Delmarva Blogwire

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• Public Option And Medicare Buy-In Dropped

  —Delaware Liberal

  Number of comments: 1
  Reports are just coming in that there’s a new “deal” on health care reform. President Lieberman wants only to give U.S. taxpayer money to big insurance companies but doesn’t care anything about lowering costs. Do you know the origin of the Medicare buy-in? Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman proposed a Medicare [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:35pm EST
  by Unstable Isotope

• Teaching on a Reservation

  —Delmar DustPan

  Wow another blog to mention!! In my post on the Sulgrave Incident I mentioned Kaitlyn Stasik. She left a comment thanking me for citing her. I backtracked on her name and found she does a blog called MSSONTHEREZ which translates I think to Ms. S on The Reservation. She [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:27pm EST
  by Howard

• Question of the Day

  —Delmar DustPan

  What dumb ass at Sam's Club in Salisbury decided ten days before Christmas would be a good time to pave the parking lot? [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:25pm EST
  by Howard

• Meaningless Numbers

  —Red Maryland

  The left has decided to examine Governor Ehrlich's chances of unseating Martin O'Malley next year, and Adam Pagnucco decided to start his analysis with the most meaningless statistic in all of politics: voter registration data.
  Overall, the Democrats have an absolute majority (at 56.9%) and outnumber Republicans by' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:13pm EST
  by Brian Griffiths

• Mayor Ireton Tells Council, "Move Or I Will Move Without You"

  —Salisbury News

  Mayor Ireton has just informed the Council they will either move forward on the first reading for a new Crime Prevention Officer or he will move forward without them.
  
  Councilwoman Cohen stated, PLEASE, let's work together. "I'd like to see the Council come together. Let's pass this on'" [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 6:58pm EST
  by joealbero

• Found Dog Deers Head Area

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 2
  
  
  Yellow Lab (female) with bark or invisible fence collar on.
  
  Found 1700 North Emerson Ave area.
  
  Walks well on a leash as well very well behaved.
  
  I will mail pictures soon. Right now daughter walking her around to try [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:58pm EST
  by joealbero

• Dirty Laundry

  —Right Coast Girl

  Number of comments: 3
  Earl Glynn has a fascinating look at congressional expenditures that taxpayers are paying for.
  
  Guam’s Delegate, for example, had all of us pick up $6,090.00 in food expenditures in Guam. Madeleine Bordalio may have no vote in Congress, but she can stick it to [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:51pm EST
  by RightCoast

• Farmers say Chesapeake Bay rules will bankrupt some farms

  —Come-Here News

  Farmers nationwide are gearing up for a battle against the federal government over plans to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. It's not that farmers are against a bay cleanup, said Greg Hicks, communications director for the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. [...]
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• Toy Closet open Dec. 17-18

  —Come-Here News

  EASTVILLE -- The Northampton County Toy Closet will be open on Dec. 17 and 18 [2009]. The program is coordinated by the Northampton Social Services, Parks and Recreation, Salvation Army and American Legion Post 400. [...]
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• Capt. Zack's restaurant goes mobile

  —Come-Here News

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- After five years of doing business near the intersection of Deep Hole Road and Maddox Boulevard, partners Crystal Fisher and Tammy Broyles have taken the advise of customers and expanded their business to the mainland. [...]
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• Have You Lost A Cat?

  —Delmar DustPan

  A young female cat has been found in the Shadow Hills development. It is solid gray with white feet and a white face and from appearance and actions has been well taken care of. Should you have lost a cat of that description please email/contact kscausey@salisbury.edu [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:13pm EST
  by Howard

• A LOCAL FAMILY IN NEED II

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 3
  Hi Joe,
  
  Thanks for publishing my post about asking for help for Tommy and Beth Phillips in Fruitland. There were some questions in the comments that I will try to address. They have medical insurance through the government but it does not cover the dental work that Dylan [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 4:45pm EST
  by joealbero

• Weapon Found In School

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 0
  
  Location: William Penn High School 713 East Basin Road New Castle, DE 19720
  
  Date of Occurrence: Friday, December 11, 2009
  
  Missing Person:
  
  Resume:
  
  Student found with gun in New Castle area high school.
  
