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Blinker Fluid?

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 10:00 PM PST


Columbia University Students Support Female Genital Mutilation

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:00 PM PST

Washington Post Express Has Worst Women’s March Screwup Imaginable

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:30 PM PST

The Washington Post's Express publication Thursday had a cover story about the upcoming Women's March on Washington.

Unfortunately, the cover uses the male gender symbol to represent the event.

Express Executive Editor Dan Caccavaro and Creative Director Jon Benedict did not immediately return phone calls, but an hour and a half after tweeting the cover, the publication said, "We made a mistake on our cover this morning and we're very embarrassed. We errnoeously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol." (It doesn't seem like a good morning at the Express.)

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UNIVERSITY ‘MEN’S PROJECT’ SEEKS TO REDEFINE WHAT MASCULINITY REALLY MEANS

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:00 PM PST

To "promote the advancement of gender equity, and raise consciousness in their communities."

More and more, colleges and universities across the country are offering workshops on how to remove toxic masculinity from its campuses. The University of Wisconsin-Madison started offering such a program in the fall of 2016 and in February, the second "Men's Project" retreat is slated to begin.

Organizers believe the workshop "creates a space for critical self-reflection and dialogue about what it means to be a man and how masculinity impacts us and those around us."

"The experience focuses on the examination of societal images, expectations, and messages around masculinity to empower men to better understand themselves, promote the advancement of gender equity, and raise consciousness in their communities."

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Md. State Senator’s Campaign Raffling Off AR-15 Rifle

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:30 PM PST

FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) —A state senator from Frederick County is raising money for his re-election campaign by raffling off a semi-automatic rifle, but not everyone thinks the prize is appropriate.

It's an AR-15 and it comes with ammunition. The raffle is legal but that's not stopping critics.

The ticket is $5 for each entry and chance to win the semi-automatic rifle. The prize includes 250 rounds of ammunition.

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APPALLING: NYT CALLS PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP A “CRACKHEAD”

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:00 PM PST

Imagine the same being done to Barack Obama eight years ago

As reported HERE earlier today, Donald Trump was successful in making Congressional Republicans stop their ill-timed attempt to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics and instead focus on far more important challenges facing America – namely jobs and security. It was a move that met with approval by both conservatives and liberals alike, and yet, later today the New York Times couldn't help itself in demeaning the pro-accountability move by Donald Trump by likening the President-Elect to a crackhead. Imagine the same being done to Barack Obama eight years ago. The outrage from the left would have been deafening.

A Viewer Writes: Fake News Via Omission

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:34 PM PST

Joe,

As a mini-personal experiment, I checked the major news sites several times today to see how they spun the atrocious hate crime on the poor mentally-challenged white man by the four blacks in Chicago. Very few were mentioning that the perpetrators were black. Very few were mentioning the victim was white. MSNBC and ABC doesn't even show it in the top news stories. All but Fox were downplaying the entire event. Unbelievable! Imagine if it was a cop or 4 whites beating a black man!! We would see banner planes blaming Trump. Jesse and Al would be there right away on their private jets. This is another example of the MSM bias – not only by reporting their polarized views- but by NOT reporting a major story that would dispel the beliefs of their liberal supporters, by not allowing them to see a video portraying a hate crime by blacks. This is not by accident. It is a choice by the liberal editors to let you see what they want you to see.

And on the sites that did allow me to see the video, the "N" word was bleeped out along with the other explicatives, so as not to offend their liberal viewers with the word 'nigger'. These were blacks using the word "nigger" yet they tell us that is offensive to them. I'm confused.

Thank God for sites like yours that allow us to see the news UNFILTERED. It's funny how your site seems right leaning, only because it's just unfiltered news, without the liberal bias. It seems strange to read news without the bias- kind of like putting your shirt on backwards.

So, when I see "Officer resigns after video shows him punching woman" or "Pot group to give Free Joints on Inauguration Day" as "TOP STORIES" on ABC and NOT showing this story that was talked about by millions, it is PROOF that the bias is there. Even the snowflakes cannot deny it.

January 20, 2017 cannon come soon enough.

Happy New Year!

A never-ending supporting-supporter of SBY NEWS.

Dems renew demand for slavery reparations

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:30 PM PST

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other Democrats this week re-introduced legislation that would set up a commission to consider whether reparations should be paid to black Americans for slavery.

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., has proposed the bill in each Congress for at least the last two decades.

A description of the bill said the legislation would set up a commission to both examine the possibility of reparations, but also an apology for the "racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans."

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HOLLYWOOD NOBODIES DEMAND CONGRESS BLOCK TRUMP IN VIDEO TANTRUM

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:00 PM PST

Sheriff: Use prison inmates to build Trump's wall

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:30 PM PST

Giving his fourth inaugural address in Fall River, Mass., Wednesday night, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson made the official offer while endorsing the wall.

"I can think of no other project that would have such a positive impact on our inmates and our country than building this wall," said Hodgson, who has warned in the past about illegal immigration.

"Aside from learning and perfecting construction skills, the symbolism of these inmates building a wall to prevent crime in communities around the country, and to preserve jobs and work opportunities for them and other Americans upon release, can be very powerful," added the sheriff.

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Do Anti-Snoring Gadgets Really Work?

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:00 PM PST

To what lengths would you go to stifle the thunderous snorts and buzz-saw growls of a spouse or roommate, just so you can get a good night's sleep? Dozens of anti-snoring devices crowd the market, ranging from slightly absurd to moderately torturous.

"Some of them are more medieval than others," says Dr. Kim Hutchison, associate professor of sleep medicine in the department of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore. And some of the devices, she says, even have some basis in fact.

"When you sleep, the back of your throat relaxes. That narrows your airway and, as you're breathing in, it causes it to vibrate," explains Hutchison. So, many anti-snoring products are aimed at opening up that airway, or the tunnels that lead to it. For example, you can buy hollow nose plugs that, instead of closing the nostrils, prop them open.

"If you have a deviated septum or something like that, those could help open up your nose and decrease snoring," says Hutchison, but they won't help everyone because "most snoring appears in the back of your throat."

Other devices are designed to force sleepers to turn on their sides.

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Moving truck spotted outside White House

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 04:30 PM PST

A moving truck was seen on Wednesday parked outside the White House, where President Obama will live and work for just two more weeks.

The truck was parked on West Executive Avenue, a street inside the White House gates and situated in-between the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and the West Wing.

The large Moving Masters, Inc. white truck has blue lettering on its side saying: "It's your move, call the masters."

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A Media Noose for Jeff Sessions

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 04:00 PM PST

Dishonest media attacks against President-Elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, won't derail his confirmation. But it's important to discuss where they come from because not everyone who realizes their origin is comfortable with that conversation.

The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times spent more than a month working on stories that were exclusively about Jeff Sessions and race, to run before Mr. Sessions' Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Their aim was clear: to try to define Mr. Sessions as a caricature, stepping straight out of the segregated south and into the Department of Justice, ignoring his 20-year career as a United States senator.

There's only one reason why large news organizations invest so much time, energy and money — they sent reporters to Alabama, each of whom spent a week there — to do these biased stories, and it's time someone said what it is. The reason is because someone, somewhere, deep down doesn't believe a white man from Alabama should be the attorney general of the United States.

That's every bit as racist as saying a black man from Chicago shouldn't be president of the United States.

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Poll: Hogan Approval Rating At 74 Percent

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:30 PM PST

Less than a week before the Maryland General Assembly session begins, a new poll finds 74 percent of Marylanders have a favorable view of Gov. Larry Hogan.

The poll of 823 registered voters conducted between December 14 and this past Monday finds 45 percent "strongly approve" of the job Hogan is doing, while 29 percent "somewhat approve."

The poll finds 15 percent disapprove of the job Hogan is doing, and 11 percent of those surveyed had no opinion.

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Wicomico County Weather Bulletin

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:39 PM PST


British Student Union Bans the Words “He” and “She”

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:00 PM PST

Liberals must have run out of nouns they can pretend are offensive; they have begun banning pronouns:

Sussex University students' union has released a gender inclusive language policy, which applies to all its meetings, radio broadcasts, communications, societies and elections.

