BlogNetNews.com » Maryland

Salisbury News: Red Kettle Campaign - UPDATE

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:55:00 -0500

If you'd like to volunteer for a slot at any of the above locations please, send your request to ringabell4tsa@verizon.net or call Kettle Campaign Headquarters 410-749-RING (7464).
[...]

Inside Charm City: Baltimore, Maryland blog: Discuss the Dixon verdict on Google Wave with our Wednesday News Wave

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:50:52 -0500

Click here to see our Wednesday News Wave or search for “with:public insidecharmcity” in your Google Wave search box.

You need to already have Google Wave to participate.

Please join the discussion and let us know your opinion on today’s news items. We’ve included a handful of things to talk about [...]

Tales Of Two Cities: 2009 Midnight Madness

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:39:00 -0500

This Friday night is the 32nd Annual Midnight Madness holiday celebration in Ellicott City. Most stores will stay open until midnight and there will be live holiday entertainment throughout the old town.

Last year, when Mama Wordbones and I ventured down [...]

Salisbury News: Man Do I Have A Lot Going On!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:32:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
I apologize for the delays in Posts this morning. I spent the entire day at Sam's and then went to the meeting last night and didn't get to bed until late last night. This morning my Wife came in and informed me that our horses got loose. A large branch' [...]

Salisbury News: Update On Veterinarian Dr. Nolte

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:23:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
"Dear Joe,

I want to Thank-you for posting about our tragedy with Dr. Nolte and our Sweet Diva. Its been a long fight..dealing with Dr. Nolte's lies. But the end result we won our battle. Today we received a letter from the Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners." [...]

Salisbury News: This Is Good!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:22:00 -0500

[...]

Salisbury News: Please Watch This Video

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:15:00 -0500

[...]

monoblogue: Governor O’Malley, march into your office and get to work!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:11:16 -0500

So sayeth candidate for Governor Larry Hogan. I can just picture him tapping his foot expectantly and saying, “Well…”

Obviously he makes some good points or I would have skipped making the post, so here goes:

Martin O’Malley’s latest stunt designed to mask his failed record on jobs and small business, elicited a [...]

Charles County Cafe: Santa “Claws” and Toys for Tots

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:07:24 -0500

First of all, I love that crazy Pinch, but he looks NOTHING like a crab. Now, Pinch will be a crab dressed as Santa Claws? I'm having a tough time getting the visual. Hmm. Oh well. Jolly Ole Pinch is helping Toys for Tots, so it's all good. Blue Crabs sponsor breakfast' [...]

Just Up The Pike: what's up the pike: where's the star go on this christmas tree?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:35:00 -0500

- Okay, so the Trolley Museum didn't actually reopen last Saturday. My bad. Though it did give Cyndy a reason to see the ridiculous cell phone tower disguised as a tree that's been put up next door. The museum, meanwhile, says they'll [...]

Capital Punishment: The "Bard of the Bay" Writes "SINCE I GOT TO DIE ANY WAY AND PROBABLY SOON I CAST MY LOT WITH THE ICONOCLAST AND THE FRAY"

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:35:00 -0500

The following letter comes to us from Tom Wisner, a well-known figure around the Chesapeake who is often referred to as The Bard of the Bay. Wisner is dying of cancer but he remains a fighter for the Bay. He asked that this letter be posted on CP in response [...]

Charles County Cafe: Goodbye, Levy. Hello,….?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:24:22 -0500

The 2010 elections will bring change to Southern Maryland. Let's all hope that it is change for the better! Levy to step down at end of term Delegate, ex-commissioner has served since 1986 By ALAN BRODY, Staff writer Del. Murray D. Levy, a fixture of public life in Charles County for nearly four [...]

Salisbury News: NBC Goes To Comcast - GE Goes Back To Making Stuff

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:20:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
(AP) For General Electric Co., the NBC entertainment division was always an odd fit.

It's a marriage that will likely soon end. As GE prepares for an expected $30 billion deal that will give control of NBC to cable TV operator Comcast Corp., the [...]

