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Friday, February 5, 2010
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Snow-cream
1 gallon of fresh snow
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup condensed milk (cream)
4 tsp real vanilla (or to taste I like it heavy)
1/2 tsp brown sugar
1 pinch table salt
beat the egg vanilla and cream well, add the sugars and salt and mix.
add the snow 2 cups at a time and mix well, add more snow for desired consistency or if it's to thick add equal parts of cream and sugar to desired consistency and taste.
For the snow shake, just put the prepared snow cream in a blender and blend on high until it will move through a straw.
Enjoy
MORE CANCELLATIONS
"Romanza at the Arts Enter in Cape Charles Cancelled.
Delta Academy and Gems program at Nandua High School Saturday cancelled.
Town of Melfa: No trash pickup Saturday, trash will be picked up on Tuesday instead.
The Wedding Expo at the Eastern Shore Community College Saturday has been postponed until Saturday Feb. 21.
Discount Weekend in Pocomoke City has been postponed until next weekend 2/13 & 14. The schedule will be available on www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org.
The open forum at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Onley scheduled for 3 PM Sat. Featuring Father West has been postponed until Feb. 20.
Mary N. Smith Alumni Association meeting Scheduled for Sat. morning cancelled.
The Chesapeake Blitz for the Food
Bank scheduled for Sat. has been cancelled.
The Marva Theater Movie "Blindside" has been cancelled.
The Barrier Island Center Oyster Roast has been postponed until 2/27.
Zion Bapt. Church Men's Breakfast has been postponed.
The Suicide Prevention Workshop on 2/11 has been canceled and will be rescheduled.
The meeting at the St. Mary's Baptist Church in Jamesville scheduled for 10 AM Sat. has been cancelled.
The Snow is Here AGAIN!! Need Help??
If you have to go out please be very careful and drive with caution, leave a lot of extra distance between you and the vehicle in front of you, if you have a 4x4 don't think just because it's a 4x4 you can drive it like you stole it in this weather.
The best practice in heavy snow while driving is to drive like you have an egg between your foot and the accelerator/brake peddles and you don't want to crack the egg.
I will be out looking for people/civil servants that are stuck, stranded or in ditches to give them assistance in this very cold weather.
If you are in the local area and need a push/pull or even a ride to work give me a call @ (410) 726-6925 I cannot promise that I will be right around the corner but I'll be there if you need me. For rides to work (Nurses/Doctors/Civil Servants will take priority).
IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY CALL; 911
Cancellation
Prepare Your Vehicle For the Snow
We are not used to such accumulation of the white stuff here on the Shore so here's a couple things to remember.
If you have a vehicle that the wiper blades will fold up and stand on their own (most do) fold them up while your vehicle is parked, that way you can scrape the windshield without the wipers stuck to the windshield in the morning and it's easier to clear the snow/ice.
NEVER turn your vehicle off before you turn off the wipers because when you go to restart your vehicle the wipers will try to run and may be stuck, even if you turn them off and they are not in the park position the wiper motor will still run and try to park the wipers and damage the wipers and/or the motor.
While the snow is still relatively wet and not much accumulation back your vehicle into your driveway as close to the surface street as possible. If you must park on the street remember the snow plows will plow a large bank of snow that may completely render your vehicle immovable.
If you must go out take some blankets, extra coat, gloves, shoes/boots and socks in case you get wet or happen to breakdown, when a vehicle is not running it's not heating and at some point any vehicle can and will breakdown.
Have a flashlight, water, and a cell phone, even if you do not have cell phone service calling 911 on a non-activated phone will still work.
And of course if you do not have to travel stay home where it's warm and safe.
Radar Detector Bill Advances in the General Assembly
Seems that Virginia's radar ban that was enacted in the 1970's may be on the way out
On Thursday a bill advanced, with an 11-8 vote in the General Assembly. Virginia is the last state that still bans the use of detectors in vehicles. Many opponets say that allowing radar detectors in vehicles will encourabe drivers to speed up.