By "inclusive," they mean exclusive of normal English speech regarding gender.

The policy states that preferred pronouns should be stated at the beginning of every meeting, regardless of whether they have been stated at previous meetings, and that gender neutral language should be used when the pronoun is not known.

The policy continues: 'In situations where introductions are not appropriate or where an individual has not directly stated their pronouns, gender-neutral language should be used to refer to them, and no assumptions should be made based on presentation or appearance.

'The gender-neutral pronoun 'they' should be used as opposed to 'he' or 'she', and the pronoun 'them' as opposed to 'him' or 'her'.

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Teens used Facebook to lure NJ man to Md. and kill him, police say

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:30 PM PST

WASHINGTON — Two teenagers are accused of using Facebook to lure a New Jersey man to Montgomery County, Maryland, and kill him.

Hikers discovered the body of 22-year-old Jordy Mejia in November along Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg.

Montgomery County Police found no identification on the body, but they distributed a photo of a distinctive shirt he had been wearing.

That shirt matched the description of a man reported missing in Guttenberg, New Jersey, and helped police to identify Mejia.

According to charging documents, on Oct. 15, Mejia told his mother he was going to Maryland to see a girl he had met on Facebook.

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Two Queen Anne's County Juveniles reach Plea Agreement

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:14 PM PST




Pocomoke City Police :December 2016 Arrest Report

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:09 PM PST


State Police Investigating Bomb Threat – Long Neck

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:03 PM PST


Millsboro -The Delaware State Police are investigating a bomb threat that was called into the Long Neck Elementary School located at 26064 School Lane this afternoon.

The incident occurred around 12:46 p.m. today, Thursday January 5, 2017 when a robotic style or computer generated voice phone call was received in the school's main office stating there was an unknown type of device in the school. The school was placed on a low-level lockdown and an administrative search was conducted by school administration and troopers. Nothing out of the ordinary or suspicious was located and staff and students resumed their daily activities around 1:50 p.m.

No suspects or leads have been established in this case. If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, they are asked to contact Troop 4 Youth Aid Division at 302-856-5850. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."

The Trump Team Has Asked DHS For A List of All Assets On Hand That Can Be Used To Build a Border Wall

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:00 PM PST

Donald Trump has said over and over again that he intends to build a wall. It is probably his most quoted catchphrase, "build that wall!" While a lot of people seem to think it is an example of how shortsighted and prejudiced Donald Trump is, many Americans do not agree. Many Americans feel that there has to be a solution to the immigration crisis. There are good people who want immigration to change. Fewer illegal immigrants can make room for more legal immigrants. It is simple, right?

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has been working to evaluate what exactly needs to be done to secure the American borders and create a better relationship with our neighbors. They have begun talking with Homeland Security to determine where they should work to build a team.

The report detailed over four hundred miles of the Mexican border where fences could potentially be added in an effort to regulate the immigration and transport of goods across the border. It also covered an area across the northern American border that could be regulated more heavily.

Trump's team also felt that it was necessary to ask whether information had been altered over time in an effort to maintain civil liberties.

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Berlin Park Renaming Effort Headed For Town Council

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 01:30 PM PST

BERLIN – Citizens in support of renaming Berlin Falls Park in honor of a popular mailman are expected to bring the issue to the town council next week.

Last month, Berlin resident Bill Todd launched an informal petition effort to rename the park after recently retired Berlin mailman James Tingle. Now that petitions have been posted in downtown businesses for several weeks, Todd says he's ready to share the signatures with town leaders and see if the effort can move forward.

"People are very interested," Todd said.

Todd came up with the concept of renaming the town's newest public space James Tingle Park as he was looking for a way to honor the mailman for the 30 years he spent walking the streets of Berlin delivering mail. The overwhelming positive response he received when he brought up the idea on a radio show prompted him to go forward with it. He says nearly all of the downtown businesses provided space for the petitions.

Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, however, said when contacted by The Dispatch last month that it would be "folly" to name the park after Tingle, who he said he admires, when there were numerous citizens in Berlin who contributed to the community. He said he expected naming opportunities to arise over time and pointed out those opportunities were usually tied to financial donations.

"So, if anyone has a six-figure financial gift ready to give the town for the purpose of a naming opportunity to honor James Tingle, or any number of other honorable current or past citizens of Berlin, then by all means contact me, because then and only then, will we have something to talk about," Williams said.

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President of American College of Pediatricians Speaks Out Against National Geographic for Exploiting Children to Advance Sick Agenda

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 01:00 PM PST

By now you have probably seen this ham-fisted attempt at social engineering by National Geographic:

The January cover features a 9-year-old pawn named Avery, whose parents have seen fit to present him to the world as a trophy transsexual.

Finally, someone is more concerned with the welfare of children and society in general than they are afraid of being called out as thought criminals by depraved liberal elitists:

Michelle Cretella, MD, president of the American College of Pediatricians, told LifeSiteNews that National Geographic is "promoting a political agenda over science and the wellbeing of innocent children" by featuring a young transgender child.

"'Affirming' so called transgender children means sterilizing them as young as 11years old," said Dr. Cretella. "Puberty blockers plus cross-sex hormones causes permanent sterility. And biological girls who 'transition' to male by taking testosterone may have a double mastectomy at age 16. The life time use of cross-sex hormones also puts these children at risk for stroke, heart disease, diabetes, cancers and more." …

Cretella believes it is both unethical and harmful for parents to make such decisions regarding their children's gender because they will most likely grow out of their gender dysphoria. "When a child under the age of 12 thinks they are the opposite sex and is allowed to naturally pass through puberty, 75%-95% of the time that child will accept his or her biological sex by the late teen years." …

Cretella argues that public support of "transgenderism" in children is tantamount to "child abuse." "When academic, medical and other public institutions propagate the lifetime use of toxic hormones and the surgical removal of healthy body parts as healthcare for children they are engaged in institutionalized child abuse," she said.

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BREAKING: Four African-American Teens Will Be Charged With A Hate Crime.

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 12:54 PM PST


Ocean City To Pursue Legal Action Against County Over Tax Issue

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 12:30 PM PST


OCEAN CITY — Resort officials on Tuesday took their first step toward pursuing legal action against Worcester County after the County Commissioners summarily rejected the town's tax differential request earlier in the day.

On Tuesday morning, the County Commissioners voted 6-1, with Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who represents Ocean City, opposed to reject the resort's latest request for tax differential, or a tax set-off, to offset the cost of duplicated services provided by both jurisdictions. Hours later, during Tuesday night's meeting, the Mayor and Council moved forward with the first step to pursue legal action against the county to resolve the issue that has been debated for decades.

After learning the County Commissioners had again voted down the town's request for tax differential or a tax set-off for this year on Tuesday, a clearly exasperated Mayor and Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to consult with legal counsel to begin to pursue possible litigation to resolve the issue once and for all. Although he had emailed the video segment of the Commissioners' action to the Mayor and Council earlier on Tuesday, Mitrecic appeared at Monday night's meeting to deliver the bad news in person.

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WINTER STORM WATCH

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 12:18 PM PST

Event:Winter Storm Watch
Alert:
...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...THE 
LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: POTENTIAL FOR 4 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30.

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
Instructions:A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Target Area:
Inland Worcester
Maryland Beaches
Somerset
Wicomico

Here Are the Executive Orders That Trump Is Signing on DAY ONE!

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 12:00 PM PST

President-elect Trump has hit the ground running. Anything he can do to get America on her way to being great again that doesn't require him to be sworn in and living at the White House, he is doing.

His right hand, Mike Pence was gracious enough to let us know yesterday that one of the first and foremost item on their priority list to complete once Trump is in the White House is appealing Obamacare.

Otherwise known as the Affordable Health Act, that isn't actually affordable. Not even in the least bit.

Now Republicans everywhere in the nation are starting to explore how they can get any sort of replacement for Obamacare to pass, and preparing for the fight we all know the Democrats are going to bring to the table to defend their sorry healthcare act that has never worked nor will never work.

Now our Vice-President-elect has just graced us with some big news!

