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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition by Kevin Dayhoff

Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 4/12/09 http://tinyurl.com/cylr5j

Photo by Sherri Hosfeld Joseph: G. Melvin Mills Jr. and Linda Mills on April 3, 2009, at the Carroll Hospital Center Foundation Founders Dinner which honored Mr. Mills as the newest recipient of its Founders Circle Community Spirit Award.

Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 4/12/09 http://tinyurl.com/cylr5j

On April 3, the Carroll Hospital Center Foundation Founders Dinner honored the newest recipient of its Founders Circle Community Spirit Award, G. Melvin Mills Jr. Mills joins previous honorees Atlee Wampler, David and Betty Scott, Charles Fisher Sr., Scott and Anita Bair, Jack Gambatese, Jack Tevis and Steve Bohn.

Throughout our history there are many examples of basic needs of our community that have been addressed by the private sector.

Look no further than our local hospital. Talk of the need for a hospital in our community goes as far back as the 1880s, and its history is filled with stories of private individuals who worked hard to ensure that it was built.

Many folks in the community may take the hospital for granted, but its success has been greatly supported by the community.

At this year's Founders ceremony, held at St. John's Portico in Westminster, the event's 240 guests also were acknowledged for their generosity and ongoing financial support of the hospital, Carroll Hospice and the hospital auxiliary.
Jack Tevis, chair of the hospital foundation board; John Sernulka, hospital CEO; Charlie Fisher Jr., chair of board of directors; and the 2007 Spirit Award recipient, Steve Bohn, all shared in presenting Mills with the 2009 award for his contributions of time, talent and resources to the hospital since the mid-1980s.

Mills served on the foundation board of trustees from 1995 to 2005. From 2001 to 2005 he chaired the board while also serving on the hospital's board of directors. And during his 10 years of service, more than $15 million was raised on behalf of the hospital and Carroll Hospice.

Also recognized for her contributions was Mills' wife Linda -- as we all know, no one can do great things for the community without the support of family.

[…]

Finally, I should note that Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, the hospital foundation's director of development, helped me with information for this week's column. If you'd like to learn more about the work of the foundation, give her a call at 410- 871-6200.

When he is not eating sushi with Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail DOT com.

Read the entire column here: Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Upcoming Events at the Carroll County Community Media Center

Upcoming Events at the CMC

Carroll County Community Media Center · 1301 Washington Road · Westminster, Maryland 21157 · 410.386.4415 · info@cmcmd.tv http://www.cmcmd.tv/

April 2009

18th - CMC Open House - The Community Media Center is holding an Open House in celebration of its fifth year of service to Carroll County on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 10 to 2 pm. The public access facility has continually provided non-commercial public, education and governmental television programming and television production training to county residents since it officially opened in April 2004.

The public is invited to tour the facility and learn about the CMC's television training programs, internships and volunteer opportunities. The event is free and open to the public.

18th - Carroll County Remembers Workshop - "Carroll County Remembers" is an ongoing archived collection of local residents' memories. These memories are being stored as part of the Carroll County History Project to preserve the history of Carroll County as seen through the eyes of its community. The April 18th workshop (10am-2pm) will provide an opportunity for interested volunteers to help us collect these stories. Training will be provided on how to conduct an interview as well as on how to use the production equipment. Show your support by volunteering. Click here to signup for our free workshop or email carrollremembers@cmcmd.tv.

http://www.cmcmd.tv/news/news.html

Overview

The Community Media Center is a Public, Education, and Government Access Center with a mission to provide the facilities, equipment, and technical support necessary to allow you to "Make Television Matter" in your local community. We are a non-profit 501c-3 organization.

We see television as a tool to encourage participation in the life of your community. This tool can be used to educate, inform, entertain, and document.

We believe that a strong democracy recognizes the right of everyone to affordably access the dominant means of communication – television.

