies by adding jobs with each new location. As a continuously expanding brand, H&M constantly searches for new talent to grow within the company. With the opening of The Centre at Salisbury location, H&M is proud to add approximately 30 employees to the current, ever-expanding total of approximately 16,000 U.S. employees. The brand continues to grow in both new and existing markets while remaining focused on quality, high profitability, and sustainability. In 2015, H&M was ranked number 21 on Interbrand's list of 100 Best Global Brands and was selected by Great Place to Work as a top 25 Best Multinational Workplace. In 2016, H&M was also named by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the sixth year. For available job opportunities, please visit career.hm.com. Sustainability is an integral part of H&M. The brand is growing and making significant long-term investments for sustainable development. In 2013, H&M launched Garment Collecting, an in-store clothing recycling project and was the first global fashion company to implement such a program. Since 2013, approximately 53.6 million lbs. of garments have been collected globally. H&M was also selected in 2015 as a U.S. EPA Green Power Leadership Award winner. The company has committed to sourcing renewable energy wherever possible in order to reduce indirect emissions stemming from the company's purchased electricity use. Since H&M opened the doors to its first U.S. store on New York's Fifth Avenue fifteen years ago, the U.S. has been one of the retailer's most successful markets. H&M is proud to offer U.S. consumers quality fashion at competitive prices at its four hundred and seventeen locations across the country, and looks forward to continued expansion at the best properties worldwide.  |
| Agencies Blocked From Strengthening Cyber-Security Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:00 AM PDT Two GOP lawmakers are blaming a federal union for undermining the efforts of U.S. agencies to bolster internal cyber-security. In an op-ed for the Washington Times, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz of Utah, and Alabama Rep. Gary Palmer, argue last summer's hack of the Office of Personnel Management that exposed the personal data of more than 21.5 million Americans proves "federal agencies should have the full authority to act quickly to protect vital information systems." Yet the American Federation of Government Employees prevented a federal agency from strengthening its defenses against data breaches by blocking workers' access to certain websites, they charge. "Putting collective bargaining rights above security is preposterous," the pair write. "It is critical that Congress intervene and help make every effort to strengthen our cyber-defenses." More here  |
| Ahold Delhaize Holders Approve Merger; 83 U.S. Supermarkets Reportedly For Sale Posted: 24 Mar 2016 08:45 AM PDT On March 14, shareholders of Ahold and Delhaize officially approved the merger of the two large European grocery chains setting the stage for a mid-year closing of the deal which was first announced on June 24, 2015. Additionally, at its U.S, holdings, both chains are reportedly offering a combined 83 stores for sale in the Baltimore-Washington, Eastern Shore, Richmond (Central Virginia), Southern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Lower Hudson Valley and Greater Boston markets. Those stores would seemingly represent an overlap issue for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which has yet to make its divestiture list public before we went to press. See list below. Forty-three of those stores are non-union Food Lion units and nine of the stores on the reported selling block currently trade as Giant Food/Landover, which is unionized. An additional nine Massachusetts stores (both Hannaford and Stop & Shop banners) and two Stop & Shop supermarkets that are located in the Lower Hudson Valley region of New York are on the list. More  |
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| I Used To Be So Proud To Be An American, You? Posted: 24 Mar 2016 08:15 AM PDT    |
| The Making of a US Congressman Posted: 24 Mar 2016 08:00 AM PDT A father told his three sons when he sent them off to the University, " I feel it's my duty to provide you with the best possible education, and you do not owe me anything for that. However, I want you to appreciate it. As a token, please each put $1,000 into my coffin when I die." And so it happened. His sons became a doctor, a lawyer and a financial planner, each very successful financially. When their father's time had come and they saw him in the coffin, they remembered his wish. First, it was the doctor who put ten $100 bills onto the chest of the deceased. Then, came the financial planner, who also put $1,000 there. Finally, it was the heartbroken lawyer's turn. He dipped into his pocket, took out his checkbook, wrote a check for $3,000, put it into his father's coffin, and took the $2,000 cash. He later went on to become a member of Congress...  |
