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  • What The Liberal Leave Policies Really Means

    There are several government agencies and even businesses that have a “liberal leave” policy. I think it secretly means that liberals can stay home but conservatives must report on time. Hey, somebody has to work! Filed under: Fun, Politics [...]
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    Posted: February 09, 2010, 7:45am EST
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  • National Guard Pulled Out of Ditch By Local Farmer

    Here are two photos courtesy of Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips. These images of a local farmer using a tractor to help pull a National Guard unit out of a snow-covered ditch illustrate some of the extreme conditions and circumstances this past weekend’s storm caused. The shots were taken on [...]
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    Posted: February 09, 2010, 5:56am EST
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  • Sussex County Asks Public For Storm Reports

    Press Release: Sussex County asks public for storm reports Emergency managers trying to assess damage caused by heavy snowfall as preparations begin for new round of wintry weather FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1730 Hours, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 Sussex County officials are asking residents and property owners with damage caused by this past weekend’s snowstorm to [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:56pm EST
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  • Woodland Ferry Is Still Closed

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    The News Journal/DelawareOnline reports today more bad news for the Woodland Ferry: The ferry has been idle since October, when it developed problems with its thruster. A replacement was ordered and installed, but when DelDOT started test runs, another part of the ferry’s hydraulic system failed, Shockley said. After the old boat [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:51pm EST
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  • Don’t Get Snow On His Car

    Garnet Dalton takes snow removal seriously. He takes it so serious that if you get snow on his car, he’s gonna fill you full of lead, or at least make you think he will. Dalton was arrested late Saturday after pointing a gun and threatening to shoot a neighbor whom [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:02am EST
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  • Sussex Co EOC Winter Storm Update

    Press release: Sussex County begins big dig following the Blizzard of 2010 Crews working steadily to restore power, clear roads; National Guard out in full force to assist public FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1300 Hours, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 Sussex County is beginning to dig out from under this weekend’s one to two feet of snow, with [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2010, 5:08pm EST
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  • Local Blogger Loses Home In Fire

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    Delmar Dustpan’s Howard lost his home to a fire sometime between Friday night February 5th and early Saturday February 6th, right around the beginning of the worst snow storm the area has seen. The Salisbury Grinch has photos on his site from Wayne Barrall. The good news is that he [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2010, 4:58pm EST
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  • Photos From The Storm

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    Some photos of Laurel from the big snow storm on Friday/Saturday Photos my wife posted on TwitPic (click to make it bigger): Looking down our street: Looking down Delaware Avenue toward Georgia House: Looking south on Brooklyn Avenue: These are courtesy of Life On The Edges: One that was posted on TwitPic (click to make it [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2010, 7:00am EST
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  • Shoveling

    Melody snapped a photo of me while trying to keep a path semi-clear during Saturday’s big snow storm: Filed under: Weather Tagged: winter storms 2010 [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2010, 12:12am EST
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  • Press Release Regarding The Winter Storm

    From the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center, 0800 Hours, Saturday February 6, 2010: Sussex County residents are awaking this Saturday morning to significant snow accumulation and widespread power outages, with as many as 39,000 homes and businesses left in the dark as a result of the major coastal winter storm that [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2010, 8:34am EST
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  • Mother and Triplets Found Dead

    The Connecticut Post reports the death of a 27-year-old woman along with her newborn triplets in Shelton, CT. The woman was discovered by her mother, who found her on the floor of their home along with the full-term babies, all boys. Foul play is not suspected. It is thought that [...]
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    Posted: February 03, 2010, 6:26am EST
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  • The Email: Who is Christine O’Donnell–She wants to be our Senator?

