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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Commissioners Join "Strategic Alliance," Hire Lobbyist and more from Westminster Patch

Commissioners Join "Strategic Alliance," Hire Lobbyist and more from Westminster Patch

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Commissioners Join "Strategic Alliance," Hire Lobbyist

Kym Byrnes | Dec 13, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Carroll's commissioners spent $5,000 on a lobbyist as part of a new "strategic alliance" with three other counties.

Planning Director Beyard Checks in From Iraq

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Westminster's Planning Director Thomas Beyard deployed to Iraq over the summer.
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247WallSt.com: Cities That Have Fired Their Police Forces


Cities That Have Fired Their Police Forces



On December 1, Youngtown, Ariz., joined the ranks of the many U.S. cities and towns that have fired their local police forces. In recent years, it has become somewhat of a trend across the country for municipalities to disband police departments, most often due to financial restrictions. 24/7 Wall St. has identified six cities and towns that have completely dissolved their local law enforcement groups.
Using information from the National Fraternal Order of Police and conversations with a number of police departments, 24/7 found nearly 50 cities and towns that either considered dismantling or have already dismantled their police forces in the past four years. 24/7 also received help from Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office — a department that has taken over law enforcement responsibilities for 16 police forces in the country. The initial list was cut down to include only the largest municipalities and the most recent cases of police force termination... http://247wallst.com/2011/12/13/cities-that-have-fired-their-police-forces/?utm_source=247WallStDailyNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=DEC132011A&utm_campaign=DailyNewsletter
A number of reasons contribute to a local government dismissing its police department. Read more: Cities That Have Fired Their Police Forces - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/2011/12/13/cities-that-have-fired-their-police-forces/#ixzz1gQysFrda

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Union says Westminster police misspending money

Union says Westminster police misspending money

Funds used for iPads, iPhones for commanders, union alleges

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ca-westminster-police-funds-20111212,0,7044577.story

By Peter Hermann, The Baltimore Sun

8:00 p.m. EST, December 12, 2011

Rank-and-file police officers are accusing the small department in Westminster of misspending money seized from drug suspects by buying iPads and iPhones for top commanders.

The Carroll County Fraternal Order of Police, through a Baltimore law firm it hired, also alleges in a news release that department leaders have pressured officers to work extra-duty shifts at Walmart, sometimes at the expense of patrolling city streets.

"We're looking for answers," said Gary McLhinney, a labor negotiator for Schlachman, Belsky and Weiner, a firm that represents police labor unions around the state. "Morale has clearly suffered because of the impression that the bosses are getting all the perks while the rank and file are left cleaning up the mess."

Westminster's mayor and police chief denied some of the allegations, such as requiring officers to work overtime at Walmart, and declined to comment on others, saying they wanted to confer with the city attorney before commenting publicly.

Mayor Kevin R. Utz, a retired 28-year veteran of the Maryland State Police, questioned the motive of the union's law firm, calling it "one of their steps to get the city to agree to collective bargaining," which the city of Westminster has refused to do. The Carroll County FOP represents the Westminster force on legal and civil matters.

"Clearly, someone disagrees with the manner in which some of the forfeiture funds have been spent," said Westminster Police Chief Jeffrey Spaulding, declining to confirm, as the law firm alleges, that he and his top commanders — a major and three captains — have iPhones or iPads purchased with funds collected as part of criminal forfeitures… http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ca-westminster-police-funds-20111212,0,7044577.story

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MAGGIE HABERMAN - Politico: Gingrich says he will stay relentlessly positive

Gingrich says he'll stay 'relentlessly positive' By MAGGIE HABERMAN


Newt Gingrich vowed this afternoon to stay "relentlessly positive" as Fight Night looms in Iowa, as he talked to the roughly 200 people crammed into his recently-opened Urbandale headquarters for a kick-off event.

But Gingrich also drew a distinction between "attack ads" that are distortive of records, and contrasts about differences, which he said are different, and acceptable.