| Three Washington DC Students Arrested with Bomb-Making Equipment in Dorm room Posted: 24 Mar 2016 07:30 AM PDT The Associated Press is reporting that three George Mason University students have been arrested for allegedly possessing bomb-making equipment in their dorm room. The as-yet unidentified students were arrested last Wednesday night after flames were seen coming from their dorm-room window. Along with drug paraphernalia, the students were found with equipment that police said could be used for making bombs. The arrests have added meaning after today's massive attacks in Brussels that have so far claimed more than 30 lives. More  |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2016 07:15 AM PDT   We actually cut taxes. Something almost unheard of in Maryland." -Governor Larry Hogan  |
| Subject: Trend: 680,000 Green Cards Issued to Migrants from Muslim Nations in Only 5 Years Posted: 24 Mar 2016 07:00 AM PDT The federal government issued 680,000 green cards to migrants from majority-Muslim countries from 2009 to 2013, according to the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest. Federal data from the Department of Homeland Security shows that the U.S. issued the 680,000 green cards to migrants from Pakistan, Iraq, Bangladesh, Iran, Egypt, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Albania, Lebanon, Yemen, Indonesia, Syria, Sudan, and Afghanistan, among others, according to a Senate report issued in November. The individuals receiving green cards — which establish permanent residency in the U.S. — also include refugees. Immigrants from Muslim-run nations are the fastest-growing migrant bloc in the U.S. The subcommittee notes — assuming no change in visa policy — the U.S. will issue another 680,000 green cards to migrants from majority-Muslim nations in the coming five years. More  |
| SCOTUS Backs Hunter Who Uses A Hovercraft To Track Moose In National Preserve Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:53 AM PDT Hovercraft. Moose. The Supreme Court of the United States. If you think those three things are totally unrelated, well, you're wrong. The highest court in the land ruled in support of a hunter who uses a hovercraft to track moose in a national preserve in Alaska, overturning a lower court's ruling. The Supremes were unanimous [PDF] in vacating a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that had upheld enforcement of National Park Service rules that ban the use of hovercraft, and remanded the case for reconsideration of the hunter's arguments. The man was piloting his hovercraft over a stretch of Nation River in Alaska that runs through the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, which is managed by the NPS. A hunter for 40 years, he used the amphibious vehicle capable of gliding over land and water to navigate shallow parts of the river. More  |
| Hamas Holds Massive War Drills Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:45 AM PDT Hamas staged major military exercises Tuesday to test its readiness in preparation for another terror war against Israel from Gaza. The exercises involving 1,000 police and emergency services personnel were not meant to be seen as an "announcement of war," said a spokesman for the Islamist terrorist organization's interior ministry. For the duration of the exercises, however, a state of emergency was observed in Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya, bordering Israel in the north, and Jabalia farther to the south. The media was barred from approaching the area, but loud explosions could be heard from a distance, with hospitals and schools placed on alert. More here  |
| FDA Requires Strong New Safety Warnings For Opioids Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:37 AM PDT The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that all fast-acting opioid pain medicines will be required to carry its strongest warning about risks, including the risks for abuse, addiction, overdose and death. The decision to require instructions for the drugs to carry a so-called black box warning marks the latest in a series of steps by the FDA and other federal agencies to fight the epidemic of opioid addiction. "This epidemic touches all corners of our nation and is devastating individual lives, communities and our nation," said FDA Commissioner Robert Califf during a briefing for reporters. He called the epidemic the "most urgent and devastating public health crisis facing our nation." More  |
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| For Freemasons, Is Banning Gay Members Or Being Gay Un-Masonic? Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:23 AM PDT When the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide last June, a couple of farmers in rural Somerville, Tenn., tied the knot. The couple — Mark Henderson and Dennis Clark — say their neighbors responded within hours. "We came home and there was a bottle of champagne in a potato salad bucket on the front porch," Henderson says. But the response from another community, one that they've been actively involved in for years, wasn't as welcoming. More  |
| CONFIRMED: DRUG SWEEP IN PROGRESS AT BENNETT MIDDLE Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:15 AM PDT    |
| Trump Yarmulkes Sell Like Hotcakes at AIPAC Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:15 AM PDT  "I totally underestimated the degree of support that Jewish people who are attending this event have for Trump," Marc Daniels told The Washington Free Beacon. "I probably had about 50 inquiries for Trump yarmulkes that I could not fulfill." More here  |
