From Ryan Burbey, President, Harford County Education Association: All citizens of Harford County should be dismayed by County Executive Craig’s proposed FY2014 Budget. It again has flat funding for HCPS. Despite his claims of being a life-long educator, despite Harford County taking in more revenue than ever before, despite having a fund balance which exceeds […]
Days Down the Deer Creek
By Phillip McKnight Special to The Dagger It was a November night when we pushed our canoe from the sandy shore into the cool trickling creek water. My friend sat in the front and I waded until the 50-degree water reached my knees. I swung a leg over the canoe and continued my journey into […]
Wehland: “Our County Council Needs to Wake Up and Stop Outlandish Development”
From Bill Wehland of Bel Air: It has become increasingly apparent that the Harford County Council members do not work together as a team to pass legislation that represents the majority of the community’s interests. Instead they have their own self interests and create hostility between themselves and the citizens they serve. A prime example […]
Abingdon Community Council Asks Harford County Council to Better Examine Impacts of Ill-Managed Growth
The following letter was sent by the Abingdon Community Council to the Harford County Council. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: The Abingdon Community Council wishes to bring to your attention a very important matter which continues to be vocalized at every meeting and hearing in our area. Traffic congestion and public […]
Cross: “Can the School Staff Really Expect the Students to Achieve Any Learning Outcomes in that Kind of Environment?”
From Rosalie Cross, a concerned parent: This is a copy of an email I sent to various HCPS administration staff. I am forwarding it to you in hopes you can bring it to the attention of someone who can do something about it… I’m not certain who the correct person to make this decision is-but […]
Del. Glass: “Individuals Should Not Have to Drive to Pennsylvania in Order to Drink the Raw Milk of a Cow” and Other 2013 General Assembly Highlights
From Del. Glen Glass: Dear Neighbor, It is an honor and a privilege to serve you and represent Harford and Cecil County in the Maryland House of Delegates. This year presented new challenges to the quality of life in Harford and Cecil County. Like last year, this session may go down as one of the […]
McGrady: “It’s Going to Take a Tremendous Amount of Resources to Forcibly Retire the Vulnerable Gun Grabbers in 2014”
From Patrick L. McGrady, Chairman, Maryland Liberty PAC: Senate Bill 281 passed both Houses of the Maryland General Assembly and now the bill goes to the Governor for his signature to become law. The deck was stacked against us before this fight. We knew the odds were against us from the beginning. Each fight we […]
Can Harford County Economy Flourish Despite Furlough?
From Jim Richardson, Director, Harford County Office of Economic Development: The government furlough, although facing delays, still promises to have quite an impact on the local economy. About 61 percent of workers at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) live in Harford County. That’s 13,200 of 22,000 Federal jobs at APG. While just four short years ago […]
