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potentiallydamagingin- formationuntilafterthe April2cityelection.Fac- ingre-electionisCamp- bellandMayorJimIre- hisrhetoricagainstTilgh- maninrecentmonths. Tilghmanflatlydenies anypoliticalmotivation forclientssimplytakes higherpriorityoverfi- nancialpaperwork.He planstosubmitthenext said. Thecouncilmajority accusedWilberofslow- ingcitybusinessbydeli- veringunreliableopi- nionsandfrequently writinglegislationthat wouldnotsurviveacourt challenge.Theypasseda lawin2011wrestingcon- troloftheattorneyaway fromthemayorandoffi- ciallyseveredtieswith WilberinJanuary2012. overanotherfirm. CohensaidTilghman hashadtoworkharder thanhispredecessorbe- causeoftheextraordi- naryquantityandcom- faced.Amongtheassign- mentsinhisinaugural yearwereredrawingthe newingandexpanding prisezoneandcorrecting afaultytowing ordinance.

haveasenseforthework- load.Itisn’tjustaboutthe bottomlineamount.You havetoseewhatisbeing Tilghmanchargesthe samehourlyrateof thepreviousattorney, thecityparalegalworkat Duringhismorethan quartercenturyofprac- ticinglawontheEastern visedseverallocalgov- andWicomicoCounty. AtSalisburymeetings, hisresponsestocouncil oftennarrowlytailoredto thematterathand.His reluctancetospeculate beyondhisknowledgeof thelaworaparticularis- sueattimeshasgiven Mitchellopportunityto criticizehispreparation. sibletometogivean- swersoffthetopofmy things.Youneedtocheck MitchellandIreton saythateversincethe councilassumedcontrol bodyhaspepperedtheof- ficeincessantlywith questionsandinforma- tionrequests.Forher requeststhathavemade Formorethanadec- sarilyrequirepublicre- questsforinformationto bechanneledthroughthe cityattorney.Iretonsaid thatpolicychangedbe- changeit. Tilghmanfromportions ofcouncilagendasthat Mitchellsaid. havemoretimetowork shesaid.

Thoseface-to-facemo- citymoneyinthelongrun byheadingofflegalis- henargued. IfTilghmanwasgoing tobethelegalrubber stampfortheCityCoun- someearlyevidenceto thecontrary.Itcamein thecaseofActingFire ChiefRickHoppes, whomWilberhadde- creedcouldbeappointed tothejobfull-timewith- outanationalsearch. terpretationofthehand- Duringhisfirstfull meetingascityattorney, opinion. lowingtheletterofthe fromanyjustifiableliti- 410-845-4630 Bills ContinuedfromPageA1 MATTHEWS.GUNBYPHOTO whilecrossingCoastal Highwaylastsummer.As completeda208-page intoaccountonlythepe- destrian-heavyareabe- tweentheconvention centerandtheRoute90 bridge. Changescalledforin- cludeeliminatingthebus lanebetween41stand thatspaceforwiderside- walksandadedicated bikelane.Thebus,in alongBaltimoreAvenue downtown.

Apedestriansafety committeeisworking withSHAandtheresort onsolvingtheproblem, accordingtoKarenWag- regionprogrammanager fortheMarylandHigh- waySafetyOffice.She saidthegroupisfocused tionandenforcement. theTownCouncilon outreachincludeshaving OceanCitystaffmem- berswearinglogoT- shirtsencouragingpe- destrianstowalksafely. ShesaidtheT-shirtswere theideaofresortemploy- ees.Thelogotakesthe traditionalstickfigure pedestrianfromroad signsandhashimholding asurfboard. CouncilmanBrent Ashleysaidasloganof considered. measuresaretreating thesymptomsbutnotthe kindofhardtowalk Waggonerrepliedthat gettingthemessageout tobarsisaprioritybe- causemanypedestrian accidentsoccuraround closingtime.Heroffice planstodistributebar coasterswiththesafety withbarstotoremind customersleavetouse crosswalks.

