From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: On February 13, 2015, Senator J. B. Jennings informed us that our annual task force SDAT study bill he was planning to introduce for Maryland’s 2.2 property taxpayers and us was unnecessary. The Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) informed him that the task force study […]
Campaign Urges All-Male, All-White Incumbent Havre de Grace Elected Officials to Step Aside; Encourage Women and Minorities to Run
From Jerome Hersl, Campaign Manager, Harford Campaign 42: The Mayor & City Council of Havre de Grace, Maryland, is an all white male group in a town that is 52% female and 25% racially & culturally diverse. In order to achieve a better Democracy, political power needs to be shared and shared in a sustained […]
Del. Glass: “BGE Installed a Smart Meter on My Home Without Permission, Causing My Bill to Double”
From Del. Glen Glass: Dear Editor: It is an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of district 34a. My goal is to give economic opportunity to the citizens of my district by supporting lower taxes, less regulation on small businesses, and lower energy costs. The rain tax is an embarrassment to the state of […]
Prost: “Rain Tax” is Easy to Demonize, Harder to Help People Understand Reason for Fee and Risk if It is Reduced or Repealed
From Alison Prost, Maryland Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation: The so-called “rain tax” is easy to demonize. It makes a convenient political target (“Governor Larry Hogan Introduces Legislation to Repeal ‘Rain Tax,’” Feb. 12). What’s harder is to help people understand the reason for the fee, and the risk to Baltimore and Harford counties of […]
Neighbors Maintain Opposition to Regent at Stone House Project in Churchville; Urge Participation in Jan. 28 Community Meeting
The following letter was provided by a group of Glenville Road residents who oppose the Regent at Stone House wedding/event venue in Churchville, as well as recent media coverage of the issue: Yesterday, 1/23/2015, there was an article in the Aegis which clearly supported the owners of 517 Glenville Road, property setting for the proposed […]
Simpson: Certain Harford County Public Schools Policies “Disproportionately Affect Less Affluent Communities”
The following letter was written by Omar Simpson to Jansen Robinson, Member of the Harford County Board of Education. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: My kids are mad at me. Why? Because I keep singing that Disney song from “Frozen.” You know the one, “Do You Want to Build A Snowman!” […]
Simpson: Why Black Men and White People Can’t Seem to Get Along
By Omar Simpson, Esq. Special to The Dagger As an African American man, I’ve often wondered why it seems black men and white people seem to struggle to get along. The events in Ferguson along with the numerous other killings of black men by authorities make me feel like I have a bull’s-eye on my […]
Simpson: “Dear County Executive Glassman and Councilman Slutzky, Let’s Go Fishing!”
The following letter was sent by Omar Simpson to Harford County Executive Barry Glassman and County Council President Richard Slutzky. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Before he passed, my Uncle woke me up in the middle of the night, while it was still dark, and said, “Grab your stuff. Let’s go […]