  On [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 4:35pm EST
  by joealbero

• Man In Serious Condition After Falling Into Grain Silo

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 4
  
  A young man in his mid 20's, (Garrett Ehrisman) fell into a Grain Silo in Berlin today and it's been reported he's severed his leg and has been taken to Shock Trauma. More to come......' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:45pm EST
  by joealbero

• Reform? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Finance Reform

  —Delaware Way

  Update: This is a must read by bobswern ~
  ~~~~~
  The Market Ticker writes ~ The Architecture Of The Scam (Goldman .et.al.)
  

  [T]he entire financial system became one gigantic fraud machine during the last 20 and especially the last 10 years.

  ...This is the fundamental scam in finance [...]

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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:34pm EST
  by Nancy Willing

• Wanker of the Week!

  —Progressive Delmarva

  Number of comments: 10
  
  Congratulations to Joe Lieberman for winning wanker of the week once again! His decision to hold the health care bill hostage until someone pays attention to him makes him a strong WOTW each week, but he gets the honor this time because it took me [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:26pm EST
  by Melanie

• HA! 22 Million 'Lost" Emails From Bush Years Are Recovered

  —Delaware Way

  Whoo Hoo! 22 million missing Bushie emails have been 'found' (via MSNBC). Here's the story.
  
  
  ~*~
  Double HA! The red meat story is here ~ Marcy Wheeler: White House to Restore Emails from Plame Cover-Up Period
  

  That list includes almost all of the most suspect dates [...]

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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:14pm EST
  by Nancy Willing

• Food Bank Donations Down

  —Delaware Liberal

  We are having our War on Christmas party on this Friday at CW Harborside at 7PM.  We will be collecting donations for the Food Bank of Delaware to help them out.  I just saw a tweet from the Food Bank.  They are currently down over 12 tons from last year [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  by liberalgeek

• DEMs Commit 2010 Suicide Over The Public Option In Pact With Obstructionist Senators?

  —Delaware Way

  Mcjoan reports ~ New Poll: Dems' 2010 Prospects Tied to the Public Option
  When Dems were told they were going to get change in 2006 and 2008, that's what we expected. Now it would seem rank and file Democratic voters--not activists, but regular voters--are using the only leverage they' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:27pm EST
  by Nancy Willing

• Will The Senate Provide For Any Competition For Health Insurance Companies Or Not? NOT

  —Delaware Way

  Update: Atrios says ~
  

  Politico tells me the White House is telling Reid to cave in to Lieberman's demands and strip out the Medicare buy in and that there's an emergency caucus meeting today. I wonder if Lieberman is invited to the Democratic caucus meeting where they will discuss [...]

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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:57pm EST
  by Nancy Willing

• POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 12/14

  —Accomack County Democrats

  Bonus Quote of the Day “There has to be a certain decorum and civility. And that was just smashed. I thought, ‘How low have we gotten here?’” – Former President George H.W. Bush, in an interview with Parade, noting he was “deeply offended” by Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-SC) outburst during President Obama’s September [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:16pm EST
  by fvmoore

• BENEFIT: Milk and Cookies with Santa at Common Grounds

  —Progressive Delmarva

  Number of comments: 2
  
  
  
  
  Event:  Milk and Cookies with Santa
  Location:  Common Grounds:  A Fair Trade Coffee House
  address:  701 D East Naylor Mill Road, Salisbury, Maryland
  Date/Time:  12/19/09 11:00 - 3:00
  Benefits:  Bubba Man Can!  see www.BubbaManCan.com for information
  
  
  Come join us for [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:12pm EST
  by champs1

• The Ooh Mou Mou

  —afterthegoldrush

  Number of comments: 1
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 12:17pm EST
  by afterthegoldrush

• Monday Open Thread

  —Delaware Liberal

  Number of comments: 15
  It’s Monday so let’s get started on our open thread. How’s your holiday shopping going? Despite my doubts about the new fitness shoe craze, I bought some. I’ve been wearing them and they’re pretty comfortable but my thighs are killing me. Is this a sign they’re working? I find this interesting, [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  by Unstable Isotope

• The Law and Order Myth of Frank Kratovil

  —Red Maryland

  Frank Kratovil, who campaigned for Congress in 2008 on a law and order message, is finding his record coming back to haunt him.
  
