Senate Committee Votes Overwhelmingly

to Outlaw St. Mary's Illegal Slot Machines Statewide




The Godfather of the slot machines in St. Mary's County
Frank Moran, right, owner of Frank Moran and Son supplied
 many of the slot machines involved in the ruling.  At left is Billy Hill,
 owner of
St. Mary's Landing Restaurant in Charlotte Hall. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo

This Pilot Should Have Been Shot Down

Coast Guard Chopper Intercepted Bozo Pilot Over Capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Like someone flying a plane in the Washington area
didn't know that there is a protected "no-fly" zone over the DC area....
they should have shot this idiot down before he managed to crash
and kill someone else....


Man Shot Dead; Cops Think it Might Be Murder



Common Sense is Loser in Leonardtown...as if that is news!


Cell phone tower threatens vista of battlefield where 23,000
Americans died in a single day

 Coast Guard picks up 4 fishermen after their
 
 commercial fishing boat Capt. Joe sank in Atlantic
 
 

Legend of the Fall: 

Story developing of how a young man who set up one of the most lucrative cocaine trafficking businesses in the area also became a real estate tycoon, playing mortgage companies and banks for as much as he made off of white drug users....but exactly what has he told prosecutors about those whom he may have plenty of information about in order to mitigate his incarceration...is the Canary singing?  Only The Shadow knows for sure!


ATV Swiped from Barn





Home Sales Up in February!




Cuts in prices spur sales and surprise all the experts!

 
As prices were cut for homes across the nation, something happened: people took notice and began buying again!   These Ryland Homes are being advertised from the $280's and are in Westbury on Pegg Road, close to NAS Pax River. They have had significant price reductions by the builder in the past four months.
 ST. MARY'S TODAY photos

Boatman's Casino Shut Down


These slot machines in Boatman's Casino are now part of the history of St. Mary's County;
our 'Winter of the Slot Machines'.   ST. MARY'S TODAY photo


OAKVILLE (March 24, 2008) --- St. Mary's Sheriff Tim Cameron reports that the Boatman's Mini Mart and Casino has lost its slot machines when the distributor of the machines voluntary withdrew the machines it had placed in Boatman's Mini Mart in Oakville.  The store, which functions as a neighborhood liquor store is still open for regular business but the hey days of $10,000 a week rolling through in an unregulated and unmonitored fashion are over. 
Sheriff Mike Evans of Calvert County reports that the machines in Chesapeake Beach will be outlawed under the proposed new emergency legislation but that county has set up gambling commission to monitor the placement of the original "instant bingo" machines which were allowed by a 2001 Court of Appeals ruling.  The law outlawing slots in the area which passed the Senate on a 45 -2 vote last week is pending before the House of Delegates and amendments to the bill may address the Calvert machines placed in Traders, Abners and the Rod n Reel, but it is likely they will all be ditched under the new legislation.


Youth's Death Under Investigation

NORTH BEACH (March 24, 2008) --- The death of a North Beach youth who died suddenly on Saturday is under investigation by the Calvert Sheriff's Office, say police.  The cause of death of the 2007 Northern High School graduate Jacob Moore is unknown.
 

Sunday Crunch Crash, Collide and Clunk St. Mary's Sheriff's Deputy Nicole Chimko-Fahey holds up a door from one of the Sunday crunch which took place on Rt. 235 at St. John's Road just after services let out.   At least 4 people were injured as fire and rescue volunteers from  Lexington Park and Leonardtown assisted Hollywood at the scene.   ST. MARY'S TODAY photos

Clean Up Crews Ordered Inside as New Tornado Threatens  Downtown Atlanta Three deputies and a fiscal officer from St. Mary's were in Atlanta when tornado 4 Dead, 9 Injured in New York City when crane collapsed apartment building Marine range instructor at Quantico shot in back during training Sun report: Teachers fall into line to support slots at referendum; funding of education cited by Sen. Miller in urging educators to join on pro-slots side

The Car Burglar of Wildewood? Do you know this man?  He is wanted by police for using stolen credit cards from burglaries to vehicles at Wildewood.  Call 301 475 8008 with tips.  Cash for  information may be available from CrimeSolvers

St. Mary's Will Look at Adding Pool-Time to School Time     Fed pledges to supply cash for big Wall Street bank as market tanks and Bush says all is well.... State permits holding up broadband access for Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore
New Twist on Atlanta Tornado cuts 200 yard swath thru downtown, hits CNN, condos, offices

Bush visits New York for speech to Economic Club and Stock Market drops 300 points....