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Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Press Releases

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 11:55 AM PST

On January 1, 2017 at approximately 3:27pm a Worcester County Sheriff's Office Deputy was on uniformed patrol in the area of Rt. 50 and Rt. 589 when the Deputy located a suspect vehicle involved in a hit and run motor vehicle crash in Ocean City. The same suspect vehicle fled the day before from a Maryland State Trooper at the Princess Anne Barrack.

The Deputy observed several traffic violations along with front end damage leading the Deputy to believe the driver, identified as Glenn Allen Carmean, 47 of Salisbury, The Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the area of Rt. 50 and Rt. 346. Mr. Carmean failed to stop for the Deputy and a pursuit was initiated. After a 35 mile pursuit, during which Mr. Carmean intentionally tried to ram a Worcester County Deputy at speeds of 100+mph, Mr. Carmean crashed in the median of Rt. 50 and Hobbs Rd. in Wicomico County, Maryland. Agencies from the Worcester County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Police, Berlin Police Department and Wicomico County Sheriff's Office assisted in apprehending Carmean.

Carmean was taken before a District Court Commissioner where he was charged with 2nd Degree Assault, Obstruction, Failure to obey, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, Fleeing and Alluding and numerous other traffic charges.

Carmean was held on a $30,000 bond and was committed to the Worcester County Jail.

On 01/04/2017 Deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Evans Rd in Berlin, MD in reference to a complainant receiving death threats. Upon his arrival, the first responding Deputy observed Paul Edward Koehrsen, 47 of Berlin, MD in the garage of the residence. The Deputy knocked and announced himself at which point Mr. Koehrsen arose and leveled a rifle at the deputy. Additional Deputies and members of the Berlin Police responded and were able to take Mr. Koehrsen into custody without further incident. Mr. Koehrsen was charged with Assault First Degree, Assault Second Degree, Reckless Endangerment, Firearm used/felon-violent Crime, and in Intoxicated Endangerment and taken before a District Court Commissioner where he was held without bond at the Worcester County Jail.

Ocean City Fire Department Announces Assistant Chief Promotion

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 11:30 AM PST

Ocean City, Maryland – Congratulations are in order, as Ocean City Fire Chief, Chris Larmore, recently announced the promotion of a long term staff member. Assistant Deputy Chief, Chris Shaffer, who has been an employee of the town since 1987, will formally fill the shoes of recent retiree Chuck Barton, as the fire department's career Deputy Chief.

Shaffer comes from a long line of fire fighters, including his father, the late Jake Shaffer, who was a Gold Badge member of the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company for nearly 30 years. His wife, Joyce is a current member of the Ladies Auxiliary. Shaffer began his full time career in the summer of 1987 as a dispatcher in Communications. He obtained his National Registry Paramedic Certification in May of 1991, worked his way up the ranks, and was promoted to lieutenant in April of 2001 and Assistant Chief of the EMS Division in April 2008.

In September of 2016, Shaffer was promoted to Acting Deputy Chief upon the retirement of former Deputy Chief Chuck Barton. On December 9, 2016, Ocean City Fire Chief Chris Larmore announced Shaffer's appointed in the permanent role of Deputy Chief. "The Ocean City Fire Department is very fortunate to have Chris [Shaffer] step into the Deputy Chief position," Larmore commented. "He has many years of experience within the fire service and he is a well-respected leader in the Company and the Town of Ocean City."

Maryland's Tourism Revenue Reaches $17 Billion, Visitors Increase to 40.5 Million In 2015

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 11:00 AM PST

Tourism industry supports more than 143,000 jobs in Maryland, report finds

ANNAPOLIS, MD –
Visitors to Maryland spent nearly $17 billion on travel expenses in 2015, up 3.5 percent from the previous year, according to a report released today by the Maryland Office of Tourism Development, an agency of the Maryland Department of Commerce. The report also found that Maryland welcomed 40.5 million visitors in 2015, a six percent increase from 2014, which also outpaced the growth of national visitation by a full percentage point.

"Tourism continues to be a powerful industry in Maryland, providing a significant number of jobs and economic benefits for our citizens," said Governor Larry Hogan, who is a staunch advocate for the industry and was the driving force behind the reopening in the last year of two previously closed Maryland welcome centers. "The state and its partners are continuing to expand the visitor experience, and each year, we welcome more and more visitors to Maryland."

According to the report, 60 percent of visitor spending focused on three areas: food and beverage, lodging, and transportation. This spending has generated $2.3 billion in state and local tax revenues. More than 143,000 Marylanders were directly employed in the tourism industry in 2015, making it the 10th largest private sector employer in the state. The industry supported a payroll of $5.7 billion, which is an increase of 6 percent from 2014.

"Tourism plays a critical role in Maryland's economic development story, from workforce attraction to corporate expansion and retention," said Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Mike Gill. "In addition, a vibrant tourism economy showcases our outstanding quality of life that makes Maryland a great place to live and work."

"Maryland has continued to delight visitors while increasing its product offerings with new restaurants, breweries, distilleries and wineries," said Liz Fitzsimmons, executive director of Maryland's Office of Tourism Development. "The state and its partners began expanding the traditional marketing footprint of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, which is paying off with increased visitation and visitor spending."

"The Economic Impact of Tourism in Maryland – Calendar Year 2015 Tourism Satellite Account" was conducted by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company. While the results of this report are only available on an annual retrospective basis, many performance metrics, including the Tourism Promotion Act sales tax codes, are available on a more frequent and timely basis.

Police: Weapons, ammunition discovered along C&O Canal

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 10:30 AM PST

WASHINGTON — The discovery of a violin case containing two guns led police to uncover a cache of even more guns and ammunition along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal near the Boathouse at Fletcher's Cove in Northwest D.C.

U.S. Park Police and D.C. police Wednesday afternoon investigated the two areas where the weapons were found. Traffic on Canal Road near the boathouse had been stopped during the investigation but the road has reopened.

A woman walking along the canal late Wednesday morning saw some debris surrounding a violin case along the stone wall that lines the road, according to park police. When she opened the case, she found two guns inside, and she brought it to authorities near Fletcher's boathouse.

About a quarter-mile north of that location, investigators found a second site with multiple weapons and ammunition surrounded by trash and other debris.

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Woman kills home invader with gun perched on Bible

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 10:00 AM PST

'I was just hoping he wouldn't see it'

A violent home invasion came to an abrupt and deadly end when the female victim grabbed the loaded gun she kept perched on top of her Bible – and shot her attacker dead.

Kay Dickinson of Wilmington, North Carolina, had no sooner turned the key in the lock of her front door after returning home from work late Monday, when she was grabbed from behind and forced into her apartment by a man threatening her with a gun.

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WashPost Is Richly Rewarded for Fake News

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:53 AM PST

In the past six weeks, the Washington Post published two blockbuster stories about the Russian threat that went viral: one on how Russia is behind a massive explosion of "fake news," the other on how it invaded the U.S. electric grid. Both articles were fundamentally false. Each now bears a humiliating editor's note grudgingly acknowledging that the core claims of the story were fiction: The first note was posted a full two weeks later to the top of the original article; the other was buried the following day at the bottom.

The second story on the electric grid turned out to be far worse than I realized when I wrote about it on Saturday, when it became clear that there was no "penetration of the U.S. electricity grid" as the Post had claimed. In addition to the editor's note, the Russia-hacked-our-electric-grid story now has a full-scale retraction in the form of a separate article admitting that "the incident is not linked to any Russian government effort to target or hack the utility" and there may not even have been malware at all on this laptop.

But while these debacles are embarrassing for the paper, they are also richly rewarding..

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The Big Short and The Big Lie

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:45 AM PST

There is no doubt about it: Michael Lewis is a wonderful storyteller. He demonstrated his skill in his beguiling autobiographical best seller, Liar's Poker. And again in The Blind Side and Moneyball.

Then in 2010 came The Big Short — the fascinating story of a handful of hedge-fund managers and speculators who bet on the U.S. housing market crash of eight years ago and made billions. The compelling narratives of real-life market movers Michael Burry, Steven Eisman, and John Paulsen, as well as millennial speculators such as Jamie Mai and Charlie Ledley, make spellbinding reading even when dealing with arcane subjects like short selling and collateralized debt obligations. Not only was the book a big success, but so was the subsequent movie.