Salisbury News: Dear Mayor Ireton

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 30
If there was ever a letter I wanted you to read, this is the one.

Last night I attended a Crime Meeting hosted by the Wicomico County Sheriff's Department. At some other point I'll get into the details of that meeting but right now I'm tired and not really [...]

Tales Of Two Cities: GGP Gets Preliminary Approval of Bankruptcy Plan

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:59:00 -0500

According to this story by Erik Larsen, Edvard Pettersson, and Dan Levy in Bloomberg today, General Growth Properties received preliminary approval of its reorganization plan for 70 business units from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper yesterday.

"The mall owner said units for which mortgage holders" [...]

Capital Punishment: More Hate...More Hate...More Hate....Can Anybody Take A Wild Guess Who Is Behind This?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:54:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
CP used to receive daily anonymous hate mail through Blogger comments, all of which were traced to the same ISP address. When word got out that this was being investigated by law enforcement officials, they stopped. CP is used to getting a lot of crazy and anonymous comments, 99% of [...]

Maryland Moment: First Click -- Maryland

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:33:29 -0500

Your daily download of Maryland's top political news and analysis Wednesday, December 02, 2009: Dixon verdict among worst-case scenarios; sneak peak suggests O'Malley's vision remains modest for session; Prince George's begins merit pay for teachers, linking cash bonuses to students' classroom performance; Montgomery council breaks with tradition. Dixon trial: Lone [...]

Salisbury News: Today's Nature Photo By Scott Phoebus

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
"Tunnel On Skyline Drive"

[...]

Citizens For Greater Centreville: Town Council Meeting Agenda - December 3, 2009

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:18:08 -0500

7:00 p.m.
Goodwill Fire Company

I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens

II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings
a. November 19, 2009 (Regular Meeting)

III. Announcement of Closed Sessions
a. December 1, 2009

IV. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to three minutes)

V. Appearances -

VI. Old Business
a. Ordinance [...]

Hedgehog Report: Open Thread Wednesday

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:05:25 -0500

My busy week continues...so here is another clean sheet of screen to type on for now.... [...]

Salisbury News: Baltimore's Mayor Dixon Guilty Of Misdemeanor - Another Case Against Her Pending, Maybe More Charges

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:54:00 -0500

Number of comments: 17

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge of taking gift cards from a program intended for the city's poor children and using them to buy electronics, including an Xbox video game system.
The misdemeanor charge could eventually lead to [...]

Maryland Politics Watch: The Rogue Superintendent, Part Three

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0500

Is Council Member Valerie Ervin right when she says that MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast is a rogue? Here’s what our informant network had to say.

Spy #1:

No, I do not agree. He is simply trying to look out for the school system, and keep it most [...]

Capital Punishment: Capital Punishment on Capital Punishment

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:34:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Despite its double-entendre name, it's rare but not unheard of for this blog to actually cover or comment on the issue of state sponsored executions. However, James Von Brunn, the 89-year old Annapolis man who shot and killed a guard at the US Holocaust Museum earlier this year and who [...]

Delusional Duck: HHS would become federal giant under Senate plan

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:31:00 -0500

A quick search of the Senate health bill will bring up “secretary” 2,500 times. That’s because Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would be awarded unprecedented new powers under the proposal, including the authority to decide what medical care should be covered by insurers as well as the terms and [...]

Delusional Duck: Drilling May Be Spreading a Golden Shadow in Streams

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:24:00 -0500

[...] “This is the first time that golden algae has been reported in this part of the world, at all,” Ziemkiewicz said. “To my knowledge, it is the first golden algae kill in the Appalachians.” Golden algae is a single-celled microscopic organism with two tentacle-like flagella that is native to Eurasia and [...]

Delusional Duck: New report endorses state alcohol tax increase

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:17:00 -0500

A new report that shows an increase in Maryland’s alcohol tax would save money and lives might have trouble gaining traction this next legislative session. Or maybe not. Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, said Tuesday that polls indicate “overwhelming public support,” more than seven in 10 respondents, [...]

