HOUSTON: a city of heroes, all along Gulf Coast; find help from around the USA in Harvey disaster as Southeast Texas damage may pass $200 billion

Coast Guard aircrews from ATC Mobile operating in Houston hoist a wheelchair during search-and-rescue operations on Tuesday, August 29th, 2017. More than 20 helicopters are supporting 24-hour SAR operations during Hurricane Harvey recovery

Maryland State Police Beat / Troopers seek Honesty in Crisfield as politicians walk sideways among the crabs

About the same time of the year that the annual J. Milliard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake was being held in Crisfield, drawing politicians from all over Maryland, the State Police held a fruitless search for Honesty. 

Point Lookout Hotel; memories of fun, history and dreams of yesterday are mixed with reports of trash and poor conditions at State Park

In some fairness to the military owners – they did improve the Old Girl while She was under their command. They installed a sprinkler system, put storm windows on each window, erected a helicopter pad behind the swimming pool (something every little hotel needs,) and saw to it that it was kept in as good of shape as possible.

Is that little dirtbag in your basement up to no good again? Coast Guard: some bozo in Calvert County, Md. is spotlighting ships with a laser

, the laser light was described as steady, powerful and somewhat painful to the eyes. The reporting source believes the laser originated in the area between Drum Point and Cove Point and lasted for approximately 15 minutes.