There is one problem, however: the underlying theme is pure left-wing propaganda. The Big Lie is that the housing crash and the financial panic of 2008 were solely the work of greedy investment bankers, unethical mortgage brokers, and crooked rating agencies. (In short: Wall Street.) There are long rants in the movie about how the entire U.S. financial system is fixed against the common man.

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Obama Talked The Talk; But Trump May Walk The Walk

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:37 AM PST

As we close out 2016, and the Obama presidency, retrospectives will abound. Liberals will lament the close of the Obama "Hope and Change" era, and, to varying degrees, cower in fear over the coming Trump administration. But a review of what Obama supporters loved about his two terms — much of which is, in my view, rhetorical and not substantive, may provide a reason for hope about a coming Trump administration.

As Obama exits the stage having said "all the right things" from the point of view of his supporters, but having accomplished very little in the eyes of his critics, it is worth pondering that although a Trump administration may say "all the wrong things," according to liberal conventional wisdom, there may well be a disconnect between the rhetoric and the results. Consider the following:

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Derelict crab pots killing 3.3 million crabs annually in the Chesapeake Bay

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:30 AM PST


When Virginia closed its winter dredge fishery in 2008, waterman Clay Justis turned his attention from catching crabs that season to collecting the gear that captures them.

He was one of several watermen hired under a program that taught them to use sonar to find and remove lost and abandoned fishing gear, primarily crab pots, littering the bottom of the Bay.

"As a waterman, I knew there was stuff on the bottom, but when I turned the machine on, I was like, 'Wow!'" said Justis, who fishes out of Accomack on the Eastern Shore.

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Donald Trump: 700 New Ford Jobs ‘Just the Beginning’

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:23 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump is celebrating Ford Motor Company's decision to keep 700 jobs in the United States instead of shipping them to Mexico.

"Thank you to Ford for scrapping a new plant in Mexico and creating 700 new jobs in the U.S," he wrote on Twitter. "This is just the beginning – much more to follow."

Since he was elected president, Trump has persuaded companies to stop moving jobs to Mexico and keeping them in the United States.

In November, Trump worked with his Vice President-elect Indiana Governor Mike Pence to cut a deal with Carrier, keeping about 1,000 jobs in the state.

Trump also praised Sprint's plan to create 5,000 jobs in the United States and OneWeb's decision to create 3,000 more jobs.

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Ron Paul Statement On "Audit The Fed"

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:15 AM PST

I applaud my son Senator Rand Paul and my friend Representative Thomas Massie for their leadership on the important issue of auditing the Federal Reserve. Audit the Fed is the type of change the American people demanded when they went to the polls last November.

For 105 years, the Federal Reserve has exercised almost absolute and unquestioned authority over America's monetary policy. The result has been a boom-and-bust business cycle, growth in government, increasing income inequality, and a loss of over 90% of the dollar's purchasing power. No wonder almost 80% of Americans support Audit the Fed!

While campaigning for President, Donald Trump not only criticized the Fed's easy money policies, he also endorsed Audit the Fed. With a President who supports Audit the Fed finally sitting in the White House, Congress has no excuse to not quickly pass this bill and finally let the American people know the truth about the Fed's conduct on monetary policy, including its dealings with foreign governments and central banks.

My Campaign for Liberty is going to mobilize a pro-Audit the Fed majority to make 2017 the year when the Fed's wall of secrecy is finally torn down.

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Trump’s Victory Celebration Of The CENTURY Is Almost Here And YOU’RE INVITED!

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:07 AM PST

This year's Presidential election was one of the most important in recent history. And now it's time to CELEBRATE the Victory…Donald Trump is our President-elect and now we get to tell those whiny snowflake Liberals those four awesome words…"I TOLD YOU SO."

You were told he couldn't win…. "He's not winnable," they said. "Any other candidate could beat Hillary but Trump," they said. Now we're ALL finding out that we were RIGHT and ONLY Trump had the juice to beat Hillary Clinton. AND soon Trump will be sworn in and prove he's the ONLY one who can help us to Make America Great Again. In that spirit, #CoalitionForTrump in association with #TeamTrump2016, invites you to join us aboard the "Victory" cruise liner – so we can all celebrate together! The country's top Trump organizers who made it happen will be on board. You can also meet one of the Right Wing News owners and some of your favorite writers from Right Wing News! The best part is… YOU will be on board with hundreds of "We KNEW It" Trump supporters celebrating one of the most amazing wins in American history. Feels good to be on this side of history and this trip will mark the beginning of America's greatness coming to light once more.

Trump Victory Cruise Details

YES, conservative capitalists are frugal. I'll say it right now. We have negotiated this luxurious cruise to the rock bottom price of $300 per person. Carnival's 893 foot cruise ship, "Victory," will set sail on January 27th, from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas. Four days and three nights of celebrating a renewed hope for our country, with ALL MEALS included and special surprises. The average cruise rate is about $300.00 per person based on double occupancy – all taxes included and depending upon the cabin you choose – you choose an inside – 'surprise me' cabin and it can go even lower. The more friends you put in your cabin and the cost goes even lower!

Make your reservations soon, as we want to be sure and flood the ship with Trump supporters! Cabins are selling out fast! Call Carnival Cruise Lines direct at 800-438-6744, punch in ext. 72063 or 70232 (when it asks for you to enter the employee or extension #) and give them this group code: 2SK9T2.

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JUST IN: FBI investigating Prince George’s County liquor board

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:02 AM PST

WASHINGTON – The FBI served a warrant on the Prince George's County liquor board Thursday.

Federal agents went to the Largo offices Thursday morning on a court-authorized search, said FBI spokesman David Fitz.

He confirmed officers also were in other liquor board offices around the county.

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Ocean Pines Woman Charged in Multiple Credit Card Thefts

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:00 AM PST

Ocean Pines Police have charged a female resident with multiple counts of theft, as the result of a criminal complaint.

According to the incident report, a 70 year-old woman had reported her credit cards stolen on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. The complainant told a responding officer that her credit cards were used at the Walmart located in Berlin, Maryland.

An Ocean Pines police officer reviewed surveillance video at the Walmart. Store management provided police with pictures of a female, wearing a red jacket, purchasing a flat-screen television using the victim's stolen credit card. The 70 year-old woman was able to positively identified the female in surveillance pictures at Walmart to be her daughter, Heather Lynn Camp, 43, of Ocean Pines, police said.

Camp faces two counts of theft of credit cards, and three counts of charge of a stolen credit card, less than $500. She was taken before a District Court Commissioner, and was held on $7,500 bond at the Worcester County Jail.

Ocean Pines has a state certified, full service police agency that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The department protects life and property, preserves the peace, and enforces all state and county laws, including traffic laws, in a fair and impartial manner. All sworn officers attend 23 weeks of intensive police training at the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy in Salisbury, Maryland . Upon graduation, all officers are certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission.

If You Want A Perfect Example Of How Obama/Liberals Have Racially Divided America, Look No Further

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:50 AM PST

Chicago Police Hesitant To Call Videotaped Torture Of White Man A Hate Crime

Chicago law enforcement officials were reluctant to call the videotaped torture of a white man by black assailants a hate crime Wednesday night — even though the suspects repeatedly said "fuck white people" as they attacked their victim.

Video emerged Wednesday of an unidentified white man — bound and gagged — being beaten, cut and berated by four African-Americans. One assailant yelled "Fuck Donald Trump! Fuck white people!" as he kicked the man. Another video showed the suspects forcing the white male to drink toilet water as they laugh hysterically.

However, during a Wednesday press conference, police officials refused to speculate on a possible racial motive.

When asked by a reporter why the suspects made anti-white and anti-Trump comments and whether that justifies investigating the horrifying incident as a hate crime, Chicago Police Department Commander Kevin Duffin said, "Kids make stupid decisions — I shouldn't call them kids, they're legally adults. But they're young adults and they make stupid decisions."

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Thanks Obama ... The Democratic Party Is Decimated!

