Delaware's County Executive to cut New Castle county's Police Department at a time when crime is on a high.

In the state of Delaware, the home of vice-President Joseph Biden, County Executor Chris Coons with the knowledge that Delaware has become a state where violence has risen at an alarming rate that is uncommon with Delawareans. Has decided that now we need to reduce the amount of New Castle County Police officers in New Castle County area in Delaware. Layoffs will begin in the New Castle County Police Department, New Castle County Executive Chris Coons announced Friday, saying he was unable to reach an agreement with the police union over salary reductions. Patrol, detectives, support staff or personnel will be announced next week. Coon seeking a 5% pay cut from the county's 1,500 employees to reduce his government's $40 million dollar budget shortfall. Coons had over 900 workers that had agreed to the reduction, that amounts to a savings of $3.1. million dollars. Last week, after Coons had talks with local 3911, the emergency services workers union and nine county paramedics-in-training were laid off. FOP No.5 decided not to participate in the shared sacrifice of the pay cut. Coons said "He was hopeful that they could reach an agreement within a year with both unions who represents our public safety. Joe Lavelle, president of the police union, who said it was a "gross mischaracterization" of the union's position. "We didn't refuse to share the pain," he said. "They refused our proposals." Joe Lavelle, a 5% pay cut would affect police officers negatively more so that other employees because of officer's pensions are calculated using their salary of the last year worked. Police officers are required by Delaware state law to retire at age 55. Coons has proposed $23 million budget for the coming fiscal year that he says reflects a middle-ground mix of spending cuts, a tax increase and salary reductions. The budget contains $23 million in cuts from every department. But those cuts are offset by a $16 million increase in health care and pension expenses. The net result is a budget that would spend $7 million less. Coons who has proposed a 25% tax increase and $10 million taken from the county's cash reserve to balance the fiscal 2010 budget that starts July 1. The Council is to vote on this Budget May 26. I suggest that everyone should be at this council meeting and vote no to it. Victory Church has a timely play that is playing this weekend MURDER WHAT'S NEXT, New Castle County Executive, Chris Coons, has given a pre-view as to what is to increase this state of violence and murder in the fiscal 2010 budget by cutting police officers and ems workers. I would like to see New Castle County Executive, Chris Coons, take a pay cut for himself and lift up the pay for those that are called to protect and serve, so that the state of Delaware's violence and crime does not continue to climb on an up hill battle. I suggest that New Castle County Executive, Chris Coons, and our local and state politicians take a 5% pay cut in order to keep the citizens of the 1st. state of Delaware as safe as possible. So again, I must repeat that it is a mandate that we should all appear at the May 26 fiscal 2010 meeting and voice our opinions are the reasons that we can afford to allow these cuts in these areas to be done. Please contact Chris Coons' office and tell him no, to the cuts of our safety in Delaware. New Castle County Executive 87 Reads Way New Castle, DE 19720 Directions

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I thought that I voted for Barack Obama

I thought that I voted for Barack Obama, but it seems as if something has happened to the Barack Obama that I voted for and the one that is President Barack Obama.

The Barack Obama that I voted for had confidence in his own abilities. He wrote his own speeches, and gave you speeches as an great Orator with a vision of hope and change. No, not as a Messiah, as people had referred to him being, but as a man of compassion that saw the needs that were needed in the communities across the United States. Barack Obama, was the one that inspired you to know that I will work with you and help to make the changes that are needed to get you to your goals. President Obama, must of left that man and his passions back in Chicago. Barack Obama was a community organizer from the streets of Chicago. President Obama, has now become an elite corporate man, caring for the needs of corporations, instead of the needs of the people that he once stood with in organizing communities. That passionate man he must of also left in Chicago. Barack Obama knew the right people to have in his inner circle and who to leave behind. President Obama seems to not know that character or strength and appears to have allowed others to make those core decisions for him. Has Barack Obama become the vice-president instead of the President of the United States. Has he turned that position and responsibilities over to Vice President Joseph Biden. Do we really know who is running this country is it Barack or Joe? As a state senator Joe Biden, was excellent. As a Delawarean he was a wonderful neighbor one whose neighborhood extended all 3 counties in this state. President Obama has kept a wonderful and beautiful family life, that shines for all to see. This is something that as a black woman and mother, I am proud to see. I would like Barack Obama to show President Barack Obama the family man of America, that shows his love for his extended family as the voters of Barack Obama has shown to him.