A big Hat Tip to Gunpowder Chronicle for calling to our attention “Hollywood Fails to Grasp Reality -- And What America Wants
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Posted by: Michael Medved at 11:19 AM
Message movies condemning
Read the entire post here: “Still Out of Touch.” Mr. Medved gives us a quick review of some of the drivel that is
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2007
CARROLL COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF HIS MOTHER
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The victim has been tentatively identified as Christine R. Windstein, 57, of the unit-block of
The accused is identified as Eric R. Yates, 39, the son of the victim who resided with her. After consultation with the
Center and will appear before a court commissioner later today.
Shortly after 7:30 p.m. yesterday, Maryland State Police at the Westminster Barracks received a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor of the victim. Troopers responded to the trailer park community and were told by the neighbor that he had gone to check the welfare of the victim because he had not seen her in several days, which was unusual. He entered the unlocked trailer and found the deceased victim inside.
Criminal investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and the Westminster Barracks, as well as crime scene technicians from the Forensic Sciences Division, responded to the scene to continue the investigation. A search warrant was obtained for the residence and the scene was processed for evidence.
The victim had sustained what appear to be multiple stab wounds.
Investigators recovered a knife inside the residence that is being forwarded to the State Police Forensic Science Laboratory along with other evidence for examination.
During the investigation, information was developed that identified the victim’s son as a suspect. State Police broadcast a lookout for Yates at about 11:00 p.m.
A short time later, officers from the Westminster Police Department found Yates lying on a bench near the
Yates was transported to the Westminster Barracks and, after further investigation, was charged with his mother’s murder early this morning.
A motive for the murder remains unclear at this time. The exact time of the victim’s murder has not been verified, but investigators believe she may have been dead since earlier this week.
The investigation is continuing.
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October 29th, 2007 Maryland Municipal League Bulletin
MML Board of Directors Meeting October 18, 2007
MML 2007 Fall Conference
Legislative Priorities Approved at Fall Conference
MML Gears Up for Special Legislative Session
MML Chapter Legislative Dinner Dates
Corps of Engineers to Pay Chesapeake City $510,000
Strategies for Successful Small Towns
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Smithsonian Channel: Tribute to Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets
November 2nd, 2007
OUR TRIBUTE TO THE COMMANDER OF THE ENOLA GAY.
On November 1st, Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr. died at the age of 92. Tibbets guided the famous plane, named after his mother, and dropped the atomic bomb on
Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the
November 1, 2007
My October 31, 2007 – Wednesday Westminster Eagle column is up on the Westminster Eagle web site and it pertains to one of my favorite forms of literature, Southern Gothic storytelling and one of my favorite songs from my teenage years, “Ode to Billie Joe” by Bobbie Gentry.
I lost most the following paragraphs to my word limit…
Ms. Gentry was born Roberta Streeter in nearby Chickasaw County, Mississippi, on July 27, 1944, where she grew up in severe poverty on her grandparents’ farm. Her grandmother facilitated her exploration of writing and music when she traded a family cow for a piano. At the age of seven, Ms. Streeter – Gentry wrote her first song, “My Dog Sergeant Is a Good Dog.”
When Ms. Gentry first released the song, it was the “B” side of a debut “forty-five” which featured a song, “
The narrator of the story is not identified in Ms. Gentry’s haunting and mysterious tale of a young man who commits suicide. The song comes to mind as Halloween is upon us and thoughts wonder to trick or treating or the community Halloween Parade - and ghost stories.
The column started out as an “evergreen,” an obligatory column for a particular seasonal event in the year.
Many of my colleagues who write for newspapers abhor “evergreens,” however I have always seen them as a challenge to come up with a different angle on a perennial topic, in this case, a piece on Halloween.
The piece started out very differently as when I neared deadline I jettisoned the customary tome on ghost stories in
I got off on a tangent with a variation on the old “
As with many of our customs, observances and holidays, Halloween evolved over many centuries as a combination of several non-Christian ancient harvest celebrations and rituals combined with religious celebrations. The roots of Halloween go back as far as the 5th century BC in Celtic
For the economic historian, it is widely accepted that Halloween came to
Halloween is upon and thoughts wonder to trick or treating or the community Halloween Parade.
And ghost stories.
Do you believe in ghosts?