Now I don't know how they can possibly go any faster on any road down here. But it sure will give drivers a heads up on getting busted for speeding! At the rate of speed some of these drivers are going I'm not quite sure they'll be able to slow down.
And don't think you're fooling anyone. If an officer sees a radar detector or any part of one in your car he will stop you. And it's quite possible he will ticket you.
Presidential Plane Flies Over Hampton Roads
Did you know that on Wednesday the presidential plane made an appearance over the Hampton Roads area?
Sometime during the afternoon on February 3 the plane made a touch and go landing at the Newport News/Williamsburg Airport. According to a spokesman this happens at least once a month. It's called "training".
Training? Hmmm...... Well, I'm going to show some stupidity here and tell you I don't know if I would be comfortable flying with a pilot that needed practice once a month with one of my many presidential planes. And I'm going to further my stupidity today and ask why?
Also, how much does this cost the American taxpayers?
Does this hamper Hampton Roads in any way for the few minutes the presidential plane makes contact with a runway and then flies off?
Do the major airline pilots get practice with the jets before they fly hundreds of people all around the world 24/7?
And here's something I didn't know: The presidential plane is only referred to Air Force One when the president is on board. So?
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: BLIZZARD WARNING, WINTER STORM WARNING, WINTER STORM WATCH, FLOOD WATCH, COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WIND ADV
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR DORCHESTER, WICOMICO, SOMERSET, AND WORCESTER COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY....
AND FOR CAROLINE, QUEEN ANNE'S, AND TALBOT FROM 4 PM UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY....
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING....
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT WORCESTER COUNTY FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY....A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY ROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY....AND FOR KENT, SUSSEX, AND WORCESTER FROM 11 PM UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WORCESTER AND ACCOMACK COUNTIES FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY....
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYLAND BEACHES AND ACCOMACK COUNTY FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY....
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA.
VIA WBOC
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Eastern Shore Robotics Team Valentine's Bake Sale
Medal of Honor recipient Bud Day Speaks of Torture
After I returned in 1973...I published 2 books that dealt a lot
with "real torture" in Hanoi . Our make believe president is
branding our country as a bunch of torturers when he has
no idea what torture is.
As for me, put thru a mock execution because I would not respond...
pistol whipped on the head...same event.. Couple of days later...
hung by my feet all day. I escaped and a couple of weeks later, I got
They marched me to Vinh...put me in the rope trick, trick...almost
pulled my arms out of the sockets. Beat me on the head with a
little wooden rod until my eyes were swelled shut, and my unshot,
unbroken hand a pulp.
Next day hung me by the arms...rebroke my right wrist...wiped
out the nerves in my arms that control the hands...rolled my fingers
up into a ball. Only left the slightest movement of my L forefinger.
So I started answering with some incredible lies.
Sent me to Hanoi strapped to a barrel of gas in the back of a truck.
Hanoi..on my knees....rope trick again.. Beaten by a big fool.
Into leg irons on a bed in Heartbreak Hotel.
Much kneeling--hands up at Zoo.
Really bad beating for refusing to condemn Lyndon Johnson.
Several more kneeling events. I could see my knee bone thru
kneeling holes.
There was an escape from the annex to the Zoo. I was the Senior
Officer of a large building because of escape...they started a mass
torture of all commanders.
I think it was July 7, 1969...they started beating me with a car fan
belt. In first 2 days I took over 300 strokes...then stopped counting
because I never thought I would live thru it.
They continued day-night torture to get me to confess to a non-existent
part in the escape. This went on for at least 3 days. On my knees....
fan belting...cut open my scrotum with fan belt stroke. opened up
both knee holes again. My fanny looked like hamburger...I could not
lie on my back.
They tortured me into admitting that I was in on the escape...and
that my 2 room-mates knew about it.
The next day I denied the lie.
