We get to the park and ride at 6:06 a.m. Wednesday, June 25. It costs nothing to park. Printing out tickets is a breeze – swipe your card, confirm, print. Departure is at 6:35 a.m. and it is ON TIME. Yay! We sit in the café section of the Amtrak that has big open booths. […]
Archives for July 2008
Del. McDonough: Oil Bandits Revealed
Jesse James and his gang of thieves were small change compared to the robbery being perpetrated upon the American people with the current oil scandal. There is a Jesse James, but it is not a person – it is an institution. The commodities trading process controlled by hustlers, speculators, and money changers are driving up […]
Gov. O’Malley Disregards Nominating Committee and Taps Leonard Wheeler & Alysson Krchnavy for Board of Education
The Governor has chosen Alysson Krchnavy and Dr. Leonard Wheeler to fill the two open seats on the Board of Education, circumventing the recommendations of the Harford County Board of Education Nominating Committee. The Committee, made up of representatives from the Office of County Executive David Craig, the Harford County State Senators, the Harford County […]
Kiss a CPA Today: State Audit Finds Serious Concerns In Operation of Harford’s Schools
Don’t you wish there was someone was out there making sure the folks who use taxpayer dollars to operate our public schools are safeguarding our money and using it in the most efficient way possible? A team of Certified Public Accountants in the Maryland General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Audits have done just that by […]
Former Principal Nancy Reynolds and Dr. Mohammad Reza Shahab Recommended for Harford County Board of Education
The Harford County Board of Education Nominating Committee conducted interviews with the five candidates last night and voted 7-0 to recommend former Bel Air Middle School Principal Nancy Reynolds and voted 4-3 to recommend Dr. Mohammad Reza Shahab for the two open seats on the board. Now that the public has the background on at […]
Board Of Education Shakeup As Williams Resigns/Hess Becomes President/Merrell Vice President
Salina Williams, vice president of the Harford County Board of Education and a member of the board since 2003, abruptly announced her resignation Monday night during a session in which a pair of fellow board members ascended to new positions. Along with Williams’ departure, there was a shakeup in the makeup of the Board of Education as Pat […]
In Case You Missed The 2008 Havre de Grace Independence Day Celebration…
There was traffic gridlock in downtown Havre de Grace, a parade with lots and lots of fire engines, a ho-hum fireworks display, but about the best report coming from the city’s 2008 Independence Day Celebration is that there was little in the way of the violence that has marred the event in year’s past. Read on as Dagger Man-On-The-Street […]
“Would Your Pet Make It Out Of The Humane Society Of Harford County Alive?” – Headache and Heartache Over The Animal Shelter’s Mortality Rate
The Humane Society of Harford County has a tough job. The county’s defacto animal shelter has a mission to provide a temporary home for abandoned and stray animals while balancing that with the harsh reality that not every animal (dog, cat, bunny, hamster, etc) can be adopted. It’s dealing with those unadopted animals that usually […]
