Just wanted to share a list of blogs that I check everyday for the latest news, whether local or national. What sites, besides The Dagger of course, are you checking out regularly? I’ll first start off by saying I use Google Reader as my rss feed reader of choice. Here are a few interesting feeds […]
What should the government do about the Big 3?
Will giving the Big 3 automakers in Detroit (Ford, GM and Chrysler) $25 billion dollars help turn around the downward spiral they have been in for the past 25 years? Should the government be in the business of bailing them out at all? To tell you the truth, I haven’t made up my mind about […]
Is this the new definition of change?
Two families have dominated US politics over the past quarter-century. The Bush family, with “41” serving as Vice-President for eight years, then President for four, and “43” in office for the past eight. Then there is the Clintons, with Bill serving as President for eight, and wife Hillary getting elected to the Senate and making […]
You would eat that? A fan’s guide to Top Chef Season Five Elimination Challenge dishes – Episode One
Leading up to last night’s season five premiere of Top Chef, I couldn’t decide how I wanted to cover my favorite reality show on The Chew Blog for The Dagger. I thought about live blogging each show, but decided against that for many reasons*. So I decided to highlight the top and bottom three dishes […]
High School Assessment Score Data For Harford County Public Schools
School Name Number meeting requirements Class of 2009 Percent meeting requirements Aberdeen High 263 313 84.0% Bel Air High 378 385 98.2% C. Milton Wright High 389 404 96.3% Center for Educational Opportunity – Alternative C 18 30 60.0% Edgewood High 179 207 86.5% Fallston High 380 394 96.4% Harford Technical High 239 250 95.6% […]
Havre de Grace Public Hearing Notices – October 20th, 2008
The Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace will hold a Public Hearing on October 20, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 711 Pennington Avenue. The purpose of the Hearing is to receive public comment on proposed Ordinance 899 which concerns itself with amendments to the City Zoning Code. These changes […]
C-Mart Closing Up, Blames the Economy
When in doubt, blame the economy! That seems to be the lesson to be learned to the announcement of legendary local retailer C-Mart closing it’s doors for good this morning. Discount stores benefit when the economy slows down and 2008 has been no different. Surely C-Mart, the 33-year-old mecca for bargain hunters, has weathered worse […]
Top Chef Season 5 Contestants Revealed
First thought: Is this Top Chef or a Tom Colicchio look-alike contest? Second Thought: Let’s go Jill! Jill Snyder resides in Baltimore and is the executive chef at Red Maple in Mount Vernon.