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:45 AM PST

Thank you to President Barack Obama for leaving office with the Democratic party in ruins. The past eight years have decimated the political party at all levels.

After Obama was first elected president in 2008, he enjoyed a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, an eventual supermajority in the Senate, and Democrats had full control of 20 state governments. The victory of "hope and change" led to comments that the Republican party was dead and in the wilderness.

Flash forward eight years and the Democratic Party is now in the wilderness.

Democrats lost 63 house seats, 11 Senate seats (not including Independents), 13 governorships, and nearly 1,000 state legislator seats. Despite the devastation at the state and federal levels, Democrats still had control of the White House. Liberals and Democrats alike were confident that Obama would hand over the White House to Hillary Clinton–until Donald Trump pulled the upset of the century and won the presidential election.

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Democratic Strategist Says Trump is the Reason Torturing Disabled White Person Isn't a 'Hate Crime'

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:31 AM PST

Symone Sanders has a history of saying "callous" statements about white people.

When a white guy was dragged out of his car and beat up by a Chicago mob for being a Trump supporter, the Bernie Sanders operative couldn't contain her disbelief that anyone would look at this white victim as a human being:

"Oh my goodness, poor white people! Please! Oh my– stop. Stop, Carl."

As Mediaite points out, there are other goldie oldies from this Bernout:

If Sanders seems familiar, it's probably because you remember her mockingly exclaiming "Oh my goodness, poor white people" during an on-air conversation about a Trump supporter beaten by a mob. She's also said the Democratic Party doesn't "need white people leading" it right now and the election of Trump put "white supremacy into the White House."

Of course, this is all perfectly acceptable as a media personality, because... well, it's the U.S. media.

After a Facebook Live video broke national news for showing four black men tormenting a disabled white man and yelling "F*** white people! F*** Donald Trump!", it was only a matter of time before the media would rush in to say, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Only white people can be bigots, this cannot be a 'hate crime!'"

Symone Sanders was on a panel with Don Lemon, who understandably stated he can't yet call it a hate crime because the Chicago police hadn't finished their investigation.

But Sanders had a more interesting reason it couldn't be a "hate crime." Politics.

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Report Recommends Sanctions Against Baltimore Judge Alfred Nance

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:30 AM PST


BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A scathing report from the commission that regulates Maryland's judiciary recommends sanctions against Baltimore Judge Alfred Nance for "conduct that was prejudicial to the proper administration of justice."

The report details his treatment of a public defender, Deborah Levi, calling her "lady," telling her to shut up, not letting her use the bathroom, mocking her and threatening to send her to jail without cause.

Nance strongly denies any wrongdoing, claiming in his formal response the charges are not based on specific facts and "a judge has the authority and the duty to manage the conduct of all persons in the courtroom."

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Indian Call Centers Become Major Centers for Defrauding Americans

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:15 AM PST

A disturbing trend has emerged in India where call centers have cropped up for the sole purpose of scamming Americans out of money, The New York Times reports.

The scheme is simple: impersonate an Internal Revenue Service employee, threaten Americans with penalties, and demand immediate payment for back taxes.

The United States has been tracking this scheme from India since 2013, a period of time where Americans lost $100 million to scammers, with many of the victims being recent immigrants, according to a New York Times article from October.

Suhel Daud, an F.B.I. agent who serves as assistant legal attaché at the embassy in New Delhi, said India is now seen as a major center for cyberfraud.

Daud said several factors have contributed to this rise in cyberfraud cases: an increase in young, English-speaking job seekers, a call-center culture, super-efficient technology, and ingenuity.

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Obama BRAGGED He’d Of Beaten Trump, Easily- Then Brutal Poll Unleashes Truth

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:00 AM PST

Recently within the last week, President Obama asserted that he would have beaten Trump if it had been the one to to run for a third term. Which is strange, because the candidate Trump clearly defeated was running on all of Obama's policies.
Is Obama more likable than Hillary? For the left, you bet. But that doesn't mean that Trump would have lost to him. In fact, a new poll just came out that directly contradicts Obama's claim with facts. Turns out, the man was loved – not so much his policies.

May I present one Democrat, Bryan Dean Wright, who shared his feelings before the poll as even released. Wasn't convinced Obama would have beaten Trump, and was questioning whether his party ever wanted to see the sitting president on the ballot, ever again:
"It's impossible to know whether another Obama ticket could have changed hearts and minds. And frankly, I don't care. As a frustrated Democrat, I'm more interested in asking whether we would have wanted him to run again in the first place. Here's why. For a moment, set aside the debate about Obama's domestic and foreign policy record. Focus instead on his eight years as Democrat in Chief, where his singular goal was to leave the party stronger than how he found it. The result? Democrats are in a weaker position today than at any point in nearly 100 years.Republicans control 32 State Legislatures, 33 Governorships, the U.S. House, Senate, and – now – the Presidency. And it's a trend that started happening well before the 2016 wipeout. While the President's a good man, he is a terrible manager."

“The Cove at Mumford’s,” “Mumford’s Landing in Ocean Pines” Closed for Upgrades and Updates

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:00 AM PST

It's an exciting time for the Ocean Pines Association. Staff members are gearing up for upgrades to "Mumford's Landing in Ocean Pines," the new name for the Yacht Club facility, as the association rolls out a re-branding campaign.

The amenity is closed now, Wednesday, Jan. 4, until mid-January for upgrades. While the space will remain the same structurally, more features at the recently-constructed 20-foot-long bar, "Tuffy's Tavern," will be installed. Crews will work to paint a good portion of the facility and complete a thorough clean of the entire building. IT Director Paul Fazzalaro is spearheading the installation of new information technology at Mumford's Landing in Ocean Pines. Signage will be replaced around the facility and community to reflect the recent changes. The upgrades will better serve Ocean Pines residents and guests.

"The Cove at Mumford's" will also see some menu changes. The kitchen will serve up a plate of new menu items, many of which were once 'weekend specials' that are crowd-favorites. A carry-out menu will also be added to the mix.

Ensuring the amenity runs smoothly, the association is holding a job fair to fill all positions on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 1 Mumford's Landing Road in Ocean Pines. Available roles include bartenders, servers, floor managers, hosts, line cooks, prep cooks and server assistants, among others.

"Mumford's Landing in Ocean Pines" and "The Cove at Mumford's" restaurant are to open to the public. Look to weekly e-blast from the Ocean Pines Association for the latest on the updates to "The Cove at Mumford's" and "Mumford's Landing in Ocean Pines."

Overlooking the Isle of Wight Bay, the amenity offers a new 2-level building with catering and dining facilities as well as an adults-only swimming pool and an adjacent family and tot pool.

A Viewer Writes: Why won't the Wicomico Board of Education Recognize the generosity of Salisbury News

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:52 AM PST

Joe,

First I want to thank you for your gift of paying off the food debt for the children of Wicomico County. I am sadden though that the Wicomico County Board of Education has made no mention of it at all. I have checked their Facebook page daily. While they seem to post many things there is no mention of your good dead. I found it a bit ironic that they donated to Bless Our Children that will be distributed all over Delmarva but never considered taking care of the children in Wicomico County as you have now done. I have children that attend Wicomico County Public Schools but their accounts were up to date. I don't want to go around asking anyone if their debt was paid but with no notices being set or nothing being posted, I have to wonder. Was a notice sent to those parents? Do the children know they can get a hot meal now? I think the right and kind thing to do would be the Board of Education at least make some acknowledgement of this.


Staff members throughout Wicomico County Public Schools were pleased to support the 2016 WBOC TV 16 Bless Our Children campaign, managed by Draper Holdings Charitable Foundation Inc. This year's donation of $3,689 from school system employees was presented at WBOC by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Donna C. Hanlin and Joe Showacre of Parkside CTE, who coordinated the campaign to raise money for Bless Our Children through a system-wide casual day. Bless Our Children gathers donations from businesses, groups and individuals and puts them back into the community to help children. This year's campaign raised $265,656.

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Soldier Beaten by 10-15 Men for Army Jacket

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:45 AM PST

A soldier is recovering in the hospital with severe facial injuries after a group of 10-15 men in a gang beat him because he was wearing an Army jacket.

