Joe Albero

The Trump administration has paused all new interviews for foreign student visa applicants, and is may institute social media vetting, according to a cable obtained by Politico. In the Tuesday cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the administration has ordered US embassies and consular sections to pause scheduling new interviews – a move that could …

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A new law taking effect this summer lets the state seize authority over smaller solar projects from county governments and will impose more stringent aesthetic standards. Signed into law last week by Gov. Wes Moore, the Renewable Energy Certainty Act (SB 931) sets new zoning standards for community solar projects that are more restrictive than …

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California has declared war on its middle class, and the special interests controlling the state are doing everything they can to impose this punitive economic model on the rest of America. It’s a quasi-feudal system, with the entire population divided into aristocrats and serfs. The means to destroy the middle class is to engineer an unaffordable …

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A rehabilitated gray seal, the youngest ever to be treated by the National Aquarium, was released off Assateague Island last week. On May 22, staff with National Aquarium Animal Rescue gathered at Assateague Island State Park to release a female gray seal, named “Arcadia,” back into the wild. The aquarium oversaw Arcadia’s recovery after she …

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Since the November election, it has been evident that the Democratic party can be charitably described as “in disarray.” Despite the posturing of those in the party and the aid of the media, the public has been progressively easing away from the party, with most of the evidence for that coming in the form of …

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Leaders of a resort composting program gathered last week to recognize participants and volunteers for diverting one million pounds of food waste from the landfill. Last Friday, Go Green OC announced its one millionth pound of food waste composted through the organization’s composting program. Joined by local dignitaries at the Ocean City Convention Center, founder …

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There will be no more “diversity hires” in the federal government. At least, not officially. More on that in a moment. On Thursday, the Office of Personnel Management sent out new guidelines for hiring, called the Merit Hiring Plan. This plan was written to implement the Chance to Compete Act, which was passed in late 2024. …

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Liquor board debates “cabinet” concept for guest-stored spirits Liquor board officials in Worcester County declined to greenlight a “liquor locker” concept for a downtown Berlin bar and restaurant but still approved its liquor license transfer to a new ownership group. The bourbon and tequila joint Bour-Agavé is no more at 104 North Main Street. It …

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During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Leavitt said, “I think, frankly, the former first lady should certainly speak up about what she saw, in regards to her husband and when she saw it, and what she knew.” Leavitt said that anyone who was paying attention could see the apparent decline in Biden and could see …

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Two members of the Eastern Shore delegation are requesting the U.S. Department of the Interior take legal action to bring Maryland’s offshore wind energy project into compliance with the president’s executive order. In a May 15 letter, Senator Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) and Delegate Wayne Hartman (R-38C) urged Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to file motions …

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