2007, year of the pig. Lest we forget, in this time of times, these things that may well be forgotten, and in no particular order: 1. America woke up and noticed that its infrastructure was collapsing – in July during a New York City steam explosion and then again in August when a highway bridge […]
Archives for 2007
2008: The Merciful End of The State Quarter
In 1999, I was traipsing somewhat aimlessly through my early college years, playing in rock and roll bands, working the register at a music store, and writing heartfelt vignettes about my blissful suburban childhood. And, I was excited about quarters. The 50 State Quarters Program had just launched – nay, galloped – into the American […]
Room fees, Parking charges, Taxing Districts : Solving Problems in Aberdeen
A pair of Aberdeen city councilmen believe the path to the city’s fiscal salvation can be paved through a series of new taxes, fees and charges – and they just might be right. Appearing Dec. 18 on ‘Aberdeen Happenings,’a local radio talk show hosted by Mark Schlottman on WAMD 970 AM, city councilmen Mike Hiob […]
An Early Christmas for Howard Wayne Norman, Jr. – Harford’s Newest Delegate
Howard Wayne Norman, Jr., a Bel Air attorney and longtime GOP booster, was selected unanimously Saturday afternoon by the Harford County Republican Central Committee – a group in which he is a member – to fill the soon-to-be-vacant District 35A seat in the Maryland House of Delegates. Norman’s nomination will be forwarded to Gov. Martin […]
“The Closest Shave You’ve Ever Had” – Sweeny Todd
When I recently secured a spot for a screening of Tim Burton’s new film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I was elated to have the chance to see a Burton film before the masses. See, I have been a huge Burton fan ever since I saw The Nightmare Before Christmas. And the […]
29 and Counting…another Member on Mayor Bennett’s Team and it’s another Former APD Cop
The mysterious and previously undisclosed 29th member of Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett’s grandiose transition team was revealed last week to be none other than Joseph Bray – the one-time Aberdeen police officer and Municipal Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 128 president, who was recently terminated from both positions. Despite his recent firing from the Aberdeen […]
Calling All Candidates: 8 Vie for Harford’s District 35A Seat in House of Delegates
So a bar owner, an attorney, a couple of real estate developers, a farmer, a firefighter and the politically-active wife of a prominent elected official all want the same job – it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but the real joke is that one of these people will be handed an enormous […]
Proactive Police Protect People, Prevent Problems, Procure Praise/Prize
Though occasionally accused of being too aggressive and militaristic of law enforcement initiatives for such a small city, the Aberdeen Police Department’s surveillance camera system and Rapid Response Team (RRT) have undoubtedly helped proactively combat crime and clean up city streets. At a ceremony in Glen Burnie on Tuesday, those efforts by Aberdeen Police were […]