Man Charged with Molesting Woman  after Breaking In Home  story

Bush Sends Cheney to See A-rabs  About An Oil Change.... A change in the price and an increase in the pumping Vice President Dick Cheney: will tell Arabs to drop the price of oil and stop hurting the economy of it's best customer or else...perhaps US will let the Sheiks, Sultans and other collected bunch of ego-centric dictators of the dessert pay for their own military protection against Iran and other fundamentalist radicals. Pizza Brawl Nets 10 Arrests  cops loaded up paddy wagon with the dumb and delirious Wrong Way DWI  Driver Backed into Police Car Anyone who manages to be arrested for DWI in the boondocks of Cobb Island, where one can  walk home from the bars, is eligible to be named DWI Dunce of the Year...we will keep this DWI arrestee in mind for this year's honor and readers can nominate their favorites from our pages and perhaps we can obtain a premium prize from Anheuser Busch, who loves to hand out trinkets with their ads promoting the over-indulgence of booze. STORY

Unsafe for Grandma! Bayside Nursing Home in Lexington Park; deficient in health and fire safety 'Child, please don't put me in Bayside'...commentary by Clare Whitbeck

Pope invents seven new sins; didn't we have enough already? Sun report: Hoyer was a laugh a minute at Gridiron dinner

Dick Morris on how Hillary is doing... Why are taxes so high?  Because the government squanders your money on a regular basis Giving up on the slow paper and pencil for Census taking, the Federal Government instead switched to the modern hand-held computers for the 2010 census, but guess what: it ain't  working out too good and true to form, the anticipated cost is soaring from $600 million to maybe $2 billion.  Could these morons simply go back to paper and pencil?  Would the cost  be more than $20 per census taker?  See this report Large foreclosure auction started Sunday, continues as investors, families attempt to get  deals as homeownership slumps Woman's body found floating in Potomac

Francis Taylor Held Family at Gunpoint

St. Mary's Schools to take a look at adding pool-time to school-time. ...in print edition on newsstands now! Coast Guard rescued four from grounded boat on Friday night, plucks more from ocean on Saturday... Hillary's strategy to win Bozo Cop This cop who let a suspect they had stopped for driving erratically, hijack his police car, ought to pay  the taxpayers for the damage to the vehicle when the suspect stole it, led police on a high speed chase and then wrecked the police car... ABC 7 Report

Reader Feedback: Its not about morality, its about the state getting its share of the take and not damaging state lottery

Fugitive Shot Dead After Aiming Gun at Trooper Two Arrested for Attempted Murder                     Ravaun Anthony Walls, 17, left, and Jamal Lionel Rosier, 16, of Indian Head LA PLATA --- It pays to know who you are buying drugs from, things like, are they armed, are the dealers honorable or will they try to rob you and kill you or are they  just interested in the money you are spending on cocaine....MORE NEW ON NEW YORK TIMES SQUARE BOMBING Bombing of Army Recruiter office in Times Square claimed by letter writer to  8 House Members, all Democrats, from New York, FBI now investigating. A lengthy manifesto against the Iraq War, going on for about 20 pages, has been delivered.  FBI busts massive kiddie porn ring Clinton aid compares Obama to Ken Starr