thatalcoholisapartof shesaid. Alcoholwasafactor forhalfofthe41totalpe- destrianshitbycarsin Citypolicespokesman Patrolman1stClassMike Levy. HesaidSHAhas workedcloselywith OceanCitypoliceonthe challengingtaskofbol- steringpedestriansafety. gantpeopleouttherewho ingtostopwhentheystep Safety ContinuedfromPageA1 BACKGROUND Thepolicycrackdown cameafter41people werehitbycars two fatally whilecrossing CoastalHighwaylast summer.Asaresult,State HighwayAdministration officialscompleteda 208-pagesafetystudy, onetakingintoaccount onlythepedestrian- heavyareabetweenthe conventioncenterand theRoute90bridge. plelifesheledmayhave hadanimpactonit.

timewhenpeopleworked hardandlivedoffthe drankorsmoked.She thingswehavenow.She theyhadtousekerosene FloydWrightsaidin additiontothewayshe friendlynatureissome- thingthatwillbealways remembered. lovingpersonandshe metandknewalotof agoodattitudewhenshe AserviceforVedy Wrightwillbeatnoon SaturdayatHolyTem- pleChurchofGodin ChristinSalisbury. 410-845-4633 Wright ContinuedfromPageA1 Samsung Electronicsiskickingup itscompetitionwithAp- plewithitsnewGalaxyS4 best-sellingSIII. Samsungtrumpeted themuch-anticipated ataneventaccompanied byaliveorchestrawhile anaudienceofthousands watchedtheonstagethe- atrics.TheGalaxyS4, whichcramsa5-inch screenintobodyslightly willgosalegloballyinthe ApriltoJuneperiod. IntheU.S.,itwillbe soldbyallfournational wellasbysmalleronesUS CellularandCricket.

whatthephonewillcost, butitcanbeexpectedto yearcontractintheU.S. mobilecommunications moneywouldbewell thewaymostpeoplelive Thatboldpromiseset thetoneforthekindof flashypresentationasso- ciatedwiththeshowman- nythatSamsunghasbeen tryingtoupstage.Apple contendsSamsunghas beentryingtodoitby legationhastriggeredbit- tercourtroombattles aroundtheworld. Inthelasttwoyears, Samsunghasemergedas inthehigh-endsmart- phonemarket.Atthe enoughinexpensivelow- endphonestoedgeout NokiaCorp.astheworld’s largestmakerofphones. TheGalaxylinehas weaponinthesmart- ceededinmakingitarec- ognizablebrandwhile HTCCorp.andKoreanri- valLGhavestumbled. Samsunghassold100mil- lionGalaxySphones sincetheyfirstcameout in2010.That’sstillwellbe- lowthe268million iPhonesApplehassoldin ingup.

ResearchfirmStrate- gyAnalyticssaidtheGal- best-sellingsmartphone forthefirsttimeinthe thirdquarteroflastyear, asApplefanswerehold- ingofffortheiPhone5. TheiPhone5tookback thecrowninthefourth quarter. OnewaySamsungand othermakersofAndroid phonehavebeenone-up- pingAppleisbyincreas- ingthescreensize.Every successivegenerationof theGalaxylinehasbeen biggerthantheonebe- fore.TheSIIIsporteda screenthatmeasures4.8 readysubstantiallylarger screen.TheS4’sscreenis 56percentlargerthanthe InaWednesdayinter- declinedtodiscusswheth- erAppleisconsidering enlargingthescreenon thenextmodelofthe tobereleasedlaterthis year.HesaidApplere- mainsconfidentthatthe iPhone5isthemostuseful andelegantsmartphone mostbeautifulconsumer electronicsdeviceever SamsungbelievestheS 4willsetthenewstan- dard. Apartfromthelarger screenandupgradedpro- erthanthatoftheSIII. translatesintoalonger capacitymightbegob- bledupbythebigger screenorotherinternal changes.

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