Capital Punishment: Cohen Inauguration Apparently Backs Out of Annapolis Community Foundation Involvement

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:16:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The below is a news release from the City of Annapolis which I provide here in its entirety. No further comment from CP: Fiscal Responsibility the Theme of Mayor-Elect Cohen's Swearing-In Ceremony Annapolis, MD (12-01-09) The Swearing-in Ceremony for the Mayor and City Council is traditionally a time for celebration. This [...]

Delusional Duck: Military families brace for Obama’s Afghan surge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:07:00 -0500

Battle-weary troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan, but many said they support the surge announced Tuesday as long as it helps to end the 8-year-old conflict. As President Barack Obama outlined his plan to send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan—while pledging to start [...]

Capital Punishment: Trudy McFall Bows Out of Council Contest

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:04:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The following letter is from Trudy McFall who had been in the running for Josh Cohen's soon to be vacant seat on Anne Arundel County Council: I have decided not to pursue the District 6 County Council seat appointment. I was only exploring it as the 10 month appointment, never to [...]

Delusional Duck: 1,400 fines issued for Md. work zone violations

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:56:00 -0500

About 1,400 drivers are opening their mailboxes and finding that they’ve been fined for driving too fast on the highway in a construction zone. On Nov. 16, speed cameras in three Maryland highway work zones started snapping pictures. Citations were then sent to the drivers. [...] Before fines started being issued, [...]

Delusional Duck: Fears of spoilage in cargo checks

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:51:00 -0500

Fruit, vegetable and seafood wholesalers are worried that their perishables will spoil at airports next year because of a new security law requiring crates of goods to be checked for bombs before going on passenger airplanes. Boxes of fresh food could sit in airport warehouses for hours, losing freshness and potentially [...]

Delusional Duck: Report: Many minorities shun banks

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:47:00 -0500

More than one in four American households, including more than half of black households, use check cashers, payday lenders or pawnbrokers rather than a bank, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation report to be released today. Nearly 30 million households have no bank account or have one but also [...]

Delusional Duck: Why a recall of tainted beef didn’t include school lunches

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:45:00 -0500

[...] The recall, announced by the government Aug. 6, covered only ground beef sent to certain retailers. In the days after it was announced, government and company spokesmen said meat sent to schools was not included. Documents obtained by USA TODAY through the Freedom of Information Act reveal a more complicated [...]

Delusional Duck: FHA to toughen rules for borrowers

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:40:00 -0500

The Federal Housing Administration is proposing to increase the up-front cash paid by borrowers as part of an effort to shore up the agency’s finances, which have been staggered by rising defaults in its flagship mortgage insurance program, according to FHA officials. The changes also include raising minimum credit scores [...]

Delusional Duck: Fire service looks to shift limited resources

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:37:00 -0500

It could take twice as long for an ambulance and crew to arrive to treat and transport patients whose conditions appear to be non-life-threatening, under proposed revisions to Montgomery County’s fire, rescue and emergency services master plan. Increasing the response time goal from six to 12 minutes for “basic life support” [...]

Delusional Duck: High-tech mushroom house sprouts in Cecil County

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:29:00 -0500

Phillips Mushroom Farms, an 82-year-old third-generation mushroom grower headquartered in Kennett Square, Pa., has opened a 235,000-square-foot growing facility in Cecil County. The facility, which produces 180,000 pounds of white button mushrooms each week, contains no wood and is largely odorless. [...] “It’s the only one of its kind in the United States, [...]

Delusional Duck: 7-Eleven to open 150 stores in area

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:25:00 -0500

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven said it will open 50 stores annually in the Baltimore-Washington area during the next three years as part of an aggressive expansion in some of its best-performing markets. The Dallas-based chain is expanding in areas where it has a large concentration of stores that are doing well, [...]

Delusional Duck: Open Thread - December 2, 2009

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

[...]