CMC's Video on Demand

20090414 Upcoming Events at the CMC

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Monks under vow of silence perform Handel's Hallelujah Chorus

Monks under vow of silence perform Handel's Hallelujah Chorus

http://www.house-excelsior.com/Hallelujah.htm

Hat Tip: Mrs. Owl, who called to my attention the web site: The Household Excelsior

“St Francis de la Sissies” a rare mute monk order from Molalla Oregon performing the hallelujah Chorus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HkXmOIwpkQ

20090414 Monks perform the Handel Hallelujah Chorus

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Westminster Tea Party Flyer for April 15 2009

Westminster Tea Party Flyer for April 15 2009

I am re-posting this flyer for the Westminster Tea Party scheduled at Legend’s Café in Westminster
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Beginning at 6:30

Because my previous post included an incorrect date. (I have simply corrected that post to reflect the correct date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009)

_____

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Calling all Taxpayers!

Tired of government spending out of control?
Come voice your dissatisfaction &

Defend the Constitution!

Tea Party at Legend’s Café in Westminster
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Beginning at 6:30

Bring tea bags and a few stamped envelopes;
address labels for all levels of our government will be provided.
Bring an appropriate sign to wave at traffic on route 140.

Sponsored by the Central Carroll Republican Club.
ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Party affiliation is of no issue, we’re all taxpayers!

Questions? Call Michelle Jefferson at 410.259.2102
Please arrive sooner if you’d like to order dinner off the menu

20090415 SDOSM Westminster Tea Party Flyer for April 15 2009

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Byron York - The Escalating War Between Obama and Bush

Washington Examiner Political Digest for April 14 2009

Byron York - The Escalating War Between Obama and Bush
Former White House adviser Karl Rove's bare-knuckled response to recent statements by Vice President Joe Biden has brought into public view a growing resentment on the part of Bush administration veterans over what they regard as repeated and unwarranted slams from the Obama White House.

Read the full story.

William C. Flook - Activists ready for mass Tea Party protest

Tax day Tea Parties being held across the country are intended to evoke the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty threw British tea into Boston Harbor as part of a tax protest that helped spark the Revolutionary War.

Read the full story.

Sebelius received more money from Kan. abortion doctor than reported
In a response to questions from the Senate Finance Committee made public last week, Sebelius wrote that she received $12,450 between 1994-2001 from Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.
But in addition to those campaign donations, records reviewed by The Associated Press show that Tiller gave at least $23,000 more from 2000-2002 to a political action committee Sebelius established while insurance commissioner to raise money for fellow Democrats.

Read the full story.

Minnesota court says Franken leading vote-getter for Senate
A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.

Read the full story.

Chris Stirewalt's Morning Must Reads

New York Times -- U.S. May Drop Key Condition for Talks With Iran

Wall Street Journal -- Bank Vet Pegged to Run Bailout

Bloomberg -- Goldman Sachs Plans to Raise $5 Billion to Repay U.S.

Wall Street Journal – Pakistani Peace Deal Gives New Clout to Taliban Rebels

Washington Post -- U.S. Appears Set To Boycott U.N. Session on Racism

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Westminster Police Department BB&T Robbery Arrest Media Release

Westminster Police Department BB&T Robbery Arrest Media Release

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
36 Locust Street, P.O. Box 300
Westminster, Maryland 21158
Phone (410) 848-4646
Fax (410) 848-4230

Contact: Captain Gerry Frischkorn Administrative Bureau Commander
Date: April 14, 2009

(410) 848-1638

The following individual has been arrested for the BB&T Bank Robbery at 193 E. Main Street on March 23, 2009:

Samuel Leroy Graffious, W/M, DOB 4/13/1977.

Search Warrants were executed on 4/13/ 2009 at the suspect’s residence in Glen Burnie, MD with the assistance of detectives from Anne Arundel County PD and MSP Westminster.

Mr. Graffious was transported to Central Booking and charged with the following;

Armed Robbery
Robbery
Theft > $500
Assault Second Degree
Conspiracy to Commit all of the above
Accessory After the Fact to Armed Robbery and Robbery.

Mr. Graffiuos remains incarcerated in lieu of $250,000 bond.

Detectives continue to follow leads concerning other potential suspects involved in the robbery with Mr. Graffiuos.

#######################

24-HOUR ANONYMOUS TIPS LINE (410) 857-8477

20090414 SDOSM WPD BBT Robbery Arrest Media Release

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Recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff

Recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff

April 8, 2009
Thanks, but no thanks
Kevin E. Dayhoff
An opinion piece appeared in The Wall Street Journal last Sunday, relatively unnoticed except by economics geeks, citing the growing trend among banks that accepted Troubled Asset Relief Program –TARP – money who are begging the government to take the money back.