Among some of the old favorites in Carroll County are the Ghost of Furnace Hills; the Civil War soldier that roams around in Cockey’s Tavern; the ghost of the old Rebecca at the old jail, which now houses Junction, a drug abuse treatment center; and the headless apparition of Marshall Buell at the old Odd Fellows Hall in Westminster.
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Let’s go watch Billy Bob throw a public official off the Rt. 140 Bridge
October 31, 2007 by
It was forty years ago in the late summer of 1967 that we first learned from “Mama” that the nice young preacher, Brother Taylor “said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge. And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the
I first heard the song, “Ode to Billy Joe,” by Bobbie Gentry that summer on WCAO on the AM dial of the car radio. It was also in this time period that I became firmly hooked on the existential - “Southern Gothic” genre of storytelling.
To refresh your memory, the song can be found on the web at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crc.
Other examples of authors of the Southern gothic genre of writing include William Faulkner, Carson McCullers, Eudora Welty, Truman Capote, and Harper Lee. Tennessee Williams once described the genre as stories that reflect “an intuition of an underlying dreadfulness in modern experience.”
Who can forget: It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day… And mama hollered at the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet." And then she said she got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge. Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the
Of course another intriguing feature of the story is that it takes place in
Ms. Gentry has to this day remained circumspect about the haunting and mysterious tale of Mr. MacAllister, but one thing we do know is that the “
The song comes to mind as Halloween is upon us and thoughts wonder to ghost stories.
Halloween ghost stories are fascinating as often they involve aspects of unexplained historical events, enigmatic dialogue, and inexplicable characters. However, over the years, I have become much more enamored with Southern gothic storytelling, which is frequently more creative – and often more disturbing in the manner it which it peels away the layers of a community or society; yet does not tell a reader ‘what to think,’ but nevertheless causes the reader ‘to think.’
Just like Halloween stories, the song’s plot makes known several themes. The first of which is obvious in that just like many popular Carroll County Halloween stories, it reveals a snapshot of life in a particular period in history.
But it is the other prominent theme that is particularly disturbing as it peels away the layers of indifference that contemporary society shows towards our fellow human beings – or in the case of “Ode to Billy Joe,” the loss of life.
In present day
In the song the family of the narrator nonchalantly mentions the gentleman’s death: “Billy Joe never had a lick of sense/ pass the biscuits, please.” Of course the narrator of the story cares: “Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite? I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite.” Other than that, they may as well been having a dinner conversation about the weather.
Happy Halloween. By all means, please enjoy some of the old favorites in Carroll County like the Ghost of Furnace Hills; the Civil War soldier that roams around in Cockey’s Tavern; the ghost of the old Rebecca at the old jail, and the headless apparition of Marshall Buell at the old Odd Fellows Hall in Westminster.
Better yet, the next chance you get, go to the Carroll County Public Library and re-read Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” or Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood.”
Or, of course, you can attend a good ole’
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News Clips
Nov. 1, 2007
STATE NEWS
Tax plan changes urged
Several business groups say O'Malley bill is not enough
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.hearing01nov01,0,6504488.story?coll=bal_tab01_layout
Business groups, auto dealers and transit advocates urged lawmakers yesterday to change Gov. Martin O'Malley's tax proposals, including a measure to link the state gasoline tax to the rising cost of road and bridge construction materials.
Several business groups, including the Greater Baltimore Committee, said O'Malley's bill, which would generate an additional $400 million per year for transportation projects, is not enough.The Maryland Automobile Dealers Association said it would support the governor's propose d increase in the vehicle titling tax from 5 percent to 6 percent if the legislature taxed auto buyers only on the difference between the price of a new vehicle and the value of a trade-in. John D. Porcari, the state secretary of transportation, told a joint hearing of three legislative committees that an additional $400 million in annual transportation spending would enable the state to "chip away" at an estimated $40 billion in "unmet" needs over the next two decades. Rural legislators pressed Porcari on why motorists would have to pay higher taxes to help fund transit projects in the Baltimore-Washington corridor.
"You're asking for a [cost-of-living adjustment] on the highway users. Would you support a COLA for transit?" asked Senator Minority Leader David R. Brinkley, who represents
Brinkley said a regional sales tax could be levied to fund transit projects so that gas tax revenue could be used sol e ly for roadway projects. Porcari said transit users are paying fares and that motorists benefit by enhanced mass transit through less congestion on roadways.
