From Richard Douglas For U. S. Senate - Maryland

U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas Releases Radio Ad

Douglas Releases Radio Ad
From Jim Pettit
Contact: 301.704.1363

The Richard Douglas for U.S. Senate campaign announced today a six-figure advertising buy focused on statewide radio, direct mail and voter turnout phone calls as the April 3 primary nears.

The radio ads include news/talk stations WBAL and WCBM in Baltimore and those in the eastern shore, western maryland and southern Maryland and started airing this morning during drive time.

"With these commercials, more voters are realizing that Ben Cardin votes in lock step with Harry Reid to such an extent that he might as well be Nevada's third senator," said Douglas.

"Moreover, Republican primary voters are hearing another important message for the April 3 primary: it is absolutely essential that our party field a candidate who has the experience necessary to take on Ben Cardin."

The ads are built around the narrative the Douglas campaign has been emphasizing in recent weeks, namely inaction in the U.S. Senate, and incumbent Senator Ben Cardin's silence on issues including record high gas prices. The commercials also emphasize Douglas' service to the nation in the Iraq war.

The wherewithal to finance the ad campaign comes from a combination of the candidate's own finances, fundraisers with U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who has endorsed Douglas, and the recent appointment of campaign chairman, U.S.

Ambassador Roger Noriega who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs in the George W. Bush Administration.

Meanwhile, a new "submarine" social media fundraising campaign, a theme that emphasizes Douglas' U.S. Navy service, began today. The campaign reported $61,000 in campaign contributions in the last FEC reporting period in December 31.

Radio Spot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m40RWEDRS30
Submarine Campaign:
http://www.douglasmoneysub.com/

Radio Spot Text:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Man: (shocked) Honey, did you see where gas prices could go to $6?
Woman: Shhhhhhhh...you'll wake Ben Cardin. (snoring man sfx)
Man: (in a barely whispered tone) With our jobs going to Virginia, how are we going to afford that?
Woman: (in a hushed tone): Please! You know how Ben Cardin gets when he hasn't had a full term of sleep! (snoring man sfx)
Man: (barely containing himself through gritted teeth) Well I am SORRY that Rip Van Cardin might actually wake up and have to do something....
Woman: Brian!!! We have had Ben Cardin long enough to know that he needs a full 6 years of rest before we can ask anything of him!!! Now let Ben Cardin sleep. (stirring and then more snoring sfx)
music transition
Richard Douglas: Hi this is Richard Douglas. Its time to wake Congress up and that's why I'm running for U.S. Senate.
We've got to get the do nothing professional politicians like Ben Cardin out of Washington.

I'm not a politician. I'm an Iraq veteran and small business owner concerned about jobs and our economy.

My name is Richard Douglas and I'm asking for your support, so we can begin to turn this country around.
Announcer: Republicans must field an experienced candidate who can beat Ben Cardin.

In the Republican primary on April 3rd support

Richard Douglas.

Learn more at
　
douglasforsenate2012.com

Richard Douglas: I'm Richard Douglas. I approve this message.
Paid for by the Douglas for Senate 2012 Committee.

TIME MACHINE Preview ... When Worcester Experienced The Reality Of War.

Air raid wardens deputized... state police preparing to stop all in-coming traffic...the largest black-out ever attempted in the state was being scheduled, affecting virtually every town and village in Worcester County.
　
Read more about this news from 1942 plus items from 1898, 1900, 1950, and 1960 this Sunday on The Pocomoke Public Eye!



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Daniel Bongino - Candidate for U.S. Senate - (R-MD)

Daniel Bongino US Senate Candidate (R-MD)

Daniel Bongino, also running for the U.S. Senate, is  a  former Secret Service Agent  for the White House.

He recently resigned from his White House duties to run for office.

For more information on Daniel Bongino:

http://www.bongino.com/ 

Follow  on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/bonginoforsenate> and
Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/dbongino>

BINGO! Pocomoke Fairgrounds This Friday Night

BINGO !

The Great Pocomoke Fairgrounds

2037 Broad Street

Pocomoke City, MD.

