From Jane Howe: The DDCA will sponsor a Candidates’ Forum on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 just in time for one last face to face opportunity to ask questions of the people running for public office before early voting starts on October 22. The event will be held at the Darlington Volunteer Fire House located at […]
Archives for 2010
Robinson: “My Opponent Warns that Voters Shouldn’t Just Listen to What We Say, and I Agree”
From Jansen Robinson, candidate for Harford County Board of Education, District A: My opponent has on a number of occasions made assertions that his experience as a Professional Teacher (in Baltimore County) and his status as a retired Baltimore City Police Sergeant makes him uniquely qualified to serve District A on the Harford County School […]
Movie Review: “Red”
By Mark Special to The Dagger All of us dream of a day when we will walk into our work place for the last time, eat cake with “Happy Retirement” written on it, and joyfully walk out the door to enjoy the extended vacation we have earned. Of course, like many things in life, this […]
The Man Who Wrote The Book On “Nice Guy”
He was born on May 21, 1927 in Wilkes County, North Carolina…little town of Ronda. At thirteen, he came north to Harford County to work for the summer and ‘fell in love with Maryland.’ He went back home to Ronda to be with his four brothers and five sisters and decided he wanted to come […]
Senator Mikulski to Visit Habitat For Humanity Project in Aberdeen; Edgewood Boys & Girls Club
From Corporate Office Properties Trust: Senator Barbara Mikulski will survey the progress of a duplex being built for local families in need, as part of her Harford County tour on Tuesday, October 19th. Material and labor for the homes are being donated by Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) and several contractors, and COPT is donating […]
APGFCU’s FREE Conference Teaches Couples How to Share Money, Share Life
FromAberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union: Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union [APGFCU] will host an exclusive FREE financial conference for couples, “It Takes Two: Talk Money With Your Mate,” at the Chesapeake Bay Golf Club on 128 Karen Drive, in Rising Sun, MD, on Saturday, November 6, from 8 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The […]
Walker: “Maryland Needs a Governor Like Bob Ehrlich;” Gallippi: “O’Malley…has Failed Us Completely in Maryland”
From Benny Walker: Dear Editor: Regarding job growth in Maryland, it seems to me that Governor Martin O’Malley’s plan is to keep his fingers crossed and hope that federal money keeps flowing into the state. The strategy has worked before, because Maryland is home to federal agencies and installations that have kept the funding spigot […]
Grumpy Gourmet: The Birth and Introduction of a Harford Food Snob
Sometime in the relatively distant past, there was a restaurant in the Campus Hills shopping center called the Campus Cafe. If my memory serves well, it was an attractive place, with a bar and separate dining room. Pricewise it was on par with other local white tablecloth places and the menu was a relatively simple […]