April 1, 2009
And Atlas Wept
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In a move that has given many pause, last Sunday the administration of President Barack Obama ventured boldly into the latest worrisome intrusion into the nation’s private sector by firing Rick Wagoner, General Motors’ chief executive officer.

March 25, 2009
Spellbound by Salvador Dali
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last month I enjoyed a bit of respite from Maryland’s winter by visiting Florida. Finding myself within reasonable driving distance of St. Petersburg, I jumped at the chance to visit the Salvador Dali Museum.

March 18, 2009
Think Globally, Bank Locally
Kevin E. Dayhoff
If you are banking with any of the ginormous intergalactic financial institutions that are at the center of the current financial crisis, then you are part of the problem.

March 11, 2009
The Dangerous Diplomacy of Pandering
Kevin E. Dayhoff
I recently had the delightful opportunity to go to Washington and have lunch with a member of the Estonian Parliament, Tõnis Kõiv.

March 4, 2009
The Great Man Theory of History
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Even before his election to the office of the president last November, many in the liberal chattering class were already using hype and hyperbole that then-Senator Barack Obama was destined to be one of our country’s greatest presidents.

February 25, 2009
Pulling The Plug
Kevin E. Dayhoff
One of the key talking points of the new Obama Administration is its commitment to lead our nation by maximizing technology. Yet within a few scant weeks, the new kids in the Oval Office have endured their fair share of glitches, error boxes and system crashes.

February 18, 2009
Repackaged Isn’t Change
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In the end, the economic stimulus legislation signed yesterday by President Barack Obama, only garnered a total of three Republican votes from all of Congress, and, while traveling the yellow brick road on the way to Oz, the legislation lost the vast majority of public support.

February 11, 2009
Political Heresy and Unvarnished Truth
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Yesterday, in 1899, the future 31st president of the United States, Herbert Clark Hoover, married Lou Henry in Monterey, CA. Happy anniversary, Mr. President.

February 4, 2009
When Stimulus Ain’t
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed its $819 billion version of the economic stimulus package by a vote of 244 to 188. Not a single Republican voted for the measure – for good reason.

January 28, 2009
The 2009 Intergenerational Theft Act
Kevin E. Dayhoff
As you read this column Congress is attempting to put the finishing touches on an $825 billion economic stimulus package – otherwise known as the 2009 Intergenerational Theft Act.

January 21, 2009
A Tale of Two Inaugurations
Kevin E. Dayhoff
By the time you read this column our nation will have witnessed the inauguration of our nation's 44th president. Today is the first day for President Barack Obama and it marks the merciful end of the 78-day transition period.

January 14, 2009
Barack Rhymes With Tupac
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Noticeable, yet relatively underreported in the scandal-filled rhetoric that passes for meaningful political commentary these days, is the passing of an historic era that will occur when President George W. Bush takes off in the presidential helicopter after President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office next week.

January 7, 2009
Pallywood – When Pictures Lie
Kevin E. Dayhoff
After Hamas, the terrorist organization that has controlled the Gaza Strip since June 2007, unilaterally broke a cease-fire on December 19 and resumed shelling southern Israel, Israeli warplanes sprang to Israel’s defense December 27 by attacking Hamas throughout Gaza. Hamas responded immediately with “Pallywood.”

20090408 recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff

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Obama Preparing Congress For Clash With Netanyahu

OBAMA PREPARING CONGRESS FOR CLASH WITH NETANYAHU. By Dana Goldstein

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has a fascinating report on the administration's attempts, via talks with Democratic legislators, to preempt the influence of the right-wing Netanyahu government here in the U.S.

[…]

American supporters of the Netanyahu position are already pressing their case, as Elliott Abrams, a former deputy national security adviser under President Bush, does today in a Washington Post op-ed. So far, there is good evidence that Obama will have a stiff(er) spine when dealing with conservative Israel supporters who seem to have no qualms about the reactionary positions of the country's new government. In Istanbul Monday, the president stated,

Read the entire post here: OBAMA PREPARING CONGRESS FOR CLASH WITH NETANYAHU.

