Maryland Democrat Party Chair, Yvette Lewis, released the follow statement on the passing of Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee member, Karla Walker: “I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Karla Walker as they mourn her passing. Karla was a wonderful friend, colleague, and committee member. Maryland has [...]
Chip Saltsman joins Joe Carr campaign
Chip Saltsman, a former Tennessee GOP chairman and manager of Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign, has joined state Rep. Joe Carr’s congressional bid as its “campaign director.”
Saltsman, who also managed U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann’s campaigns in 2010 and 2012, will “manage all facets” of the Lascassas Republican’s 4th Congressional District campaign, a spokesman said. Carr so far faces incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-South Pittsburg, and state Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville.
“Chip brings significant firepower and experience to our campaign,” Carr said in a statement announcing Saltsman’s appointment. “His excellent track record of managing both statewide and national campaigns is invaluable.”
Bad Investment
My husband and I recently purchased an older house that had so much charm but I am having second thoughts about the whole situation because there seems to be something wrong with the house every day. I had no idea how much work needed to be put into a house like this because we have never owned a home before. Just yesterday my husband had to go to General Steel to pick up some steel pipes because something was wrong with our boiler. It is stuff like this that causes me to loose faith in our home and I do not know what we should do about it. I have tried to figure out how much money we have put into this house but it is just too much to count.
I do not know how we can continue to do this before we realize that it is a waste of money. I am pretty sure he spent a couple of thousand at General Steel yesterday and that is not counting the boiler expert that has to come. I am scared that this house is a money pit and that we will not be able to get any of our money back. I think that we just made a bad investment and it is time to cut our loses and move on to something else. We are down to our last ten thousand dollars and I think we need that for other bills that we have and not this house.
What Is The Google Redirect Virus And How Do You Get Rid of It From A Computer?
The Google Redirect Virus is a very dangerous form of malware that no one wants to have on their computer, and the reality of it it this, it something that was designed by online crooks with the purpose of messing up a computer user’s specific personal searches using Google search engine. The presence of this virus on your hard drive can allow these crooks to manipulate some of the settings on your computer and it is all done for the shadiest of reasons on their behalf. So, with this said, if you do notice any identifying symptoms of this virus, you do need to get it off of your hard drive as soon as possible. Some of the most notable symptoms of the Google redirect virus do include trying to click on a specific link and your browser takes you straight to a website that is filled with all sorts of pop-ups and advertisements. The Google Redirect Virus isn’t always detected by some of the best anti virus software out there, and this is because it is categorized as being adware, and there has never been a redirect virus of this grand scale ever before.
Okay, if you learn you do have the Google Redirect Virus, how do you get rid of it from your computer? The Google redirect virus not only has the uncanny ability of being able to bypass anti-virus programs, but it is sometimes hard to even detect on a computer, but this doesn’t mean that a Google redirect virus removal cannot take place. If an individual wants to remove this “hijacker” virus, it is something they will have to do very carefully, and with only the best knowledge and or software that can get the job done successfully. Some tools to remove Google redirect virus can be found online, while others may decide to attempt to manually get rid of it on their own. Nevertheless, don’t try to remove a virus of this caliber, if you don’t know what you are doing from the get go. Get all the knowledge possible on this virus, as well as the various ways on how to remove it, before you even touch your computer to purge it free from this annoying virus.
California Farmer Warns: “Don’t Trust Oil Industry, State or Courts” to Protect Water
By Dan Aiello
Kern County almond farmer, Fred Starrh, is an unlikely darling of the anti-fracking movement in California.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is an environmentally risky oil production method of pumping under pressure large volumes of water, sand and chemicals underground to bubble to the surface heavy tar-like oil left in depleted oil wells and to reach deep deposits of oil and natural gas.
Fracking is the method oil companies seek to employ to proliferate drilling in California where the discovered Monterey Shale Deposit is estimated to contain as many as 15.4 billion barrels of crude 11,000 feet deep.
Study Ranks MD Number One State For Business Innovation Citing O’Malley Administration Initiatives As Catalyst For Growth
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The fourth annual Enterprising States report released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks Maryland number one in innovation and entrepreneurship and places the state third for talent preparation and workforce development. The Chamber of Commerce report points to measures championed by the O’Malley administration for the positive economic climate in the state. [...]
