From Krist Boardman: Memo to Donald Trump, President-Elect of the United States Dear Donald, Ditch the wall between the U.S. and Mexico. All the steel and mortar you can assemble to build a massive wall thousands of miles long will be a monumental waste of taxpayer resources. Ever hear of the saying, a chain is […]
Bulavko: “Think of the Real Human Costs of What Eliminating Swimming in Harford County Could Be”
The following letter was sent from Leo M. Bulavko, Secretary, Save Harford County Swimming, Inc., to Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Canavan. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication. Dear Superintendent Canavan: I was feeling restless this morning and took to surfing the internet for local news, and came upon the story […]
Moon: “County Council Stood Mute Refusing the Courtesy of Seconding Amendments Offered by One of Their Own”
From Gloria Moon: Last month I thought I had seen the end of incivility and rudeness in the political arena when the presidential election ended. But Tuesday night I was again reminded of it by my own County Councilmen’s lack of courtesy. It truly was a disappointing display by my local legislators. (Video of the […]
Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy: Skipjack Martha Lewis Requires Extensive Restoration to Return to Educational Programming
From the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc.: Dear Friends of the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc., Over the past three years the Skipjack Martha Lewis has undergone major restoration with financial support from private donors, Harford County Government, the City of Havre de Grace, corporate partners, and fund raisers. The work on the skipjack has been extensive: […]
Boardman: Red Line May Have Better Chances Under a Trump Administration
From Krist Boardman: Thursday night going from I-70 to the Baltimore Beltway 695 I was presented with the dilemma of driving the northbound route toward Towson and eventually into Harford County, or the southeast route around the beltway, going through the Key Tunnel and northbound on I-95. Taking the southeast route because the Towson route […]
Boardman: Trump Win Offers Rare Opportunity for Big Peace Dividend to Lift Economy
From Krist Boardman: The last truly big time businessman from the West to make lemon out of lemonade in relations with Russia was Armand Hammer. This iconoclastic businessman at the time of the Russian Revolution was soon talking to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the post-czarist Soviet state shortly after 1917, and his first venture […]
Del. Hornberger: Van Hollen is a “Beltway Bandit, Bought and Paid for by Lobbyists and Special Interest Groups”
From Del. Kevin Hornberger: One thing I love about Cecil County, we are sick and tired of politics as usual in Annapolis and Washington DC. As one of only four counties that elected Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in the primary we stand together in rejecting the broken status quo. The definition of insanity is […]
Boardman: “Is Sheriff Gahler the Sheriff Joe Arpaio Of Harford County?”
By Krist Boardman Is Sheriff Gahler The Sheriff Joe Arpaio Of Harford County? The answer to that question is no, not yet, and hopefully, not ever. But Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler is starting a program that clearly targets Latinos and who knows Syrian refugees. It is only one program among less than three dozen […]