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    Here’s an email I received discussing some problems with Christine O’Donnell’s campaign for US Senate. It’s been causing a stir on local talk radio. Who is Christine O’Donnell–She wants to be our Senator? by Judson Bennett The Delaware Republican Party’s 2008 candidate for US Senate, Christine O’Donnell, who narrowly won the nomination (endorsement) [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2010, 11:26pm EST
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  • Bin Laden Working For MSNBC

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    Laura Ingraham’s Twitter account yesterday said: Bin Laden blames U.S. for climate change? Is he officially a pundit on MSNBC now? Well most of the so-called “mainstream media” are against the war on terror, so it’s not too far fetched to believe that Bin Laden might be in lock-step with MSNBC on [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2010, 5:16pm EST
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  • That Is Loud

    While watching the NFC championship game, the camera showed a decibel meter recording noise on the field at 102dB. Curiosity had me, so I found a chart that gave various decibel levels. Normal conversation (3-5′), 60-70dB Telephone dial tone, 80dB Train whistle at 500′, Truck Traffic, 90dB Level at which sustained exposure may result [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2010, 7:52pm EST
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  • Sam’s Club Cuts Jobs

    The AP reports today that Sam’s Club is cutting 11,200 jobs, roughly 10% of their work force. Most of the jobs are from their demonstration department. According to the story, most of these positions are part time jobs. Honestly I was surprised by the job cuts and the news that [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2010, 7:35pm EST
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  • Arrest For Prescription Fraud

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    Press release from the Laurel Police Department: On 1/10/10 at approx. 12:30pm members of the Laurel Police Department responded to the Happy Harrys in Laurel for a report of a prescription fraud. Upon arrival officers made contact with an employee who advised that William J. Fasano Jr. was attempting to pass [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2010, 7:03pm EST
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  • Reading Overload

    Do you ever just get sick of reading? That must be where I am. It’s not a good thing though. My email box is overflowing with unread messages. There are three books sitting next to my bed. One of them should have a review written for it already, but currently it [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2010, 3:48pm EST
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  • Men In Black Rob Pizza Delivery Guy

    Number of comments: 3
    The News Journal/DelawareOnline reports that a 27 year-old pizza delivery guy was robbed in Laurel on Ponderosa Road by two men in black. The pizza delivery guy  was returning to his car after a delivery when two men in black approached, then threatened him if he did not give them [...]
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    Posted: January 01, 2010, 5:48pm EST
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  • Rep. John Adkins Takes A Tough Stand On Sex Offenders

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    This is a reprint of a letter from State Representative John Atkins (D-41st) sent to Judson Bennett. Rep. Atkins proposes making Delaware the toughest state on sexual offenders. This is reprinted as it was received. Proposed Legislation for Sexual Offenders Background a.. Recently, there has been a lot in the news about child [...]
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    Posted: January 01, 2010, 11:05am EST
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  • The Place Formerly Known As A Junkyard Creates Jobs

    Tonight Fox News reported about the “cash for clunkers” program creating jobs at a particular junkyard. All those vehicles collected during the program need to be stripped and recycled for their metals. To handle the glut of vehicles, this particular junkyard hired something like 10 new employees. That’s good. But [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2009, 8:21pm EST
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  • One Major Improvement Needed In Digital Music

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    It is a safe assumption that digital music is going to continue to grow into 2010. There’s no denying that iTunes, Rhapsody, AmazonMP3, and the like have made getting your favorite music quick and easy. There’s still one major problem with downloaded music. The files being sold via any of [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2009, 7:04am EST
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  • Christmas 2009

    The Christmas posts are usually the more personal ones for me (see 2008 and 2007). It’s nice to set aside some of the more decisive things to just talk about our families and memories. We received some sad news this morning. One of my wife’s uncles passed away yesterday. When she [...]
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    Posted: December 25, 2009, 1:29pm EST
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  • Reagan’s Christmas Address 1981

    This video presents selections from Ronald Reagan’s Christmas address to the nation in 1981. The entire address covers the situation in Poland at the time. You can read it all here. Our current President, Barrack Obama, has posted his address on the White House blog. Posted in Christmas, holidays [...]
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    Posted: December 25, 2009, 12:29pm EST
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  • Christmas Shirts