They commenced torturing me again with 3- 6- or 9 strokes of
the fan belt every day from about July 11 or 12rh..to 14 October
1969. I continued to refuse to lie about my roommates again.
Now, the point of this is that our make-believe
president has declared to the world that we (U.S..) are a bunch of
torturers...Thus it will be OK to torture us next time when they
catch us....because that is what the U.S. does.
Our make-believe president is a know nothing fool who thinks
that pouring a little water on some one's face, or hanging a pair of
women's pants over an Arabs head is TORTURE. He is a meathead.
I just talked to MOH holder Leo Thorsness, who was also in my squadron,
not speak for the POW group when he claims that Al Gharib was
torture...or that "water boarding" is torture.
Our president and those fools around him who keep bad mouthing
our great country are a disgrace to the United States . Please pass
this info on to Sean Hannity. He is free to use it to point out the
stupidity of the claims that water boarding...which has no after
effect...is torture.
"Bud" Day, Medal Of Honor Recipient
George Everett "Bud" Day(born February 24, 1925) is a retired
Smart A$$ Answers For 2009
It was mealtime during an airline flight.
'Would you like dinner?', the flight attendant asked John, seated in front.
'What are my choices?' John asked.
'Yes or no,' she replied.
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SMART ASS ANSWER #5
A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets. As a man approached, she extended her hand for the ticket and he opened his trench coat and flashed her.
Without missing a beat, she said, 'Sir, I need to see your ticket, not your stub.'
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SMART ASS ANSWER #4
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store but she couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, ' Do these turkeys get any bigger?'
The stock boy replied, 'No ma'am, they're dead...'
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SMART ASS ANSWER #3
The police officer got out of his car as the kid who was stopped for
speeding rolled down his window. 'I've been waiting for you all day,' the officer said.
The kid replied, Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could.'
When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.
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SMART ASS ANSWER #2
A truck driver was driving along on the freeway and noticed a sign that read: Low Bridge Ahead. Before he knows it, the bridge is right in front of him and his truck gets wedged under it. Cars are backed up for miles.
Finally a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, 'Got stuck, huh?'
The truck driver says, 'No, I was delivering this bridge and I ran out of gas.'
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SMART ASS ANSWER OF THE YEAR 2009!!
A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow's final exam. 'Now class, I won't tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury, illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that's it, no other excuses whatsoever!'
A smart-ass student in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'
The entire class is reduced to laughter and snickering. When silence was restored, the teacher smiled knowingly at the student, shook her head and sweetly said, 'Well, I guess you'd have to write the exam with your other hand.'
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A BONUS EXTRA
A woman is standing nude looking in the bedroom mirror. She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband, 'I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly... I really need you to pay me a compliment.
The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near perfect.
Hat Tip; Ree
1950 Chevy with 437 actual miles
1950 Chevy with 437 actual milesThey ARE still out there somewhere! ! !1950 Chevrolet Club Coupe 437 original, actual miles, only 3 owners.Check out the dealer installed "oil filter", the rusty carb, and you can even see the spark plugs if they need changed.
437 Actual milesPurchased new by Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Trueblood of Modesto. Shortly after purchasing this car, Mr. Trueblood took a day off to go fishing. While waiting for the "big one" to bite he witnessed a woman fall out of her boat. Mr. Trueblood jumped in to help only to fall victim of a fatal heart attack. Mrs.. Trueblood returned the car home and placed it in the garage for the next 12 years. The odometer reading at that time (1962) was 413 miles. Mrs. Trueblood lived next door to a used car lot owned by Mr. William E. Wilson (now 81 years old). Mr. Wilson spoke with her frequently and often told her he would like to buy the car for himself to keep. In 1962 the time had come. Mrs. Trueblood told Mr.Wilson she needed a car for her bookkeeper who didn't really care for the ol' Chevy and would prefer a Rambler. No problem. Mr. Wilson went down to the local Rambler dealer and bought a brand new one for $1,650.00 ($100.00 over cost) and made the swap.He then took the car home and parked it with 433 actual miles. And there it sat for the next45 years, occasionally being started and moved in and out of the garage.