| Subject: Teacher Charged With Sexual Abuse of a Student - Update Mugshot Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:12 AM PDT  The investigation began in January of 2016 after administrators of the Everett Meredith Middle School, located at 505 S. Broad Street, Middletown, were contacted by the mother of a 13 year old male student after she had found sexually explicit video and images of a female teacher on his cell phone. The school administration then contacted the Delaware State Police Troop 2 Youth Aide Unit. After further investigation, which included multiple interviews and examination of physical evidence, it was determined that the teacher, Nicole D. Veneroso, 32, of Newark, who was employed as a music teacher at the school, had begun a relationship with the male student in December of 2015. During the relationship, which continued until the discovery of the images, Veneroso had sent the student numerous sexually explicit photographs, videos, and text messages. Veneroso was arrested by detectives this afternoon, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Troop 2. She was charged with Dealing in Child Porn, Sexual Solicitation of a Child under 18, Criminal Solicitation 2nd Degree, 5 counts of Providing Obscenity to a Child under 18, 3 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child by a Person of Trust 2nd Degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Veneroso was arraigned at JP Court 2 and committed to the Delores Baylor Correctional Institution in default of $53,250 secured bail.  |
| Sheriffs rip Obama silence on murdered police, say he backs 'those that kill us' Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:07 AM PDT Despite a 300 percent surge in the shooting deaths of police this year, President Obama has done little to signal his regret, leading law enforcement to charge that he is condoning the slayings. "He has a microphone in his face almost every moment he's awake, and has unprecedented access to the media. He could certainly take a moment to acknowledge these events and give us the same support he provides those that attack and kill us," Carroll County, Md., Sheriff James T. DeWees told Secrets.  |
| Keyes: Obama Policy Helps Terrorists Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:00 AM PDT President Barack Obama is facilitating terrorism by waging a war against the Constitution instead of those launching deadly attacks around the world, including Tuesday's bloodbath in Belgium, Alan Keyes, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, tells Newsmax TV. "The war he's been concentrating on, sadly I think, is the war against the Constitution and people of the United States against our sovereignty, a war that actually has him facilitating the business of terror," Keyes said Tuesday on "The Steve Malzberg Show." "Both in his foreign policy and in the policy of importing illegal immigrants into this country as part of his sort of 'refugee program' to help terrorists come to the United States and establish themselves so that they'll be poised to do us the kind of harm they are already doing as refugees in Europe." He added: "This guy's committed to the wrong side of the terrorist equation." More here  |
| A Comment Worthy Of A Post 3-24-16 Posted: 24 Mar 2016 05:34 AM PDT  Ireton said, "Yet, not even a day has passed and leading figures of the Republican Party and conservative America have projected the exact bile that those who rape, pillage, and murder would have them say." JOE! This is another post. Ireton compares Republicans to ISIS in a statement he put out on behalf of his campaign. This is OUTRAGEOUS. He is a pathetic, drunk, pervert, sicko, pinko, daffy, lefty, crazy, prancing, FABULOUS!, misfit, sloppy, messy, gross, trans loving POS. Hey Jimmy! Go join ISIS! Where you belong. March 24, 2016 at 8:15 AM  |
| Defense Minister: This is World War III Posted: 24 Mar 2016 05:30 AM PDT Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (Likud) on Tuesday evening responded to the lethal Islamic State (ISIS) bombings in Brussels earlier in the day that left 34 murdered, and warned that "World War III" is looming. "Western culture in recent years has been under an indiscriminate and uninhibited radical Islamic terror assault, whose goal is to harm and disrupt the lives of citizens of the free world," Ya'alon said. "The attacks this morning in Brussels and on Saturday in Istanbul are examples of this." The minister determined that "the war against this terror and the attempts to disrupt the lives of citizens of Western countries obligates us to unify in a fierce, creative and uncompromising fight against its sources, its funders and instigators." "The way to do that will be by continuing to join arms with the security and intelligence forces of states of the free world, and an understanding that this is World War III against our shared humane values. It's a war and if we don't deal with it with the proper tools, at all levels, it will continue to harm and sow destruction." Ya'alon said that Israel "share and will continue to share knowledge, experience and intelligence with the Western states, so as to confront this terror together." More here  |