"We should focus on solutions," Gingrich said, adding that the discussion has to be "positive" or the nominee will never be strong enough to take on President Obama… http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2011/12/gingrich-says-hell-stay-relentlessly-positive-106763.html

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More college women speak in creaks, thanks to pop stars

More college women speak in creaks, thanks to pop stars


The influence of pop singers like Britney Spears and Ke$ha may actually be changing the way some young women speak, suggests a (small) new study.
The report, recently published online in the Journal of Voice, examines the prevalence of a speech pattern called "vocal fry," the creaky, rough, guttural sound that pop singers sometimes use to slip into lower notes. Nassima Abdelli-Beruh, one of the study authors (along with Lesley Wolk and Dianne Slavin) and a speech scientist at Long Island University, describes the sound like "rattled, popping air."... http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/12/9393348-more-college-women-speak-in-creaks-thanks-to-pop-stars#.Tuay9qDH38s.facebook

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World's greatest Christmas Decoration on Route 33 going to St. Michaels Md

World's greatest Christmas Decoration on Route 33 going to St. Michaels Md

This is on the farm of Thomas and Alice Blair on St. Michaels Road. They always have a decoration for each holiday but they really out did it this time.  If anyone is in the area they need to take a ride down Rt 33 and see it.  
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Monday, December 12, 2011

MRC.org - Media Research Center: NPR Skirts IDing Corzine as a Democrat; Readily Tags Republicans

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NPR Skirts IDing Corzine as a Democrat; Readily Tags Republicans
Friday, December 09, 2011 4:14 PM EST

NPR's Yuki Noguchi and Lynn Neary completely omitted Jon Corzine's Democratic affiliation on Thursday's All Things Considered, while mentioning practically every other prominent occupation he has held- Goldman Sachs CEO, senator, governor, even 'multimillionaire.' On the other hand, Noguchi gave the Republican party ID of two representatives who questioned Corzine at a recent hearing... http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2011/20111209045024.aspx

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MRC Alert: Amanpour Despairs 'Sanest' Huntsman with 'Eminently Sensible Positions' Losing to 'Bombastic' Gingrich

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1. Amanpour Despairs 'Sanest' Huntsman with 'Eminently Sensible Positions' Losing to 'Bombastic' Gingrich
ABC’s Christiane Amanpour just can’t comprehend why Jon Huntsman, with his “eminently sensible” anti-conservative positions, could be losing to Newt Gingrich who is full of “bombast” and “does say some pretty alarming things, some might say outrageous things.” More upsetting, Hunstman is supposedly “reversing” himself on those “eminently sensible positions.” Interviewing Huntsman, who appeared from the Granite State, Amanpour noted on Sunday’s This Week that “you are at the bottom of the pack despite the fact that some independents, for instance, in New Hampshire call you the sanest one running,” yet “ what you’re offering does not seem to be resonating. It appears that the Newt Gingrich, sort of bombast and brash in your face against Obama, is what’s resonating.” A few minutes later, the flustered Amanpour scolded the former Governor of Utah for supposedly moving to the right.

2. Kroft Avoids Scandal with Obama, Presses Him to Respond to Liberal Disappointments
CBS’s Steve Kroft challenged President Barack Obama a few times during the two-part 60 Minutes interview aired Sunday night, but managed to ignore the scandals (Solyndra, Fast & Furious and collapse of MF Global run by ally Jon Corzine) while mostly cuing up Obama to knock down criticism of him or pressing him with complaints from the left that he hasn’t done or gone far enough: “They thought that you were gonna be bolder.” “Since the midterm elections, you made an effort at bipartisanship. It hasn’t worked out that way,” Kroft fretted in crediting Obama with the noble effort before seemingly conveying the liberal complaint the stimulus didn’t spend enough: “There’s a general perception that the stimulus was not enough. That it really didn’t work.” Kroft relayed how “many” Democrats “believe the President was too willing to compromise during the deficit negotiations,” pressing Obama on how he gave in to conservatives.

3. ABC Highlights Attacks on Gingrich from Republicans Without Labeling Moderates
On Sunday's World News on ABC, correspondent David Kerley filed a report highlighting anti-Newt Gingrich comments from a number of Republicans who used to serve in the House of Representatives with the former Speaker, and, although at least half the members cited as criticizing Gingrich have a history of being moderate Republicans, Kerley did not inform his viewers of this aspect of their political history which may affect their negative view of him.

4. ABC Team Obsess Over Romney's $10,000 Challenge to Perry
After ABC's Republican presidential debate on Saturday night, several members of the ABC team spoke of Mitt Romney's attempt to make a bet with Rick Perry about whether Perry was correct in asserting that Romney had advocated Massachusetts-style Romneycare as a model for the nation, with predictions that the $10,000 bet comment would hurt Romney with voters.