  In 2004 Kratovil charged Dontell Lamont Guy with 16 criminal counts, two of which included selling drugs to minors and assault with a deadly [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:52am EST
  by Mark Newgent

• The Poor Next Door

  —Progressive Delmarva

  Number of comments: 7
  When it comes to poverty, most of us focus on either inner-city poverty or world-wide poverty. Too often we are ignorant about the poor in our own communities.
  
  According to my local paper The Star Democrat, "Talbot County is the second wealthiest county in the state [of Maryland]," [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:41am EST
  by tmamone

• December 15th: Code Red Rally in Washington

  —Right Coast Girl

  Number of comments: 1
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to federalize one-sixth of the American economy with his $2.5 trillion health care reform bill, a bill that would usher in the largest single expansion of government that our country has ever seen.
  
  
  Had enough? Join Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., Patients First [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:40am EST
  by RightCoast

• DelMar History

  —Delmar DustPan

  Number of comments: 0
  There is a blog called DelMar History that is aimed at - No not the town of Delmar - but DelMar history as in the two states. It's byline is History of Sussex County Delaware and surrounding counties in Maryland and Delaware. It has been active since October [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:24am EST
  by Howard

• SND

  —Progressive Delmarva

  Number of comments: 6
  Bear with me while I post about the “Tiger Woods Scandal” for a moment.
  
  I don’t care. [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:09am EST
  by Street Signs

• Cancellations at the Centre at Salisbury - Red Kettle Campaign

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 3
  We have two cancellations at the Centre - very coveted spots..
  
  TONIGHT at Macy's from 7 to 9 p.m.
  
  12/18 at Sears, 2 to 4 p.m.
  
  UPDATE: BOTH TIME SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED. THANK YOU!!!
  
  If you'd like to volunteer for a slot at' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:07am EST
  by Ghanima

• No News is Good News

  —Blast From the Past-Blowin' in the Wind

  Number of comments: 1
  The one thing I don't like about my job is being the referee in any kind of Malay. It's my job to protect the corporate liabilities and answer my phone or cell phone and stop whatever I'm doing to do so, when 3 employees call me and ask if I'm' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:57am EST
  by Tim Chaney

• Rick Pollitt is REALLY REALLY Excited to Give Us Crappy News

  —Right Coast Girl

  Number of comments: 0
  
  Just days before Christmas, Rick Pollitt is elated to share with us the rough times. He eagerly awaits telling us, that under his direction, the county is bankrupt. I'm sort of amused about him mentioning "GREAT opportunitites" just after he says how everything sucks, but then again,' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:56am EST
  by RightCoast

• Holy Bejeezus it’s Mid-December and also some Great Stuff

  —Conte Online

   Happy Hanukkah.  That comes about 3 days late.  I said it to you before I said it to my grandparents.  That’s how horrible I am.  Are you serious?  It’s like December…it’s pretty much about to almost be January.

  Well, you guys, I feel like a seagull because of my inbox.  See, [...]

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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:52am EST
  by Lieb

• Friday the 13th took place on Sunday this year

  —miriam's ideas

  but it was still horrible. Frustration with loading the software on the new camera, as the CD drive does not work. Tried to download software, but couldn't. I figured it was me, called tech support. The first "customer service rep" was downright rude and hung up on me. Customer service!' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:52am EST
  by miriam

• Distributing lumps of coal

  —monoblogue

  This came to my e-mail box today and I’ll dutifully report it too. But then, as a value-added service, you get insight and analysis.

  Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr. will deliver his fourth “State of the County” address on Friday, December 18th, at 10:00 A.M. in the Council Chambers of [...]

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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:42am EST
  by Michael

• Jacob Hacker Endorses Medicare Buy-in

  —Delaware Liberal

  Number of comments: 3
  Even though apparently Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson are now bad-mouthing a deal they helped to make, Jacob Hacker was in the news last week endorsing the Medicare Buy-In. Hacker being pretty much the Godfather of the Public Option. The complete interview on this (including others) is here on [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by cassandra_m

• Second Degree Assault

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 3
  