Kevin Dayhoff: Budget problems continue for Maryland’s local governments

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:39:00 -0500

And it is only going to worse…

December 1, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

I did this piece of art in September 1994. The more things change the more they stay the same. At some point, the entire manner in which local [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: The other shoe drops on Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:29:00 -0500

For the love of shoes

December 1, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff [tinyurl.com] Click here for a larger image: [twitpic.com] or here [kevindayhoff.tumblr.com]

Wbal.com is reporting VERDICT IN DIXON CASE: A Baltimore Circuit Court jury has found Mayor Sheila Dixon [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: 18 county government employees to lose jobs By Charles Schelle

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:06:00 -0500

18 county government employees to lose jobs By Charles Schelle

Move to save estimated $3 million Posted [www.explorecarroll.com] 12/01/09

WESTMINSTER MARYLAND — Moments before Carroll County Government readied to light its holiday tree tonight, officials announced that 18 county workers will lose their jobs as part [...]

Carroll Standard: Myth Rejected: Cap and Trade Laws Repulsed By Australian Parliament

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:28:57 -0500

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's parliament rejected laws to set up a carbon trading scheme on Wednesday, scuttling a key climate change policy of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and providing a potential trigger for an early 2010 election.

Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the government would re-introduce the carbon trade bills [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: Crabby Road: Don’t blame all politicians

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:09:00 -0500

Crabby Road: Don’t blame all politicians

[20091130 Crabby Rd Dont blame all politicians]
*****
Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: [www.kevindayhoff.net] Kevin Dayhoff Art: [www.kevindayhoffart.com] Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: [www.westgov.net] Twitter: [https:] Twitpic: [twitpic.com] Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: [kbetrue.livejournal.com] [...]

Maryland Politics Today: Guilty: one out of five

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:31:55 -0500

Seven days and a holiday passed before the jury in the corruption trial of Baltimore Mayor Shiela Dixon (D) returned a not guilty verdict on three of the five counts that she was charged with. While acquitted of two counts of felony theft and one count of [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: Carroll Co MD Commissioners eliminate positions

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:19:00 -0500

See Charles Schelle’s article on the press conference today when the employee layoffs were announced: 18 county government employees to lose jobs By Charles Schelle Move to save estimated $3 million [www.explorecarroll.com]

See also: Carroll County Commissioners to hold news conference [...]

Pocomoke Tattler: Pocomoke City Christmas Parade Winners

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:22:13 -0500

This just in from Parade Chairman Mike Shannon…

2009 POCOMOKE CHRISTMAS PARADE
WINNER’S LIST

CATEGORY
PRIZE    WINNER
Grand Champion Band    $100 & Trophy    SNOW HILL HS
1st Place Div I Band - L    $150 & Trophy    SNOW HILL HS
2nd Place Div I Band - L    $100 & Trophy    NORTH DORCESTER HS
[...]

Carroll Standard: The Infrastructure Canard

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:04 -0500

One of the principal arguments used against suburbanization is that its infrastructure is too expensive to provide. As a result, planners around the high income world have sought to draw boundaries around growing urban areas, claiming that this approach is less costly and that it allows current infrastructure to be [...]

PG-Politics: Recent Prince George's County News (1 Dec 2009)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:59:00 -0500

CrimeReportsUSA: MS-13 Gang Member [from Hyattsville] Sentenced to 30 Years in Racketeering Conspiracy [US Dist. Court] [bit.ly] rt @wbjsarah Pr. George's Council elects Dernoga chairman [ow.ly] a rt @EnvisionPrinceG Prince George's planners see bright future in biotech: [bit.ly] With the huge federal deficit huge rapidly growing, Mikulski [...]

Baltimore Reporter: Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: I’m Sending Troops While Signaling To The Enemy That We Quit

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:32:13 -0500

Flopping Aces starts us off: Obama made his loooooooong anticipated speech tonight on Afghanistan and announced he would send 30,000 troops to help fight the war and then announced a date to withdraw hereby officially dooming this war to the same fate as Vietnam: President Obama, in a speech that could define [...]

