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- Can Obama Appoint Garland Without Senate?
- Subject: Rep. Collins: Speeding Up Syrian Refugee Applications Is ‘A Threat to Our National Security’
- Subject: Child Nearly Drowns - Returns to Family With Power of Speech
- Maine On Track to Uncover Record Amount of Welfare Fraud
- TN Gov. Bill Haslam Vetoes Bill to Make Bible the State Book
- Is Obama Planning Revenge on Netanyahu?
- APPROPRIATE THIS!
- USAF Senior MSGT Ejected for Reference to 'God'
- Conservative Rebellion over Puerto Rico ‘Bailout’
- WBOC Attacked/Hacked By ISIS Again?
- D.C. Metrorail System Seeks Hundreds of Millions From Congress
- Subject: Bill of rights for kids
- The Philippines Re-opens Military Bases to US forces
- We Have No Clue What This Is About, Do You?
- Found this tweet
- Imagine If You Will
- Judge Refuses to Dismiss Sandy Hook Relatives' Lawsuit Against Gun Maker
- Dogs from puppy mill are up for adoption!
- BREAKING NEWS: Bad accident In Princess Anne
- Planet Earth: April 15
- Wicomico Humane Society Update
- Radical Bernie Supporter Battles Cavuto, Says Capitalist System Is ‘Illegitimate’
- Animal advocates celebrate legislative successes in Maryland
- Berlin To Host Annual Spring Celebration On Saturday
- OCPD Seasonal Cop Shortage Still Exists, But Not As Significant As Last Summer
- Wicomico County Budget Hearing Last Night
- A Viewer Writes: The Daily Times
- Filming Opens On Assateague For 13th Century Docudrama
- Tax Quotes
- At This School, Only Black Lives Matter
- Md. House race no easy comeback for ex-lieutenant governor
- What Hillary Clinton REALLY Thinks of American Gun Owners
- New Poll Shows Donald Trump Adding Delegates in Maryland
- Mikulski looking for ‘bonus money’ for NIH, appropriations for federal pay raise
- New organization targets opiates
- So it’s official CNN just broke the news that Ted Cruz is buying delegates
- Funding for post-secondary education at Wor-Wic mused
- Could Republican Convention delegates be bought? Legally, maybe
- Why Does Hillary Think Women Are Worth Less?
- Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Donates $1,000 to the Humane Society of Wicomico County
- BREAKING: ARMED ROBBER IN SALISBURY AT SHORE BANK
- Obama touts robots, US ingenuity at White House Science Fair
- DoD, IRS, HHS target of federal audit on inefficient and wasteful agencies
- County may spend $185K to replace old Hazmat vehicle
- Needed: Manufacturing Jobs
- Resort officials to address concerns to SHA over fence
- Subject: Craft Sale for the Weekend!!
- Mathias shares recap of concluded session
- Officer Of The Year Attacked While Surrounded By Crowd — Brawl Caught On Tape [VIDEO]
- PAC investment poised to pay off
- That sinks: Car falls into sinkhole
- Black conservative leaders discuss how the NRA was created to protect freed slaves
- Thank God Its Friday 4-15-16
- 3 Avoidable Errors That Could Upend Your Retirement Plans
- How A Dog’s Story Can Teach Your Children About Life
- Caption This Photo 4-15-16
- State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint
- Old Photos of "Firsts"
- Male Logic
- Dog Adoption
| Can Obama Appoint Garland Without Senate? Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:00 PM PDT While Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland cools his heels amid Republicans' refusal to hold confirmation hearings, Barack Obama is almost surely plotting his next move in this ginned up political drama. Shaming his opponents in the media is unlikely to move the needle in his direction. Both sides have staked out their position, and there is little that can be done to sway them at this point. The Republicans don't want to allow Obama the opportunity to pack the Court with another liberal before he leaves office. The Democrats will do whatever it takes to get their man nominated, conveniently forgetting that they practically invented the judicial nominee filibuster or that Obama is the only Senator-cum-president to ever supportsuch a tactic on a Supreme Court nominee. One trick that Obama might try should the Senate refuse to act on his nomination is to simply appoint Garland directly to the Court. Can this be done? More here  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 15 Apr 2016 08:30 PM PDT (CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration's fast-tracking of Syrian refugee applications is "a threat to our national security," Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) said on Tuesday. Collins was responding to reports that processing time for Syrian refugee applications has been cut to three months – down from the standard 18-24 months – as part of a "surge" aimed at reaching President Obama's target of admitting 10,000 in fiscal year 2016. "Accelerating the timeline to admit and resettle refugees from countries that are hotbeds of terrorism is a threat to our national security," he said in a statement. "Despite serious risks, the Obama administration decided being politically correct is more important than the safety of the American people." "Abruptly dropping the amount of time it will take to vet people raises serious concerns that there will be a less comprehensive process that will not screen out those seeking to take advantage of our system." With less than six months of FY 2016 to go, fewer than 14 percent of the 10,000 Syrian refugees have been admitted. Against that background, the State Department launched a three-month "surge" operation in Amman, Jordan on February 1, according to U.S. Ambassador Alice Wells. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject: Child Nearly Drowns - Returns to Family With Power of Speech Posted: 15 Apr 2016 08:00 PM PDT  KOMO-TV reports that while the family was moving, 2-year-old girl Catalina Ackers slipped out of her home and into a neighborhood retention pond. Catalina's mother, Natalie Holiday, said she went upstairs for a minute came back down and sensed something was wrong. "It happened in an instant," she said. She called 911 and the family fanned out in all directions, but it was her 12-year-old son Ethan who spotted his baby sister in a nearby pond. "He saw her pink shirt and she was floating face down in the water," Holiday told KOMO. Ethan dove into the pond, got Catalina and carried her to the sidewalk above the pond, where a neighbor helped with CPR efforts until a police officer arrived. More here  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine On Track to Uncover Record Amount of Welfare Fraud Posted: 15 Apr 2016 07:30 PM PDT The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced on Monday that it expects to surpass last year's record number of uncovered welfare fraud. "We're seeing an awful lot of welfare fraud," Director of Fraud Operations Tom Roth told WCSH-TV. "We definitely have more calls coming in than we have people to handle. Having the support from the state and the public is paramount, I think, to our success." WCSH reports, the Fraud Investigation and Recovery Unit brought a total of 105 cases to the Attorney General for prosecution last year, totaling more than $1.2 million in stolen state benefits. So far this year, the unit has brought 29 cases for prosecution totaling $456,131.56 in theft of state benefits. Roth said that cases where a person uses a dead relative's EBT card are becoming more common. He said one of the big "red flags" that a card may be being used inappropriately is out-of-state purchases. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TN Gov. Bill Haslam Vetoes Bill to Make Bible the State Book Posted: 15 Apr 2016 07:00 PM PDT The Bible isn't Tennessee's official book — yet. Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill Thursday that would have granted the Christian holy book that status. In his veto message Thursday, Mr. Haslam cited Article I, Section 3 of the Tennessee Constitution which states "no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishment or mode of worship." He added that while "I strongly disagree with those who are trying to drive religion out of the public square," that battle is "very different from the governmental establishment of religion." Proponents said the honor merely recognizes the Bible's historic role in building the overwhelmingly Christian state, but Mr. Haslam said that was no better. "My personal feeling is that this bill trivializes the Bible, which I believe is a sacred text. If we believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God, then we shouldn't be recognizing it only as a book of historical and economic significance," he added in his veto message. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is Obama Planning Revenge on Netanyahu? Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:30 PM PDT "During his final year in the White House, US President Barack Obama is preparing a metaphorical roadside IED for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It cannot be that the tainted relations between the two leaders will not end with Obama exacting some sweet revenge." Variations of the above statement have been uttered for a while now by senior American and Israeli officials since Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress last year during his campaign against Obama and his nuclear agreement with Iran. This week, the New York Times brought the fraught Obama-Netanyahu relationship back into the headlines when the paper expounded on the US president's possible future revenge against the Israeli leader that will be served up cold in the form of a UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Several officials have said that Obama has grown so frustrated with trying to revive Middle East peace talks that he may lay down his own outline for an Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution, in the form of a resolution in the United Nations Security Council, the Times reported. "There will be a great temptation to do something in the final year. "For a president who came out faster and more aggressively on the Middle East than any of his predecessors, there is a gnawing sense of incompletion and perhaps even failure," Aaron David Miller, a vice president at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, told the Times last month. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| USAF Senior MSGT Ejected for Reference to 'God' Posted: 15 Apr 2016 05:30 PM PDT There has been yet another recent example of Barack Obama's top-down effort to eradicate any reference to faith by military personnel. MSGT Chuck Roberson invited retired Senior MSGT Oscar Rodriguez Jr. to conduct a traditional flag retirement as part of Roberson's own retirement ceremony. But when Rodriguez arrived at Travis Air Force Base for his friend's small retirement gathering of family and friends, he was met by security personnel. Those personnel had been ordered by the base commander to warn Rodriguez that he had to stick to a script that did not reference "God." Rodriguez didn't make the rank of Senior MSGT because he was a pushover. He stood for his part in the ceremony — in civilian clothing we note — and began his flag recitation, ignoring the warning. He was immediately seized by security personnel (as seen in the video below), and forcibly removed from the ceremony — to the alarm of the guests gathered there to honor MSGT Roberson. According to Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker at Travis AFB, the Air Force "respects and defends the right to free speech and religious expression." But Couse-Baker added, "Rodriguez ignored numerous requests to respect the Air Force prescribed ceremony and unfortunately was forcibly removed. We will continue to investigate the situation fully." Fact is, Rodriguez was removed for exercising his First Amendment rights at a voluntary retirement ceremony. He is now a civilian, and his remarks were delivered in that capacity. More here  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Rebellion over Puerto Rico ‘Bailout’ Posted: 15 Apr 2016 05:00 PM PDT Congress' bid to rescue Puerto Rico from its debt crisis is turning into yet another test for House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, and the early signs are not good, with one conservative lawmaker accusing leaders of gagging rank-and-file Republicans to keep them from scuttling the relief package. Republicans had hoped to clear the bill through the Natural Resources Committee on Thursday in anticipation of a floor vote next week, but the committee vote was scuttled Wednesday evening after party leaders decided they needed more time to work out a compromise with Democrats and the Obama administration. Democratic support will be needed to make up for the loss of conservative Republicans who rebelled against the bill, calling it a "bailout," and who accused their own leaders of trying to silence them by ordering them not to offer amendments or to demand a roll-call vote. "In all my time in Congress, no one has ever asked me to do something quite like this," said Rep. John Fleming, Louisiana Republican. "This is the kind of 'go along' politics Americans and I are tired of. Any time we don't have full transparency, we have a bad outcome." More here  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WBOC Attacked/Hacked By ISIS Again? Posted: 15 Apr 2016 04:36 PM PDT  God Forbid one of their employees pulled the plug after being sick and tired of 20 minutes of weather reports and 10 minutes of out of state news. That's it, PULL THE PLUG! Well, at least we don't have to listen to Dan READ off all the temperatures around several states, even though the map shows all of them. Thanks Dan, for letting us know the majority of your viewers CAN'T READ! It's no wonder they have an audience, now we know why. LOL  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D.C. Metrorail System Seeks Hundreds of Millions From Congress Posted: 15 Apr 2016 04:30 PM PDT (CNSNews.com) - The Metrorail system that serves the capital of the free world has dangerous, frayed electrical cables, an unmotivated workforce, reduced ridership, and a new manager who is determined to make changes after years of neglect. On Wednesday, the chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) told Congress that Metro needs around $25 billion over the next 10 years to run the system, address critical safety issues, and catch up on a ten-year backlog of neglected maintenance. Chairman Jack Evans said the system also faces a $2.5-billion unfunded pension liability that it has no plan or ability to address. And if Congress doesn't pony up, "next time something happens, I'm blaming it on you guys," Evans said in a heated moment at the hearing of a House Oversight subcommittee. In response to Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, who questioned why federal taxpayers should assume additional financial burdens for a mismanaged system, Evans got angry: More here  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Philippines Re-opens Military Bases to US forces Posted: 15 Apr 2016 03:30 PM PDT [Originally published June 6, 2012] "They can come here provided they have prior coordination from the government," Filipino Under Secretary for Defense Affairs Honorio Azcueta announced shortly after his meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on Monday. "That's what [the Philippines] want ... increase in exercises and interoperability" with U.S. forces, Azcueta said, according to reports by the Philippine Star. Azcueta's announcement opens the door for the first American military deployments to Clark Air Force Base and the naval base in Subic Bay since DOD officially shuttered the facilities in 1991 and 1992, respectively. The deal to reopen Subic Bay and Clark Air Force Base