Friday, March 16, 2012

DOORS OPEN @ 5:30 PM

GAMES BEGIN @ 7:00 PM

$20.00 IN ADVANCE

$25.00 AT DOOR

FOOD,  SPECIAL RAFFLES, 50/50 RAFFLE

20 GAMES plus SPECIAL GAMES

For ticket information call:

410-422-9195

443-614-4456

410-726-2300

Tables Reserved For 6 or more players.

BENEFITS THE 2012  

GREAT POCOMOKE FAIR

~Bring 4 canned goods for a free special game card – proceeds to be donated to the Samaritan Shelter.~

*Prizes include older and new:  Vera Bradley patterns,  Longaberger Baskets, Thirty-one Products.

*Vera Bradley is not a sponsor of this event. This event is in no way connected with the Longaberger Co. or Thirty-One Gifts.

Theater Academy 2012

Accomack County Man Found Guilty

VA SHORE: After being shot five times, victim was told, 'I might as well finish you off'

Written by
Nancy Drury Duncan
Staff Writer

ACCOMAC — An Accomack County man was found guilty of malicious maiming and a firearms charge after shooting an acquaintance five times in a 2 a.m. dispute over marijuana.

Anthony Wise, 24, of Melfa will be sentenced after a background report is completed. He claimed self-defense in the shooting.

“The defendant fired five times,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Gary Agar. “No other gun was produced.

There is no evidence of self defense.”


The victim, Sedric Dennis, said he was a front seat passenger in a car with two other men. The men were parked in a driveway facing the road in Rolling Acres, near Parksley.


“We were all drinking moonshine from a jug,” Dennis said.


He testified that he had an altercation with Wise earlier in the day while they were together celebrating a birthday. Dennis said Wise accused him of taking marijuana that belonged to him.


Dennis said he denied taking it. Wise seemed to accept that and said no more about it, until later.


“He (Wise) drove into Rolling Acres and got out and walked over to our vehicle,” Dennis said. Wise walked to the driver’s side and kept asking him for the missing marijuana.


Then Wise pulled out his gun pointed it in the window and shot Dennis five times.
“I was hollering,” he said. “I exited the vehicle and tried to run, but I fell because my legs gave out.”


He said Wise ran over to him and said “I might as well finish you off.”


Dennis said Wise pulled the trigger, “but it didn’t go off.”


He said the shooter got into his car and left and he asked the other men to call an ambulance, which they did.

He said he told them instead to take him to Royal Farms.


They met the ambulance there and he was transported to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. From there, Dennis said, he was flown by Nightingale Air Ambulance to Norfolk Sentara Hospital.


Accomack County Investigator Earl Drummond read aloud a statement from Anthony Wise, who said Dennis, the victim, brought out a big, black handgun.


“I thought it was him or me,” he told Drummond. “I was scared. I Ann’s never shot nobody.”


“It was a self-defense issue,” defense attorney Thomas Northam told the court.


“He approached the vehicle and had a pistol,” said Lewis in finding him guilty.

Source:

From Richard Douglas Candidate For Maryland Senate 2012

U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas on

Maryland's gasoline tax

Governor O'Malley appeared before two General Assembly committees today in a quixotic effort to save his gasoline tax hike proposal.

http://wbal.com/article/87739/3/template-story/OMalley-Testifying-For-Gas-Sales-Tax-Today 

Following is a statement from U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas:

"Governor O'Malley is addicted to tax increases, including those on gasoline, and Senator Ben Cardin, through his silence, is one of his chief enablers," said Richard Douglas. "Ben Cardin's failure to speak up on the regressive gasoline tax is an endorsement of out-of-control spending which comes out of the pockets of hard-working Maryland families.  Our system of federalism is an important governing principle, but it is not an excuse for a senator to remain silent and abdicate leadership at this critical time when our state is headed in the wrong direction." 

Bradley Colas Now Facing New Charges

WTKR News/ Channel 3

A Virginia Beach police officer who stabbed two Accomack County firefighters and then shot at one of them is facing new charges.

State police tell NewsChannel 3 that Bradley Colas is now charged with attempted murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

NewsChannel 3 was in court last week when Colas testified that he was having a severe psychotic reaction to a common antibiotic called Biaxin.