Baltimore Reporter: Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: I’m Sending Troops While Signaling To The Enemy That We Quit

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:32:13 -0500

Flopping Aces notes that Obama made his loooooooong anticipated speech tonight on Afghanistan and announced he would send 30,000 troops to help fight the war and then announced a date to withdraw hereby officially dooming this war to the same fate as Vietnam: President Obama, in a speech that could define [...]

Baltimore Reporter: Phil Jones Goes Under the Bus, Temporarily

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:27:06 -0500

From Powerline Climategate has claimed its first victim, sort of: the head of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit, Phil Jones, is stepping down from his post while his university conducts an investigation. Jones is the author of many of the most offensive emails that have come to light, and richly deserves [...]

Baltimore Reporter: Phil Jones Goes Under the Bus, Temporarily

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:27:06 -0500

Baltimore Reporter: Republicans winning recruiting battle

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:25:36 -0500

from Politico Cook Political Report House analyst David Wasserman notes a telling indicator that the political environment in 2010 is shaping up to be favorable for Republicans: Several Democratic candidates have decided to drop out of tough races, while Democratic members of Congress who rarely face serious challenges are finding [...]

Baltimore Reporter: Republicans winning recruiting battle

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:25:36 -0500

Baltimore Reporter: Biggest Story of 2009: The Rise of the Virtual Newsroom

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:24:23 -0500

from Big Government It was the biggest story of 2009. If you doubt, ask ACORN. Or Van Jones. Or the So We Might See campaign. You won’t need Time magazine’s once clout-filled “Man of the Year” issue to figure it out, either. Just take a look back at the bestseller lists, [...]

Carroll Standard: Christmas According to Marx and Lenin, by Ronald Reagan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:03:05 -0500

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 1 /Standard Newswire/ -- Between his campaign against President Gerald Ford in 1975-76 and his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan delivered more than 1,000 radio broadcasts, running about three minutes each, writing nearly all of them himself. In one broadcast during the Christmas season, Mr. Reagan told a story [...]

Baltimore Reporter: Stalin Honored with Churchill at D-Day Memorial

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:02:39 -0500

by Laryn In keeping silent about evil, in burying it so deep within us that no sign of it appears on the surface, we are implanting it, and it will rise up a thousand-fold in the future. — Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago The foundation that oversees the revered site [...] [...]

Baltimore Reporter: A NY-23 Scenario Here in Maryland?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:00:33 -0500

From Red Maryland It appears that former Republican Delegate Rick Weldon may be resigning his seat in the General Assembly to take a job with the City of Frederick. If he does, a very interesting decision will have to be made by the Frederick County Republican Central Committee (H/T Mike [...]

Carroll Standard: Massey Energy Contributes to Americans for Prosperity to Help Save American Jobs

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:59:46 -0500

RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Massey Energy announced today it is making a financial contribution to Americans for Prosperity, an organization committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process.

[...]

Carroll Standard: The Obama Surge and Political Expedient Retreat in Afghanistan Speech

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:47:42 -0500

It took three months to come up with the 'exit plan,' now Obama speaks--with our enemies in earshot absorbing every word-- the novice Commander in Chief lays out his plan in terms we should, could, maybe all might understand. Well, we're just oozing with oodles of confidence, pride, hope and' [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: Tweeting POTUS address to the nation 8 PM From West Point USMA

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:55:00 -0500

Tweeting POTUS address to the nation 8 PM From West Point USMA

[https:]

POTUS address to the nation 8 PM From West Point USMA

We did not ask for this fight. In Sept 11 2001 we were attached.

History lesson on Afghanistan

NATO Article [...]

monoblogue: monoblogue turns four

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:54:05 -0500

Once again, December 1st (and 8:54 p.m.) has rolled around and it’s time for my annual exercise in navel-gazing. Unlike last year, when I made this into a somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at “great moments in monoblogue history“, this will be a little more serious. Perhaps that reflects the national mood.

On a [...]