5. John Berman's Stale Comedy: Mocks Bush's Pronunciation, Rehashes 2000 'Rats' Ad
ABC's John Berman on Thursday continued his habit of trying to force stale, anti-conservative jokes into his reporting, mocking the pronunciation habits of former President George W. Bush. In a segment on subliminal ads that "mess with your brain," the correspondent rehashed Bush's 2000 "rats" ad. While playing the 11-year-old spot, which featured the word fragment "rats" on-screen for 1/30th of a second, Berman narrated, "You may have missed it, but this Republican ad for George W Bush in 2000 seemed to label Al Gore a rat. Now, that's subliminal, even if George Bush wouldn't admit it." Offering a not-at-all fresh joke, the ABC reporter added that Bush "couldn't pronounce [subliminal]."

6. NBC's Chuck Todd Asks: 'Is This the Single Best Week in the Obama Re-Election Effort?'
On Friday's The Daily Rundown on MSNBC, host Chuck Todd posed this question to guests Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post and Jonathan Martin of Politico: "Is this the single best week in the Obama re-election effort?" Todd elaborated on his hyperbolic question by announcing: "The argument I've already heard from team Obama is yesterday that they were giddy that the first line of attack from team Romney [against Newt Gingrich] was Paul Ryan." Todd explained: "So they're sitting there going this is great because Romney is moving to the right to try to stop Newt. And so, even if he becomes the nominee, he's got like a longer path back."

7. NPR Skirts IDing Corzine as a Democrat; Readily Tags Republicans
NPR's Yuki Noguchi and Lynn Neary completely omitted Jon Corzine's Democratic affiliation on Thursday's All Things Considered, while mentioning practically every other prominent occupation he has held- Goldman Sachs CEO, senator, governor, even 'multimillionaire.' On the other hand, Noguchi gave the Republican party ID of two representatives who questioned Corzine at a recent hearing. Neary outlined in her introduction for Noguchi's report that "former Senator Jon Corzine returned to Congress...Corzine was once CEO of the most successful bank on Wall Street. He left Goldman Sachs for the Senate, then was elected governor of New Jersey." The correspondent soon added that "until late October, Corzine was the CEO of MF Global."

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

News from The Hill: Political winds shift to Democrats



News from The Hill:

Political winds shift to Democrats 
By Cameron Joseph 
The political winds have shifted to the Democrats’ backs over the last month.
President Obama is in better shape at the prospect of a prolonged GOP primary battle between former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Mitt Romney.


Democrats in the House have been buoyed by a series of court decisions on redistricting and Senate Democrats have recently landed potentially strong recruits in conservative-leaning states.
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Free Nobel Prize with an order of shrimp tacos


Free Nobel Prize with an order of shrimp tacos.


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Dear Santa, I'm writing because I was naughty and it was worth it ...and other Christmas humor

Dear Santa, I'm writing because I was naughty and it was worth it ...


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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Whittaker Chambers - Carroll County On The Map, Democratic Advocate, December 10, 1948

Carroll County On The Map — From Balto. Sun Dec. 5, 1948


Fear of a Communist raid on his home led Whittaker Chambers to hide microfilms of highly secret State Department documents in a pumpkin on his farm in Bachman's Valley, known as the Clinton Thomas property and along the state road, Chambers said.

He said he and his family were away from home so much he was afraid Communists might visit the farm during an absence and steal the microfilms. Mr. Chambers, now an editor of Time magazine and an admitted former Russian agent, said the Government documents were intended to go to the Russian Government but that they never reached Soviet hands.

He did not identify the source of the microfilm copies, but apparently they were films of State Department papers which were stolen from the files and later returned.

The microfilms came into his possession about ten years ago, he said, at about the time he first considered "quitting the Communist party."

Indicating that the microfilms had been brought to his farm only recently, Mr. Chambers said they had been kept in Brooklyn, N. Y. Where in Brooklyn they had been hidden and how long they were there he did not disclose.

Whittaker Chambers - Carroll County On The Map, Democratic Advocate, December 10, 1948

Democratic Advocate, December 10, 1948.
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