The officer told the court that after starting the prescription, he developed tormenting hallucinations about demons.

He testified that he was compelled to race to Philadelphia to see Jesus when he crashed his car on Route 13.

He said he believed the firefighters dispatched to help him were evil.

That`s why he attacked them.

He is being held in jail without bond.

Source and VIDEO

At the Mar-Va This Weekend

THIS WEEKEND

Friday, March 16th at 7 PM

Saturday, March 17th at 7 PM

Tickets: $5

www.marvatheater.com

SHORE BEEF and BBQ

~GREAT DAY FOR SOME BBQ~

THURSDAY LUNCH SPECIAL

Pulled Pork Sandwich (any way) w/ Side

Drink ~ $7.50

 It's going to a great day so get out and smell the bbq

Body Recovered From Pond in Northampton County / Virginia

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY (WAVY) - The body recovered from a Northampton County pond has been sent to the Norfolk Medical Examiner for identification.

The male body was found Wednesday in a pond near Bahama Road in Cape Charles, Sheriff David Doughty said.

The Medical Examiner will also determine the individual's cause of death.

Both the Cape Charles Police Department and the Northampton Sheriff's Office are investigating the case.

Source:

NASA ~ Wallops Launch

NASA at Wallops has canceled the rocket launch  that was scheduled for tonight.

According to NASA the launch has been pushed back to Friday night at the earliest.

From Richard Douglas For Senate / Maryland 2012

U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas

on

 Maryland's Gasoline  Tax

 

 

Governor O'Malley appeared before two General Assembly committees today in a quixotic effort to save his gasoline tax hike proposal.

http://wbal.com/article/87739/3/template-story/OMalley-Testifying-For-Gas-Sales-Tax-Today 

Following is a statement from U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas:

"Governor O'Malley is addicted to tax increases, including those on gasoline, and Senator Ben Cardin, through his silence, is one of his chief enablers," said Richard Douglas. "Ben Cardin's failure to speak up on the regressive gasoline tax is an endorsement of out-of-control spending which comes out of the pockets of hard-working Maryland families.  Our system of federalism is an important governing principle, but it is not an excuse for a senator to remain silent and abdicate leadership at this critical time when our state is headed in the wrong direction." 

From Richard Douglas For Maryland Senate 2012

In Case You Missed It:

Press Coverage of Richard Douglas for U.S. Senate

"A dutiful Senator comprehends that he is a leader in his state as well as in Washington. He is not a distant bystander peering through a spyglass.  A genuine Senate leader speaks up before the shipwreck. Not after."

 -Richard Douglas

http://cockeysville.patch.com/blog_posts/how-the-us-senate-affects-you 

 

 

"Douglas, a College Park resident who worked in the U.S. Senate and served in Iraq, said Cardin has failed to represent state residents and instead is worried only about issues that align with his Democratic colleagues in the senate." - Diamondback

 http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-question-republican-candidates-1.2817485#.T1_aQcWiHlA

Pocomoke Public Eye / 3.12.12 / Douglas: Work with Israel   
"Ben Cardin needs to understand that if we should be working in concert with anyone it should be Israel." - Richard Douglas
http://thepocomokepubliceye.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-richard-douglas-for-maryland_12.html

Blue Ridge Forum / 3.11.12 / Douglas on Immigration

 "No other candidate in Maryland's US Senate race, including incumbent Ben Cardin, has more immigration, visa, nationality, and border security experience than I do." -Richard Douglas 

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Monoblogue /  3.10.12 / Douglas: Jobs to Maryland  

Expanding on a point he made when he spoke at our Lincoln Day Dinner, U.S. Senate hopeful Richard Douglas bemoaned the loss of 1,400 manufacturing jobs when heavy equipment maker Caterpillar decided to build a factory in Athens, Georgia. - Monoblogue 

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SBY News / 3.09.12 / Failed Senate Vote on Keystone

U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Harry Reid have no concept of the impact on workers which follows the death of projects like Keystone.