Slots casinos would pay 70% tax
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-md.slots01nov01,0,3388188.story?page=1&coll=bal_tab01_layout
Maryland slot machine operators will pay one of the nation's highest casino tax rates - effectively 70 percent - if voters approve Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to legalize the devices, and some industry analysts say that would mean low-end facilities catering mostly to the local population.
"It's going to limit how much you can give away to customers because the margin is so thin, and it will limit how much you can invest in the enterprise," said Lawrence Klatzkin, a gambling industry a nalyst and managing director of Jefferies Equity Research. The margin is so tight, Klatzkin said, that
"It doesn't mean that they won't make money," Klatzkin said, "but some of the richer, higher-quality customers will likely go to
Legislators, who are meeting in special session, have been asked by O'Malley to put the slots issue on the November 2008 ballot as a constitutional amendment. Bids for licenses would be due the following February.
Two colleges offer BRAC options
Fort Meade Alliance sees regional benefits in promoting distinct programs
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/brac/bal-md.ar.brac01nov01,0,4018528.story
After suggesting that Maryland is not developing the needed work force for defense jobs, the Fort Meade Alliance is encouraging the two community colleges closest to the growing Army post to promote distinct programs to meet national security needs. Martha A. Smith, president of
Representatives from
Some alliance leaders said they see regional benefits in promoting STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math -- at Anne Arundel's college and linguists at
Senator says governor is strong-arming contractors
http://www.examiner.com/a-1022103~Senator_says_governor_is_strong_arming_contractors.html
A Republican senator said he is "outraged" that the O'Malley administration is trying to "strong-arm" state contractors and suppliers into supporting the governor's tax package or face loss of business. The governor's staff said nothing inappropriate or illegal was done. Sen. Andrew Harris, a Baltimore County Republican, said there was a calculated effort by the O'Malley administration to misuse taxpayer dollars by having Cabinet secretaries a nd their staff lobby for the "largest tax increases in
Harris, who is running for Congress, said a constituent who does business with the state contacted him, feeling intimidated by the letter.
County could lose $7M in education funds
http://www.capitalonline.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/10_31-23/TOP
"It's a tough decision for legislators to make," said House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Annapolis.
O'Malley: I've got votes for taxes, slots
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071101/METRO/111010085/1004
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he has enough votes in the special General Assembly session to pass wide-ranging tax increases and get his proposal for slot-machine gambling on the November 2008 ballot, despite lawmakers saying they have yet to reach a consensus.
"I think the legislators are very uncomfortable about being told they need to vote for these massive tax increases," Senate Minority Whip Allan H. Kittleman, Howard Republican, said yesterday "The only consensus in Annapolis right now is that we shouldn't be here."
Although Democrats control both chambers, party leaders say it is too early to tell whether Mr. O'Malley will succeed with his plan to hold the session to pass the tax increases and the slots initiative to cut
"I'm getting the impression that 'One
Delegate Ronald A. George, Anne Arundel Republican, sai d he doesn't have time to finish reading all of the e-mails that he has received during the week. He said that the majority of them are against legalizing slot machines and that he will continue to oppose tax increases and slots.
Board keeps mandatory high-school exit exams
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071101/METRO/111010032/1004
A divided Maryland State Board of Education voted yesterday to continue requiring high-school students to pass exit exams in order to graduate starting in 2009. However, the board made changes to the testing program that should give some students a better chance to earn their diplomas. Under the new regulations, students who fail one or more of the four tests - in algebra, biology, English and government - will have the option to complete projec t s that demonstrate proficiency in the subjects.Mr.
Mr. Tufaro said he found that meeting "inappropriate" because the board is nonpartisan and accused the O'Malley appointees of political motivation.Mr. O'Malley has clashed for years with State Schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick, who pushed for the tests to become mandatory for graduation and proposed the changes that the board approved yesterday. Mr. O'Malley said in September that the governor, not the board, should appoint the superintendent. Mrs. Grasmick has held the office since 1991. She praised the board's vote.
O'Malley Outlines The Losers if He Can't Hit the Slots Jackpot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103002084.html
There is a lot more riding on the outcome of a potential slots referendum than whether Marylanders will get to gamble closer to home. Yesterday, aides to Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) outlined proposals that he would scrap if the legislature fails to authorize a public vote on the legalization of slot machines -- or if voters do not approve the 2008 ballot measure.