20090408 Obama Preparing Congress For Clash With Netanyahu.

http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=04&year=2009&base_name=obama_preparing_congress_for_c
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Pastor Clementson’s Maundy Thursday sermon

Pastor Clementson’s Maundy Thursday sermon

April 9, 2009

Pastor Kevin Clementson’s sermon for the April 9, 2009 7 pm Maundy Thursday church service at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Westminster, Maryland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPpnCIzR0SU
20090409 Part 1 Pastor Clementson Maundy Thursday sermon p1 of 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfcCNEuGu-o

20090409 Part 2 Pastor Clementson Maundy Thursday sermon p2 of 2

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
21 Carroll Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Office phone number 410-848-7020

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Passover Maundy Thursday Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Westminster Easter Jesus Last Supper Seder Pastor Kevin Martha Clementson Dayhoff
20090409 Pastor Clementson’s Maundy Thursday sermon

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The view from underneath the April 3, 2009 7 PM Maryland Midland Train

Underneath the Westminster Train

April 3, 2009

The view from underneath the April 3, 2009 7 PM Maryland Midland Train in Westminster Maryland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uz5C95aQRs

By Kevin Dayhoff http://www.kevindayhoff.com/

No animals were hurt in the making of this video. The only thing in danger was an expensive camera. Don’t tell my wife…

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.

www.kevindayhoff.com

www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff

www.livejournal.com/

E-mail him at: kevindayhoff AT gmail.com

His columns and articles appear in The Tentacle - www.thetentacle.com; Westminster Eagle and The Carroll Eagle – in the Sunday Carroll County section of the Baltimore Sun. www.explorecarroll.com

“When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.” Tennessee Williams

Accept differences, Be kind, Count your blessings, Dream, Express thanks, Forgive, Give freely, Harm no one, Imagine more, Jettison anger, Keep confidences, Love truly, Master something, Nurture hope, Open your mind, Pack lightly, Quell rumors, Reciprocate, Seek wisdom, Touch hearts, Understand, Value truth, Win graciously, Xeriscape, Yearn for peace, Zealously support a worthy cause. (Author; Renee Stewart)

20090403 YT The view from underneath the Westminster Train

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GREEN & GLOVER EXTRA: Fox News' Megyn Kelly pregnant

GREEN & GLOVER EXTRA: Fox News' Megyn Kelly pregnant

http://tinyurl.com/czcj8w Washington Times

By Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover Monday, April 13, 2009

Fox cub?

The lady spies have learned that Fox News "America's Newsroom" anchor Megyn Kelly is expecting her first child in October.

“The 38-year-old Ms. Kelly” has been rumored to have been linked with Carroll County’s own Jamie Kelly in the past. See: http://tinyurl.com/cpmqpn “Jamie Kelly and Megyn Kendall link rumors denied”

Then again, Mr. Kelly was also to have been rumored to have had a liaison with Katie Couric also… http://tinyurl.com/cywrzb “Katie the cougar Couric goes triathlon”

So far, no rumor has ever stuck to the elusive, well-dressed, and erudite Mr. Kelly – and now that he has removed himself to Iowa, it has, unfortunately, been increasing difficult to keep tabs on him…

Meanwhile, Ms. Megyn Kelly has since moved on from whatever relationship she may have had – or not have had – with Mr. Kelly and has since “married her husband Doug Brunt last year.”

Mr. Kelly, who is well known for decorum, maintaining confidences and keeping his month shut – has hardly ever uttered a word.

Well, not quite, in an exchange in researching, “Jamie Kelly and Megyn Kendall link rumors denied.” Mr. Kelly did emit a denial…
Is it all just a coincidence? Then how does one explain this photo
that has recently surfaced?

“Photoshop” says Mr. Kelly.

“That’s just crap and you know it, responded Mr. Kelly.
“There is no truth to the rumor that I’ve hooked-up with Megyn Kendall – or
Kelly, or whatever her name is,” waxed Mr. Kelly.

As for this latest development, so far Mr. Kelly has stayed true to character and not commented. So who knows if he feels melancholy or blue over the whole situation?