Sum Random Knowledge: Lost Cat alerts

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:40:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
I ran across an interesting site the other day, the Lost Cat Neigbourhood Watch. You can sign up to get an email when someone looses their cat in your neighborhood. Or, let's say you loose your cat, you can post it on this website, along with pictures, descriptions and [...]

Sum Random Knowledge: Seven Locks Road Sidewalk & Bikeway Project: Public Meeting

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:21:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
I should have posted this last week, but on Wednesday December 2nd there is a public meeting to discuss the planned improvements to sidewalks and bikeways on Seven Locks Road between Montrose Rd and Bradley Blvd. It is from 6-9 pm at the Heights School, Chesterton Hall, 10400 Seven Locks [...]

Hedgehog Report: Obama Speech Thread

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:06:52 -0500

What do you think? [...]

The Dagger: County Executive Craig Pulls Edgewood Incinerator Bill Prior To Public Hearing

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:57:19 -0500

Number of comments: 1

At the request of the County Executive, Bill 09-36 regarding Prologis Park, also known as the Incinerator Bill, was pulled from the Harford County Council public hearing and decision meeting on Monday night.

Most of the Edgewood residents who attended the meeting in opposition to the proposal, which would put waste [...]

Delusional Duck: With Pa. boost, solar-cell plant set for Navy Yard

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:46:00 -0500

With a promise of $49 million in inducements from Gov. Rendell, a Greek solar-cell maker says it will break ground next year on a sprawling manufacturing facility in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. HelioSphera US says the $500 million plant will employ 400 people when it begins operations in late 2011. It will [...]

Aquaman, Questing for Atlantis: From the Department of Completely Expected News

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:42:55 -0500

Maryland has fewer millionaires than it did before it passed a tax increase on top earners and state revenues are down as a result. The number of Marylanders whose returns indicate an income of $1 million or more dropped 30 percent – from 7,067 to 4,910 – between the 2007 and [...]

The Dagger: Half Of Harford’s Schools Will Have Been Offered H1N1 Vaccine By Week’s End

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:42:12 -0500

Local demand for the H1N1 vaccine still outstrips supply, but by week’s end the Harford County Health Department will have offered immunizations to students at more than half of the 53 public schools in Harford County.

Currently, there are no identified outbreaks of influenza-like illness in Harford County public schools, [...]

Delusional Duck: Study: Mercury in South River came from plant 50 years ago

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:30:00 -0500

A federal study shows that almost all the mercury in the South River in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley came from soil contaminated more than 50 years ago by a DuPont textile plant. The study was done by the U.S. Geological Survey. It showed that 96 percent of mercury going into the South [...]

Delusional Duck: Incident and Arrest Reports

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:22:00 -0500

LA PLATA, Md. (Dec. 1, 2009) The Charles County Sheriff’s Office today released the following incident and arrest reports. [...]

Baltimore Reporter: NewsFlash:Dixon convicted of embezzlement

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:21:07 -0500

Jury acquits mayor of felony theft charge, but guilty finding could force her from office; ‘the city will still continue to move forward’; prosecutor calls it ’sad day’ for Baltimore From the Sun: Jurors in the theft trial of Sheila Dixon convicted the Baltimore mayor Tuesday on a single charge of taking [...]

The Dagger: Health Dept Offers Seasonal FluMist Vaccine in All Harford Middle Schools

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:20:54 -0500

The Harford County Health Department will offer the seasonal FluMist vaccine to all middle school students in Harford County Public Schools during the week of December 7 – 11, 2009.

The vaccine will be offered free of charge, but students must have parental consent in order to receive the vaccine. Parental [...]

Delusional Duck: Governor Martin O’Malley Launches Initiative to Support, Enhance Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:18:00 -0500

GREENBELT, MD (December 1, 2009) –Today, Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown launched “MBE University,” an initiative to support Maryland’s minority- and women-owned businesses and to highlight the state’s MBE program. MBE University will serve as a traveling conference throughout Maryland to offer training, opportunities, and information on [...]