Austin Freni, 19, had originally flown home to New Jersey from his Army base in Georgia to see his widowed mother, thanks to the kindness of a stranger who donated to his mother's GoFundMe page. But he was jumped by a gang in Philadelphia, the Daily Mail reported.

Freni was walking with his mom and girlfriend after the annual Mummers Parade, a folk festival in Philadelphia, when a group of young men made "derogatory" comments about his jacket.

"Group of 10-15 guys walked by me (making) derogatory comments towards Austin's Army jacket," Austin's mother, Lori, said to WTXF.

She said one of the young met hit Austin before the others piled on.

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Charge Brittany Herring and Her Accomplices with Hate Crimes

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:42 AM PST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfzvrCwjfLE

Brittany Herring, an African American woman, streamed a video on Facebook Live of a young, tied up white man with special needs being kicked and hit by African American men who force him to say "f*ck Donald Trump" and "f**k white people."

If white people tied up and kicked an African American boy and told him to denounce Obama on tape, this would be all over the news, Black Lives Matter would already be in the streets and Attorney General Lynch would be investigating it as a hate crime.

Attorney General Sessions and President Trump, please investigate this matter and charge these criminals with racist hate crimes.

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WCSO 2015 UCR Part One Crime Index

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:30 AM PST

Sheriff wants to give inmates community service hours to build Trump’s wall

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:15 AM PST

A Massachusetts sheriff wants to offer his jail inmates a deal: do community service by volunteering to go build President-elect Donald Trump's border wall.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson detailed the offer as he was sworn in to a fourth term in office on Wednesday, saying he hopes Mr. Trump will take him up on the plan, which he said would pay dividends for both the country and the inmates.

"I can think of no other project that would have such a positive impact on our inmates and our country than building this wall," Sheriff Hodgson said in remarks prepared for his swearing-in ceremony. "Aside from learning and perfecting construction skills, the symbolism of these inmates building a wall to prevent crime in communities around the country, and to preserve jobs and work opportunities for them and other Americans upon release, can be very powerful."

It was a bold statement at a time when many other local officials across the country are moving the other direction, promising to try to thwart Mr. Trump's immigration plans.

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California hires Eric Holder to help block Trump Policies

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:00 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump never won the hearts and minds of the people in California, losing to his opponent Hillary Clinton there by 4.2 million popular votes. So it should come as no surprise Golden State leaders are promising to fight him, and the purported sweeping conservative agenda the GOP has prepared, every step of the way. And they've hired former President Barack Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder to help them do it.

The New York Times reports that Democrats in the California state legislature are "girding for four years of potential battles" with Trump and, in a fit of ideological pique, have retained Holder — now a prominent Washington attorney — to help them "safeguard the values of the people of California." From The Times:

Kevin de León, the Democratic leader of the Senate, said in an interview…he expected California to challenge Washington — and defend itself from policies instituted in Washington — on issues including the environment, immigration and criminal justice. He said California Democrats decided to turn to Mr. Holder as they watched Mr. Trump assemble his cabinet and begin to set the tone for his presidency.

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Americans spent this much on Rent last year

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:53 AM PST

Rising rents and a lack of leasing opportunities are sweeping the country, forcing Americans to put more money toward their rent than a down payment for a future home.

Renters paid $478.5 billion in total this year, a 3.8% increase from 2015, according to real estate website Zillow. Combined with increasing home values, heavier lender expectations of credit scores and rising interest rates that will push up monthly mortgage repayments, the American dream of owning a home might seem somewhere off in the distance.

"Saving for a down payment is one of the big challenges for renters," said Aaron Terrazas, a senior economist at Zillow. The ideal portion of income going toward rent is anywhere between 0% and 30%, he said, though that isn't always feasible incertain cities. Anything more and the ability to save becomes less likely.

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Kellyanne Conway "RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA!" HILLARY CLINTON DIDN'T LOSE BECAUSE OF RUSSIA!

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:45 AM PST

JANET JACKSON That's the Way Birth Goes ... IT'S A BOY!

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:37 AM PST

Janet Jackson is a mom for the first time.

Janet delivered a baby boy Tuesday with hubby Wissam Al Mana, and the kid's name is Eissa Al Mana ... according to Janet's reps.

Remember, Janet unexpectedly postponed her Unbreakable World Tour last year to start "planning our family" ... as she put it in a video message to disappointed fans.

People was the first to report the birth. JJ's reps tell us the 50-year-old singer had a "stress free healthy delivery."

Congrats to Janet, and also to her fans ... anxious for her to continue the tour.

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Hogan Demands School Officials Appear Before Board

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:30 AM PST

State lawmakers return to Annapolis one week from today for their 90-day session, and the battle lines are being drawn over school construction money.

It is not the amount of money that puts Gov. Larry Hogan at odds with Democrats, it is who has the final authority to approve the spending.

Lawmakers last year added language to the capital budget to take away the final spending authority from the Board of Public Works, which is chaired by the governor.

Hogan criticized the move at today's Board of Public Works meeting.

"Final approval of the expenditure of school construction funds rests solely with this Board of Public Works, and anyone who thinks that they can take away that authority on a whim, is gravely mistaken," Hogan said Wednesday.

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One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:23 AM PST

First, the back story, because, B.J. Miller has found, the back story is unavoidable when you are missing three limbs.

Miller was a sophomore at Princeton when, one Monday night in November 1990, he and two friends went out for drinks and, at around 4 a.m., found themselves ambling toward a convenience store for sandwiches. They decided to climb a commuter train parked at the adjacent rail station, for fun. Miller scaled it first. When he got to the top, electrical current arced out of a piece of equipment into the watch on his wrist. Eleven-thousand volts shot through his left arm and down his legs. When his friends reached him on the roof of the train, smoke was rising from his feet.

Miller remembers none of this. His memories don't kick in until several days later, when he woke up in the burn unit of St. Barnabas Medical Center, in Livingston, N.J. Thinking he'd resurfaced from a terrible dream, he tried to shamble across his hospital room on the charred crusts of his legs until he used up the slack of his catheter tube and the device tore out of his body. Then, all the pain hit him at once.

Doctors took each leg just below the knee, one at a time. Then they turned to his arm, which triggered in Miller an even deeper grief. ("Hands do stuff," he explains. "Your foot is just a stinky, clunky little platform.") For weeks, the hospital staff considered him close to death. But Miller, in a devastated haze, didn't know that. He only worried about who he would be when he survived.

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Omarosa lands job on Trump’s White House staff

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:15 AM PST

WASHINGTON — Omarosa Manigault is getting hired.

A memorable contestant in the first season of "The Apprentice," Manigault is expected to join President-elect Donald Trump's White House staff, according to two people familiar with the decision. Her job is expected to focus on public engagement.

Manigault was one of Trump's most prominent African-American supporters during the campaign and has been working with his transition team. Her effusive praise of Trump has at times drawn criticism.

"Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump," she said in an interview for a PBS "Frontline" documentary about the presidential campaign. "It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe."

Manigault, who prefers to use only her first name, made it through nine weeks of "The Apprentice" before Trump directed his infamous tagline, "You're fired," at her. She was portrayed as a cut-throat contestant during the season. She returned to Trump's "Apprentice" franchise several times and has appeared on other reality TV shows.
Manigault said she has stayed close to Trump over the years and served as his campaign's director of African-American outreach.

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I'm Having One Of Those Days

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:07 AM PST

I am 54 years old and I have so many unanswered questions! 

I still haven't found out who let the Dogs Out...where's the beef...how to get to Sesame Street... why Dora doesn't just use Google Maps... Why do all flavors of fruit loops taste exactly the same, or how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop......why eggs are packaged in a flimsy paper carton, but batteries are secured in plastic that's tough as nails, yet light bulbs too are in a flimsy carton... 