    A couple of shirts I saw in stores this Christmas: Posted in Christmas, holidays [...]
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    Posted: December 24, 2009, 12:32pm EST
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  • Here Comes Santa

    Santa is gettin’ ready: (Sorry for the shameless posting of a forwarded photo.) Posted in Christmas, holidays [...]
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    Posted: December 24, 2009, 6:01am EST
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  • Snow Pictures From Space

    Here are some images of the recent snow storm from space: December 20 and December 21. Very cool. (Thanks to This Is True for the picture link) Posted in Weather Tagged: snow storm [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2009, 6:10am EST
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  • Sussex County Council 2009 Highlights

    by Vance Phillips, President, Sussex County Council As 2009 draws to a close, it’s only natural to reflect on the year gone by. For the Sussex County Council, 2009 was historic. In January, three new members took their seats on the five-member body only to be greeted with news that record [...]
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    Posted: December 22, 2009, 8:54am EST
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  • Man Shoots Wife Over Christmas Lights, Gets Life In Jail

    Last January Forrest M. Smythers Jr. and his wife Dawn argued over their Christmas lights, regarding whether they were coming down or staying up. The argument ended with Dawn Smythers dying from a .22 caliber bullet in her head. Mr. Smythers was sentenced last week for her death, given a [...]
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    Posted: December 22, 2009, 6:29am EST
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  • Maybe Richard Is No Longer Outraged

    In my attempt to catch up on the local blog world, I began to click around and see what’s up and what I have missed. One thing that is missing is Outraged Richard’s posts. The last post by the Outraged One was back in October, just over 2 months ago. [...]
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    Posted: December 22, 2009, 5:55am EST
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  • Getting Your Money’s Worth

    The recent east coast snow storm brought out a need for some government services, mostly the removal of snow and ice from our roads. Apparently someone complained about snow removal. On Twitter user delawareliberal posted this: Why is it that Teabaggers are the first to complain about the lack of gov’t [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2009, 9:29pm EST
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  • Lawmakers Vote To Legalize Adultery

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    New Hampshire lawmakers are proposing legislation to repeal the state’s 200 year old adultery laws. In the past, you could get 39 lashes or a year in jail for running around on your husband or wife. Now you can do it guilt free courtesy of the government. The story is here. Posted [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:00am EST
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  • Laurel’s 4th of July Celebration Could Happen in 2010

    Number of comments: 2
    The Laurel Chamber of Commerce officially notified the town that it will no longer sponsor the annual 4th of July celebration. Many of us are disappointed. In a Laurel Star article, Mayor John Shwed stated: …the Chamber’s decision to cease sponsorship of the 4th of July event is something that everyone [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2009, 1:18pm EST
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  • School District Consolidation: Some Thoughts

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    I’d like to cover some of my thoughts regarding the discussion of school consolidation. Let’s look at the money. The possibility of saving $45,469,422 is slim to none. There’s a number of things that should be considered. We will need to pay a hefty salary to a superintendent for the large districts [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:16pm EST
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  • Black Friday Shopping

    My wife and I were hard core shoppers today. Oh yeah. We were at the Good Samaritan Thrift Shop about an hour and a half after they opened. Yeah, we’re tough like that. They’ve got the Christmas stuff out: Now here is an item that I haven’t seen in a while. There [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:06pm EST
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  • Laurel Police Department Replenishes Money Stolen From Delmar Library

    Number of comments: 3
    Last week a bank containing money for one of the Delmar Library’s programs was stolen from the front counter at the library. On Monday the money was replaced. From the Laurel Police Department: On November 23,2009 The Laurel Police Department using funds collected during the Annual Ride for Kidsake donated $300.00 [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:46am EST
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  • Good Samaritan at Laurel Food Lion

    Number of comments: 1
    After reading Frank Calio’s Blog, I was very disappointed to hear that the Good Samaritan would not be allowed to ring the bell at the doors of Food Lion, standing firm behind a company policy. Well it looks like Food Lion management blinked. I was very glad to see this man [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:32pm EST
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  • Per Capita In Laurel