was struck during Dempsey's visit to the Asia-Pacific region to attend the Shangri-La defense talks held in Singapore last Saturday. Dempsey and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta used the three-day conference among top U.S. and international defense officials to sell the White House's new Pacific-focused national security strategy to its regional allies. In March, the Obama administration opted to triple the amount of military funding to the Philippines as U.S. forces look to expand their foothold in the country. In April, DOD officials agreed to relocate 9,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam and other outposts in the Pacific. It remains unclear whether those displaced Marines will end up on Filipino soil. Monday's basing agreement also comes months after Manila announced plans to build a new seaport in the Spratly Islands, off the coast of the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam in the South China Sea. Local residents claim the seaport is the first step in creating a mini-naval base for U.S. and Filipino troops. The Philippine government claims the effort is strictly designed to support commercial business and tourism to the island. More here [The Spratley Islands is the location of the controversial airfield and military facilities newly-created by the Chinese. --Editor]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Judge Refuses to Dismiss Sandy Hook Relatives' Lawsuit Against Gun Maker Posted: 15 Apr 2016 02:00 PM PDT A judge in Connecticut denied a motion by the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle maker to dismiss a lawsuit brought by 10 families of victims of the December 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Freedom Group, the Madison, N.C., parent company of AR-15 maker Bushmaster Firearms, argued it was protected by a 2005 federal law that shields gun manufacturers from most lawsuits over criminal use of their products. But Judge Barbara Bellis ruled the law doesn't prevent lawyers for the families of Sandy Hook from arguing the AR-15 is a military weapon and shouldn't have been sold to civilians. "We are thrilled that the gun companies' motion to dismiss was denied. The families look forward to continuing their fight in court," Josh Koskoff, one of the lawyers representing the families, said in a statement. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dogs from puppy mill are up for adoption! Posted: 15 Apr 2016 01:53 PM PDT  GO HERE to view more PUPPY MILL dogs up for adoption.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BREAKING NEWS: Bad accident In Princess Anne Posted: 15 Apr 2016 01:51 PM PDT  Calling/Requesting 3 additional stations from Wicomico County to send ambulances to assist Somerset County 4 priority ones.....starting aviation Trooper 4 has a 17 minute ETA. Princess Anne and Mt. Vernon on the scene. Published at 7:32 AM  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wicomico Humane Society Update Posted: 15 Apr 2016 01:24 PM PDT The Humane Society of Wicomico County would like to thank everyone for their donations and support throughout the week. At this time we have had so many donations that we are running out of storage space. We have had multiple temporary storage units brought in to hold the supplies. Donations that have been given to us have been offered to other shelters and rescues that have taken some dogs to ensure donations are going towards the dogs. At this time however, we are simply running out of space and while we thank everyone who has donated, we simply cannot take in many more supplies due to a lack of space. The dogs continue to receive medical evaluations and the care they need from our staff and veterinarians. Thank you to the veterinarians who have graciously donated their time to help these animals. Again, thank you to the entire community. Wicomico County and the surrounding area has been strong in their support and generosity, and it is greatly appreciated. The Humane Society website www.wicomicohumane.org will be updated as animals become available for adoption. As a reminder, each animal has to be examined, vaccinated, groomed, microchipped, and spayed/neutered before it can be adopted. For further information regarding animal care contact via email: execdirector@wicomicohumane.org Questions regarding legal charges should be directed to State's Attorney Office at 410-548-4880.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radical Bernie Supporter Battles Cavuto, Says Capitalist System Is ‘Illegitimate’ Posted: 15 Apr 2016 01:00 PM PDT Free college and debt forgiveness is playing a key role in the 2016 presidential race, as Democrat presidential candidate and avowed socialist Bernie Sanders continues to win over young people with his call for a "revolution." A committed communist and organizer for the "Million Student March" movement battled Fox News' Neil Cavuto Thursday about the merits of free public college and why capitalism is illegitimate. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Animal advocates celebrate legislative successes in Maryland Posted: 15 Apr 2016 12:30 PM PDT General Assembly passed 7 animal-related bills ANNAPOLIS, Md. — From cracking down on poaching to standards at shelters, several bills to better protect animals passed during this year's General Assembly legislative session. Animal advocates said the bills represent a much-needed victory because Maryland ranks 46th out of 50 states when it comes to animal welfare laws. Supporters said they hope to use the legislative victories to continue to improve that standing. "We were thrilled, because last year no animal bills passed, and so this year, we're thrilled to see that so many of the animal bills passed," Lisa Radov of Maryland Votes For Animals said. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Berlin To Host Annual Spring Celebration On Saturday Posted: 15 Apr 2016 12:00 PM PDT BERLIN — This year, Berlin is going back to Wonderland for its Annual Spring Celebration, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The celebration will coincide with the Berlin Little League Parade on Saturday at 8 a.m. Then the day will be filled with themed games and crafts, screenings of the Alice in Wonderland movie in the Chamber of Commerce and Visitor's Center, characters from the book throughout town, pictures with the White Rabbit, a Mad Hatter Hat Contest, musician Ray Owen, a moon bounce, face-painting, story time and more. All games and crafts will be covered by the one-time purchase of a wristband for $5. Carriage rides will be available at cost. A kids "tea" party will be featured in the Visitor's Center with baked goods, "tea" (water, milk and juice), sweets and a take home tea cup for $5. There will be three seatings — 11 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Reservations are required; please contact the Chamber at 410-641-4775 to confirm your spot. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OCPD Seasonal Cop Shortage Still Exists, But Not As Significant As Last Summer Posted: 15 Apr 2016 11:30 AM PDT OCEAN CITY — Whether it's a decrease in the number of applicants or fewer applicants that meet the standards, finding enough seasonal officers to meet the Ocean City Police Department's needs continues to be a challenge. OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the department's requested fiscal year 2017 budget to the Mayor and Council on Monday as part of the ongoing budget work sessions. During a discussion of the OCPD's proposed fiscal year 2017 budget of around $20 million, the discussion came around to the number of seasonal officers recruited and hired, and the chief told the elected officials a variety of factors continued to create challenges in filling out the ranks. After hiring just 68 seasonal officers last year while seeking around 100, Buzzuro said the department would likely come in closer to 80 this year although reaching even that number is challenging. However, shifts in personnel responsibilities and duties somewhat lessen the impact of a decidedly smaller seasonal officer pool. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wicomico County Budget Hearing Last Night Posted: 15 Apr 2016 11:10 AM PDT    There are some really good things that have been proposed and within the revenue as not to raise taxes. It's nice to have a true conservative leader and staff who continue to deliver RELIEF to Wicomico County residents.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Viewer Writes: The Daily Times Posted: 15 Apr 2016 11:01 AM PDT The person who wrote this article starts a paragraph of "So the good news is". They must have gotten their journalism degree at K-Mart. Do you think the parents of that child appreciate the Daily Times using the term "the good news is" with respect to their daughter RAPE? So the good news is the security system worked, accomplishing what it is designed to do – it kept the alleged incident at the level of "attempted" rather than allowing the perpetrator to complete the act. It allowed school staff to rescue the victim and halt the assault in its tracks. AMAZING don't you think?  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Filming Opens On Assateague For 13th Century Docudrama Posted: 15 Apr 2016 11:00 AM PDT  "Alright, that looked good. Lets take a look at that on the monitors before we try and shoot it again," he said. The Nile delta snaps back to the Eastern Shore hearing Director Alex Kronemer's voice. The breeze reverts back to the whipping Atlantic wind, and the sands of ancient Egypt are once again the beach dunes of Assateague Island. The beach appears to hover in time between the 13th and the 21st centuries. The very old and the very new intermix freely on the set. Cell phones are seen on tables alongside six foot tall steel spears and wooden wheeled wagons are parked next to four-wheel drive SUV's. There are seemingly miles of cables running into three flat screen monitors, all located inside a medieval Beaudoin tents. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 15 Apr 2016 10:30 AM PDT ""Our government has found that the most effective way to control a person is not by the ballot or the bullet, but rather by the 'bucket'. Today, in a country that fought a revolution to rid itself of a repressive government and excessive taxes, government takes 40 percent of everything we earn in the form of taxes." -- Byron C. Radaker Chairman and C.E.O., Congoleum Corp. Source "Eight decades of amendments... to (the) code have produced a virtually impenetrable maze... The rules are unintelligible to most citizens... The rules are equally mysterious to many government employees who are charged with administering and enforcing the law." -- Shirley Peterson Former IRS Commissioner 2/28/2002 Source: Citizens' Truth-In-Taxation Hearing, Washington D.C.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At This School, Only Black Lives Matter Posted: 15 Apr 2016 10:00 AM PDT  A white student at a predominantly Hispanic and black Long Island high school says he was targeted for punishment over his race — punched, hit with a chair and repeatedly called "cracker" and "white boy" — while administrators did nothing to protect him. Lawyers for Giovanni Micheli, now 23, aim to convince a federal jury that their client was singled out as a "minority" in Brentwood High School and then told by school officials, most of them white, to either "project more self-confidence" in order to stem the beating and berating — or leave. Micheli sued the Brentwood School District in 2010, and the trial opened Monday in Brooklyn federal court. "Giovanni was a minority because he was Caucasian," attorney Wayne Schaefer said in his opening statement. "This case is about discrimination against a minority student . . . Our claim is that there was deliberate indifference because he was a Caucasian student complaining in a district where Caucasians are a minority." Black Lives Matter frequently assails critics for pointing out that "all lives matter," yet that statement is nothing more than a restatement of the radical principle that's made America one of the most tolerant, prosperous nations in the history of the world. The notion that, regardless of skin color, we all have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is written into our Declaration of Independence, and has provided the justification for every civil rights victory African Americans have ever had in this country. By asserting that only "black lives" matter, the radical identitarians on the left set the stage for the sort of bigoted race based attacks they claim to abhor.  Source: AAN  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Md. House race no easy comeback for ex-lieutenant governor Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Eighteen months after he lost a bid for the state's highest office, Maryland's former lieutenant governor is finding that a safely Democratic seat in Congress is no easy consolation prize. Anthony Brown is in a three-way battle with a former prosecutor and a state delegate for an open seat in the state's 4th District, which borders Washington. He'll have to persuade Democrats who were either disappointed he lost the race for governor or didn't vote for him. He also has to ask for fresh contributions from donors who helped him raise $21 million only to see him lose to Republican Larry Hogan. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What Hillary Clinton REALLY Thinks of American Gun Owners Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:45 AM PDT Are tens of millions of American gun owners all terrorists? Hillary Clinton thinks so. And she even believes gun manufacturers are part of an Internet conspiracy to arm terrorists. The Daily Caller reports: "If we all get angry enough we can start saving lives and stop making…our citizens are the terrorists," said a woman who took part in a gun violence forum in Port Washington, N.Y... ..."We're so worried about terrorism but we have terrorism on our own soil. Our gun manufacturers, our ammunition manufacturers are making terrorists out of our citizens. A sobering fact," the panelist continued. "Go online," she said as Clinton continued to nod approvingly. "Go buy a semi-automatic weapon. They're all available online with not much to prove because mom and pop somewhere out there are making them, and there's nothing to prevent people who are mentally ill and people who are on terrorist watch lists to making our citizens become terrorists." Despite her wild claims, no one can buy a gun online without a background check. Guns purchased online must be picked up at a federally-licensed dealer, who must conduct a background check.  Source: AAN  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Poll Shows Donald Trump Adding Delegates in Maryland Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:37 AM PDT Donald J. Trump has opened a wide lead in Maryland, according to a new poll that shows the leading Republican presidential candidate poised to sweep the state's delegates later this month. A survey from the Monmouth University Polling Institute released on Wednesday finds that Mr. Trump has the support of 47 percent of likely Republican primary voters in Maryland. He is trailed by Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, who has 27 percent, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, with 19 percent. Mr. Trump's support in Maryland is fueled largely by men who do not have college educations. He also does well with "very conservative" votes while splitting the moderate vote with Mr. Kasich. "If Trump's current level of support translates to each of Maryland's eight congressional districts, he may be able to run the table in the all-important delegate contest," said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth group. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mikulski looking for ‘bonus money’ for NIH, appropriations for federal pay raise Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:30 AM PDT The longest-serving woman in Congress promised during her last year in office that she would work to find "new money" and "bonus money" for the National Institutes of Health to help meet its mission, as well as continue to work on a proposed 5.3 percent pay raise for all federal employees. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she would "work my earrings off that the last appropriations for the NIH under Barbara Mikulski's watch is going to be the best damn appropriations you've ever seen." "Do no harm. What do I mean by that? No sequester, no shutdown, no slamdown, let's get our job done. You do your job, we need to do our job," Mikulski said during a speech at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. "Capitalize existing programs. You're all doing great work. We need to make sure what you're doing gets funded. You need something that's realizable, undeniable, sustainable; don't screw around, keep going, and that's exactly what we're going to do. We're also going to see if we can find new money for our new ideas and some of the ideas that are already on the books: the [Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies] Initiative, precision medicine. Let's not forget our young investigators. But let's look at where we can find bonus money, called mandatory funding, to make sure you even get a bigger shot at the [Cancer] Moonshot, or all the other great things that you're working on." Mikulski announced her retirement in March 2015. Her fifth term in office ends January 2017. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 1976 and took office in the Senate in 1987. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New organization targets opiates Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:23 AM PDT Residents across Worcester gather to fight against drug addiction; next mtg. May 24 About 50 people – advocates, teachers, nurses, lawyers, parents and children of addicts, and those on the road to recovery – came to the first meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction last Thursday at the Ocean Pines Library. Jackie Ball and Heidi McNeely, two local mothers who have watched their children struggle with heroin addiction, organized the meeting. "It makes me cry to see so many people tonight," McNeely, a Bishopville resident, said. "I think we are all so thrilled. "We have formed this group out of a passionate desire to eradicate opiate abuse and deaths in our county," she continued. "We want to be able to help the people that we love, whose lives have been altered by opiate abuse, and to help each other in this tumultuous journey of loving someone who is addicted to opiates, or having loved someone whose life was ended as a result of opiate addiction." More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| So it’s official CNN just broke the news that Ted Cruz is buying delegates Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:15 AM PDT Beverly Perkins Long said: Well what do you expect from sleazy man like Cruz?? Something about him just creeps me out!!! Just another slimey crooked politician!! Bought and paid for!!! Vote Trump!!! Paul Wolf said: That's the problem with this delegate voting crap. The delegates can be bought. It should be based on who got most of the votes of We the People. Sandie Angel said: He should be ashamed of what he's doing. He has set a very bad example for his two little girls. I feel sorry for them. How would you like a daddy that everyone knows he's a cheater, a liar? So it's official CNN just broke the news that Ted Cruz is buying delegates & bribing them with money! You Scumbag!!! More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding for post-secondary education at Wor-Wic mused Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:07 AM PDT County commissioners will hear public input May 5 in Snow Hill during meeting The Worcester County Commissioners are considering a proposal to provide funding for graduating high school students in Worcester to pursue post-secondary education at Wor-Wic Community College. The idea was presented by Dr. Ray Hoy, Wor-Wic president, and is based on a Wicomico County program. The Economic Impact Scholarship initiative grants money to cover tuition and fees for eligible graduates who live in Wicomico and attend Wor-Wic immediately after high school. "Public funding to higher education has been reduced," he said. "The cost went up to the consumer because of the changing landscape of funding." The intent is to expand the number of county residents with an associate degree or higher to advance economic growth and strengthen the community. According to 2013 census data, approximately 37 percent of adults in Worcester met this criterion, compared to 46 percent statewide. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Could Republican Convention delegates be bought? Legally, maybe Posted: 15 Apr 2016 09:00 AM PDT Washington (CNN)Buying votes is illegal. But, it turns out, buying delegates might not be. This summer's Republican National Convention is shaping up to be an all-out brawl for every delegate's vote -- and legally, that could mean plying some of them with gifts, experts say. There are federal and state laws prohibiting bribery of elected officials -- and restrictions on campaigns themselves -- but there isn't much on the books governing what private citizens serving as delegates at their parties' conventions can take in exchange for their votes on a nominating ballot. And in a fight between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and perhaps an alternative not currently in the race, every delegate vote will matter. "I think the legal term is s*** show," said Ken Gross, an election law specialist at Skadden and former associate general counsel of the Federal Election Commission. "I think it's going to be a circus, to say the least."  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Why Does Hillary Think Women Are Worth Less? Posted: 15 Apr 2016 08:30 AM PDT Part of Hillary Clinton's pitch to voters is that she cares very deeply about women, and that she's the candidate who will finally close the gender pay gap. You might think that a two term senator with a multi million dollar non-profit who cares so deeply about these issues has a record of doing her part to close that gap. You'd be wrong. As Townhall notes: The "of course" piece of that headline is, needless to say, a reference to the many other "pay gap" violations of which Hillary Clinton has been guilty over the years. Under the Democrats' clumsy calculations, she has under-paid women in her Senate office and at her State Department. The Daily Caller documents the latest transgression. Why must the Clinton Foundation wage this brutal, mean-spirited war on women? Are they unsatisfied with their separate war on transparency and good government? Questions abound. Details: Male executives at the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation earn 38 percent more than women executives, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of the foundation's latest IRS tax filings. The foundation's 2013 IRS form 990 reveals that nearly three times as many men as women occupy the executive suites at the Little Rock, Arkansas-based foundation. On average, top male executives at the foundation earn $109,000 more than the top female executives with positions in the C-suite. First things first: the gender pay gap is a myth. It's true that men do make more money on average in the workplace, but there are a variety of factors that