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• Cap-and-trade -- bad for jobs, good for ACORN

  —Carroll Standard

  Will ACORN receive federal funds under "cap-and-trade" legislation?

  The House and Senate versions of "cap and trade" have earmarked several hundred million dollars to be used by "community development organizations" for the purpose of educating business and low-income neighborhoods in energy efficiency. Presumably ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:55am EST
  

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• MEDICARE WASTE AND FRAUD

  —Salisbury News

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  How would waste and fraud be eliminated from Medicare? To find a possible answer, we must examine the administrative cost of private insurance companies and compare it to Medicare. The private companies have a cost in the neighborhood of 20%. Medicare claims about 6%, a 14% difference. How can that [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:15am EST
  by joealbero

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• Small Cities Lose Luster In Downturn

  —Salisbury News

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  WASHINGTON — America's small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a stable economy and affordable living.
  
  A review of newly released census data shows, for example, that cities of between 20,000 and 50,000 residents have lagged behind their larger counterparts [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:20am EST
  by joealbero

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• Neighborhood Safety Council Meeting Tuesday Night

  —Capital Punishment

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  Neighborhood Safety Council – The Annapolis Police Department is holding a Neighborhood Safety Council meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at APD Headquarters, 199 Taylor Avenue in Annapolis. These monthly meetings are designed to make community leaders and other citizens aware of the latest trends [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:07am EST
  by Paul Foer

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• Wallops Island Under Water

  —Pocomoke Tattler

  

  These pics just in from the friendly neighborhood NASA Base.

  Be careful out there you guys!

  Keep making the world safe for weather guys!

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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:46pm EST
  by StephanieBurke

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• percontee: seats at the table

  —Just Up The Pike

  part FOUR of a series about new development proposals in Calverton and Hyattsville by Percontee.
  
  Over the past five years, Percontee has been reaching out to the FDA and to the surrounding neighborhoods for input [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:24pm EST
  

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• Do You Really Know Your Neighbors

  —Salisbury News

  I mean, REALLY know your neighbors?
  

  Well, the attached site will help you know the ones you need to know even better.
  

  Just put in your address & your neighborhood map will pop up. Every place you see a red balloon or thumb tact is the home of a convicted [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:10am EST
  by joealbero

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• Laid-off homeowners mean drop in burglaries

  —Delusional Duck

  [...] “With a lot more unemployed people, a lot more people are staying home, and they see more in their neighborhood,” said Sgt. Thomas Lasater, who supervises the burglary unit of the police department in St. Louis County, Mo., where authorities recorded a whopping 35 percent drop in burglaries during the [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:21pm EST
  

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• A place to put down roots

  —Delusional Duck

  Mike Hanks grew up in Clarks Run, and he loved his childhood days playing sports with his friends around the La Plata neighborhood. Years later, when Hanks was looking for a safe place to raise a family, Clarks Run was an easy choice. In fact, he bought his old house [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:14am EST
  

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• Open Thread Friday!!!!

  —Hedgehog Report

  In light of the huge Republican victories on Tuesday, what better video to play on this beautiful Friday than....A Cheers video can mean only one thing...the monthly Howard County Republican Club First Friday Happy Hour. If you are in teh neighborhood, what better way to celebrate those victories than ... [...]

  Fetched: November 06, 2009, 8:06am EST
  

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• Sheriff, Officers Attend…

  —Delusional Duck

  ...Neighborhood Meet and Greet [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:11pm EST
  

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• 29 Break Ins Last Month!

  —Salisbury News

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  I attend St. Andrews Methodist Church on Washington & Vine St. ( Pastor is Andy Frick. )

  Tomorrow night, Tues., a neighborhood crime watch assoc. meeting is to be held at 7 p.m.

  They have had the police, the mayor & various others in to hear the what's going on [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 4:39pm EST
  by joealbero

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• Study says Md. law fails to direct growth, save open space

  —Delusional Duck

  [...] But a new study says the law has been a bust, largely because it has no teeth to force local governments to comply and because builders have little incentive to redevelop older urban neighborhoods. [...] Across Maryland, three-quarters of the lots consumed by single-family homes in the past decade rose on [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:43pm EST
  

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• Halloween In Camden Was A Blast Once Again

  —Salisbury News

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  Cars were coming into the Camden Neighborhood loaded with kids as this was clearly the place to be once again this year. Unfortunately, only about 1 out of every 4th home had their lights on [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:55am EST
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• Was All This about a Football Game?

  —Tales Of Two Cities

  There is some speculation that the homicide last night in the Forest Glen neighborhood of the Village of Harpers Choice and the tire slashing incident on Friday night in the Clemons Crossing neighborhood of the Village of Hickory Ridge are somehow related to a high school football game.
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 4:58pm EST
  

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• 50 Columbia Residents Find Tires Slashed in Hickory Ridge Neighborhood

  —Carroll Standard

  Howard County police are investigating destruction of property in the Clemens Crossing neighborhood of Hickory Ridge, where approximately 50 residents discovered their tires were slashed and/or punctured early this morning.

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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
  

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• Neighborhood meets to discuss crime issues

  —Kevin Dayhoff

  Neighborhood meets to discuss crime issues Click here for a larger image: [twitpic.com]
  
  October 30, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff
  
  All eyes are on Westminster Police Chief Jeffrey Spaulding during a community meeting at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Church [...]

  Posted: October 31, 2009, 6:16am EDT
  

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