Ever buy scissors? You need scissors to cut into the packaging of scissors... I still don't understand why there is Braille on drive up ATM's or why "abbreviated" is such a long word; or why is there a D in 'fridge' but not in refrigerator... why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor yet dish-washing liquid is made with real lemons... why they sterilize the needle for lethal injections... and, why do you have to "put your two cents in" but it's only a "penny for your thoughts" where's that extra penny going... why do The Alphabet Song and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same tune... why did you just try to sing those two previous songs... and just what is Victoria's secret? ....and what would you do for a Klondike bar and you know as soon as you bite into it it falls apart...and Why do we drive on Parkways and park on Driveways?

Obama — a failure on his own terms

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:00 AM PST

President Obama, as a candidate, had an appeal that transcended ideology and reached far past his party's base. He won over people across the spectrum by promising to fix some of the country's dysfunctions: partisan gridlock and warfare, special-interest domination of policymaking, racial strife and perpetual war.

Judging Obama on his own terms, against his goal of improving these troubled areas, he has failed.

"In the face of war," Obama told the crowd gathered in Springfield for his presidential campaign launch in 2007, "you believe there can be peace. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope. In the face of a politics that's shut you out, that's told you to settle, that's divided us for too long, you believe we can be one people."

This speech is a good benchmark against which to measure Obama's tenure. When he returned to Springfield last year, he admitted to one failure:

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An Amazing Story Most Did Not Know

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:45 AM PST

The Animation World Mourns The Passing Of Legendary 'Bambi' Artist Tyrus Wong

Creatives all over the world certainly had a hard go of it in 2016, what with the entertainment industry losing a slew of dedicated and talented individuals as the year came to a close.

Sadly, it was reported that among them was Chinese artist Tyrus Wong, who died at the grand old age of 106 surrounded by his family and was the inspiration behind #Disney's legendary 1942 animation#Bambi.

A statement issued by the House of Mouse praised the "Disney Legend" hall of fame member saying:

"Legendary Disney artist Tyrus Wong had a gift for evoking incredible feeling in his art with simple, gestural composition."

As a youngster, Wong emigrated to the United States from China with his father, leaving behind his mother and sister who he would never see again. During this time, his father encouraged him to broaden his artistic talents by practicing calligraphy by dipping his brushes in water and painting on newspaper. Then, after studying as a fine artist, Wong came to work for Disney as an entry level animator back in 1938, contributing hundreds of sketches of Mickey Mouse. At first, he worked as an "inbetweener" for the studio, drawing images between poses to create illusions of motion.

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Pope calls for 'zero tolerance' of child sex abuse

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:30 AM PST

Pope Francis told bishops in a letter released Monday that they must adopt a "zero tolerance" policy toward sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Francis lamented the past abuses of children by priests, calling it "a sin that shames us" and asking church leaders to recommit themselves to protecting children in every way possible.

The Catholic Church "recognizes the sins of some of her members: the sufferings, the experiences and the pain of minors who were abused sexually by priests," Francis wrote.

"I would like us to renew our complete commitment to ensuring that these atrocities will no longer take place in our midst," he wrote. "Let us find the courage needed to take all necessary measures and to protect in every way the lives of our children, so that such crimes may never be repeated."

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President Obama Awards Himself Distinguished Public Service Medal

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:15 AM PST

On Wednesday, President Obama added another prestigious medal to his Nobel Prize collection when he had Defense Secretary Ash Carter award him with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

Secretary Carter awarded his boss with the medal on January 4 during the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the President held at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia.

Carter insisted that the medal was a token of appreciation for Obama's service as commander in chief, the Associated Press reported.

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STATE ORDERED TO PROVIDE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL WITH HEPATITIS C TREATMENT

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:08 AM PST

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A judge has given the Department of Corrections 21 days to give death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal medication to treat his hepatitis C infection.

Abu-Jamal sued to improve the healthcare he was receiving while incarcerated after suffering from diabetic shock.

On Tuesday, a judge ruled that a doctor must determine whether there is a medical reason that Abu-Jamal should not get the treatment, which can range from $50,000 to 75,000 or more per patient.

He's convicted of killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981, and is currently serving a sentence of life without parole.

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Shocker?

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:00 AM PST

Intellectuals can persuade the public that government programs are good for us all, which sound ok and feel good, but are not practical in terms of implementation. They hide in academia, and are seldom touched by the real world.Here are the facts:

Amazing stats

Make sure you read to the bottom...

An eye opener! (Or should be!)

1.

California
New Mexico
Mississippi
Alabama
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
New York
Maine
South Carolina

These 11 States now have More People on Welfare than they do Employed!!!

2.

Last month, the Senate Budget Committee reports that in fiscal year 2012, between food stamps, housing support, child care, Medicaid and other benefits, the average U.S. Household below the poverty line received $168.00 a day in government support.

What's the problem with that much support?
Well, the median household income in America is just over $50,000, which averages out to $137.13 a day.

To put it another way, being on welfare now pays the equivalent of $30.00 an hour for 40 hour week, while the average job pays $24.00 an hour.

3.

A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization:

Percentage (%) of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:

U.S. 65%
England 46%
Canada 42%

% of patients diagnosed with diabetes -received treatment within 6 months:

U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 43%

% of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:

U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 43%

% referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:

U.S. 77%
England 40%
Canada 43%

Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:

U.S. 71
England 14
Canada 18

% of seniors (65+), with low income, who are in "excellent health":

U.S. 12%
England 2%
Canada 6%

And now…for the last statistic:

National Health Insurance?

U.S. NO
England YES
Canada YES

4.

Check the last set of statistics!!

The percentage of each past president's cabinet... who had worked in the private business sector...prior to their appointment to the cabinet.

You know what the private business sector is: a real-life business...not a government job.

Here are the percentages.

38% T. Roosevelt
40% Taft
52% Wilson
49% Harding
48% Coolidge
42% Hoover
50% F. D. Roosevelt
50% Truman
57% Eisenhower
30% Kennedy
47% Johnson
53% Nixon
42% Ford
32% Carter
56% Reagan
51% GH Bush
39% Clinton
55% GW Bush
8% Obama

This helps explain the bias, if not the incompetence, of this current administration: ONLY 8% of them...have ever worked in private business!

That's right! Only eight percent---the least, by far, of the last 19 presidents!

And these people are trying to tell our corporations how to run their business?

How can the president of a major nation and society, the one with the most successful economic system in world history, stand and talk about business when he's never worked for one?

Or about jobs when he has never really had one?

And, when it's the same for 92% of his senior staff and closest advisers?

They've spent most of their time in academia, government, and/or non-profit jobs or as "community organizers."

Four people in custody for alleged torture of disabled white man: 'F—- Donald Trump, f—- white people'

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 04:30 AM PST

A shocking video shows a white man bound, gagged and bloody as a gang of racist black thugs force him to say "f**k Donald Trump" and "f**k white people".

The video was uploaded to Facebook live yesterday by a user named Brittany Herring, the African-American woman who appears in the clip.

The 30 minute video shows a young man tied up in a corner with blood coming from his head. The man's mouth is gagged as thugs humiliate and abuse him.

The victim is repeatedly kicked and hit while forced to denounce white people and Donald Trump.

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What Will Be in Presidential Library

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 04:00 AM PST

Very interesting, with much to consider. What will be in his presidential library?

THE UNANSWERED MYSTERY OF THE CENTURY!!!

Well, he's ending 8 years of living in the White House

This came from a union guy in Chicago who didn't vote for Obama. Very interesting perspective that I never thought of in this light!

It will be interesting to see what they put in his "Library" about his early years when he is out of office.

In a country where we take notice of many, many facets of our public figures' lives, doesn't it seem odd that there's so little we know about our current man in the WH, Barack Obama?

For example, we know that Andrew Jackson's wife smoked a corn cob pipe and was accused of adultery; Abe Lincoln never went to school; Jack Kennedy wore a back brace; Harry Truman played the piano.

As Americans, we enjoy knowing details about every our newsmakers, but none of us know one single humanizing fact about the history of our own president.

We are all aware of the lack of uncontestable birth records for Obama; that document managing has been spectacularly successful.

There are however, several additional oddities in Obama's history that appear to be as well managed as the birthing issue.

One other interesting thing... There are no birth certificates of his daughters that can be found?

