Welcome all Dagger readers, as well as you who have stumbled here through a search engine or by accident. The Twist is a new feature of The Dagger. Here you will find stories that may not be covered on our main site and are written in more of a blog format. Some posts may be […]
Archives for April 2008
For Sale: One Kidney, Used But Not Abused
Does anybody out there need a kidney? Sure, it’s not a question you hear everyday, but apparently Iran has a few we could order up if you answered “yes” . What do you say? Iran is not usually a country we look to in order to draw ideas from, especially fiscally driven ones. But it […]
A Failure of Leadership: CSSRP Under Fire Yet Again
A long-awaited independent review of the high school reform plan known as CSSRP was provided to the Board of Education by Leadership Capacity, Inc. at the board’s work session Monday, April 21st in Bel Air. The board received a 300-page report reiterating many of the issues brought to the board’s attention by teachers, parents, students […]
A Dagger Wine Review: Bodegas Alma Negra
This article marks the first of many to come. Prepare yourself, because my long dreamed about fantasy has become a reality: writing wine reviews. With the assistance of Wine World in Abingdon, I will be bringing you my opinions on wines from around the world. And as every first article needs a starting point, I […]
You WILL Get Wet On This Ride: Harford’s Last Creek Crossing Still Has A Home On Tabernacle Road
Unless you were born and raised in the area, spent some time in the Boy Scouts or like to burn away your weekends cruising the twisting back roads of Harford County, chances are you’ve never heard of Tabernacle Road. It’s really not much of a road – just a winding gravely path through the woods […]
Cancer Fears Me: Putting A Positive Spin On A Negative Diagnosis
“Cancer Fears Me.” These three words strung together have the audacity to put the “C” word in its place. It’s original and pretty simple really: Cancer Fears Me. Powerful words for a mother of three to come up with as she shuffles her children to and from various activities. This is not just any mother […]
Cops and Bloggers Part II: The Dagger Double-Teams Ed Norris on WHFS
UPDATE: Did you listen in? Tell us what you thought about Cindy and Mark’s appearance on The Ed Norris Show! Back by popular demand, The Dagger will venture into the WHFS 105.7 FreeFM studios Friday, April 18 for its second appearance on the Ed Norris Show. This time around, exactly three months from our last […]
A Guilty Catholic’s Hope For How The Pope Can Change The World
When I was a kid I remember going to church. I think Christians, despite their current commitment or denomination, remember how impossible it was to sit still in church. It got easier through repetition and maturity. Once you got to be about eight or nine, we all started to pay attention and things got easier. […]
