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July 27, 2021
MARYLAND – Monday, Governor Larry Hogan signed an executive order proclaiming that July is Disability Culture and Achievements Month. “The State of Maryland is taking another step forward to ensure that all of our citizens are confident in their ability to contribute to their communities and assured that those contributions are valued by all,” said Gov. Hogan.
July marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Governor Hogan says July will promote events focused on disability pride and achievements. But here on the Eastern Shore, the local disability community says it means so much more than that. “While we do have a lot of work, it’s just a sign that disability is being uplifted. Disability is such a broad spectrum thing, and I think everyone has disability in their families and in their lives, and it’s something that could happen to anyone at any time,” said member of the City of Salisbury’s Disability Advisory Committee D
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(May 28, 2021) Salisbury Mayor Jake Day, who arrived back in the states late last month after being deployed with the Army National Guard to Africa during 2020, will deliver the keynote speech at the Memorial Day service in Ocean Pines on Monday.
The event takes place at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial on May 31 at 11 a.m.
Day is one of three U.S. mayors to deploy for active military duty while in office.
The others are former North Ogden, Utah Mayor Brent Taylor and then-South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Last year, Day joined the 110th Information Operations Battalion for a yearlong assignment involving a 12-country region in the Horn of Africa.