In 2007 Mr. Wilson decided to sell the car and started spreading the word around Modesto that the ol' Chevy with 433 miles on it was for sale. Many had heard about the car, but hardly anyone had ever laid eyes on it. In fact, according to Mr.Wilson he believes he only showed the car to about 5 people in 45 years.
Word spread quickly about the car and soon a buyer arrived ready and willing to pay the $60,000 asking price. When Mr. Wilson told me the story of this car he complained heavily of the "capital gains" tax he was required to pay and wished he had never sold it. As of this writing, Mr. Wilson is still alive and well in Modesto and can verify the miles and originality of this car. Simply put, this is a true 100% factory original survivor (that includes the air in the tires). This ol' Chevy now has 437 original miles and is most likely the world's lowest mileage 1950 Chevy.
Little League Baseball
The North Accomack Little League will be holding its registration for the 2010 Season at the Chincoteague High School Gym and Subway and T's Corner on January 30th, February 13th, 20th and 27th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
The last registration is March 6th at both locations.
If you can't make these locations you can also go to the North Accomack Little League.org website, download the application, and mail it with your check to:
NALL
PO Box 381
Chincoteague, VA 23336
The cost is $40.00 per child. If you have any questions please call Aubrey Justice at (757)894-2167 or (757)824-0071.
Smart Driving??
was stopped while driving in the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway.
An alert deputy sheriff noticed that the "other occupant" in the vehicle with with long brown hair, wearing a scarf and jacket, was also wearing sunglasses. The cars visor had also been pulled down to protect the passenger from the sun.
What made the Deputy Sheriff Robert Howard suspicious? It was an overcast day. The officer pulled the vehicle over to find the second passenger was a life sized mannequin!
K.A. Frascinell, of Mt. Sinai, L.I., was issued a $135.00 ticket and two points on her license.
The half body mannequin was fully dressed in a long, dark wig, scarf, blazer and matching shirt with a belt.
Nice try, Ms. Frascinell!
Seniors -- don't mess with them, they've been around!
Two young businessmen in Florida were sitting down for a break
in their soon-to-be new store in the shopping mall. As yet, the store
wasn't ready, with only a few shelves and display racks set up.
One said to the other, "I'll bet that any minute now some senior
is going to walk by, put his face to the window, and ask what we're selling."
Sure enough, just a moment later, a curious senior gentleman walked
up to the window, looked around intensely and rapped on the glass,
then in a loud voice asked, "What are you sellin' here?"
One of the men replied sarcastically, "We're selling ass-holes."
Without skipping a beat, the old timer said, "You're doing well. Only two left."
Seniors -- don't mess with them, they've been around!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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Your Social Security
Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it.
Be sure and show it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts!!!
Our Social Security;
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
1.) That participation in the Program would be
Completely voluntary,
No longer Voluntary
Now 7.65%
3.) That the money the participants elected to put
No longer tax deductible
The General Fund and Spent
Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
away' -- you may be interested in the following:
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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
A: The Democratic Party.
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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
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Q: Which Political Party decided to start
AND MY FAVORITE:
A: That's right!
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Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!
-Thomas Jefferson
More spam from Kratovil
I guess we "regular people" weren't supposed to pick up on that.
With warm regards,
Rep. Frank M. Kratovil, Jr.
“How to Pay for College” Forums Coming in February
Families across Maryland understand that in tough economic times, paying for college is harder than ever. However, there are a number of programs that can help students and their families afford a college education. Congressman Kratovil will be hosting two information forums in February to help students and parents learn more about these options:
Sat. Feb. 6th - Chesapeake College 9:30-12PM - The Performing Arts Center Maryland 213 & Rte. 50 Queenstown, MD | Sat. Feb.12th - Perry Hall H.S. 9:30-12PM - Auditorium 4601 Ebenezer Road Baltimore, MD |
Participating in these forums will be representatives from The United States Service Academies, the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the Maryland Comptroller’s Office, the United States Department of Education, and several nearby colleges. If you have any questions about the time, location, or content of the “How to Pay for College” forums, please contact Karen Willis in my Centreville Office at 443-262-9136.