It's interesting that no one who ever dated him has shown up. The charisma that caused women to be drawn to him so strongly during his campaign, certainly would in the normal course of events, lead some lady to come forward, if only to garner some attention for herself. We all know about JFK's magnetism, that McCain was no monk and quite a few details about Palin's courtship and even her athletic prowess, Joe Biden's aneurisms are no secret; look at Cheney and Clinton, we all know about their heart problems. Certainly Wild Bill Clinton's exploits before and during his White House years, were well known. That's why it's so odd that not one lady has stepped up and said, "He was soooo shy..." or "What a great dancer..."

It's virtually impossible to know anything about this fellow. Who was the best man at his wedding? Start there. Then check groomsmen.

Then get the footage of the graduation ceremony. Has anyone talked to the professors? It is odd that no one is bragging that they knew him or taught him or lived with him.

When did he meet Michele, and how? Are there photos there? Every president gives to the public all their photos, etc. for their library, etc. What has he released? And who voted for him to be the most popular man in 2010? Doesn't this make you wonder?

Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from Obama's past saying they knew him, attended school with him, was his friend, etc?? Not one person has ever come forward from his past..

It certainly is very, very strange...

This should be a cause for great concern. To those who voted for him, you may have elected an unqualified, inexperienced shadow man. Have you seen a movie named "The Manchurian Candidate"

As insignificant as each of us might be, someone with whom we went to school will remember our name or face; someone will remember we were the clown or the dork or the brain or the quiet one or the bully or something about us.

George Stephanopoulos of ABC News said the same thing during the 2008 campaign. He questions why no one has acknowledged the president was in their classroom or ate in the same cafeteria or made impromptu speeches on campus. Stephanopoulos also was a classmate of Obama at Columbia -- the class of 1984. He says he never had a single class with him.

He is such a great orator; why doesn't anyone in Obama's college class remember him? Why won't he allow Columbia to release his records?

Nobody remembers Obama at Columbia University...

Looking for evidence of Obama's past, Fox News contacted 400 Columbia University students from the period when Obama claims to have been there... but none remembered him.

Wayne Allyn Root was, like Obama, a political science major at Columbia who also graduated in 1983. In 2008, Root says of Obama, "I don't know a single person at Columbia that knew him, and they all know me. I don't have a classmate who ever knew Barack Obama at Columbia, ever."

Nobody recalls him. Root adds that he was also, like Obama, Class of '83 Political Science, and says, "You don't get more exact or closer than that. Never met him in my life, don't know anyone who ever met him. At class reunion, our 20th reunion five years ago, who was asked to be the speaker of the class? Me. No one ever heard of Barack!

And five years ago, nobody even knew who he was. The guy who writes the class notes, who's kind of the, as we say in New York, 'the macha' who knows everybody, has yet to find a person, a human who ever met him."

Obama's photograph does not appear in the school's yearbook and Obama consistently declines requests to talk about his years at Columbia, provide school records, or provide the name of any former classmates or friends while at Columbia .

Some other interesting questions:

Why was Obama's law license inactivated in 2002? It is said there is no record of him ever taking the Bar exam.

Why was Michelle's law license inactivated by court order? We understand that was forced to avoid fraud charges.

It is circulating that according to the U.S. Census, there is only one Barack Obama but 27 Social Security numbers and over 80 alias connected to him.

The Social Security number he uses now originated in Connecticut where he is reported to have never lived. And was originally registered to another man (Thomas Louis Wood) from Connecticut, who died in Hawaii while on vacation there. As we all know Social Security Numbers are only issued 'once, they are not reused' No wonder all his records are sealed...

Please continue sending this out. Somewhere, someone has to know SOMETHING!?!... School? Before he reorganized Chicago?... SOMETHING!!! He just seemed to burst upon the Scene at the 2004 Democratic Convention. ANYONE??? ANYWHERE??? ANYTHING???

I think soon much is going to come to light about this highly unqualified person who has been president of the United States for 8 years. Soon, we will know how badly we were all doped and duped by this imposter who has basically, with much help from his minions, brought the greatest nation in history to its knees in ruins..

That will be his legacy. He totally destroyed the Integrity, Morals and Christian Heritage of our once great country.

BREAKING ALERT: Obama Just Dispatched Special Forces To Russian Border Overnight

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:18 AM PST

Reports indicate that Obama has made yet another brash move toward starting an all-out war with Russia. Because, you know, why not?

According to Express, our President has just ordered special forces to what is essentially Russia's front door. I don't see this ending badly at all.

Asta Galdikaite, a spokeswoman for the Lithuanian Defence Ministry, said: "The United States was the first to offer additional safety assurance measures to the Baltic countries following the deterioration of the security situation in the region after the annexation of the Crimea".

She added: "US Special Operations Forces presence in Lithuania is one of the deterrents" against threats from Moscow.

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Sad But True

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:00 AM PST

Received from an Oregon Resident

While I was getting a coffee, I overheard 7 young people (22-26 years old, 5 males, 2 female) who have been protesting in downtown Portland the last two nights.

I told them I was doing research and asked nicely if they would answer some questions.

They were cool with it, so I sat down and went for it. Three voted. Of the four who didn't, none was registered to vote.

None of them researched independently either candidate.

All were for Hillary but preferred Bernie.

Why the Democratic Candidate?

"More things are taken care of."

"Time to have a woman President."

"Democrats aren't sexist or racist."

Six of them live at home

All are under their parents insurance.

Two have "real" jobs.

Three aren't working, nor are they trying hard to find a job either.

Pay for everything in their life or subsidize it.

Six get money from mom or dad every month.

Two have been on unemployment for 6+ months.

One is at Portland State U, doesn't work, and parents pay for everything.

All 7 said Trump is a racist/sexist. I asked to cite proof ... "That tape, man!"

When I asked, as a man myself, "Have you ever said anything like that when you've been hanging out with your buddies? All five males said "Yes."

Would you say it if you knew you were on tape? All five answered "No

What's the difference? I asked. "You've all said bad stuff like that. Does that mean you hate women and are a sexual predator?" Nothing. No answer.

None could tell me how our government works ... they didn't know how laws are passed, how the House of Representatives or the Senate work.

None could explain how a bill is passed.

Only one could tell me the difference between legal and illegal immigration.

One of them said, "Legal immigration is when you immigrate legally." Seriously.

None could explain the purpose of the Electoral College or how it works.

In 10 minutes they felt they had explained everything. Nice kids ... but so ignorant.

I know some awesome, phenomenal young adults; but I'm afraid the majority are like these seven.

Too many participation trophies, too much coddling by parents and teachers.*

In 1944 18 year-olds stormed the beach at Normandy into almost certain death.*

In 2016 18-year-olds feel unsafe because words hurt their feelings.*

This country is in deep trouble!!*

Weather Update 1-5-17

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:30 AM PST



Here is our latest thinking regarding snow forecasts Friday morning and again on Saturday. Up to 1 to 2 inches of snow is possible across the lower MD Eastern Shore Friday morning with little to no accumulation expected as far south as Richmond and the Tri-Cities.

The more significant event hits the region early Saturday morning lasting though the day. With cold temperatures in place snow will be quick to accumulate. The hardest hit areas look to be across northeast NC, Hampton Roads, Tidewater and south Central VA. Based on the current expected storm track, accumulations have been increased this morning across southeast VA and northeast NC. Get the latest forecast information at

http://www.weather.gov/akq/winter and
http://www.weather.gov.akq/RainandSnow.

Governor Hogan Asks For Our Input

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST

Joe -

We have been fighting to bring commonsense back to Annapolis.

In less than two years, we have already accomplished so much.

We've passed two consecutive budgets without raising taxes, repealed the rain tax mandate, rolled back $700 million in taxes, tolls and fees, and created more than 70,000 new private sector jobs across the state.

But there is more work to be done and we can't do it without your support. This legislative session will be even tougher than the last and we need your help.

Please take a moment to take our 3-question survey to help us prepare for this year's legislative session!

Together, we are changing Maryland for the better. Thank you for your continued support!

Best,
The Hogan for Governor Team

Truth Be Told

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 01:00 AM PST


Love It!

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 12:00 AM PST


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