Last Wednesday, Steve Johnson stood, dressed in a tan sport coat and a dress shirt, on the sidelines and watched as candidates for mayor and Aberdeen City Council passed a microphone in front of a crowd of 120 voters. This Wednesday, Johnson stopped the election. Tossed from the ballot by Aberdeen’s Board of Elections over […]
Combining professional and personal calls
Combining professional and personal calls on one phone number makes it very hard to switch off the business calls during the weekend or when vacationing. You end up being “on call” 247. This is why we highly suggest to have a phone line that is exclusive for your business. At https://eatelbusiness.com/business-internet/ you’ll be able to […]
Press 1 for Intolerance
One of the greatest moments of my career as a local newspaper reporter came a few days after Maryland District 7 Delegates Pat McDonough and Rick Impallaria got into a scuffle with a pro-immigration activist in an Annapolis hallway. I was sitting at a Board of Education meeting and in a break between presentations, listening […]
Fear and Loathing at Campsite 100
The weekend started like this: me, stopping the car at an intersection in the middle of a 44,000-acre state forest, gray dust rolling past the windows. “Do you want to try it?” I backed up the car and eased the 1997 Nissan Maxima (manual, with spoiler) onto the brown dirt ski slope that is Kirk […]
Advantages of being fully covered
When a homeowner has to repair or replace a system or appliance in their home without a home warranty, they’ll often call numerous contractors, trying to find an expert and get bids for the project. Many people end up paying thousands of dollars for repairs or replacements, only to find that their contractor only did […]