*In the event of inclement weather please contact my Centreville Office at 443-262-9136 for updates.
Tangier Bone Mystery Solved
Skeletal Remains Return from Medical Examiner
The Accomack County Sheriffs Office received information from the Medical Examiners Office in Norfolk, Virginia regarding the aged skeletal remains found on Tangier Island last week.
According to Sheriff Larry Giddens, the remains have been confirmed to be that of a human body and have been declared by the medical examiners office to be prehistoric with a time of death estimated at 75 to 150 years ago.
According to Sheriff Larry Giddens, on Wednesday, January 27, the Accomack County Sheriffs Office received a report from the Virginia Marine Police regarding skeletal remains that were found in a box near a dumpster on Tangier Island. The aged skeletal remains were transported by the Investigations Division to the Medical Examiners Office in Norfolk, Virginia.
The remains are believed to be of a historic gravesite on the island of Port Isobel by Tangier residents. The findings of the medical examiner reinforce this belief.
PETA Protest At NASA Today
Staff Writer
WALLOPS — Three volunteers from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wearing cardboard masks caged themselves in front of a NASA Wallops Flight Facility sign Wednesday to protest a radiation experiment on squirrel monkeys.
Two other PETA representatives held protest signs along the Chincoteague Road site as some driving by pointed, stared straight ahead or took photos of a rare Eastern Shore appearance by the Norfolk-based international animal-rights group.
“People are totally surprised that NASA is still radiating monkeys when they could be testing humans who have been to space,” said David Shirk, a PETA campaigner.
Ashley Edwards, a Washington D.C.-based NASA spokeswoman, said none of the monkeys are at Wallops and they won’t be harmed.
They will be housed at a national laboratory in New York where they will receive a dosage of heavy ion radiation equal to what would be received by an astronaut on a trip to Mars, she said.
The proposed study would exceed federal safety guidelines and the effect on the monkeys’ central nervous system will be studied over a four-year period.
“We would not test on primates unless we felt it was absolutely necessary to do so,” said Edwards.
Afterward, they will be cared for and live out the rest of their natural lives. “They’re not going to be sick,” she said.
There were scattered similar protests across the country.
At the Wallops intersection, the PETA representatives caused a stir, arriving in a yellow van painted with criticism of McDonald’s restaurants, calling the chain “McCruelty.”
The van temporarily parked in a handicap-reserved space at Ocean Deli while organizers set up foldable animal cages across the street from a Royal Farms convenience store. They later moved the van.
Three climbed into cages, later banging against the sides and impersonating the animals.
Their goal, Shirk said, was “urging NASA to use more modern methods instead of experimenting on animals.”
One man in a red Dodge pickup truck rolled down his window to heckle the group.
“Hey, I like animals. They taste great next to the potatoes,” he shouted.
Shirk acknowledged that some make similar statements. But more, he said, feel differently.
“Most people are compassionate and recognize animal cruelty,” he said.
I rode over that way this afternoon but was too late. PETA had already packed up their cages and had left the area. I was going to ask one of them about the more "modern ways of experimenting". Just what is that?
PETA Plans Protest At NASA
HAPPENING TODAY/ RIGHT NOW!!!!
WALLOPS — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals at noon Wednesday will protest against what it claims is a plan by NASA to use squirrel monkeys in a radiation experiment.
The protest will be held at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility’s Visitor Center on Route 175. It was announced to media on Tuesday afternoon.
The PETA members will be wearing monkey masks while locked in small cages while they hold signs that read, "No Tax $ for Animal Abuse" and "Stop Radiation Tests on Monkeys.”
After exposing the monkeys to the radiation, NASA plans to subject the animals to years of additional laboratory experiments in order to observe how the radiation devastates their brains and bodies, PETA claims.