Maryland Moment: So far, O'Malley's goals clear, modest for session

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:07:51 -0500

Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) appears to have modest goals for when the General Assembly reconvenes next month. With the state facing an estimated $1.8 billion dollar shortfall, he wants bills to: Force lenders to engage in mandatory mediation with homeowners facing foreclosure. Fix state unemployment insurance rates, which are scheduled' [...]

Maryland Politics Watch: Council President Poll

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Free Blog Poll [...]

Salisbury News: Webster vs City of Salisbury

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:41:00 -0500

Number of comments: 31
CASE DISMISSED!!! [...]

Hedgehog Report: TN: Special Election For State Senate

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:33:05 -0500

Not a lot of polls out,mostly because I doubt any reputable pollster would even bother polling over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. But we do have a Special Election in the state of Tennessee tonight to watch to see of Republicans can hold a State Senate seat. Republicans currently ... [...]

Carroll Standard: Henderson Resigns After 8 Months As Government Motors CEO

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:11:58 -0500

That didn't take long. The AP avoids mentioning the fact that Fritz was pressured to leave by the same group that forced the management 'change' in March.

General Motors' CEO Frederick "Fritz" Henderson has resigned after eight turbulent months as head of the largest U.S. automaker. The company said [...]

Maryland On My Mind: Ocean City Christmas Parade; Route 90 Bridge Open

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:40:17 -0500

Christmas Parade Mayor Richard Meehan reminded folks today that the annual Ocean City Christmas Parade will be this Saturday, Dec. 5, in North Ocean City. And the Route 90 bridge has reopened following repairs, making access to North Ocean City easier for both tourists and Ocean Pines residents. The parade will begin at [...]

monoblogue: TEA Party film debuts tomorrow

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:31:30 -0500

I don’t know if I have a cameo in this or not, but TEA Party: The Documentary Film makes its premiere tomorrow in Washington, D.C. With all of the videotaping going on during that historic day, the film certainly will be interesting. I can guarantee this because I saw a [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: Fire Truck fail

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:59:00 -0500

Fire Truck fail

Fail

Click here for a larger image: [twitpic.com]

fencehopping: A fireman investigates a fire truck stuck in a sinkhole in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles. [tinyurl.com]

[kevindayhoff.tumblr.com]

20091201 sdosm Fire Truck [...]

Tales Of Two Cities: Good Life in the Spotlight

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:16:00 -0500

I actually meant to post about this last week but got distracted with all the Thanksgiving stuff going on. The Good Life Market in Ellicott City was the subject of the Second Glance feature in the Post Magazine two weeks ago. Very cool.

The owners of [...]

Maryland Moment: Now It's Your Turn: Should Mayor Dixon resign?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:14:28 -0500

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has issued a statement saying her conviction on a charge she took gift cards intended for the poor "does not impact my responsibility to continue serving." Should she resign -- or fight to stay in office? Share your thoughts by posting a comment below. Here is [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: Huckabee tells the rest of the story on Clemmons clemency

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:53:00 -0500

Mike Huckabee: ‘I Take Full Responsibility’ for Granting Alleged Cop Killer Clemency [tinyurl.com]

Monday, November 30, 2009 10:45 PM By: Mike Huckabee

Click here for a larger image: [twitpic.com] or here: [kevindayhoff.tumblr.com]

[www.newsmax.com] [tinyurl.com]

Mike [...]

Salisbury News: STATEMENT FROM THE SALVATION ARMY

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:52:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4
Salisbury News is an official media partner of The Salvation Army’s 2009 Red Kettle Campaign, along with WBOC/FOX21 and Delmarva Broadcasting. As part of the partnership, Salisbury News has been provided five schedules of the 27 Kettle locations to promote on its website.

Salisbury News receives frequent updates of [...]

Kevin Dayhoff: Carroll County Commissioners to hold news conference on budget

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:24:00 -0500

Carroll County Commissioners to hold news conference on budget For an update on the news conference please see: 18 county government employees to lose jobs By Charles Schelle

Click here for a larger image: [twitpic.com] or here: [kevindayhoff.tumblr.com]

Vivian Laxton, [...]