Is Your McDonald’s Cleaner than Your Abortion Clinic? In Iowa, We Don’t Know
Just as the shock and horror of the realities of the Kermit Gosnell infanticide trial begin to fade in our memories, we have begun hearing stories of other Kermit Gosnells in other parts of the country.
Abortionist Nicola Riley just had her medical license revoked in Maryland for a host of problems. Like Gosnell, Riley kept the bodies of aborted babies in a freezer. She has been on suspension since 2010 after she perforated the uterus of a woman during an abortion so badly that the woman’s bowels were spilling into her vagina, and body parts of the baby were later found outside of the uterus in the woman’s abdominal cavity. Then, rather than call an ambulance to take the woman to a real medical facility, Riley drove the woman to the hospital in her own rental car.
Former employees have come forward with first-hand accounts of abortionist Douglas Karpen in Texas snapping the necks of babies born alive with his own hands. Like Gosnell, Karpen has a history of receiving complaints that appear to not have been properly investigated by state officials.
So far, in Iowa, we’ve established that late-term third-trimester abortions are legal for just about any reason the doctor can dream up, and we’ve also established that there is at least one abortionist in Iowa who uses barbaric procedures very similar to those used by Kermit Gosnell when performing late-term abortions.
One of the things that has outraged people the most about the Gosnell situation is the fact that Pennsylvania state regulators allowed Gosnell to go on butchering women and children for years, ignoring complaints and skipping inspections with the blessing of pro-choice Republican governor Tom Ridge.
But could the Gosnell atrocities really happen in Iowa without state officials stepping and putting a stop to it?
Once again, the unfortunate answer to this question is yes, Iowa state officials would have no clue if these atrocities were happening within our own boarders.
The Iowa Republican contacted several state agencies asking the question of whether abortion clinics in Iowa are licensed or inspected. We started with the Department of Public Health, but we were informed that, ironically, that department has nothing to do with regulating health facilities.
We were directed to contact the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. There, we were informed that abortion clinics are not subject to inspection in the state of Iowa.
The next logical question is, why not? The short answer to that question is that, “[i]f a facility, program, or service is not subject to state inspection[,] it is because there is no authority in Iowa law for conducing the inspections,” according to DIA spokesman David Werning.
The long answer to the question of what medical facilities are subject to certification, licensing, or inspection requirements involves a complicated analysis of whether the facility get reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid, or whether state law specifically mandates inspections.
In regards to smaller medical facilities, Werning states, “Medical offices operated by physicians, including specialty clinics are not inspected by DIA. In fact, I do not believe they are physically inspected by any state department. Generally, physician offices and clinics are operated under the license of the physician and, therefore, may fall under the jurisdiction of the Iowa Board of Medicine – the licensing authority of physicians, surgeons, etc.”
To the average Iowan, it is somewhat mindblowing that facilities where surgical procedures, like abortions, are performed are never inspected. Now, most other outpatient surgery centers (otherwise known as ambulatory surgical centers) are subject to inspection due to the federal certification required for facilities that receive certain federal funds. But, even those inspections only happen every six years.
So, unless someone, like a woman who has had an abortion, wants to stand up and sign her name to a document making a formal complaint about a specific doctor to the state Board of Medicine, no one is ever going to do anything to make sure that abortion clinics are held accountable for violations that may be occurring. The problem with this scenario is that women have abortions to hide the truth of what they are going through. Putting their name behind a complaint and having to testify about the highly personal details of their lives just isn’t going to happen.
The other problem with that scenario is that during a surgical abortion, a woman is sedated and doesn’t know the details of what happened to her. You can bet abortionists like Jill Meadows are going to do everything they can to make sure their patients don’t hear them literally tearing their babies apart.
So, what needs to happen to fix this problem and shut down filthy clinics (thereby saving babies in the process)? The Iowa legislature needs to act to require abortion clinics adhere to the same requirements as outpatient surgical centers and also require regular inspections. Several other states, including Pennsylvania, Virginia. Alabama, Kansas, and Texas, are doing just that.
The sad state of affairs in Iowa right now is that your local nail salon, barber, tanning salon, casino, carnival, and McDonalds are more regulated than your local abortion clinic.
We need a major adjustment in our priorities. Otherwise, we have no right to be surprised outraged when yet another Kermit Gosnell comes to light, because we’ve done nothing to stop it.
Below is a listing of facilities that are currently inspected by the state of Iowa according to the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.
