From Jeff Trimmer of Bel Air: To the Editor of the Dagger Press: The Harford County Board of Education is planning new ways to involve the public in the budget process. This process will lead to no substantial budget cuts. The Board of Education and the Harford County Government is incapable of making significant spending […]
George: Proposed Revised Policies Allow an Athlete to Coach a Sports Team, but Do Not Allow an Astronaut, Engineer, or Former Teacher to Coach Destination Imagination
From Doug & Sheila George, Destination Imagination Volunteer Team Managers at Bel Air High School: Dear Editor: We are writing regarding the revised Club (06-0010-000) and Extracurricular Activity policies (06-0007-000) which were rejected by the Harford County Board of Education on October 28, 2013 and the specific impact of procedures that were implemented during the […]
Robinson: Perception is Reality – Tea Party Republicans and the Harford County Board of Education Use Similar Tactics
From Jansen Robinson Tea Party Republicans through their actions said to the president/democrats and the nation that unless we get our way, we are going to allow the government to shut down and the country to default on its financial obligations (resulting in harmful impacts on this nation). Their goal was to pressure the president/democrats […]
Monaco-Burton: “Please Make Us a Partner in the Budget Process. Give Us the Tools to Make a Smarter Budget Along with You”
The following public comments were made at the October 14th Board of Education meeting by Harford County Public Schools parent Sandra Monaco-Burton: Good evening. My name is Sandra Monaco-Burton, and I have served as a PTA volunteer and an HCPS committee volunteer in various capacities for the last seven years. I wanted to address the […]
Thatcher: “Balance the Budget like We Do in the Private Sector”
The following letter was sent to U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: This letter is to express my disappointment regarding the subject legislation. We can no longer afford to “kick the can down the road”. The debt is larger than yesterday and will be larger […]
Robinson: Calling “Men of a Certain Age” in Southern Harford County
From Jansen Robinson: A group of us men who are let’s say, Men of a Certain Age, have been contemplating for some time now about forming some kind of an organization (devoid of the things that oftentimes divide us ie; party-politics, class, race and etc.) to work collaboratively to help solve some of our county’s […]
Board of Ed Vice President Grambo: “I Was Deeply Disturbed by the Arrest of a Citizen Who Dared to Ask Unscripted Questions about Common Core…”
The following message was sent on Monday from the private e-mail account of Harford County Board of Education Vice-President Rick Grambo to the following recipients: Maryland State Board of Education President Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lillian M. Lowery, Baltimore County Public Schools Board of Education President Lawrence E. Schmidt, […]
Del. Glass: “I Encourage You Not to Charge the Citizens of Maryland to Opt Out of Smart Meter Installation”
From Del. Glen Glass: The Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission has recommended to the Public Service Commission that a fee be imposed to opt out of having a Smart Meter installed, and that a monthly fee then be imposed in addition to the opt out fee. As of this date, the Public Service […]
