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August 2005 News
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Montgomery County
Firefighters part of Maryland Task Force in Survivor Search Mission at Gulf Disaster City of Baltimore and Diplomat Freight Flying Supplies to New Orleans
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| God Bless Texas! Houston opening two more refugee centers for the people evacuated from New Orleans, Dallas and San Antonio are opening their hearts, their wallets and their homes to bring in more Americans who lost everything...cities and states all over America are bringing in refugees by air.... Al Sharpton Says Black Churches in Houston Need to Step Up to the Plate and Help Citizens in Need 3 cruise ships will be used for up to six months to house citizens who have lost their homes, docked in Galveston 18,000 Vacant Apartments Made Available in Texas |
Did Louisiana Governor read her own disaster
plan?
Louisiana disaster plan, pg 13, para 5 , dated 01/00
'The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal
vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles
and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to
provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation
and require assistance in evacuating'...
Editorial from New Orleans newspaper
The mayor had obviously become fed up with federal bureaucrats'
use of future tense verbs. "Don't tell me 40,000 people are
coming here," he said. "They're not here. It's too doggone late.
Now get off your asses and do something, and let's fix the
biggest goddamn crisis in the history of this country."
President Bush got a briefing directly from Coast Guard Capt.
James D. Bjostad, 51, of Richmond, Va., on
the status of search and rescue operations staged out of the
Coast Guard base in Mobile, Alabama.
Troops Ordered to Gulf Coast States
Update on Federal response from Dept. of Homeland Security: Many
troops now at work, first Amtrak train has left New Orleans and
four a day will take people to other cities starting Monday
Trains being used to evacuate hurricane victims, but why not a
week ago?
Oil Profiteering and Bush Administration incompetence left poor
dangling at death's doorstep
The publisher of a Louisiana newspaper sets
the record straight on the facts being misrepresented by the
national media
New Orleans flooded by ignorance
This excerpt is from today's
news
in New Orleans
Nearby, a woman lay dead in a wheelchair
on the front steps. A man was covered in a black drape with a
dry line of blood ran to the gutter, where it had pooled.
Another had lain on a chaise lounge for four days, his stocking
feet peeking out from under a quilt.
Story
Why is
Safeway
Gouging at the Pump?
This Safeway store gas station on Rt. 301
in La Plata is screwing the public. Don't buy groceries from this
crummy company who is taking advantage of Americans during a crisis.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Bryans Road and Waldorf Safeway stores with
gas pumps are hosing consumers
Today a survey by ST. MARY'S TODAY of area gas
prices revealed Wawa stations at these prices during midday, which may
have changed during the day: Charlotte Hall, $2.85, Calif. $2.99
White Plains, $2.89
Safeway at Bryans Road: $3.53, Shellmart at Bryans Road, $2.86, Safeway
at Smallwood Parkway in Waldorf $3.41.
A spokesman for Safeway has yet to return a call
requesting that the firm explain it's pricing or answer whether or not
it is in compliance with state and federal laws regarding price gouging.
This Shellmart on Rt. 235 in California showed regular rates of $3.04
per gallon for regular. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Letter to the Editor
Sheetz Went Up 37 Cents in One
Hour
To the Editor:
The
price of gas at the Sheetz on Great Mills road rose 37 cents in 1 hour
yesterday!!!! I went by at 1:45 and it was 2.89, when I came back by
an hour later it was 3.16!!! Now the price there is 3.19
Laura Hammett
Letter to the Editor
No More Safeway Shopping for Me
Area Gas Prices Soared in
Just One Week
Are your loved ones missing since
Hurricane Katrina struck...check missing persons postings on New Orleans
news website
Plane Flies Out 140 Refugees to Atlanta
The City of Hell-Storm:
New Orleans in anarchy with fights, rapes
Attorney
Generals of Three States Announce Effort to Stop Price Gouging by
Gasoline Companies
Hoyer Calls on Congress to Pass Hurricane Relief Bill
Dyson Proposes Maryland
Lower Heating Fuel Tax
Jerry Lewis
Telethon Bringing Hurricane
Relief into Appeals for Money Over Labor Day
Stone, Frederick Reelected
to
SMECO Board in 2-1 Margin Over Challenger
Southern Maryland Police
Beat
 Pasture Demo Derby Driver fails to yield pulling out of Whirlwind Road; both vehicles wind up in pasture. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo More photos Armed Carjacking District Gunmen Seize Truck at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Hughesville at Rib Joint as Criminal Kingdom of Washington Continues to Expand to Southern Maryland Story |
Red Cross Advise on
Contacting Loved Ones Donate at Coinstar Machines in Grocery Stores for Hurricane Victims American Public Asked to Help with Critical Blood Shortage Southern Md. Red Cross Gears Up to Aid Gulf Coast Hurricane Victims |
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Board of
Appeals Takes The Side of Citizen
Governor Ehrlich
to Tour Coastal Bays
Storm's Fury
Wiped Out Restaurant and Marina in 2003; Now Fitzies Is Back in Full
Operation
McKay announces
celebration for Sept. 11th!