~~~The Mar-Va This Weekend~~~
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw.
If you call please leave a message!
Get your tickets now! We expect a great turnout!
**Sponsorships are available for this movie. Email Emily for details.**
More Snow!
More snow is in the forecast for this weekend. Although it is still uncertain at this time, meteorologists say some parts of the state could be seeing more double digit snow fall this weekend. The Eastern Shore right now is expecting snow throughout the day on Saturday with no accumulations and snow Saturday night that could accumulate up to an inch.
It has been an active season this year for weather. After multiple occasions of flooding in the fall and now several snowfalls, this snow storm expected this weekend could put another layer of snow on top of the 2010 Snowstorm of last weekend. Temperatures will rise into the forties during the days this week, but will not exceed thirty degrees during any nights.
Stay tuned to WESR for closings, cancellations and postponements throughout the week and for live up to date weather coverage.
VIA WESR
Closings, Delays for Wednesday Feb. 3rd
CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CLOSED
CAROLINE COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED
CHESAPEAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CLOSED
DELMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSED
DORCHESTER CO. SCHOOLS CLOSED
DOVE POINTE CLOSED
EASTERN SHORE JR ACADEMY CLOSED
EASTON HEAD START CLOSED
EDEN HEAD START CLOSED
FAITH BAPTIST SCHOOL CLOSED
GUNSTON DAY SCHOOL CLOSED
HOLLY GROVE CHRISTIAN 2 HOUR DELAY
MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT 2 HOUR DELAY
QUEEN ANNE'S CO. SCHOOLS CLOSED
SAINTS PETER & PAUL/EASTON CLOSED
SALISBURY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CLOSED
SALISBURY SCHOOL CLOSED
SALISBURY UNIVERSITY 2 HOUR DELAY
SEASIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 HOUR DELAY
SNOW HILL HEAD START 2 HOUR DELAY
SOMERSET COUNTY SCHOOLS 2 HOUR DELAY
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES -SBY CLOSED
ST. MICHAELS HEAD START CLOSED
STOCKTON HEAD START 2 HOUR DELAY
TALBOT COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED
WASHINGTON COLLEGE 2 HOUR DELAY
WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CLOSED
WICOMICO CO. SCHOOLS CLOSED
WICOMICO DAY SCHOOL OPENING AT 9 A.M.
WORCESTER CO. SCHOOLS 2 HOUR DELAY
WORCESTER PREP SCHOOL 2 HOUR DELAY
More Closings/Delays HERE
Some Virginia Closures and Cancellations
Head Start Programs both counties closed today however, staff should report at 9:00 A.M.
Accomack County Public Schools Closed today
Holly Grove Christian School 2 hour delay
Central Baptist Academy 2 hour delay
Eastern Shore Community Board open and on-time today
Agape Christian Center closed today
Eastern Shore Area Agency On Aging Senior Centers (only) will be closed today
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Accomack County School News
"Don't ask - don't tell" Gates, Mullen: Military Gay Ban Should be Lifted
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that he supports President Obama's decision to seek the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy prohibiting gays from serving openly in the military and has appointed a "high-level working group" to figure out how to do it.
Gates, in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that Gen. Carter Ham, who leads U.S. Army forces in Europe, and Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson will lead the review, according to Fox News. The defense chief called for an "implementation plan" by the end of the year.
"I fully support the president's decision," Gates said. "The question before us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we ... best prepare for it. We have received our orders from the commander in chief and we are moving out accordingly."
The military's top uniformed officer also declared Tuesday that gays should be allowed to serve openly in uniform, arguing that it is "the right thing to do."Adm. Mike Mullen's statement was the strongest yet from the uniformed military on this volatile issue, although he stressed that he was "speaking for myself and myself only." He told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday he is deeply troubled by a policy that forces people to "lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."