come into play. Men are likely to choose risker positions, or positions that include high level commissions; men are less likely to settle for a 9 to 5, and men don't take time off to have children. Writing at Opportunity Lives, Ellen Carmichael explains: On Tuesday, April 12, social justice activists commemorated what they've deemed "Equal Pay Day," or the point in time through which women must work to catch up to their male peers' earnings from the previous calendar year. But, as Rachel Greszler of the Heritage Foundation points out, it seems that so-called women's advocacy groups have miscalculated this alleged date: "Even based on a very broad measure of pay — one that ignores the types of jobs men and women perform, their education and their experience, their work schedules, the benefits they receive and just about everything else that employers consider when deciding pay — women make 83 cents on the dollar compared to men. According to this more recent statistic, Equal Pay Day would have occurred on March 17." Oops. But those are just silly numbers, right? Since social justice activists appear uninterested in getting their facts correct, it's unsurprising they would overlook the factors that have caused this perceived disparity to take place. First, it's important to remember that wage discrimination was made illegal with both the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Any employer found to be violating these laws should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Discrimination of any kind is fundamentally unfair to all people. When all factors are considered, economist June O'Neill discovered that the actual wage gap is about 3.3 percent. Further, she found that when comparing "single childless women to single childless men, ages 34-43, the wage not only disappears, but instead becomes a wage premium" (meaning, women earned more than their male peers). I'm sure none of that matters to Clinton, whose gender politics of yesteryear are just about the only thing she has going for her dead on arrival candidacy. Still, it's important to note that when Hillary has the opportunity to practice what she preaches and help the people she claims to care about, she doesn't. Because Hillary cares only about herself.  Source: AAN  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Donates $1,000 to the Humane Society of Wicomico County Posted: 15 Apr 2016 08:00 AM PDT Salisbury – The Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club and The Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Charitable Trust donate $500 each to the Humane Society of Wicomico County to assist in costs associated with the 310 dog recently seized in Eden, Maryland. SMKC has also offered assistance with the many additional needs presented by the rescue operation. SMKC President Peggy Bradford presented the donation on behalf of the club and charitable and said that this organization does so much good in the community and the little financial support we can provide is worth it. "These dogs deserve the opportunity to be loved and properly cared for and we want to help make that happen," Bradford said. "The outpouring of donations seen from the community has been amazing and SMKC is very hopeful for a positive outcome." Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Founded in 1953, the Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club, Inc. is proud to have provided 63 years of service to the community and to the fancy. As an American Kennel Club sanctioned club, we offer a number of dog training classes, including obedience, agility, rally, and conformation (handling) Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Charitable Trust The Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Charitable Trust (SMKCCT) was founded in 2010. Working with the Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club (SMKC), the Trust is able through tax deductible donations by SMKC members, the public and friends of dogs and animals to provide the Tri-County area of Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset funding and other support for such things as K-9 police vests, oxygen masks and educational programs for school children.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BREAKING: ARMED ROBBER IN SALISBURY AT SHORE BANK Posted: 15 Apr 2016 07:39 AM PDT  UPDATE – The Salisbury Police Department is investigating a robbery at the Shore Bank located at U.S. Rt 13 and Milford St. Police units are on scene.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obama touts robots, US ingenuity at White House Science Fair Posted: 15 Apr 2016 07:30 AM PDT The annual White House Science Fair is an opportunity to show off the nation's budding inventors, engineers, astronauts and researchers — and to impress the nation's science fan-in-chief. WASHINGTON (AP) — They came with eco-glue and Lego launchers. Their tag board displays were filled with charts, graphs and research on pollution. There were no little kids with plaster volcanoes in this crowd. But there was a trash-eating robot. This was the White House Science Fair, an annual opportunity to show off the nation's budding inventors, engineers, astronauts and researchers — and to impress the nation's science fan-in-chief. "You remind us that together through science we can tackle some of the biggest challenges we face," President Barack Obama told the more than 130 students gathered at the White House on Wednesday. "You are sharing in this essential spirit of discovery that America is built on." More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DoD, IRS, HHS target of federal audit on inefficient and wasteful agencies Posted: 15 Apr 2016 07:00 AM PDT The Defense Department can't keep track of its property, the Internal Revenue Service is struggling to keep up with identity frauds, and there aren't enough employees to meet the mission of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Government Accountability Office's sixth annual report on "fragmentation, overlap and duplication," put the spotlight once again on the DoD, Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services for the "significant opportunities for cost savings and revenue enhancement [that] exist in these three areas." "In this report, we present 92 new actions that Congress or executive branch agencies could take to improve the government's efficiency and effectiveness or achieve financial benefits across 37 areas that span a broad range of government missions and functions," the GAO stated in its report. "Of these, we suggest 33 actions to address 12 areas in which we found evidence of fragmentation, overlap, or duplication in government missions such as defense, economic development, health, homeland security and information technology." More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| County may spend $185K to replace old Hazmat vehicle Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:53 AM PDT Worcester County Commissioners have tentatively approved spending $185,000 for a new Hazmat response vehicle following a request from Fire Marshall Jeff McMahon at a county budget work session on Tuesday. Following a March 15 meeting, the commissioners directed McMahon to pursue the acquisition of a 2015 Ford F-550 for $131,500, only to discover the vehicle was no longer available. The higher priced option is for a 2017 Hackney Lite Rescue built on a 2016 Ford F-550 chassis. The vehicle would include a three-year or 36,000-mile Ford chassis warranty along with a 10-year Hackney body warranty and a seven-year Hackney component warranty. "It meets all the specs we would need," McMahon said. "It just came off the production line yesterday." Two other less costly used options proffered at the March meeting were also revisited. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:45 AM PDT From The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board – "How can Democrats knock Hogan's commitment to Baltimore when they denied his effort to boost manufacturing?" The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board April 14, 2016 "After the dust settled in Annapolis this week, Gov. Larry Hogan revealed that his greatest disappointment of the General Assembly session was the failure of lawmakers to approve his proposal to create a Manufacturing Empowerment Zone Program to encourage companies from outside Maryland to locate manufacturing facilities in the state's most economically disadvantaged areas, including Baltimore. "We share his disappointment. No sector of Maryland's economy has suffered job losses like manufacturing has endured over the last quarter-century. Toboggan runs are less steep than the descending graph line that runs from the state's 198,100 manufacturing jobs in 1990 to the 103,900 jobs the sector produced last year, a 47.6 percent drop during a period when the total number of jobs grew by nearly 20 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "The loss of well-paying jobs that don't necessarily require a college degree has been disastrous for Baltimore. And this lack of opportunity has been a theme raised not only by the candidates for mayor but by many running for City Council as well. How can Baltimore's economy be revived and families find opportunities to bring home a living wage if not through the manufacturing sector? Even those candidates who are most skeptical about the use of tax increment financing at Port Covington generally concede there's a logic to using public financing if it can produce such jobs. … "But while there has been a decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs, the long-term outlook is actually quite positive. "In reality, many experts believe U.S. manufacturing is headed for an upswing. Why? Because the country can offer advantages that China and other competitors lack and the evolving sector needs — the availability of advanced technology and strong protections for intellectual property rights. According to the Maryland Department of Commerce, about 60 percent of the state's existing manufacturing is already regarded as 'advanced,' meaning it produces high-tech products using sophisticated materials — think unmanned drones instead of steel I-beams. … "Other states want these jobs as well, and many have already demonstrated a willingness to provide tax packages to attract them. To be competitive in this environment, the Hogan administration had proposed offering both income and property tax credits to qualified businesses. The measure had a number of protections — businesses would have to bring jobs that had not previously existed inside the state and be located in a high-unemployment, low-income area served by mass transit, among others — so that tax dollars would not be wasted. … "Democrats in Annapolis like to complain that Mr. Hogan has given little more than lip service to the needs of Baltimore in the year after Freddie Gray. That's not entirely true (although the loss of the Red Line tips the scale heavily against the governor), and it's especially unfair if lawmakers deny him the tools to improve opportunities for people living in neighborhoods like Freddie Gray's Sandtown-Winchester. "Lawmakers ought to use the time between now and the 2017 legislation session to either muster support for manufacturing empowerment zones or a similar tax credit or devise their own methods for attracting manufacturing jobs as soon as possible. Baltimore and other economically disadvantaged areas of the state need exactly these types of opportunities — just ask the voters and most anyone seeking to serve in city government."  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resort officials to address concerns to SHA over fence Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:37 AM PDT Nearly a month after the State Highway Administration held a public meeting about the Coastal Highway median project, city officials got a chance to discuss minor adjustments. Although the project includes installing LED lights and shrubbery on the median between Route 90 and Convention Center Drive, Councilman Dennis Dare brought some of his concerns to Tuesday's Transportation Commission. The barrier, designed to look like a sand dune fence, will run through the 13-block stretch with the aim of deterring people from illegally crossing the highway. His main apprehension was the opening in the fence for existing emergency crossovers. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mathias shares recap of concluded session Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:23 AM PDT Liquor control changes, CO detector mandate wins, but third span proposal fizzles Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) provided an update on legislation of importance to Worcester following the close of the 2016 General Assembly regular session on Monday. Several of Mathias' bills passed without a naysayer. With approval of Mathias' SB 967, the county will take the next steps towards disabling dispensaries operated by the Department of Liquor Control. The legislation, which passed unanimously in both chambers, will enable private retailers to add spirits to the shelves with the creation of a Class A beer, wine and liquor license in Worcester County. Beginning on July 1, 2016 the county Board of License Commissioners will begin issuing the expanded Class A licenses at an annual cost of $4,500, and permit retail sales all week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. The bill does continue, but reduces, a distance restriction for sales in the proximity of four retail stores operated by the Department of Liquor Control, and also permits the county to sell those retail operations. The previous 10-mile safe-zone will drop to one mile, and within Ocean City the distance will be 10-blocks. The distance limitations expire on July 1, 2017, or earlier if county-operated dispensaries are sold to private interests. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Officer Of The Year Attacked While Surrounded By Crowd — Brawl Caught On Tape [VIDEO] Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:15 AM PDT Two people have been charged with assaulting a police officer after a video showing a cop fighting outside a public housing building was posted to Facebook. Nashville Officer Matthew Cammarn was at James Cayce public housing Tuesday where police say an arrest attempt turned into a brawl when Brian Shannon allegedly attacked Cammarn, NBC News reports. Shannon is charged with felony aggravated assault on a police officer, evading arrest, criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and drug possession. A 17-year-old male was also arrested and charged with evading arrest and aggravated assault. Nashville police described the incident in a statement: Just after 6 p.m. tonight, Officer Cammarn saw Shannon assault a woman on S. 7th Street near Sylvan Street. Officer Cammarn approached Shannon, who aggressively walked up to the officer. Cammarn told Shannon to put his hands behind his back and attempted to take him into custody. Shannon pulled away, grabbed Cammarn and pulled him to the ground. While actively fighting and swinging his fists at Officer Cammarn on the ground, other persons in a crowd pulled and pushed Cammarn in an effort to free Shannon. Others stood by recording the assault on their cell phones. Shannon got up and took off running to S. 6th Street, where he was taken into custody. