Dr. Leonard Wheeler, Vice President of the Harford County Board of Education, said at a meeting last week that racism was behind the decision by school officials not to air an address by President Barack Obama live on September 8, 2009. The speech was recorded by HCPS instead and shown days later to more than […]
Contractors Pulled Injunctions After Red Pump Elementary School Was Cancelled
Contractors claiming that the bidding process for Red Pump Elementary School was handled improperly lodged formal protests with Harford County Public Schools over contracts worth almost half the value of the base cost to build the school and planned to object at the December 15, 2008 school board meeting where $23 million in construction contracts […]
Harford Schools Never Planned To Censor Obama’s Speech, Just To Incorporate It
Harford County Public Schools never planned to censor President Barack Obama’s September 8th address to the nation’s school children, but did not air the speech live so that plans could be made to use the speech appropriately, according to Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Roger Plunkett. While acknowledging that communications from HCPS could have […]
Harford Schools To Show Obama Speech By Thursday, Parents May Opt Students Out
President Barack Obama’s address today to the nation’s school children will be recorded by Harford County Public Schools and then delivered to each school “for appropriate instructional use”. Teachers will decide whether and how the speech will be presented to their students, according to a message on the school system’s website dated yesterday (Labor Day […]
Harford Democrats To Hold Pro Health Insurance Reform Vigil In Bel Air
The Young Democrats of Harford County invite you to a Pro Health Insurance Reform Vigil on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Harford County Courthouse in Bel Air. Russ Kovach, President of the YDHC, offered the following description of the event: The Young Democrats of Harford County is organizing […]
Harford Schools Will Not Broadcast Obama’s Live Address To Students
The White House issued an advisory Wednesday that President Barack Obama will be speaking live to the nation’s school children at noon on Tuesday, September 8th in an address that can be streamed directly into the schools. The President’s speech about the importance of education was reportedly planned for weeks, but in recent days a […]
No News If It’s Not Good News: Wolkow Tries To Silence Negative Edgewood Press
The president of the Harford County Board of Education wants the Edgewood Community Council to halt the “negative press” in their community newsletter. Will the ECC comply? In a recent email copied to several recipients, School Board President Mark Wolkow writes to the Edgewood Community Council with some general advice on how to improve the […]
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic Locations Set by Harford County Health Department
The Harford County Health Department has announced seasonal flu vaccine clinics at several Harford County locations. In a recent press release, the department highly recommends the seasonal flu vaccine as a primary defense against serious illness for all adults and children aged 6 months and older. The seasonal flu vaccine will not specifically protect against […]