Carroll Standard: Western Maryland Inmate Death Ruled Homicide

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:19:28 -0500

(Cumberland, MD) – Maryland State Police continue an investigation into the murder of an inmate that occurred last week at a Division of Correction prison in Western Maryland.

An autopsy of Jeffrey S. Kay, 48, an inmate at the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland by the Office of the Chief Medical [...]

Maryland Moment: Lawmaker seeks to ban slots near malls

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:08:57 -0500

With the fate of a proposed slots casino at Arundel Mills mall hanging in the balance, a state lawmaker said Tuesday that he will seek legislation prohibiting such facilities near shopping centers. Del. Ron George (R-Anne Arundel) said he has prepared a bill that would ban slot machines within 1,000 [...]

Maryland Moment: Featured Advertiser

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:08:57 -0500

[...]

Salisbury News: Montgomery County Maryland Experiences Blow-out Budget Woes

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:52:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
Montgomery County officials expect their budget deficit to swell to more than 608 million dollars. Their previous budget estimate - made in September - underestimated and was more than 240 million dollars off.

Click here to for more details:

I wonder how their County Council will react [...]

Salisbury News: [nt]

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:21:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

If you'd like to volunteer for a slot at any of the above locations please, send your request to ringabell4tsa@verizon.net or call Kettle Campaign Headquarters 410-749-RING (7464).

THANK' [...]

On The Record: Salahis say Gardner invited them to CBC dinner

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:07:53 -0500

Alleged White House party-crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi were on the Today show this morning, insisting that they really were invited to the Nov. 24 state dinner. They have the e-mails to prove it, they said, though they did not reveal them to Matt Lauer.

The [...]

Hedgehog Report: Baltimore Mayor Convicted

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:05:44 -0500

Remember earlier in the year when Barack Obama uninvited Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon from The White House? Here is how The Baltimore Sun reported on it in February.After being invited yesterday to join more than 70 mayors for a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House today, ... [...]

Carroll Standard: O'Malley Issues Lame Statement On Dixon Conviction

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:01 -0500

Martin O'Malley should be calling for Baltimore's disgrace, Sheila Dixon to immediately resign to save the city and state the embarrassment of watching her lie insolently while on the public dole until her term ends or a prison term starts. Instead, Marty tells Baltimore residents to stay focused on other [...]

Maryland Politics Watch: Oh, the Humanity!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0500

As the cold rays of sunlight pierced the County Council chamber like pins in a cushion this morning, our prediction from October came true. Vice-President Roger Berliner did not ascend to the Council President’s chair as tradition would hold. Nancy Floreen edged him out by one vote in an [...]

The Sun: InsideEd: Requiring four years of high school math

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0500

My colleague, Childs Walker, writes today about the push by the University of Maryland system to require all its entering freshmen to have had four years of high school math. The move would, of course, eventually encourage the state to make four years of math a high school graduation requirement.

There's' [...]

Maryland Moment: 'Sad day' for Baltimore and Dixon, O'Malley says

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:36:12 -0500

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) issued a statement following Mayor Sheila Dixon's conviction Tuesday calling it "a sad day for the people of Baltimore and Mayor Dixon personally." Dixon (D), who in 2007 succeeded O'Malley as mayor of Baltimore, was convicted by a jury on a single charge she took [...]

Carroll Standard: Dixon Jury Reaches Verdicts on Some Counts

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:29:32 -0500

Day 7: Judge instructs jurors that they do not need to reach a verdict on all five counts, Dixon found guilty on 1 of 4 charges.

A jury found Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon not guilty on two theft charges that alleged she stole gift cards that were intended for the [...]

Delusional Duck: Effective November 30, 2009 - Important Information Regarding a Change

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:28:00 -0500

The following is an outline of an important change to the Verizon Online Terms of Service, which is effective as of November 30, 2009. We have described this change in general terms below and recommend that you review the complete Terms of Service to determine how this change applies to you or your use [...]