O'Malley's slots plan, which would eventually be expected to yield more than $700 million a year for the state, is a significant part of his long-term revenue package, though it would have no immediate impact on next year's projected $1.7 billion shortfall, given the timing of a referendum.
Shortfall Generates Surplus of Md. Bills
At Special Session, Ideas Vary Widely
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103002056.html
Even though Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley called a special session of the legislature to address his plan to close a potential $1.7 billion budget shortfall, lawmakers came to Annapolis this week with more than 50 bills of their own -- some offering alternatives to the governor's proposal but others focusing on completely different issues. O'Malley (D) said yesterday he is interested in hearing lawmakers' alternatives. "Some of these things will bubble up by way of amendments as these measures search for consensus," he said. His own plan includes increasing the sales tax, overhauling the income tax and setting a referendum on legalizing slot machine gambling.
Many of the bills are unrelated to solving the budget dilemma. To keep lawmakers focused, House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) have assigned all unrelated bills to their respective rules committees. The committees are not scheduled to meet during this special session, so bills assigned there are unlikely to be heard.
Leggett Offers Alternative To O'Malley Tax Proposal
Executive Seeks Smaller Rate Increase on Rich Amid Concerns in Affluent Montgomery County
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/31/AR2007103102924.html
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will present an alternative personal income tax plan to Maryland lawmakers today that would tax the state's highest earners at a rate one percentage point lower than Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed.
Lawmakers from
EDITORIALS/OP-EDS
The gamble with slots
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-ed.slots01nov01,0,4437010.story
For more than a decade, legalizing slot machine gambling has been rejected as a bad bet for
Much of the revenue raised by slots would come from people who have become addicted to gambling - at least that's been the experience elsewhere. And
In a speech before the legislature Monday night, Mr. O'Malley recognized the deficit as a threat to the state's quality of life. He's right, but it's hard not to see legalized slot machines as a potential threat, too. Is this really the best way to finance government? So far, the case is not convincing.
If that's the only option, take slots to referendum
http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=177933&format=html
If it's the only way to legalize slot machines in
Taxpayers can only hope that House Speaker Michael Busch, who has successfully blocked slot legislation for years, will keep his word and let the voters decide on this issue. Yes, there will need to be safeguards to prevent gambling addicts from feeding their rent or mortgage money into the machines, but getting such protections passed will be easier than winning approval for new taxes.
A referendum will give both sides a chance to engage in a public debate on the issue. Let the people have that discussion, then make the decision at the polls. Approve the referendum now.
Bridging the gap
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.assessments01nov01,0,6150448.story
The board's acceptance of schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick's so-called bridge plan proposal - a rigorous project as an alternative - shows a welcome recognition that there are some students who do not excel on standardized tests. But school districts must be mindful of the dissenters' concerns about whether enough timely supports can be put in place to give ever y student the best possible chance to graduate.
NATIONAL NEWS
Keeping an eye on those who keep an eye on us
http://www.gazette.net/stories/103107/prinlet115645_32359.shtml
Maryland's U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are key players on the national stage as Congress, in coming days, decides two critical issues: whether the government can spy on Americans without an individualized warrant and whether the government and telecoms get a free pass in the courts for their past unconstitutional conduct.
Mikulski and other members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are meeting behind closed doors as they piece together the Senate's version of an electronic eavesdropping ''reform bill." What the committee comes up with in the coming days will g uide the direction of the whole Senate.
Senate approves measure to reauthorize funding at Hagerstown Regional Airport
http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=178115&format=html
A recently expired federal program that funded Hagerstown Regional Airport's passenger service would be reauthorized for another year under a bill passed Tuesday night by the U.S. Senate. Essential Air Service (EAS), a subsidy program that helps communities far from larger hub airports, would be extended until Sept. 30, 2008. The program expired Sept. 30, 2007.
The bill is a temporary funding measure intended to extend the program until Congress passes legislation to keep the Federal Aviation Administration running for another four years, said Susan Sullam, spokeswoman for Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, who cosponsored the bill.