Commentary by Sen. Roy Dyson: Maryland Agricultural at a Crossroads

Governor Schaefer hit nose on curb, needed stitches.... but what about damage to the curb?   Former Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer on a visit, as Comptroller, to observe storm damage to St. Mary's shoreline in 2006. While Governor, he used a bus to travel the state, in this photo in 1989.  ST. MARY'S TODAY photos The popular two-term Governor, two-term Comptroller and legendary Mayor of  Baltimore took a nasty spill and was treated and released.  The cranky Governor  said he was sore, but wasn't too hurt to joke with reporters and said he was worried about the busted concrete.  He thanked the staff of the hospital and went home... Wind hits plane, cracks wing... Illegal Slots Bill Hearings Draws Big Crowds in Annapolis Shameless lineup from charitable groups backing keeping slots in corner bars while the operators take cuts from proceeds  that would make Tony Soprano jealous...     After decades of raising money by conducting raffles, White Cane Day outside  of local stores and running other events, Kennedy Abell, of Leonardtown Lions advocated to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee keeping illegal slots for benefit of charities who are fronting for slots operators. Abell pointed to all the money it raises to help the poor and disadvantaged as justification for dipping into the pockets of the poor and the addicted to kill the bill making  the street corner casinos illegal. Maryland Senate President Mike Miller  (D. Calvert, PG) and Sen. Mac Middleton (D. Charles) proposed the bill which will toss out illegal slot machines.   Del. Johnny Wood (D. Mechanicsville), standing at rear, attended to watch the hearing but declined the invitation of the Chairman to speak.    ST. MARY'S TODAY photos Sun report on hearing NBC 4 report on illegal slots ban Where are all the slot machines and how many are there really?    How about Whorehouses for Charity? Would Little Flower parents like to see cheaper tuition from proceeds of a brothel?  Why not drug dealing? Editorial Opinion: READER FEEDBACK: Your views are welcome, but be careful, these folks think they are sacred cows, use your own name at your own risk as retaliation will be fast and furious.  Send your views to staff1@stmarystoday.com Should Maryland doctors be allowed to conduct state-of-the-art CT scans for their patients? St. Mary's Commissioner Tommy Mattingly with Dr. Vinny Shah testified in favor of allowing doctors to conduct CT scans in their offices instead of sending patients to radiologists.   Maryland is the only state which does not allow office scans.  Mattingly said that chest pains led him to go for a  scan last month which led to a stent being implanted in an artery to keep  it open, and that as a patient, he wants information from a scan as soon as possible. Shah said that he has trouble recruiting new doctors to the  area who know that they cannot use all of the latest tools available to  help their patients.  The radiologist's lobbyist said that for doctors to have in-house scan services is a conflict of interest and a way for docs  to drive up the bill for health care without any scrutiny.  ST. MARY'S TODAY photo Storm slams tree into house in Wicomico Shores, no injuries. .Mechanicsville and La Plata VFDs brought out to help residents with tree  into dining room 25950 Prospect Hill Road, Wicomico Shores.

Home James!  but he wouldn't go...The Butler Did It!

Fed to Banks: Stop Tossing Folks Out Fed Chairman says there are too many foreclosures and that lenders need to lower loans to give relief and keep homeowners in their homes....

She's Still Alive!  Hillary, Dillary Dock; Obama Thought He Had Given the Witch the Block; The Clock Struck Twelve and He Lost Rhode Island; Now She Has Won Ohio and Obama will be Trying Out for Veep....can we all sleep?  All his  X's were in Texas, and Hillary ticks on to PA. McCain nails GOP mantle, Big Win for Hillary in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas  results conniving cackler? Kennedys worked hard for Obama; Maria Shriver in California. He lost.  Teddy Kennedy in Massachusetts.  He lost.  Patrick Kennedy in Rhode Island.  He lost.  Its that Kennedy magic. These guys were in love. Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Mike Steele, left, and former Maryland Gov. Bobby Ehrlich, right.  Photo courtesy of the Governor's Office. Where are the Joy Boys? Sun report: Helicopter parents bully teachers

