Review this unemployment map of the United States. This is hard to believe! I had to review this map a couple of times to grasp the enormity of it.
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[...]Hi Joe,
I was hoping that maybe you could help me. I was involved in an accident on Monday, March 15 at approx. 1:20pm. It was at the intersection of Cedar Ave and N Fruitland Blvd. (just part Walmart). Unfortunately, there are conflicting stories regarding what happened and no witnesses [...]
I am a Ruthsburg resident who is very concerned about the impact FASTC will have on the community.
My family and I have attended every GSA and commissioner meeting and have tried to get as much information as we can get regarding the proposed project.
This is the largest project [...]
In this edition of Ten Questions we ask MDGOP Chair, Audrey Scott Ten Questions about the state of the MDGOP, her vision and goals, and plans for the 2010 elections.
Take Back Washington and Annapolis Town Hall Meeting
Monday, April 5th
6:30pm
Doors Open at 6:15pm
Wicomico County Youth & Civic Center
Danang Room
500 Glen Avenue
Salisbury, MD
This event is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend please email
Kim Jorns at kjorns@mdgop.org
Democrat Leadership in both Annapolis and Washington continue to [...]

Christie's to Offer Andrew Lloyd Webber's Picasso Masterpiece from His Blue Period
March 18, 2010
Giovanna Bertazzoni, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie's, London looks over Picasso's 'Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto (The Absinthe Drinker), 1903. EPA/ANDY RAIN.
LONDON.- Christie’s [...]

“Hokie Pride” December 31, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff
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This week in The Tentacle [www.thetentacle.com]
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
At the Edge of the Cliff
Kevin E. Dayhoff
At the dawn of this New Year, many expected much more in the way of fireworks from the current 427th session of the [...]

An Evening On The Riviera Distributes Funds To Gala Beneficiaries
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Frederick, Maryland – The planning committee of An Evening on the Riviera is proud to announce that our October 2009 event raised over $93,000 in cash and [...]
Annapolis, Maryland --On Monday March 1, 2010 Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler declared in a letter written to House Speaker Michael E. Busch, that the Attorney General may only be removed by a court proceeding for the specified grounds, not by impeachment by the legislature.
[...]As of the first of the year, shoppers in Washington, D.C. were forced to drop an extra nickel into the till for each paper or plastic bag they used when going to the store. Store owners collected a share of the tax, but the true intent of the proceeds was [...]
I don’t question that teachers and perhaps even some WCBOE bureaucrats need to travel for conferences, seminars, etc. However, if the Wicomico County Board of Education really needs to send employees on junkets to Vegas and Disneyland, why do our [...]
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Cleaning off the computer reading notes – hopefully before it crashes…
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. -Mark Twain
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NEWS FLASH - Two dead [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMaryland Senate GOP Slate: O’Malley Created $363 Million Budget Gap Thru High Income Surtax
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11:18am Maryland Senate GOP Slate's Notes
Final tax data from 2008 now proves what many predicted but had been strenuously denied by Democrats in Annapolis: Maryland’s high income earners [...]
This was an amazing video with a lot of statistics on Internet Porn. For instance did you know that 28% of women surf online porn?
The Canadians tried to do a study about men who did not look at porn online and they could not find any. Now that is [...]
Once you learn what an ad will cost you on Salisbury News you'll wonder why the heck you hadn't placed one yet.
For many of us blessed with an Irish heritage, St. Patrick’s Day is a pretty special occasion. It’s a day to gather as a tribe and celebrate life, laughter and the end of winter. Most years finds mid march in Maryland a wee bit on the [...] From the Harford County Government:
The Harford County Department of Community Services is proud to present the 2nd Annual Volunteer Expo, designed to inform the community about volunteer opportunities available throughout Harford County. The Volunteer Expo will be held Saturday, March 27 at Patterson Mill Middle-High School, 85 Patterson Mill Road [...]
From Harford County Government:
Harford County Executive David R. Craig has scheduled visits to all eleven public libraries in the county, where he will be available to speak with citizens about all issues pertaining to county government.
Dubbed “County Executive David Craig – Unplugged,” the visits are an opportunity for citizens [...]
From the Harford County Government:
The winter of 2009 – 2010 was one of the worst in the history ofthe state in terms of snowfall, and one of the costliest for Harford County government as well. Total cost for snow removal, including salt purchases, overtime and contractor utilization was $2.764,000. The [...]
From the Harford County Government:
The Harford County Personnel Advisory Board will hold their annual meeting, pursuant to the Harford County Charter, on March 22, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Historic Colored High School located at 205 Hays Street in Bel Air.
The meeting is [...]
The following press release was issued today by Harford County Public Schools:
HCPS announces top ten contenders for county teacher of the year; Expert educators vie for prestigious title
The top ten finalists for the 2010 Harford County Teacher of the Year award have been released and are listed below. The judging [...]
The argument over same-sex marriage continues, but has drawn a companion sidebar regarding Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler’s interpretation of his job vs. existing laws. Cue House of Delegates member and same-sex marriage foe Don Dwyer:
On March 31, I will be bringing Articles of Impeachment against Maryland’s Attorney General Doug [...]
1. Bob Carter Says Toyota Sales Up 40-50 Percent So Far This Month Midway through March, Toyota Division sales are 40 percent to 50 percent higher than the same time last year, Toyota Division GVP and GM Bob Carter said during an interview Tuesday on CNBC. “Consumers tell us over [...]
From the Harford County Council of PTAs:
Harford County consists of 47 local PTA units with over 11,000 members. It is time to take action concerning the Harford County budget. Executive Craig is now formulating the 2011 budget to be given to the Harford County Council by April 1, 2010. Now [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has become aware of the Environmental Assessment (EA) under preparation by the General Services Administration (GSA), in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508), for the Foreign Affairs Security Training [...]
The contentious idea of lifting the ban on the direct shipment of wine to Maryland house nearly received a vote on the Senate floor this morning – by accident.
Sen. Jamie Raskin, a Montgomery County Democrat, was considering attaching one of two different amendments to an unrelated wine bill [...]



While this isn’t exactly the social / gossip column, I’ve had quite a few people point out that Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt attended the recent UMES Gala and a question arose as to who bought the somewhat expensive ticket.
I’ve never [...]
The die is cast. Governor Martin O'Malley patched together a FY11 budget with one-time fixes. All conceivable reserve funds have been tapped out. There is no long-term strategy to resolve the $8 billion of out-year deficits created by O'Malley's lackluster budget policy. [...]
Editor:
In a recent letter to the editor in another local paper, published on 11 March, the writer stated that Carroll County should transcend to government control of waste pickup. The writer states that county residents should not 'have to' pay hundreds of dollars annually to private contractors to have trash [...]