  http://sbynews.blogspot.com/search?q=Douglas&max-results=20&by-date=true

Hagerstown Herald-Mail / 3.8.12 / Tea Party Forum

Republican Richard J. Douglas said no federal government agency should be free from scrutiny. Douglas told the estimated 90 people in attendance that voters have to send the right people to the U.S. Senate who "have a backbone."  -Hagerstown Herald Mail

 

http://articles.herald-mail.com/2012-03-08/news/31138178_1_candidates-forum-federal-government-democrat-lih-young

  

  

Upcoming radio:

WCBM "Sean and Frank" 680 AM Thursday, March 15 8:15 AM

Diamondback / 3.12.12 / College Republicans Forum

Cockeysville Patch /  3.13.12 / Douglas: Role of U.S. Senate  

RSVP For Workshop ~ Thursday, March 15th

~Only a few slots left for our workshop with national retail consultant and small business expert, Margie Johnson.  Please respond by Thursday, 3/15 if you have not already done so.~

Low Budget High Impact Strategies

for

 Small Business Success

Wednesday, March 21st

5:30pm – 7:45pm

Historic Mar-Va Theater & Performing Arts Center

Program Sponsorship:
City of Pocomoke • Worcester County Office of Tourism • Downtown Pocomoke Association ~Main Street Berlin ~ PNC Bank

Admission fees:

Free to DPA members and Main Street Berlin members

$10 for Main Street programs & Chamber of Commerce members from:

Pocomoke Area, Berlin, Snow Hill, Princess Anne, & Eastern Shore Chambers

$15 for all others

Catered by Smith Island BabyCake Factory

RSVP DEADLINE for ALL: Thursday, March 15

 mailto:downtownpocomoke@gmail.com

Nationally recognized retail consultant, speaker and author Margie Johnson delivers a powerful workshop filled with innovative ideas to re-energize, re-strategize and re-think the way you compete! Margie has worked across the nation with hundreds of small business to grow their business. She has assisted Main Street success stories throughout the country, including our neighbors in Cambridge, Frederick and Berlin.

Since 1985, Margie's company, Shop Talk, has been providing consultation and research for the retail, hospitality and financial industries. Margie leveraged 24 years of growing the award-winning Galleon Esplanade shopping, restaurant and hotel complex in Nags Head, NC, to become one of the most sought-after retail consultants in the country.

Margie has received recognition from the Fred Lazarus National Retail Federation Award, the North Carolina Employer of the Year Award, the 1998 Outstanding Woman of Hampton Roads and Who’s Who in America. She has represented the retail industry on WHRO Public Television and on NBC’s Today Show. Learn more about Margie at www.shoptalk.org.

Marvelous Mar-Va - Around Town Events~

Md. Family Faces Deportation, Receives Grassroots Support

Jorge Steven Acuna

WBOC-TV

SNOW HILL, Md. - Nineteen-year-old Jorge Steven Acuna, his mother Blanca and his father Jorge Sr. were reportedly held at the Worcester County Detention Center in Snow Hill. They still face possible deportation.

According to the nonprofit Casa de Maryland, the Germantown family moved to the United States and was denied asylum from political violence in Colombia. Jorge was set to graduate from Montgomery College.

Friends have started an online effort to try and raise support for the Acunas to stay in the country.

"We're just trying to serve justice because a family as good as this deserves to be here," said Jorge's best friend Erin Lundy.

Lundy visited the Acunas at the jail on Tuesday, where the family has been held for about a week now. Late in the day, Lundy confirms the Acunas were released from the jail, and that they will likely join supporters who plan on holding a rally in Rockville on Wednesday. The case is pending.  

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told WBOC in a statement: "ICE also takes discretionary actions based on the merits of a case," adding that ICE recognizes there needs to be serious solutions to the nation's "broken immigration system."

Source:

Rabies Clinics In Worcester County

WORCESTER COUNTY

RABIES CLINICS

March 21 - 5:30-7:30 at Animal Control- located at 6207 Timmons Road
Snow Hill, MD 21863

April 18th - 5:30-7:30 at Animal Control located at 6207 Timmons Road
Snow Hill, MD 21863

May 9th - old Bishopville Fire House

May 10th - 5:30-7:30 at Animal Control located at 6207 Timmons Road
Snow Hill, MD 21863

For more information:
Worcester County Rabies Vaccination and Licensing FAQs

http:// www.co.worcester.md.us/wsco/animalctrl.aspx

Sheriff Releases Brief Description of Bank Robber

Northampton County Sheriff David Doughty  has released a description of the suspect wanted in connection with a Tuesday morning bank robbery at 10233 Rogers Drive in Nassawadox, Virginia.    The Sheriff's Office responded to the SunTrust Bank after a 10:39 AM alarm sounded. 