Read the rest of the report by Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover here: http://tinyurl.com/czcj8w

20090413 Fox News Megyn Kelly pregnant

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vlogbrothers The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming

vlogbrothers The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming

April 12, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXc_fXxMoE

In which John discusses the coming youtube redesign, which will reportedly emphasize television shows and feature films over user-generated content in order to improve advertising revenue--and in which John also tries to prove that HE CAN SELL LUCKY CHARMS, TOO.

20090412 vlogbrothers The Death of YouTube Redesign Coming

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Sex at 80 MPH Not Cool With Norwegian Cops

Sex at 80 MPH Not Cool With Norwegian Cops

Crime & Courts, World

(Newser) – A Norwegian man faces a stiff fine and driving ban for having sex behind the wheel, the AFP reports. Cops thought he was just speeding—about 80 mph in a 60 zone—until they pulled closer and found his view obstructed “because her back was in the way.” The car “was veering from one side to the other,” a police officer said, “because the woman was sitting on the man's lap while he was driving and doing the act, shall we say.”

Source: AFP

http://www.newser.com/story/56084/sex-at-80-mph-not-cool-with-norwegian-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hom
20090413 Sex at 80 MPH Not Cool With Norwegian Cops

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Monday, April 13, 2009

Congress Forced To Watch Training Video About Bipartisan Cooperation

Congress Forced To Watch Training Video About Bipartisan Cooperation
March 23, 2009 Issue 45•13

WASHINGTON—In an effort to stimulate discussion, resolve party conflicts, and increase legislative productivity, members of the 111th Congress were once again required to watch an instructional video on bipartisan collaboration this week.

Senators reluctantly watch the section on "non-vitriolic communication."
"Since both House and Senate seem unable or unwilling to compromise on several issues regarding tax money, earmarks, or even seating arrangement, we have decided to take drastic action," Vice President Joe Biden told a special joint session of Congress Monday. "Hopefully this will give you some tools you can use to lend a hand, and maybe an ear, across the aisle."

[…]

Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution specifies that the legislative branch must watch the instructional training film "A Vote For Understanding" once every six years. The 30-minute video was made in 1976 and stars former Sen. William Proxmire (D-WI), who guides viewers through a series of short lessons about the importance of listening to the opposition without interrupting, yelling, or filibustering.

Read more: The Onion Congress To Watch Video About Bipartisanship

20090323 The Onion Congress To Watch Video About Bipartisanship

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/congress_forced_to_watch_training

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The Washington Post advances Emanuel’s agenda

The Washington Post is carrying a story about President Barack Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel that is written in a manner that certainly plays right into the hands of critics who remain concerned about the objectivity of the traditional print media.

“Emanuel is overhauling his image,” and whoever pitched this story to the Washington Post is high-fiving their friends this evening.

Put on your hip boots and wade in…

/ Kevin Dayhoff

Give-and-Take With Emanuel Advances President's Agenda

Lawmakers Respond to Improved Access to White House

By Shailagh Murray Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 13, 2009; A01

As the House and Senate debated the budget earlier this month, Rahm Emanuel's spacious West Wing office took on the feel of a legislative bazaar.

Wavering Democrats filed in individually and in groups seeking audiences with President Obama's pugnacious chief of staff, all bearing concerns about the 2010 fiscal blueprint. For some, the issue was farm payments. For others, veterans benefits. Fiscal conservatives balked at the $1.2 trillion deficit. One House member wanted to discuss a new federal building in his district. Another sought an appointment with the commerce secretary.

Forty-six lawmakers beat a path to the White House, and, on April 2, Emanuel's hospitality paid off. All but three of his visitors voted in the House or Senate for a $3.5 trillion blueprint that preserved Obama's ambitious domestic policy goals. The 233 to 196 House margin represented the largest budget victory for either party in a decade.

Emanuel's theatrical style, ballet training and "Rahmbo" nickname, along with the well-worn story about a dead fish he sent to a rival, are duly noted on his Wikipedia page. But in his new job, Emanuel is overhauling his image, becoming more valet than hit man, and his formula for moving Obama's agenda through Congress is beginning to resonate. Even Republicans concede that given Obama's early victories, thornier tasks such as landmark health-care, energy and education bills may not be out of reach.