The following is a guest essay by someone who wants their voice heard… The writer will monitor this site for your feedback. Meanwhile, please read, 20071101 A word about Guest Op-Eds (and comments)
Helping Illegal Aliens
November 1, 2007
Having recently retired and being in search of a new purpose in life the thought of helping others has a certain calling. Realizing that all people may require help at some point I decided to concentrate on helping murderers, rapists, bank robbers, illegal aliens and terrorists.
For the murderers, I could provide gun cleaning help, target practice facilities and ammunition. They could also use help with identification documents that would help them escape police detection. I could assist them with new drivers licenses and help them blend into the community where they could make use of taxpayer-supported services. Since they have already broken the law, I would try and assist them in getting amnesty or a presidential pardon if they were ever caught.
And for the rapists, I could provide knife sharpening help and practice in tying knots and rope. They could also use help with getting drivers licenses that would help them escape police detection and readily blend into the community and make use of taxpayer supported-services. Since they have already broken the law, I would try and assist them in getting amnesty or a presidential pardon if they were ever caught.
Bank robbers could make use of the above help with guns and knives as well as money laundering assistance. Their new drivers licenses could help them to board airplanes to take them to states that provide the best taxpayer-supported services. And if they were ever caught, I would try and assist them in getting amnesty or a presidential pardon.
The illegal aliens could use all of the above help as well, drivers licenses for identification, assistance in getting to the states with the best taxpayer-supported services and since they have already broken the law, I would try and assist them in getting amnesty or a presidential pardon if they were ever caught.
Terrorists are people too; they could make good use of the above help, drivers licenses for boarding airplanes and sharp knives. Blending into the community, using taxpayer-supported services and since they have already broken the law, I would try and assist them in getting amnesty or a presidential pardon if they are ever caught.
Of course, after I have assisted all these criminals I will be guilty of aiding and abetting criminals myself. Then I will have broken the law too. I wonder if I would get amnesty or a presidential pardon? I could always get a new drivers license and fly to a new state with lots of taxpayer-supported services. I bet I could get supporting funds from Al-Quaida for helping out their terrorists. When was the last time anyone was hung for treason in the
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Barack Obama: A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words And MoreOctober 31, 2007
Senator Barack Obama, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary Clinton and Ruth Harkin stand during the national anthem. Barack Hussein Obama's photo (that's his real name)......the article said he REFUSED TO NOT ONLY PUT HIS HAND ON HIS HEART DURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT REFUSED TO SAY THE PLEDGE.....how in the he(ck) can a man like this expect to be our next Commander-in-Chief???? !
Let's get the word out (or should I say picture)?
Click Here: >> http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/anthem.asp
A word about Guest Op-Eds (and comments)November 1, 2007
A word about Guest Op-Eds - - or yes, you can be heard...
I’ve been asked a number of times about whether I am open to guest essays, op-eds and posting additional or opposing points of view. And the answer is absolutely yes.
If you have a thoughtful essay on a current issue and you want your voice heard, please e-mail me at kevindayhoff AT gmail DOT com. Please include the words, “Guest Op-Ed” in the subject line.
I’m more than happy to post dissenting points of view. A robust dialog and discussion on the issues is critical to a viable democracy. As always, thoughtful discussion is appreciated regardless of the outcome on any particular issue. Whether we agree or disagree, always find my door open for friendly civil and constructive dialogue.
Nevertheless, please be sure to note that the opinions expressed in “Guest Op-Eds,” even after they are approved for display, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of me, this website, the management, my Mom, my family, any friends I may or not have at the moment, or any other entity or organization with whom I associate.
If you have an issue with a guest op-ed, take it up with them and leave me out of it. I’ll go for a snack and a nap and offer the comments section for any manifestation of your particular food fight.
Nevertheless; remember, on Soundtrack, vocabulary matters and if you wish to swear, use hate speech or otherwise be unpleasant; it is my understanding The Huffington Post or the Daily Kos would love to highlight your OCD material – because, for example, liberals drop “Carlin’s 7 words…” 19 times as often as righty blogs (Hat Tip: Don Surber.) (For further insight, please read my Tentacle column from January 26, 2006, “An Upside Down World.”)
So, please keep the language in your submitted material clean, as this is intended to be a family-friendly, work-friendly website.
Essays, comments, and other such materials not compliant with this policy will be edited for content where necessary – or probably discarded after they are forwarded to the Department of Homeland Security (please include your phone number – then again, they probably already have you on a database).
