Supporting an educational portfolio: Sondra M. Shippen is a member of The News Journal’s Community Advisory Board. As head of Kuumba Academy Charter School, every day for us begins with a renewed commitment to excellence. I expect excellence from our students, and in turn, our students and parents expect nothing less [...]

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Christmas has been banned by the Red Cross from its 430 fund-raising shops.
Staff have been ordered to take down decorations and to remove any other signs of the Christian festival because they could offend Moslems.

The charity's politically-correct move triggered an avalanche of [...]

Since our local channel 57 doesn't carry the 11:00am "Three Stooges" anymore, here's the second half of one of my favorite episodes, where minutes 3:00 to 4:06 absolutely kill me:...' [...]

The Delmar Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Greater Delmar Chamber of Commerce, will take place Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m.

Applications available by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 302-846-3336 or you can pick one up at Town [...]

DATE & TIME OF INCIDENT: 11/28/2009, approximately 2324 hours
TYPE OF INCIDENT: Fatal Vehicle Crash
LOCATION OF INCIDENT: S. Fruitland Blvd near Crown Road, Fruitland, MD
CASE NO.: 2009-9907

VEHICLE #1:
NAME OF DRIVER: Damian Kinte Thornton Sr.
AGE: 31 years old
ADDRESS: Mardela Springs, [...]

From the inbox ~

To: Nuclear Regulatory Commission:

Comments for the environmental review of the relicensing of Hope Creek Docket No. 50-354 License No. NPF-57 PSEG Nuclear, LLC

The UNPLUG Salem Campaign is a network of organizations and individuals that act as a public health and nuclear [...]

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BBC Reports ~

Indian officials are investigating the leak of a radioactive substance into drinking water at an atomic power plant in the south of the country.

Fifty-five workers at the Kaiga plant needed medical treatment for excessive exposure to radiation after tritium contaminated a water cooler.

Officials said [...]

We haven't done this for awhile, but this effort by the British to take a hard look at how they came to be involved in the Iraq War doesn't seem to have gotten much press stateside. So far, I've seen one NYT article (this post written on 11/28, tho)' [...]

  I have made no attempt to hide the fact that I am dissatisfied with the past performance of  Rep. Mike Castle in congress. I do not feel that he represents my views on what I consider to be key issues, such as the environment, smaller government, and family values.

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Wonkette writes ~ All 193% of Republicans Support Palin, Romney and Huckabee

(via DKos)

Does this mean that Dick Cheney's gonna pull in his very own 75 percentage points?

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I haven’t posted in 17 days. Quite honestly, my life has become very boring and routine. Now that my crazy in laws are no longer a major source of frustration for me, my mental well being has stabilized quite a bit. As a matter of fact, I am thinking clearer [...]

(2) A career diploma issued by the State Board of Elementary and10 Secondary Education shall be considered a regular standard diploma and shall11 be recognized by all institutions under the management of the Louisiana12 Community and Technical College System. Read entire Regular Session, 2009 ENROLLEDSENATE BILL NO. 259: HERE. Powered by ScribeFire. Posted [...]

PRESS RELEASE: November 9, 2009   Application Requirements for Final $11.5 Billion in State Fiscal Stabilization Funds Available Now Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that application requirements for the final $11.5 billion in State Fiscal Stabilization Funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 are now available. [...]

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Here’s an open thread for you while we all recover from our post-Thanksgiving family, food and/or alcohol hangovers. What’s on your mind? Do you remember when we talked about the hypothesis that the Higgs Boson was sabotaging the Large Hadron Collider. The sub-atomic saboteurs have decided to rest for a while [...]

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A CLOSER LOOK AT PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. AND LOCALLY

Delaware Early Childhood Assistance Program (ECAP)Total state pre-kindergarten spending: $5.73 millionState spending per child enrolled: $6,795Total state program enrollment: 843Income requirement: 90 percent of children must be at or below the federal poverty level ($22,050 [...]

Moonie Times going under ?~ (via DKos)
TPM covered the sibling rivalry over control of the church and the recent upheaval at the family newspaper . Good riddance and
Thanks For The Memories...

Official Moonie Web Site~*~
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Badabing writes ~ Ben Bernanke Says He's Sorry, And He Won't Do It 'Again'

More from the AP ~


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Kathleen Parker, in the Washington Post, eviscerates Jim Bopp’s “New 10 Commandments.”

You should read the whole thing, but I’ll highlight three sections here (bold text by me):

“…the problem is that many conservatives have lost faith in the ability of Republican leaders to think. The resolutions aren’t [...]

First place in the Council category was The Razor with Obama The Weak Horse. First place in the non-Council category was The Strata-Sphere with Alarmist hide truth about (lack of ) global warming. Full results are here.... [...]

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99,890 Traffic Rank in US While we have enjoyed record days and unexpected traffic, Salisbury News has finally broken the 100,000 mark on Alexa and NO ONE can take that away! It's now Official.
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The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
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... but there's no shortage -- still -- of pro global warming yarns. Here's the AP via MSNBC: "Much less stable ice for polar bears, expert says; Survey by ship finds satellite data about thicker Arctic ice was wrong." Hmmm.... [...]