From Roy Whiteley, president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: On February 24, we addressed the Budget & Taxation Committee on SB 458 & SB 724. We were disappointed that more of you could not attend in support of these measures. However, even though our support at the Senate was not as good as it […]
Archives for February 2010
Maryland Education Department Defers to Harford Schools on Drama Therapy
In the following letter to Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick, a former educator requests an independent investigation into Drama Therapy, the controversial drama production shown to students at Havre de Grace High School at a school-wide assembly held in early December, 2009. The letter to Dr. Grasmick generated a response of sorts. More […]
Nominations Sought for 2010 Harford Historic Preservation Awards
From Harford County government: (Bel Air, MD)– The Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning, in conjunction with the Harford County Historic Preservation Commission, is seeking nominations for the 2010 Historic Preservation Awards. As part of this year’s annual celebration, the Harford County Historic Preservation Commission will present Preservation Awards to individuals and organizations whose […]
Del. James: “I Don’t Care If An Idea Is A Republican Idea Or A Democrat Idea, As Long As It Is A Good Idea…”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, I don’t care if an idea is a Republican idea or a Democrat idea, as long as it is a good idea for the people of Cecil and Harford Counties. Although members of both parties serve on all our legislative committees and subcommittees I was pleased that […]
Del. Jennings: O’Malley Must “Redress These Economic Atrocities That He Has Placed On Every Maryland Taxpayer”
From the office of Del. J.B. Jennings: Dear Editor, It is truly remarkable what a difference four (4) years can make. If we could journey back to ‘2006’, Marylanders demanded a change in Annapolis. Despite a 60% approval rating of former Governor Ehrlich’s performance during his term, Marylanders elected a new Administration with a message […]
Young Harford Democrats to Join D.C. Protest for Health Insurance Reform March 9
The Young Democrats of Harford County have issued the following announcement: “Congress Must Listen to Us, Not the Insurance Companies” Protest: March 9th, Washington DC. On March 9th, thousands of activists will hit the streets in Washington, DC to protest big insurance and demand that Congress give America the health care reform we voted for. […]
Wave of School-Related Legislation Focuses On Teacher Tenure and Transfers, Labor Relations, Student Athletes
Legislative Updates on the education bills under consideration in the Maryland General Assembly are coming fast and furious now. A second set of updates was presented to the Harford County Board of Education by the schools’ governmental liaison Kathy Carmello, at a business meeting held Monday, February 22 in Bel Air. This time around, Harford […]
Havre de Grace Councilman Miller: Hotel Tax Is “Just A Part Of Doing Business”
I’ll add my two cent’s on the “Hotel Tax” debate. I travel a lot with my job. I put together a chart showing the hotel taxes I was charged while traveling for my job. Some of the locations published where the fund collected, most didn’t. Today it’s just a part of doing business and Harford […]