If you insist on really annoying me, I will forward your name to the Transportation Safety Administration for possible employment sniffing shoes as they pass through security or checking the bathrooms for folks like Senator Craig.
All mail is subject to print, including your name. However, if you would like to remain anonymous, just let me know.
This notice was written for human consumption; however, it has only been tested on anthropomorphic replicants and android sheep.
The Food and Drug Administration wanted it to be tested on animals. However, the animal rights activists protested, forcing me to abandon testing and release the distressed critters. I released them in the lobby of the animal rights office. I figured those friendly folks could best take care of the mice and we all shared a common goal – that the mice be free.
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MLIS: House Bill 23 Maryland Green Fund
File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Delegates McIntosh, V. Clagett, Frush, Lafferty,
Establishing the Maryland Green Fund as a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund beginning on January 1, 2009; providing for the uses of the Fund; establishing a statewide impervious surface fee for specified types of property; providing for the assessment and collection of the fee for deposit into the Fund; providing for the calculation, administration, and distribution of the fee; etc.
History by Legislative and Calendar Date
10/29
First Reading Environmental Matters
10/31
Hearing 11/2 at 11:00 a.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Erosion -see also- Sediment Control; Shore Erosion
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Natural Resources, Department of
Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Bill affects the following Statutes:
( 8-2201 , 8-2202 , 8-2203 , 8-2204 , 8-2205 , 8-2206 )
Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Nov. 1, 2007 President Bush speaks at The Heritage Foundation
Coverage of this and other current events on The Heritage Foundation Web Site… Every time I make the time to go to this web site – I learn something… I’ll bet you will also.
November 1, 2007 | By Nathaniel Ward | Read online
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President Bush speaks at The Heritage Foundation about the war on terror.
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Bush at Heritage: No letup in the war on terror
Speaking Thursday at The Heritage Foundation, President Bush called on lawmakers to fund the troops in combat, confirm his Attorney General nominee, and give intelligence agencies the tools they need to win the war on terror.
Watch the video of the Presidents speech at Heritage.
On every battlefront were on the offense, keeping constant pressure, the President said today in Heritages Allison Auditorium. And in this war on terror, we will not rest or retreat or withdraw from the fight until this threat to civilization has been removed.
Read the President’s full remarks.
“Here’s the bottom line,” he continued:
This is no time for Congress to weaken the Department of Justice by denying it a strong and effective leader. It’s no time for Congress to weaken our ability to gather vital intelligence from captured terrorists. It’s no time for Congress to weaken our ability to intercept information from terrorists about potential attacks on the
But many liberals in Congress, he argued, are beholden to radicals groups that don’t believe we’re at war at all.
Bush, the first sitting president to speak at The Heritage Foundations headquarters on Capitol Hill, also took a moment to compliment Heritage. The folks here have been tireless advocates, tireless champions of liberty and free enterprise and democracy and religious freedom, he said. Heritage experts, he added, are people who are willing to look at todays problems and come up with innovative solutions based upon sound principles to solve those problems.
He concluded his remarks by highlighting Heritages status as a permanent institution in
Full coverage of the President’s remarks
Read news coverage of President Bushs speech from the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press (and in a separate AP article as well), Reuters, CNN.com, United Press International, MSNBC.com, Bloomberg, National Journal and National Public Radio.
View news photos from the event.
In other news
With Congress unable to pass meaningful immigration controls, several states are cracking down on illegal immigration.
Congress may cut funding for missile defense sites in
Heritage President Ed Feulner was rated among the top 50 American conservatives in a new listing by
Wednesdays e-mail misstated when President Bush last spoke to a Heritage audience. He addressed Presidents Club members in November 2003.
Coming up at Heritage
To attend these or any other Heritage Foundation events, RSVP at Heritages events website. Or you can watch these events live online at Heritage.org. All times are Eastern.
On Friday, Nov. 2 at noon, author Paul Kengor discusses his new book on Bill Clarks close relationship with President Reagan.
On Monday, Nov. 5 at noon, British Crown Judge Inigo Bing speaks at The Heritage Foundation about over-criminalization in his country.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6 at noon, John West of the Discovery Institute looks at how liberal notions of scientific solutions to our problems ended up dehumanizing politics and culture.
Nathaniel Ward is the Editor of MyHeritage.orga website for members and supporters of The Heritage Foundation. Colin Gowan contributed to this report.