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    Chris Slavens’ comments on a previous post reminded me of a long forgotten post draft. So, without further ado… The thriving metropolis of Laurel, Delaware has been said to have more traffic lights per capita than any town in Delaware. There are seven traffic lights in Laurel proper and close to [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:04pm EST
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  • Sussex County Asks For Storm Damage Reports

    Here is a press release from the county: Sussex County emergency managers are asking property owners and residents affected by last week’s powerful coastal storm to report any damage to homes, businesses, cars or other property so officials can gain a clear picture of the extent of destruction wrought by the [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:11pm EST
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  • New Laurel Business Is A Sushi Bar

    Number of comments: 6
    A sushi bar is setting up next to Food Lion, the Panda & Toyko Chinese & Japanese Sushi Bar. I never thought of putting a sushi bar in Laurel. It would probably work at the beach or Salisbury, but will it work in the thriving metropolis of Laurel, DE? We [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:57pm EST
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  • Storm Video

    The Nor’easter of November 2009 put a lot of water into the Broad Creek, Rossacatum Creek, and Records Pond in Laurel. Here are two videos showing the high and overflowing waters. In this video the dam at Records Pond is almost hidden. And I wouldn’t even think about getting on the [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:57am EST
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  • More New Blogs

    Number of comments: 1
    There is another Laurel blogger out there. Say hi to Slavens Says. While not a new blogger, Dave Burris is back with his own blog. Dave is a great guy. I owe him a great deal of thanks for inviting me to write on his previous blog. Stop by and leave [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:17pm EST
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  • A Proposal For Term Limits in Delaware

    Number of comments: 5
    There are a number of reasons why I support term limits. First, it forces a change in leadership periodically, thus bringing fresh blood to the legislative bodies. It creates a large pool of leaders needed in any party, if that party wishes to easily find candidates to run for the [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:01am EST
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  • The Day of The Dead

    Recently the Day of The Dead was celebrated. It is better known by ACORN as Voter Registration Day. *groan* (stolen from Jay Leno) Posted in Just For Fun Tagged: ACORN [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:30am EST
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  • Food Lion and Other Grocers Recall Ground Beef

    Number of comments: 2
    Food Lion is recalling some ground beef: Fairbank Farms notified Food Lion LLC today that our company received a portion of fresh ground beef products that are part of Fairbank Farms’ national product recall. The recall is isolated to 93/7 ground beef purchased at Food Lion stores in North Carolina, South [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:12pm EST
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  • Halloween 2009

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    My wife and I must plan for Halloween every year since we moved into Laurel. We previously lived out in the middle of somewhere, which means very few little children with pumpkin-shaped baskets and pillowcases saying things such as “give me candy or I’ll take your soul”. We usually hit [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 10:19pm EDT
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  • The ObamaCare Prescription

    (courtesy Right Condition via Judson Bennett) Posted in Barack Obama, health care Tagged: government takeover [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 5:00am EDT
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  • Nor’easter Flooding In Friend’s Yard In Crisfield, MD

    Posted in Weather Tagged: Crisfield, flooding, Nor'easter ' [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 2:58pm EDT
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  • Sunday Thoughts: Remember Not The Sins of My Youth

    Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 6:38am EDT
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  • New Blog In Laurel

    Number of comments: 5
    Laurel resident and columnist Frank Calio is now blogging. You can read his opinions on his blog Frank Calio’s Blog. Remember he was the guy that criticized the Laurel High School Marching Band a few weeks ago. We shall see how he does on the Internet. I wish him well. He [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:43pm EDT
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  • Woodland Ferry Is Down Again

    Number of comments: 2
    Once more, the Woodland Ferry is out of service. Most of us thought spending $3.2 million on a new ferry, the Tina Fallon, to cross the Nanticoke River would cause us to quickly forget the frequent breakdowns of the old ferry, the Virginia C. Good grief, this new boat has [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:08pm EDT
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