Read more: Give-and-Take With Emanuel Advances President's Agenda

20090413 Emanuel Advances President's Agenda
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/12/AR2009041202629.html

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The Brain of a Liberal Democrat

The Brain of a Liberal Democrat

April 13, 2009

Hat Tip: Michelle Jennifer Santos

SDOSM 20090413
20090309 The Socialist Brain of a Liberal Democrat

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Washington Post News Alert Franken declared leading vote-getter

Washington Post News Alert Franken declared leading vote-getter

7:40 p.m. ET Monday, April 13, 2009

Breaking News: Franken Declared Leading Vote-Getter in Minn. Senate Race

A Minnesota court has ruled in favor of Al Franken in his 2008 Senate race against Norm Coleman.

For more information, visit washingtonpost.com

20090413 WaPo News Alert Franken declared leading vote getter

Also, I now see:

Minnesota court rules comedian Al Franken won 2008 Senate race - 10 minutes ago
AP A Minnesota court has confirmed that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman. ...

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Westminster Maryland Mayor and Council Meeting Agenda of April 13, 2009

Westminster Mayor and Common Council Meeting Agenda of April 13, 2009

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CITY OF WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND

Mayor and Common Council Meeting of April 13, 2009

1. CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 P.M.
Mayor’s Proclamation – Fair Housing Month

2. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 23, 2009

3. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
Adoption of Ordinance No. 801 – Amendment of Water and Sewer
Chapters Regarding Rates
Adoption of Ordinance No. 802 – Amendment to Utility Fee Ordinance
Regarding Water and Sewer Rates

4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Episcopal Housing Corporation – Loan Subordination – Thomas Beyard

5. REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR

6. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

7. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (cont’d from above)
Suspend the Rules of Order and Procedure in Order to
Introduce and Adopt Ordinance No. 803 – Sale of 18B Union Street – Thomas Beyard

8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. None as of April 9, 2009

9. NEW BUSINESS:
Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 – Marge Wolf

10. DEPARTMENT REPORTS

11. CITIZEN COMMENTS

12. ADJOURN
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959

In this engaging 1959 interview, her first on television, Ayn Rand capsulizes her philosophy for CBS's Mike Wallace. The discussion ranges from the nature of morality to the economic and historical distortions disseminated about the "robber barons." She also comments on her relationship with Frank O'Connor, provides some autobiographical information and gives her perspective on the future of America.

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 1

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Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMTDaVpBPR0

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEruXzQZhNI

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Bush Aides Challenge Biden’s Boasts - by Bill Sammon

Bush Aides Challenge Biden’s Boasts by Bill Sammon

Apparently Vice President Joe Biden has been making outrageous claims of schooling – err - chastising President George W. Bush in years past, in a continuing effort by the Obama administration to differentiate itself from the previous administration by a series of colorful, if not fictional anecdotal invectives meant to vilify.

Many of the claims, especially those made on the recent European “apology tour” by President Barack Obama are mischaracterizations of the actions and approach by President Bush towards our European “allies.”

Of course, to be glib, if Europe is considered to be our “allies,” who needs enemies?

Lost in the all the rhetoric is the fact that Europe has not been truly helpful, except Britain and Estonia, in our efforts to curb global terrorism, because they have grown soft while being protected for decades by American military power – and ultimately, the American taxpayer.

While we pay for Europe’s defense, many European nations have diverted funding for their military to social programs, for which they cannot afford.

Also lost in the latest revisionist discussions over the previous Bush administration’s overtures to Europe to lend us a helping hand to help defend them from terrorists is the fact that several European nations, such as Germany, France and Russia, had no interest in helping us in Iraq because they were making too much money over the murderous and threatening regime of Saddam Hussein.

In the end, after all the hype by the sycophant elite media in the United States, President Obama flew home from the great apology tour with essentially nothing more than what help President Bush was able to accumulate.

Meanwhile, Vice President Biden has embarked upon a concurrent campaign to raise his own stature – and that of the Obama administration - by belittling the previous administration.

Can you imagine the outrage of the “Katie Couric’s” of the elite media if Vice President Dick Chaney were to have uttered such disparaging remarks about President Bill Clinton?

