July 30, 2008 Dear Board Members: In the July 13, 2008, edition of The Sun Sunday, President Hess is quoted as saying “With CSSRP, our graduation rates have increased, our dropout rates have decreased, our HSA scores have gone up.” I was curious about the validity of that statement, especially regarding the dropout rate and […]
Archives for August 2008
Tales From The Harford County Farm Fair: A Tornado, A Rampaging Bull And Other Summer Fun
I guess it’s just a function of probability and statistics, but the Harford County Farm Fair seems to be a lightning rod, sometimes quite literally, for summertime calamity. When you have that many tens of thousands of people crowded together in a confined area during the heat of summer with an equal number of beasts of […]
Beijing Messes With Baseball Tradition
Olympics and baseball just don’t jive. In a story by the Associated Press extra-inning games in Beijing are turning our supposed past-time into a mockery due to time constraints for the viewing audience. How so? If a game goes to the 11th inning (and beyond) then runners will automatically start at 1st and 2nd base. In addition, teams […]
Access Denied Part II: Councilman Slutzky’s Request for School Board Recommendations Denied by Governor O’Malley Advisor
Harford County Councilman Richard C. Slutzky expressed disappointment that his request for public disclosure of documents relating to the appointment of school board members Alysson Krchnavy and Leonard Wheeler was denied in a letter he received from Governor O’Malley Advisor Pat Foerster. Slutzky said the letter mirrored Foerster’s denial posted on The Dagger.
Aberdeen Man Allegedly Shot Girlfriend And Deposited Her Body Along The Roadside In A Sleeping Bag
A 48-year-old Aberdeen man, Tyrone L. Wiggins, of the 700-block of West Bel Air Avenue, was arrested and charged with the murder of his girlfriend, who he allegedly shot, put into a sleeping bag and deposited on the side of Bush Chapel Road just outside the city limits. Among other evidence, police evidently found bloody […]