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Teen Driver from Leonardtown Hits Charles Sheriff's Car story Sailboat Overturned in St. George's Creek PINEY POINT (Aug. 13, 2005) A small sailboat overturned in St. George's Creek on Saturday evening bringing a response from Second District VFD's fireboat. No one was reported to be injured and the persons on board the boat were quickly recovered. Police respond to swimming pool butcher knife incident Monk's Inn Owner Blames Shooting on Rap Music See report by Sean Rice in print edition now on newsstands Man Sought in Burglary-Gang Fatality Caught by Charles Sheriff's Officers see story now on newsstands DWI Chase Turns into Crash and Wrestling Match See story now on newsstands Three rescued from Potomac A news brief published on Sunday Aug 14 said that several persons were rescued from the Potomac near St. Clement's Island. The rescue was a drill conducted by the Avenue and Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Departments according to Second District Chief Thomas Crowder. The firefighters work on their off time to drill in order to be prepared for a real life and death rescue. --- Armed gunmen rob Super 8 Motel in blatant broad daylight robbery as more crime slimes down Rt. 301 from DC and PG County...Stupid bandits stole a Nextel phone after robbing desk clerk of motel...like who are they going to talk to with the lousy signal on the Nextel? Charles detectives make arrest in gang burglar case in which teacher was killed in crash There are other Banana Republics besides Prince George's County and Washington, D.C., here is the latest on one of them: Aristide Flies the Coup-de-ta in Haiti Second time Haitian president has left the Caribbean nation in a hurry PG (Pretty Gory) County: Besides the police chief, Melvin High, impersonating a police officer, there are others who are doing the same thing...see this report from PG Police, who at the moment, are not investigating a homicide....story Fire Stations Now Dumping Ground for Unwanted Babies Egads Batman! Would high-ranking PG official give a girl a big fat raise for sexual services? Why not, that's what Governor Parris Glendening did for his deputy chief of staff, with $31,000 in raises for sleeping with the boss...now it appears that this tradition in Maryland government continues in Upper Marlboro...see more |
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Trouble in Paradise More Inept Island Police Work Involving Mysterious Death of American? Local resident says son's death in Bermuda was not suicide, that he was murdered and the murder is being covered up....read this article and watch for more on this story.... Last Rites for Rabid Loveville Dog St. Mary's Health Dept. officials report that a Loveville dog was found to have rabies was put to death. The only way to test an animal for rabies is to kill a dog suspected to be rabid and test their brain. Another dog is being quarantined. Officials warn that family pets are the link between the wild and the home and to keep vaccinations up to date. See more |
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Police
Beat: No Drinks in the House |
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Jewitt
Chicken to Take On Hoyer Again After Getting Nice Paying State
Job from Governor Ehrlich Crowded Field Appears for Judgeship Sparling Files for Judge LEONARDTOWN --- Former St. Mary's States Attorney George Sparling has filed for election to the vacancy on the St. Mary's circuit court created by the retirement of Judge Marvin Kaminetz. Sparling told ST. MARY'S TODAY that he was not applying for the appointment but has filed to run for election. Sparling was elected states attorney in 1974 and served one term. He lost the Democratic Primary to Neal Myerberg in 1978. Since that time Sparling has been in private practice, establishing himself as a one of the area's top criminal defense attorneys. Sparling represented a man who was falsely accused in the infamous 65 personalities case, winning an 11-1 mistrial in favor of his client, who was not further prosecuted by the state. Letter to the Editor from George Sparling |
