http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/maryland/ en-us Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:08:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419650/posts Baltimore—For the psychiatric doctors of St. Jacob’s Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday morning should’ve been filled with routine rounds to check on the status of the existing patients in residence. But this January 2, 2009, found the hospital over run by an influx of liberal patients with an immediate need of therapy. “Many of the patients came in exhibiting signs of depression with wild talk of killing themselves,” stated Dr. Joseph Mengele. “All they told me was that ‘he couldn’t be alive. He was dead. He can’t be alive. Wikipedia said he was dead.’ It was truly startling to... Elective Decisions http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419650/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:08:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416146/posts As a national recession wears on, more middle-class people are asking for food, even in places like affluent Montgomery County, Md. About 24,000 families have been added to the rolls of Manna Food Center in Rockville, Md., in the last year and a half, said Kim Damion, director of development and communication. Close to 400 families picked up food boxes on Thanksgiving Day this year, more than any other year since the center opened in 1983, Damion said. Manna gave food to 1,600 families on Thanksgiving week. Nationally, 49 million Americans are at risk of not getting enough to eat... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416146/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:42:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409706/posts MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont's highest court is being asked to decide what a dog's love is worth. The state Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing a case that started in July 2003, when Denis and Sarah Scheele, who were visiting relatives, let their mixed-breed dog wander into Lewis Dustin's yard and he fatally shot it. Now the Scheeles, of Annapolis, Md., are asking the court to carve out a new legal doctrine that a dog's owners can sue for emotional distress and loss of companionship, just like parents can when they lose children. AP (through Yahoo! News) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409706/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:37:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397895/posts PRINCE FREDERICK, Md.—Calvert County authorities are searching for two men who tried to rob a funeral home that they may have mistaken for a bank. Police said the men robbed Lee Funeral Home, next to a PNC Bank, in Owings on Monday. Lt. Steve Jones of the Calvert Investigative Team said an employee told the suspects they weren't in a bank. AP via boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397895/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:19:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396224/posts When Walter Carl Abbott Jr. posted comments last year on a Maryland government Web site saying he would "strangle" Gov. Martin O'Malley, he learned there's a difference. The 45-year-old Pikesville construction worker was found guilty of threatening a public official. He is serving two years' probation for his rant against the governor, whom Mr. Abbott blames for personal financial problems that stem from business competition from illegal immigrants. ... Out back, a homemade sign leaning against his partially finished garage says: "Deport Illegals - Imprison Bush! By Order of the American People!!!" Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396224/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394352/posts Emergency Powers Test Run Bethany Stotts, November 25, 2009 Could emergency powers given to state and federal leaders to deal with the H1N1 virus lead to violations of American civil liberties? Conditions at the state level may be a test of how wisely government officials will use their emergency powers. The Constitution Project and the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) recently convened a group of scholars to discuss “the civil liberty implications of the government’s response to the H1N1” pandemic. One panelist, Boston University Professor Wendy Mariner expressed her concern that emergency laws meant to... Accuracy in Academia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394352/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:57:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393915/posts An illegal alien has been sentenced to life in prison for breaking into an 83-year-old woman's home, grabbing her by the throat, smashing her head into furniture, saturating her with gasoline and setting her body on fire while she was still alive – all to cover up his check fraud scam after she hired him to cut her lawn. World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393915/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:39:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391908/posts A Potomac, Md., Islamic center maintains links to Iran despite its claims that it is independent of a foundation that is being sued by the U.S. government on charges of funneling money to the Islamic republic. Ali Mohammadi, the current manager of the Islamic Education Center (IEC) of Maryland, told The Washington Times that the center's only relationship to the Alavi Foundation is that of tenant to landlord. He quoted a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office as saying that forfeiture proceedings initiated earlier this month against the foundation - which also owns property in New York and other states... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391908/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387790/posts They're not a member of any conference and you’ll never be able to follow their standout players to the NFL. Nothing about the Navy football team screams “pay attention to me.” Bleacher Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387790/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:41:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385444/posts In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government. Prosecutors on Thursday filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets. The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools and mosques in New York, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100 acres in Virginia; and a 36-story Manhattan office tower. Confiscating the properties would... hosted http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385444/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:57:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381006/posts BALTIMORE -- Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon is about to put her political future in the hands of a jury. Dixon goes on trial Monday on theft charges. She's accused of hitting up her wealthy developer pals to donate thousands of dollars' worth of gift cards to needy families. Prosecutors say she used those gift cards for her personal shopping instead. AP / Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381006/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:17:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374970/posts Note: The following text is a quote: MS-13 Gunman Sentenced 80 Years for Attempted Murder ALEXANDRIA, VA—Dennis L. Gil Bernardez, 33, of Landover, Md., the gunman in an MS-13 shooting, was sentenced to 80 years in prison today for attempting to murder rival gang members on Oct. 6, 2008, at a park near homes in Reston, Va. His accomplice, Jose M. Aguilar Orantes, 18, of Reston, Va., who provided the firearm, was sentenced to 55 years in prison for his role in the attempted murders. A third member, Carlos B. Guzman Cruz, 25, of Richmond, Va., was sentenced to 144... WashingtonDC.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374970/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:28:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2374648/posts In the wake of Vatican plans to make it easier for Episcopalians to become Catholic, the Episcopal bishop of Maryland would like to make one point clear: The door swings both ways. Lost in talk of the splintering of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton says, is the appeal that the 45,000-member Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has held for former Roman Catholics and others looking for a big-tent church. While attention focused on the conversion en masse last month of a Catonsville-based order of Episcopal nuns to the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has received... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2374648/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:31:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2374085/posts Maybe Freepers need a forum devoted to movies, stage, acting, and the arts. Falls Church News-Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2374085/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:46:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373779/posts Perry Ealim was elated to learn that he had won a local business award from the Anne Arundel County NAACP, and he sent a mass e-mail asking friends and associates, largely fellow Republicans, to join him at the Nov. 20 award ceremony. But most aren't so eager to dine with the evening's guest speaker, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., who is President Obama's controversial former pastor. "I am happy for your honor, however I cannot support an organization that would have a racist/bigot such as Mr. Wright as [its] speaker," wrote James Pelura, chairman of the Maryland Republican Party.... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373779/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372755/posts In 2003, several counties in Northern Virginia banded together to form a joint task force to crack down on illegals and gangs. Then in March of last year, Prince William County made national headlines by upping the ante even further. They passed an ordinance that required County police to verify the immigration status of any criminal or traffic suspects when there was probable cause to think they were in the country illegally. The suspects were held and transferred to ICE, irrespective of the disposition of the underlying charge. Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372755/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:27:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372039/posts Crackdowns on illegal immigrants and other law enforcement efforts are driving gangs out of Northern Virginia and into Maryland and the District, a report released Monday concluded. "Many gang members from Northern Virginia are moving or driving to Prince George's and other Maryland counties, into the District of Columbia or further south and west into Virginia to avoid dealing with police departments that are unrelenting in their efforts to keep gangs under control," authorities wrote in the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force report. The report said the task force's success is the result of Virginia law enforcement's use of... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372039/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368971/posts Health Reform: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says it's constitutional to mandate insurance coverage. Congress, he insists, has "broad authority" to make us buy things to provide for the "general welfare." Democrats' Alice In Wonderland interpretation of what they consider to be a "living Constitution," where words mean what they say they mean based on political considerations, gets more bizarre by the minute. (snip) We've been down this road before. In 1994, Hillary Clinton's secretive health care task force was trying to nationalize health care. "A mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance would be an unprecedented form of... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368971/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2368010/posts Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and 10 members of the council are sponsoring a bill that Catholic leaders believe harasses pro-life pregnancy support centers. City Council Bill 09-0406, “Limited-Service Pregnancy Centers –Disclaimers,” would require pregnancy support centers to post a disclaimer noting that they do not provide abortion or contraceptive services. Centers that do not comply would be fined $500 per day. In an Oct. 16 letter to Rawlings-Blake, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien said the bill targets non-profit organizations whose mission is to help women carry pregnancies to term. He said it is “well-known” that pregnancy support centers are... The Catholic Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2368010/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:10:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366391/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Maryland Scientist Charged with Attempted Espionage WASHINGTON—A Maryland scientist who once worked in varying capacities for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been arrested for attempted espionage, David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Channing D. Phillips, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director for the FBI’s Washington Field Office, announced today. A criminal complaint unsealed today in the District of Columbia charges Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, with attempted espionage for... WashingtonDC.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366391/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:23:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366181/posts WASHINGTON — A scientist who worked for the Defense Department, a White House space council and other agencies was arrested Monday on charges of attempting to pass along classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer. Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Chevy Chase, Md., was charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to communicate, deliver and transmit classified information, the Justice Department said. The complaint does not allege that the government of Israel or anyone acting on its behalf violated U.S. law. Nozette was arrested by FBI agents. He is expected to make his initial appearance... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366181/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:19:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365427/posts A top Chinese general will visit the United States this month and tour major U.S. bases as Washington seeks to improve relations and reduce the risk of conlict, offi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365427/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:22:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361265/posts "Leaders of the Maryland NAACP, worried that a Baltimore mayor's criminal conviction could result in the appointment of a white or Republican leader who may not fully represent the majority black and Democratic city, are asking state lawmakers to strip the governor of authority to permanently fill the office. The request, made in a resolution adopted at a state meeting of the civil rights group last weekend, marks the first time a mainstream organization has raised questions about succession should Baltimore Mayor Dixon be convicted of any of the nine charges she faces. Dixon has been indicted for theft and... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361265/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:38:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2357115/posts When 87-year-old Alice Jadwigia Armstrong looked up from her hospital bed and saw the smiling face of Sister Lourdes Miranda, she was visibly buoyed by the nun’s presence. Clasping the hand of the Little Sister of the Poor, the white-haired woman seemed transported to the security of her youth. “I like her because she reminds me of my mother,” Armstrong said with a laugh. “You can depend on her.” Sister Lourdes, one of 17 Little Sisters who minister at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, laughed warmly. The Cuba native reached out and tenderly brushed Armstrong’s cheek with... The Catholic Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2357115/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:53:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349240/posts MOUNT AIRY, Md. — A home-improvement worker and school janitor who apparently was struggling to survive the recession killed his sleeping wife and two children before turning the 12-gauge shotgun on himself, Maryland State Police said Saturday. Charles L. Dalton, 38, left no suicide note and police haven’t clearly identified a motive for the murders, spokesman Greg Shipley said. “It is possible that financial difficulties were part of the motive,” he said. Police announced the findings one day after the bodies of Dalton, his wife Jennifer, 37, and their children Charles Jr., 14, and Emmaline, 7, were found in their... Hagerstown Herald-Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349240/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:28:58 GMT