From John Paff: Tonight is a historic night in Maryland. It has been 20 years since the citizens of Maryland have been able to bring legislation to a referendum. Tonight that streak ends! The message from the voters to the democratic legislators in Annapolis is clear, “Can you hear us now?” After 47,288 signatures were […]
Archives for June 2011
Harford Campaign For Liberty Plans Protest of “Barack Obama’s Illegal War in Libya” During First Friday in Bel Air
From Harford Campaign for Liberty: Good Day Everyone, Please join us this Friday 7/1/11 to protest Barack Obama’s illegal War in Libya. President Obama is waging an illegal war in violation of Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution & the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The War Powers Act demanded that he get […]
Sen. Glassman: War on Rural Maryland Continues; First Septics – Then Tolls – Now New Nutrient Management Guidelines
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: New Draft Nutrient Management Guidelines have been circulating from the Maryland Department of the Agriculture over the past few weeks. Rural communities throughout Maryland have been surprised by proposals to limit septic systems and lately with new higher tolls in their suburban and rural communities. The latest bad […]
Dagger Movie Night: Transformers – Dark of the Moon; Explosions, Scantily-Clad Female Leads, Intense Action Sequences, But Really Bad
Michael Bay is back for another installment of “VH1’s Behind the Music: Tawney Kitaen”… er, I mean Transformers. While not as abysmally horrible as its predecessor, little has improved. The Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide and Sideswipe, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their […]
Gov. Martin O’Malley to Appear in Bel Air Independence Day Parade
From the Bel Air Independence Day Committee Inc.: Gov. Martin O’Malley is set to appear in the Bel Air Independence Day Parade for a third time, the Bel Air Independence Day Committee Inc. announced Friday. O’Malley previously appeared in the parade in 2007 and 2009. He was elected to a second term as the state’s […]
Del. James: O’Malley Signs Fast Track Order to Streamline and Expedite Review of Development Permits
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends, As many of you know, I worked during the 2010 and 2011 sessions with Delegate Dave Rudolph, and other members of the Blue Dog Democrats group, to introduce Fast Track legislation. I am pleased to report that today, Governor O’Malley signed an Executive Order that will […]
Harford Technical High School Graduate Wins World Online Art Contest
From Harford County Public Schools: Congratulations to Katie Snyder, a 2011 Harford Technical High School graduate, for being named the overall winner in the 2011 Sargent Art Brighter World Online Art Contest for her mixed media painting of chicks! She won an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City July 15-17, 2011, where she will join […]
Aberdeen Police Release Video of Suspect in Sexual Assault of Aberdeen Girl
The Aberdeen Police Department has released a brief video which shows the suspect they seek in the June 10 sexual assault of an Aberdeen area elementary school girl. In the video, the suspect enters the top of the frame and lingers near a row of mailboxes before moving off. Though the image of the man […]