For that matter, could have you imagined the howls from the elite media if President Bush had gone to Europe and blamed much of the challenges of global terrorism on the politics of appeasement of the Clinton administration?

Meanwhile, while we are on the subject of double standards, remember when President Bush reached out to our European allies and got nothing but personal distain. President Obama came home from the apology tour with zilch – where are the personal recriminations from the elite media – as when President Bush came home empty-handed.

As an aside, let’s not overlook the efforts and help from our neighbor to the north, Canada, or our neighbors down-under, the Australians, which have been by our side from the beginning and remain there today.

/ Kevin Dayhoff April 11, 2009

Bush Aides Challenge Biden's Boasts of Oval Office Slapdowns By Bill Sammon FOXNews.com Thursday, April 09, 2009

Aides to former President George W. Bush are challenging the veracity of Vice President Joe Biden's claim this week of having privately castigated Bush, who does not remember the incident or an earlier episode in which Biden claims to have similarly rebuked Bush.

Biden spokesman Jay Carney declined to specify the dates of his boss's purported Oval Office scoldings of Bush. Nor would he provide witnesses or notes to corroborate the episodes.

"The vice president stands by his remarks," Carney told FOX News without elaboration.

Those remarks include a shot that Biden took at Bush on Tuesday.

"I remember President Bush saying to me one time in the Oval Office," Biden told CNN, "'Well, Joe,' he said, 'I'm a leader.' And I said: 'Mr. President, turn and around look behind you. No one is following.'"

That exchange never took place, according to numerous Bush aides who also dispute a similar assertion by Biden in 2004, when the former senator from Delaware told scores of Democratic colleagues that he had challenged Bush's moral certitude about the Iraq war during a private meeting in the Oval Office. Two years later, Biden repeated his story about dressing down the president.

Read more of Vice President Biden’s antics – if you have the stomach for it, here: Bush Aides Challenge Biden's Boasts of Oval Office Slapdowns

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/09/bush-aides-challenge-bidens-boasts-oval-office-slapdowns/

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WAMU Reporter Veteran Affairs clash over patient interview

Reporter, VA clash over patient interview

Reporter claims VA staff did not allow him to interview veteran at meeting
David Schultz says he handed over recording equipment, was told to leave
VA claims Schultz did not sign consent form for interviews
VA later agreed to give recording equipment back to Schultz

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A college radio station reporter was expected to get his memory card back Friday after it was seized by the Veteran Affairs Department when he tried to interview a veteran.

David Schultz of American University's WAMU-FM told CNN he attended a VA town hall meeting Tuesday for minority veterans held at a Washington VA hospital.

Read more: Reporter, VA clash over patient interview

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Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906 By Kevin E. Dayhoff

Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906 By Kevin E. Dayhoff

Other recent columns by Kevin Dayhoff:

County jail started out 0-for-1 when it came to holding prisoners Published April 3, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Dayhoff: A brief review of the Westminster Navy, and its role in American history Published April 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

Merriment and joy, from one kind of cell to another Published March 27, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Dayhoff says: When it comes to Obama on Jay Leno, get over it Published March 26, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

*****
Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906 By Kevin E. Dayhoff

Posted in The Westminster Eagle www.explorecarroll.com 4/08/09

On April 6, 1906, the City of Westminster witnessed a devastating fire right in the heart of town.

Of all ironies, it occurred right next to where the fire station was located at that time, and destroyed the home and livery stable owned by Harry H. Harbaugh, a prominent Carroll County citizen.

The fire is known in history as The Palace Livery Stable Fire of 1906.

At one point, residents were concerned for not only the safety of the fire station, but also for the home of Westminster Mayor O. D. Gilbert (May 21, 1900 - May 18, 1908) and the St. John Catholic Church, all located nearby.

Also bear in mind, in those days the offices of the government of the city of Westminster were likely located in the fire station; and just to the east of the fire station was the main Carroll County offices and switchboard for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company.

So, as one can imagine, the fire caused a bit of commotion in town. If you are trying to place the location of the fire, today it's the area we now know as the Thomas S. Diffendal parking lot.

According to an article in the now defunct American Sentinel, the fire "destroyed about $25,000 worth of property and threatened, for a time, a widespread conflagration in this city ... (It) started 15 or 20 minutes before 3 o'clock."