We have saved 3 schools from closing Corner Casino Owner Discloses Donations to Charity on Eve of Hearings       Scott Boatman, owner of the Boatman's Mini-mart where he operates a neighborhood casino in Oakville, in Northern St. Mary's County.  Boatman has now disclosed how he  has donated money to charity in recent weeks.  Story .... ST. MARY'S TODAY photo Send slots now!    Vincent Biscoe, owner of Seaside View, says he would like to have slot machines in order  to survive rising costs, recession and high taxes.  ST. MARY'S TODAY photo This Frank Moran & Son slot machine, at left, at the Brass Rail failed to drop a instant bingo slip in a half hour of play. At right are a wall of slot machines  lit up in vibrant colors in the darkened room, with windows facing out to traffic on Maryland Rt. 5.  All that is missing is the big sign proclaiming Dessert Inn, Stardust or Little Las Vegas as used to appear on Rt. 301.                 ST. MARY'S TODAY photos Brass Rail machine failed to drop a 'pull tab ticket' once  in a half hour of play ABC anchor says Prince Harry is expendable, that's why he was allowed to fight in Afghanistan Report: The Federal Reserve's rescue has failed   Buffett says recession is  underway, not as deep as early 70's, stocks to get cheaper soon

Elderly Driver Nailed ATM Customer  with Truck   Story Too much gas from grandma! Calvert Crooks Need Guidance from Above  story Montgomery teen admits disappearance was a hoax Politico: McCain Mcstumbles since becoming defacto GOP nominee, Dems outpace Republicans in money Hillary Building Lead in Ohio; they  should know it would take a silver stake in her heart to finish her off! More on Obama Raghead photo Why would Obama dress up in Muslim gear if he was a Christian?  Would JFK have donned such dress when touring a Muslim country?   Nope. Never did, didn't even like putting on a cowboy hat...see blog  on Obama Muslim dress-up day photo...maybe it was Halloween...

Vehicles wreck after running from Capitol Police  Photo courtesy of ABC 7 News

Photo sparks 'Is He a Muslim? 'controversy about Obama    Obama camp not proud of Muslim middle name Barack Hussein Obama, right, on a visit to Africa two years ago, robes and turban are that of nomadic tribes, photo courtesy of Drudge Report.

Overnight Stay on Cold Chesapeake CHESAPEAKE BAY (March 24, 2008) --- Engine failure between Tangier Island and Smith Island left this man with his 16' boat as his overnight motel, anchored for the night.  Boats from Coast Guard Station Crisfield, Virginia Marine police and Maryland Natural Resources Police crisscrossed the area while a Coast Guard chopper from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, looked for him without success on Saturday night and a first light search found the man at Easter sunrise.  This photo from the Coast Guard chopper shows a rescue vessel preparing to tow the man to shore. He was identified as David Pruitt, 56, of Tangier Island. Pruitt would have benefited from a marine radio, said the Coast Guard. Flares and other emergency supplies would have narrowed his overnight stay on his small boat in the choppy Chesapeake. Democrats; More Obama Obrawl Clinton way out in front in PA while Obama tops her with small lead in national polls Obama campaign chief roughs up Bill Clinton Paterson not happy with his 'wise man' over disclosure Black Caucus Opposed DNA Bill Unless Conviction Took Place, Amended Bill Passes House   Speaker Pelosi cracks China on Tibet violence How Obama thinks he can change politics as usual Ridge Fire Ruled Arson State Police to Convert to E-Tickets DC cop shot herself in foot while capturing gas station bandits Redneck  Retribution Man firebombed  neighbor's trailer

Coffins of US Soldiers who died in Iraq being unloaded at Dover AFB, Delaware; right, coffin of slain soldier is carried to waiting hearse for transport to the family of the dead.  US Army Photos Hearses complete the return to America for fallen troops US Death Toll Now Over 4,000 4 U.S. Soldiers Die in Roadside  Bomb Attack on Easter Sunday

Issues of Law Important to Those Holding Credit Cards Only If a Lawyer Takes Their Side St. Mary's John Mattingly Wins Supreme Court Hearing for Client.  ST. MARY'S TODAY photo Cops Capture the Marquis of Pizza Robbers; Seek Second Punk in Shotgun Robbery Wanted                                Captured           Michael Anthony McCoy, left, Marquis Robinson, right. LEXINGTON PARK (March 24, 2008) One down, one to go.  Police say this pair picked a Dominoes Pizza delivery driver at work delivering a pizza to a home in the Spring Valley area to rob at shotgun point.  Marquis Robinson, right, was captured while the alleged robber at left, Michael Anthony McCoy, is considered to be armed and dangerous and still at large.