Police are looking for a young  black male, approximately 5' 7" to 5' 8"  wearing a hood and baggy pants.  The robber fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of money.

Law enforcement units from the Exmore Police Department, Virginia State Police, Eastville Police Department, Cape Charles Police Department, the FBI and the Accomack County Sheriff's Office assisted in the investigation.

Call the Northampton County Sheriff's Office at 757-678-0458 if you have any information about the robbery.

NASA To Launch 5 Rockets In 5 Minutes

NASA is scheduled to launch five suborbital sounding rockets in just over five minutes March 15 from the Wallops Facility in Virginia as part of a study of the upper level jet stream.


Based on the approved range schedule, the launch window for March 15 is between midnight and 1:30 a.m. EDT. The backup launch days are March 16 through April 3.

The Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX) will gather information needed to better understand the process responsible for the high-altitude jet stream located 60 to 65 miles above the surface of the Earth.

As part the mission, the five rockets will release a chemical tracer that will form milky, white clouds that allow scientists and the public to "see" the winds in space. These clouds may be visible for up to 20 minutes by residents from South Carolina to southern New Hampshire and Vermont.

The NASA Visitor Center will open at 10 p.m. on March 14, 2012 for public viewing.

Launch status also is available on the Facility’s Facebook page and its launch status line at 757-824-2050.

The mission will be web cast beginning at 10 p.m. on March 14, 2012 at:

http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast

Mission status on March 14 can be followed on Twitter at:

http://www.Twitter.com/NASA_Wallops

More information on the ATREX mission is available on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/missions/atrex.html

Fingerprint Requirement Changes

CHANGE IN FINGERPRINT SERVICES FOR BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – Citizens wanting their fingerprints taken for background checks or applicant requirements will need to find an electronic fingerprint capture location and will temporarily be unable to obtain those from Maryland State Police barracks, due to a change in requirements by the FBI.

Effective March 19, 2012, Maryland State Police barracks that have previously provided fingerprinting services to citizens will be unable to do so, at least temporarily. The FBI will no longer accept paper fingerprint cards. All fingerprints submitted to the FBI will need to be taken electronically.

Persons needing fingerprints can visit the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services website at http://www.dpscs.maryland.gov/  and click on the “fingerprinting services” link beneath the “quick links” column. A list of electronic fingerprinting sites is located there.

Maryland State Police barracks are in the process of converting to electronic fingerprinting. That process will not be completed however, for at least several months.

ALL YOU CAN EAT SPAGHETTI & SILENT AUCTION

Richard Douglas For Maryland Senate 2012

Statement from Richard Douglas

on Cardin's New Campaign Commercial

Statement from U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas on Just-Released "Ben is Your Friend" campaign commercial:

"With record spending, record debt, jobs going to Virginia, and gas prices we have never seen before, Ben Cardin is talking about the benefits of brushing your teeth.  It's no surprise that the incumbent Senator would rather distract voters with commercials about dental hygiene than work on fixing Maryland's problems."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/ben-cardin-launching-ads-for-reelection-campaign/2012/03/12/gIQAD2oX8R_blog.html

 

Nassawadox Bank Robbery This Morning

NASSAWADOX — Police are tracking Tuesday afternoon a suspect in connection with a robbery at the Rogers Drive SunTrust Bank location.

A police dog from the Cape Charles Police Department tracked the dog north from the bank into an open area.

Units and personnel from a number of area police offices, including State Troopers and the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, began the manhunt after the robbery of a bank here.

The SunTrust Bank at 10233 Rogers Drive, Nassawadox, was robbed at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Police have established a perimeter around the bank, which is next door to Little Italy Restaurant.