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAC investment poised to pay off Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:07 AM PDT Convention center still shy of breaking even, but keeps adding space, acts, events The Performing Arts Center has been in operation for over a year, and now city officials are expecting it to contribute city government's revenue in the next fiscal year. During a budget session last week, convention center Director Larry Noccolino told the mayor and City Council that the new theater is projected to bring in $52,000 for the resort. "That [revenue] will come from existing clients and show performers," he said. "Fifteen events were added in fiscal year 2016, and we're anticipating 20 events so far in FY17." The Performing Art Center, or PAC, opened in December 2014 in the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street. The public and some in government initially expected big-name acts would be drawn to the venue, but the reality was that the theater has been used more for convention center's long-term clientele. A total of 44 events used the theater in its first calendar year, and roughly one-fourth of the acts were community or touring performances. More  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| That sinks: Car falls into sinkhole Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:00 AM PDT  The incident happened Thursday around 11:00 AM. Delaware State Police say the man was driving out of a private driveway on Plantations Road when the Subaru Outback sunk into the sinkhole. The driver was not injured. Police say crews were working on a nearby water main that was damaged by a utility crew. That likely caused the sinkhole. Source  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black conservative leaders discuss how the NRA was created to protect freed slaves Posted: 15 Apr 2016 05:30 AM PDT  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 Avoidable Errors That Could Upend Your Retirement Plans Posted: 15 Apr 2016 04:00 AM PDT As older Americans approach retirement, many may be realizing their financial planning isn't what it should have been. That could mean they need to postpone retirement – or abandon the idea altogether. "Most people don't spend much time even thinking about retirement," says Stephen Ng, author of "10 Financial Mistakes You Should Avoid: Strategies Designed to Help Keep Your Money Safe and Growing" (www.stephenngfg.com). "They see it as a far-off time when they will have magically accumulated the money they need to jet around the world, pay for their grandchildren's education, or otherwise have fun." That leaves them unprepared for the reality, Ng says. They may need to work part-time just to get by. It's possible they will outlive their money. "There's no reason to work hard your whole life, but end up without the money you could have had because you failed to avoid common mistakes people make," Ng says. He says three examples of avoidable errors are: • Failing to understand taxation. Most money is taxable right away, but in some cases, such as with individual retirement accounts, taxes can be deferred. A third category, Ng says, is tax-free money. Examples of tax-free investments include municipal bonds, life insurance proceeds and 529 education savings plans. "Your goal should be to shift as much taxable money as possible into the tax-deferred or tax-free categories," he says. • Acting without enough specialized advice. You might assume one financial advisor could handle all your investment needs. But that's not necessarily the case, Ng says. The strongest plans usually benefit from multiple specialists. An eldercare attorney could be helpful for those 60 or older. A certified public accountant could assist you with tax-avoidance strategies. An estate-planning attorney can help minimize estate and inheritance taxes. • Failing to appreciate the longevity risk. Medical advances allow people to live longer, but that creates a problem. Americans today are more likely than previous generations to outlive their money. They also are more likely to need a nursing home or some other form of long-term care, which can be expensive. "It's important to ask yourself whether you have enough money to handle expenses for as long as you live," Ng says. "Do you have enough to cover inflation? To cover long-term care? To cover healthcare?" The sooner people address the longevity risk, he says, the more prepared they may be to live a rich life. Ng insists there's still time for those nearing retirement to make amends – at least to some degree – if they haven't planned for what lies ahead. "I can't stress this enough," Ng says. "It's never too late to formulate a plan. We can't change the past, so the time to get started is now." About Stephen Ng Stephen Ng, founder and president of Stephen Ng Financial Group, is author of "10 Financial Mistakes You Should Avoid: Strategies Designed to Help Keep Your Money Safe and Growing" (www.stephenngfg.com). Ng is a Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant and a Certified Estate Planner. He is also an Investment Advisor Representative with SagePoint Financial, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. He regularly holds financial management, retirement investing and insurance planning seminars at businesses, churches and non-profit organizations. Securities and investment advisory services offered through SagePoint Financial, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC and a registered investment advisor. Insurance services offered through Stephen Ng Financial Group, LLC, which is not with SagePoint Financial, Inc. or registered as a broker-dealer or investment advisor.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How A Dog’s Story Can Teach Your Children About Life Posted: 15 Apr 2016 03:00 AM PDT One common method parents use to teach children responsibility is pet ownership, where kids help feed, clean and generally look after pets. 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.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint Posted: 15 Apr 2016 01:00 AM PDT Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack are conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, April 16, in an effort to prevent alcohol related crashes. In 2014, 35% of fatal crashes in Maryland were alcohol related. In addition to targeted traffic enforcement initiatives, the Maryland State Police continually strive to educate the public and create awareness surrounding the dangers of impaired driving using community outreach initiatives and social media. The checkpoint this Saturday is being conducted in memory of Janet Hardy. Janet, at the age of 13, was killed in a head-on crash in Harford County on October 26, 2003. The fatal crash was caused by a drunk driver. The checkpoint will be conducted days after the passing of Noah's Law. The law, once in effect, will require those convicted of drunk driving to have an ignition interlock device. The bill was named after Noah Leotta, a Montgomery County Police Officer who was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver in December last year.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted: 14 Apr 2016 11:00 PM PDT Critical Thinking At Its Best! Woman: Do you drink beer? Man: Yes Woman: How many beers a day? Man: Usually about 3 Woman: How much do you pay per beer? Man: $5.00 which includes a tip(This is where it gets scary !) Woman: And how long have you been drinking? Man: About 20 years, I suppose Woman: So a beer costs $5.00 and you have 3 beers a day which puts your spending each month at $450.00. In one year , it would be approximately $5400.00 correct? Man: Correct Woman: If in 1 year you spend $5400.00, not accounting for inflation, the past 20 years puts your spending at $108,000.00 correct? Man: Correct Woman: Do you know that if you didn't drink so much beer, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 20 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari? Man: Do you drink beer? Woman: No. Man: Where's your Ferrari?  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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