Mullen said he knows many will disagree about abandoning the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and said there are practical obstacles to lifting the 1993 ban. But he said he thinks the military can handle it. Mullen is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chief military adviser to President Barack Obama.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the panel he is tapping his chief legal adviser and a four-star Army general to lead a landmark study on how the military would lift its ban on openly gay service members.
Pentagon counsel Jeh Johnson and Gen. Carter Ham, who leads Army forces in Europe, will conduct the yearlong assessment.
Ham is a former enlisted infantryman who rose through the ranks to eventually command troops in northern Iraq in 2004 and hold senior positions within the Joint Staff. Recently, he helped conduct an investigation into the shootings by a soldier at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.
As the Pentagon's top legal counsel, Johnson has played an integral role into the effort to try to close the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Gates' announcement marked a measured step toward President Barack Obama's goal of eliminating the military's policy against gays, which is based on a 1993 law.
Ham is a former enlisted infantryman who rose to command troops in northern Iraq. Johnson, the Pentagon's general counsel, played an integral role in the effort to close the military prison in Guantanamo Bay.
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McCain Against Changing Policy On Gays in Military
Sen. John McCain is bristling at the Pentagon's decision to launch a yearlong study into allowing gays to serve openly in uniform, saying he is "deeply disappointed" and calling the assessment "clearly biased" because it presumes the law should be changed.
McCain, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, said the current policy is not ideal, but that it has been effective.
His remarks were in direct contrast to Adm. Mike Mullen, who said it was his personal opinion that lifting the ban was "the right thing to do." Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested that lawmakers should stand down from the process until the military can get a better handle on how to proceed. He told the panel: "Keep the impact it will have on our forces firmly in mind."
I guess this is next?
Governor appoints six members to sex-offender advisory board
Governor; the people of Maryland want sex offenders sentenced to DEATH, not sent to the luxury of a nut house like your appointed Father-in-law so believes that an SO should be treated and I quote;
"O'Malley's father-in-law, has studied sex-offender reforms for years and favors civil commitments"
Look here for the definition of civil commitments, we the people will not stand for this type of grandstanding and your thinking we "regular people" will never understand your liberal ways. Wrong!
We also will not stand for any sex offender receiving "lifetime supervision" as you propose, we want the death penalty, period.
How are you going to supervise a SO while in their own home Governor? Don't you know that most SO victims are victims of someone that lives in the same house? Of course you do, you just do not care.
I could go on and on about this piece, but I'll refrain, for now. This is a slap in the face to all victims of an SO
Vote the liberal SO protecting Governor out come next election.
Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Monday the appointment of six members to the newly revived Sexual Offender Advisory Board, which had lain dormant since being established by law in 2006.
Last week, O'Malley tapped former Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. as the board chairman. Curran, who is O'Malley's father-in-law, has studied sex-offender reforms for years and favors civil commitments for certain predators.
The appointees are Michele J. Hughes, director of a nonprofit domestic violence victim support center; Dr. Annette L. Hanson, a psychiatrist at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center; Karla N. Smith, a family violence prosecutor in Montgomery County; David Walsh-Little, a Baltimore public defender; Laura Estupian-Kane, a licensed psychologist who focuses on the assessment of adolescents who have committed sexual offenses; and J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, a deputy state's attorney in Prince George's County.
"I am confident that their combined knowledge, background and expertise, and their advocacy of our legislation to impose the strictest standards of supervision of sex offenders will help strengthen our efforts to ensure that Maryland's children are protected," O'Malley, a Democrat, said in a statement.
The board's main purpose, an O'Malley spokesman said recently, is to promote legislation that will refocus its own mission. The governor activated the board as some lawmakers questioned why it hadn't been meeting over the past four years and why it failed to produce a required report recommending sex-offender reforms.
O'Malley is seeking several sex-offense revisions this year, including required lifetime supervision for violent and repeat offenders. Lawmakers have focused on sex-offender reform this year in part because of the December abduction and killing of 11-year-old Sarah Foxwell on the Eastern Shore. A registered sex offender is a suspect in the crime.
VIA
Hat Tip: S.R.