The fire destroyed "22 horses, 45 vehicles, a large lot of harness, provender, household furniture and the wearing apparel of Mr. Harbaugh and his family," and caused as much as $5,000 worth of damage to the fire station.

"Of the horses which perished, 18 belonged to Mr. Harbaugh and one each to Mr. J. E. Hippie, Mr. Charles E. Goodwin, Dr. Thomas J. Coonan and the A.B.C. Bread and Pie Company."

"The fire started near the rear and the wind drove it toward the front with such rapidity that Mr. and Mrs. Harbaugh and their three little boys barely escaped with their lives, and had to flee barefooted and in their night clothing from the burning building.

"It had been in progress for perhaps 20 minutes before it was discovered, when it was too late to make any effort to rescue the horses, most of which were probably suffocated before an alarm was sounded..."

"The heat from the burning stable ignited the window frames of the Firemen's Building and the flames spread into its interior, greatly endangering the structure. Only the almost superhuman efforts of the firemen saved if from destruction...

"Much of the surrounding property was in danger, blazing flakes from the burning stables having been carried for quite a distance, and having fallen on the roofs of many houses, in some instances igniting them. Fortunately shingle roofs were damp and householders watched, with hose and other means at hand, to suppress the first beginnings of a blaze thereon."

It's interesting to note that in those days, newspaper accounts of fires more often than not included the name of the insurance company and the representative:

Harbaugh's property "was insured in the sum of $6,500, in companies represented by Mr. Charles E. Goodwin's insurance agency."

As for the fire station; the "extent of the damage to the building by fire and water is from $8,000 to $5,000, the loss being fully covered by insurance in the Carroll County and Dug Hill Companies and in companies represented by Mr. J. H. Fuss and others."

The article also mentioned that "this was the most disastrous fire in this city since the great conflagration of April 9, 1883, when 17 or 18 buildings, including Grace Lutheran Church and parsonage, were destroyed and two lives were lost."

Fortunately, we are blessed in Carroll County with many fine volunteer fire companies and dedicated individuals who take time away from their families to protect all of us.

As a matter of fact, the 1906 newspaper article noted:

"As usual, the firemen deserve special commendation for their energetic efforts to protect and save property from destruction. A visitor from Baltimore, who witnessed their work, was overheard to remark that they far surpassed the firemen of that city in efficiency. Citizens residing in the vicinity supplied them with hot coffee while they were engaged in their arduous duty..."

Fire safety remains a serious concern for out community even today. Just last Saturday, my wife, Miss Caroline, Westminster firefighter Bob Ruby and I staffed a fire prevention and safety booth at the William Winchester Elementary School Spring Carnival.

It is never too early to start teaching your children fire safety. As history shows us -- it's everyone's concern and it can be a matter of life and death.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. E-mail him at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com.

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Recent www.explorecarroll.com columns by Kevin Dayhoff

Recent http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns by Kevin Dayhoff

Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906 Published April 8, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

County jail started out 0-for-1 when it came to holding prisoners Published April 3, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Dayhoff: A brief review of the Westminster Navy, and its role in American history Published April 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

Merriment and joy, from one kind of cell to another Published March 27, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Dayhoff says: When it comes to Obama on Jay Leno, get over it Published March 26, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

Celebrating historic buildings, 'Irishtown' and spring fever Published March 22, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Studying the economics of rewarding bad behavior Published March 18, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

Are big financial mergers part of Westminster history? Bank on it Published March 13, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Story of Carroll County today reads like a text book of success Published March 11, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

One Westminster family's friend, and enemy, during the Civil War Published March 6, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

20090408 Recent explorecarroll com columns by Kevin Dayhoff

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Saturday, April 11, 2009

WaPo: The First Puppy makes a big splash

News Alert

11:00 p.m. ET Saturday, April 11, 2009

The First Puppy Makes a Big Splash

The biggest mystery of the Obama White House's first 100 days has been revealed: The first puppy -- the one that the Washington press corps has been yelping about for months -- is a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog given to Malia and Sasha as a gift by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The little guy's name? Bo.

For more information, visit washingtonpost.com

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