| Building a Ground Army to Fight Heroin Deaths Posted: 24 Mar 2016 05:00 AM PDT BALTIMORE — A crowd quickly gathers here on one of West Baltimore's many drug-infested street corners. But it isn't heroin they're seeking. It's a heroin antidote known as naloxone, or Narcan. Two city health department workers are holding up slim salmon-colored boxes and explaining that the medication inside can be used to stop someone from dying of a heroin overdose. Most onlookers nod solemnly in recognition. They've heard about the drug. They want to know more. Nationwide, more than 150,000 people received naloxone kits from community outreach programs like Baltimore's between 1996 and 2014, and more than 26,000 overdoses were reversed using those kits, according to a recent survey funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, police, emergency medical technicians and emergency room physicians have used the drug to save tens of thousands of lives. Baltimore police officers started carrying the kits last year. More  |
| A Viewer Writes: Parkside Evacuated Posted: 24 Mar 2016 05:06 AM PDT  UPDATE: Apparently it was just smoke. Everything is clear now.  |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2016 04:30 AM PDT World TB Day is observed around the world on March 24th of each year. The day is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis (TB) today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly 1.5 million people each year, mostly in developing countries. It commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the TB bacillus, which is the cause of tuberculosis, a contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body, but is found mainly in the lungs. If not treated properly, TB can be fatal. At the time of Koch's announcement in Berlin, TB was raging through Europe and the Americas, causing the death of one out of every seven people. Koch's discovery opened the way toward diagnosing and curing TB. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), death from TB dropped by 47% between 1990 and 2015, but TB is still a top infectious disease killer worldwide, killing more than 4,000 people each day. TB still exists in the United States, with the 9,421 cases reported in 2014 representing the smallest decline in more than a decade and the 555 deaths reported in 2013 showing an 8% increase over 2012. Maryland reported 198 cases in 2014 (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) reflecting a decrease from the five previous years. For more information about tuberculosis or Wicomico Health's TB program, visit wicomicohealth.org or call 410-543-6943.  |
| Elderly Inmates Burden State Prisons Posted: 24 Mar 2016 04:00 AM PDT CAPRON, Va. — Walter Melvin Atkinson is a bit vague about how long he has been in the assisted living portion of the Deerfield Correctional Center and how long he has left on his sentence. He claims to not even remember the crime — pedophilia — that landed him here. At 92, "Speedy," as he is called ironically by fellow prisoners and guards, is frail enough to require a wheelchair to get around, and his inmate caregivers rushed to his side to grab from his shaking hand a coffee mug that seemed destined to spill all over his cot. A huge, bright orange star has been sewn on to the white blanket that covers the cot — an idea the unit manager, Kathy Walker, dreamed up to help Atkinson spot his own bed among the six rows of beds in the spotless unit. Atkinson is representative of an ever deepening trend in state corrections systems, and an ever growing problem, too. According to Human Rights Watch, from 2007 to 2010, the increase in the elderly population, 65 and up, being sentenced to state and federal prison outpaced the increase in the total population by 94 to 1. Nearly every state is seeing that upward tick in elderly state prisoners. In Virginia, for example, 822 state prisoners were 50 and over (corrections officials usually consider old age for prisoners to begin at 50 or 55) in 1990, about 4.5 percent of all inmates. By 2014, that number had grown to 7,202, or 20 percent of all inmates. More  |
| Gold Alert Issued for Missing Seaford Man Posted: 24 Mar 2016 03:20 AM PDT Seaford - The Delaware State Police are issuing a Gold Alert for Joseph M. S. Steele of Seaford who was last seen around 9:40 p.m., Wednesday March 23, 2016 at his residence located on Woodpecker Road Joseph is a white male, 31 years of age, 6'00" tall, 300 lbs., brown hair and green eyes. (Photo attached) Troopers have been unable to make contact with Joseph to check on his welfare. Attempts to locate him have been unsuccessful and there is a real concern for his safety and welfare. If anyone has any information in reference to his whereabouts, they are asked to contact Troop 5 at 302-337-1090 or by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com. Anonymous tips may be sent by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."  |
| Baltimore Struggles To Protect Children From Lead Paint Posted: 24 Mar 2016 03:00 AM PDT When a doctor found that Kenicer Carty's 1-year-old daughter had a dangerously high level of lead last year, it triggered an alarm of sorts. Officials sent an inspector to Carty's 1930 row house in northeast Baltimore. It turned out that every single window had hazardous chipping lead paint. The city contracted with the nonprofit Green and Healthy Homes Initiative to replace the windows and inspect her house. They will also fix a leak in a bedroom wall and near the toilet where water pools, because moisture prompts paint to break down. While it's all welcome help, it has been six months since Carty's daughter tested positive for lead. She hopes the girl won't suffer the irreversible behavior or learning problems that lead can cause, but she hasn't told anyone about the poisoning. "Because I don't want people to judge," she says. "You know, we live in a society where you're labeled for just the simplest thing." More  |