  DATE & TIME: 12/14/2009 0742 hrs.
  
  LOCATION: 324539 Old Ocean City Rd., Pittsville, MD 21850.
  
  INCIDENT: Assault Second Degree
  
  VICTIM: George Berkley Ruark, Jr. 26 yoa
  
  SUSPECT: Stephen Paul Dowling. 53 yoa.
  
  
  BRIEF RESUME:
  
  On 12/13/2009 Troopers responded [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:53am EST
  by joealbero

• WICOMICO COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO DELIVER FOURTH “STATE OF THE COUNTY” ADDRESS

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 13
  
  Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr. will deliver his fourth “State of the County” address on Friday, December 18th, at 10:00 A.M. in the Council Chambers of the Government Office Building. The speech will be covered live on PAC 14. The presentation is open to [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:51am EST
  by joealbero

• The Blame Obama Brigade

  —Delaware Liberal

  Number of comments: 15
  This weekend seemed to be filled with lots of discussion all over the internet re: Matt Taibbi’s piece giving President Obama’s economic team a not undeserved beat down. I like Taibbi’s writing a lot and the fact that he doesn’t do conventional “objective” reporting doesn’t bother me (but the [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:30am EST
  by cassandra_m

• Red Kettle Campaign - UPDATE

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THANK YOU, Pohanka Automotive and the individuals that have stepped up, at this late date, to fill the slots available. There are still quite a few time slots to [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:21am EST
  by Ghanima

• Mike Dunn Back To His Old Ways Again

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 18
  
  Joe,
  
  I had lunch yesterday with someone who said they heard that Mike Dunn went way over the top at a meeting at the University the other day. The meeting was for improving neighborhood and university relationships.
  
  Terry Cohen was talking about something [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by joealbero

• Chris Bush Analyzes The Governor's Race

  —Eastern Shore of Maryland Libertarians

  Number of comments: 0
  Originally Posted on the MD-Lib Discussion Board by Doug McNeil
  
  Note: Chris Bush is a well-known Maryland blogger who writes extensively
  about utility regulation and other political issues. He's a progressive who
  favors re-regulation to reverse the recent electricity rate increases, which
  (as he correctly notes) [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by Muir W. Boda

• For feds, more get 6-figure salaries

  —Eastern Shore of Maryland Libertarians

  Number of comments: 0
  USA Today has published an article pointing to the incredible increase of Federal Employees that have Salaries over $100,000 and $150,000 per year, before bonuses and benefits. This has happened during the current recession's first 18 months.
  
  This was recommended under President Bush and is being continued under [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by Muir W. Boda

• Finally, A Green Plan I/We Can Get Behind

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 2
  
  Promote term limits --- 2 terms; one in office, one in federal prison.
  This plan is in place in Chicago. [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:55am EST
  by joealbero

• Caption This Photo

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 7
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:50am EST
  by joealbero

• State Board of Public Works Meeting - December 16, 2009

  —Citizens For Greater Centreville

  Agenda Item #10

  Town of Centreville
  Loan - Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund.
  Amount:$2,350,000.
  Centreville Arsenic Water Treatment Plant Improvement.

  [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:46am EST
  by admin

• A Letter To The Editor II

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 2
  I don't understand why the White House is so upset about the two party crashers at Barack Obama's steak dinner the other night.
  
  Is it really appropriate and politically correct to call them party crashers just because they trespassed on Mr. Obama? Does that make them criminals? Isn't that [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:45am EST
  by joealbero

• A Letter To The Editor

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 2
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:40am EST
  by joealbero

• Caption This Photo

  —Salisbury News

  Number of comments: 17
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:35am EST
  by joealbero

• The GOP Abandons Rhode Island

  —Delaware Liberal

  Number of comments: 1
  Rhode Island is gearing up for a governor’s race in 2010. And this is one election result I can predict with certainty, the Republicans will not win this race . . . you can take that to the bank. Political Wire reports that the sole GOP candidate for governor has [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:30am EST
  by nemski