State Troopers were seen north of the bank on Route 13 on the lookout, according to a witness.

Reports are that Franco Nocera, who owns the restaurant, has video of the suspect, apparently wearing a hood and sagging pants.

Traffic is still flowing on Rogers Drive.

There will be more information as it becomes available.

Source:

VA Man Wanted For Murder Arrested

Mark Smith

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. - A wanted man is behind bars after a shooting in Virginia left one man dead.

Police had been searching for Mark Smith since February 26th - after a fight at a party near Parksley ended when gunfire rang out - hitting and killing 24-year-old Vladimir Sadin.

Jakori Evans

Police had already arrested 18-year-old Jakori Evans in connection to the shooting.

Both Evans and Smith are facing multiple charges including Second Degree Murder.

**In July 2010-Felony warrant obtained by Accomack County Sheriff's Office for Mark Smith. 

Mark Smith, age 34 of Parks Street, Parksley, is charged with 2 counts of robbery, 1 count of attempted robbery, and 2 counts of use of firearm in commission of a felony.**

From Richard Douglas For Maryland Senate- 2012

Cardin Speaks: C-Span / Israel

Maryland U.S. Senate candidate Richard Douglas noted today that  Senator Ben Cardin finally spoke up on Israel in a March 7 interview on C-Span - months after about complaining about U.S. Postal service downsizing. 

Douglas: Work in Concert with Israel First 

"As an incumbent Senator, Ben Cardin has a bully pulpit that none of his GOP primary challengers have.  While I am glad to hear the Senator finally speak up on Israel, I disagree with his assessment that the U.S. is beholden to the international community when it comes to addressing rogue states like Iran. 

"If we do anything in concert with anyone, it should be with Israel and the democracies, not Russia and China.  Chaining ourselves to the lowest common denominator invites gridlock-- similar to how the United Nations Security Council works.  I am opposed to abdicating U.S. foreign policy to the U.N. 

"Sen. Cardin's interview on C-Span comes from State Department talking points and white papers.  I heard nothing in this interview that shows leadership or backbone in what America should be doing to address the impact of a nuclear-armed Iran and its threat to Israel, the Middle-East and the U.S."   

-Richard Douglas

Ben Cardin on Iran / Israel 3.07.12http://www.c-span.org/Events/C-SPAN-Event/10737428862/
                                         

On actions to address Iran:

3:58 "It needs to be international, I agree with that."

On China/Russian support:

4:10 "Do we need more cooperation with those countries - absolutely."

"World partners:"

4:20 "We need to work with our partners around the World."

From Richard Douglas For Maryland Senate

MBRG / In Case You Missed It:

"Taxapolooza Time" in Annapolis

Sales Tax: A blunt instrument

citybizlist 3.05.12

http://bit.ly/zVniIf

 

"Hiking taxes across such a wide swath of our economy is a blunt instrument that only helps those who want to grow government at the expense of businesses and jobs,"

 - Maryland Business for Responsive Government President Kimberly M. Burns

Politics and Policy of Expanding Taxes

WNAV 3.05.12 

http://bit.ly/bwMFXh

"The prevailing philosophy seems to be, if it moves tax it, if it doesn't move, tax it anyway.

"The Governor has not just kicked the can down the road, he's kicked the whole six pack to Mike Miller and Mike Busch. 

"MBRG's position is we don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem."  - MBRG President Kimberly M. Burns

Expansion of Sales Tax Net Comes Under Fire

SBYNEWS 3.05.12

http://bit.ly/wMhzG2

Gazette 3.05.12

http://bit.ly/AyOZ6p

Pocomoke Public Eye 3.05.12

http://bit.ly/y8nYiD

"Rather than expanding the sales tax to more services, legislators should go through the state budget line-by-line to look for spending reductions,”- MBRG President Kimberly M. Burns

Hidden Tax Targeted Towards Seniors

Baltimore Business Journal 3.09.12

http://bit.ly/xc2TtK

"My first reaction was did I hear that correctly, - taxing senior citizens? - MBRG President Kimberly M. Burns

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Note to Press: MBRG's Roll Call contains business voting history of every member of the General Assembly. 

http://bit.ly/xavrEM

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