| Toyota Promises Automatic Braking Will Be Standard In Most Models By 2017 Posted: 24 Mar 2016 02:00 AM PDT Just days after automakers and federal regulators reached a deal that would make forward-collision warning and automatic emergency braking standard in vehicles by 2022, Toyota says it'll do one better — make these safety features standard years ahead of schedule.  |
| WICOMICO COUNTY YOUTH ADDICTION AWARENESS ART AND FILM COMPETITION Posted: 24 Mar 2016 01:00 AM PDT The heroin epidemic is a growing problem nationwide. In 2014 there were 578 heroin/opioid deaths in Maryland. In just one recent weekend, there were 13 overdoses and 3 fatalities in our county alone. When interviewed, most of the addicted in our county tell a similar tale. The users of heroin first became addicted to prescription opiate pain medication. They were prescribed the pills, or they got them at a party, or from a friend, or the medicine cabinet at home. An opiate addiction is insidious-- it grabs the user quick and then as the pills become more expensive or harder to obtain, the user switches to heroin which often times is more potent. We are working on getting resources to help the addicted, but our best hope is to reach the youth, to get them to understand the dangers of using and abusing prescription opiates and how abusing pills is a pathway to heroin use. So in order to foster an awareness in our community, we are reaching out to the youth to participate in this Film and Art Competition. WICOMICO FILM COMPETITION The rules are simple, create a 30 second video about the dangers of opioid abuse and the link between prescription drugs and heroin. 1st Prize--$1,000 Scholarship 2nd Prize--$500 Scholarship 3rd Prize--$100 Scholarship WICOMICO ART COMPETITION Create an art project on any medium except video or film (canvas, paper, photography, etc.) that communicates the dangers of opioid abuse and the link between prescription drugs and heroin. 1st Prize-$1,000 Scholarship 2nd Prize-$500 Scholarship 3rd Prize-$100 Scholarship Submissions must be brought to the front desk of the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office on or before May 1, 2016 with the completed entry form. Judging will take place on or before May 20, 2016 and award winners will be announced at Third Friday in downtown Salisbury. All entries will be on display at 3rd Friday in May and may be on display throughout the year at events and festivals during for one year after submission. All individuals who appear in the video must sign the attached release. Videos may be aired on PAC-14 and local media websites and broadcasts. This competition is open to any student enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in Wicomico County, Maryland. The scholarships have been provided by the Wicomico County Narcotics Task Force (Wicomico County Sheriff's Office, Salisbury City Police Department, Fruitland Police Department, Maryland State Police)  |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2016 12:00 AM PDT  |
| Bingomania Returns to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, April 16 Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:00 PM PDT SALISBURY, Md. - Bingomania, the Eastern Shore's largest bingo cash prize event, returns to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, April 16. Doors open at 5 p.m. for early bird games and regular games begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission to Bingomania includes all regular and special games, including the Jumbo Jackpot Game. Regular game payouts are $500 while special games will pay out $1,000. The Jumbo Jackpot Game pays a maximum of $10,000 depending upon attendance. Increase your chances of winning and help a local food bank at the same time by bringing three non-perishable food items to the event. Those who do will receive three additional cards for the first early bird game. Tickets are $45 per person in advance and $55 per person at the door; fees may apply to ticket prices. Tickets are on sale now at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office (500 Glen Ave., Salisbury, MD; M-F, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.), online atwww.WicomicoCivicCenter.org and by phone at 410-548-4911. All proceeds benefit the Mardela Middle and High School Bands. For more information, contact the Mardela Band-Aides at 410-677-5170.  |
| Showcase of Christian Authors Banquet comes to WY&CC Posted: 23 Mar 2016 10:00 PM PDT SALISBURY, MD – Network with six writers at the Showcase of Christian Authors Banquet, which is coming to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, April 23. Doors open at 5 p.m., ahead of the 6 p.m. event. Authors include Sir Charles Cary, Alvin T. Harmon Jr., Loris Nebbia, Gwyn G. Harris, Javelle Conquest and Karen Whiting. Jobina Fortson of 47 ABC will be the toastmistress at the event. In addition to hearing book summaries from the authors, attendees can enjoy a buffet dinner and have the chance to win door prizes. Tickets are $50 per person and can be ordered online at www.davidsabatino.com or by calling 757-709-9392.  |
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