Memorial Day traditionally kicks off the beginning of swimming pool season, but in Aberdeen young swimmers are having a hard time making a splash. The diving boards that had been part of the swim center for years were inexplicably torn out in recent weeks. To make matters worse, this was to be the inaugural year […]
We know they love to tax the rich, how about the newly rich?
Are we sure this isn’t happening in Aberdeen, MD instead of Amelia, OH? From the Cincinnati Enquirer: AMELIA – Mayor Leroy Ellington said he doesn’t know who bought a lottery ticket worth up to $196 million last week at Main Street Wine & Spirits, but several residents have asked him whether this Clermont County village […]
Delaware sees Maryland’s slots, and raises them Sports Betting
From the Washington Times… Delaware is on the verge of instituting sports betting. Last week, the state House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow betting on professional and college sports at state casinos. It now moves onto the Senate, where it likely will pass. According to the creators of some online betting sites […]
Wondering where your stimulus rebate direct deposit is?
Turns out the IRS left out a few details when telling people that if they received their tax return via direct deposit, they would get the rebate in the same fashion. Not so fast! If you used Turbo Tax Online, you will be receiving a paper check. Same for those that used services like H&R […]
I have found the worst newspaper web design, and it’s almost in our back yard!
St. Mary’s Today Wow…just wow. And this was an upgrade over their old design, which they still make available in case their readers are feeling nostalgic. To their credit, they are at least attempting to produce an RSS feed for their site, even though it doesn’t work. That’s more than we can say about some […]
Could we see more fast food restaurants in Harford County…
…because New Jersey is considering imposing a “sin Tax” on fast food. Could this serve as motivation for those Ft. Monmouth employees who are on the fence about relocating to our area? If so, the increased demand may finally land us our first Sonic!!! From the article: Still, some say taxing fast food isn’t such […]
Roger Clemens vs. John Daly in a Cage Match – Who Would Win?
Seems that in addition to messing around with 15-year-old country singers and bartenders, Roger Clemens has also been linked to the ex-wife of pro golfer John Daly. Reporters were finally able to track Daly down on the golf course for comment. Here are some pictures from the interview: (For the full video, check it out […]
Reason #5823 not to be mean to your teachers…
…because they might sue you. That’s what is happening to a few Dartmouth students that evidently pissed off their lecturer. Below is an email the teacher, Priya Venkatesan, sent her class: Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:56:35 From: Priya Venkatesan Subject: WRIT.005.17.18-WI08: Possible lawsuit Dear former class members of Science, Technology and Society: I tried […]
