The following letter was sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley by Senate Minority Leader Allan H. Kittleman and Senate Minority Whip Nancy Jacobs. A copy was provided to The Dagger. September 17, 2009 Governor Martin O’Malley State House Annapolis, MD 21401 Dear Governor O’Malley The members of the Senate Republican Caucus have been troubled by the […]
Del. Impallaria: On the Scene Report – DC National Tea Party – Sept. 12, 2009
From the office of Del. Rick Impallaria: All my life I have watched and learned about famous marches and demonstrations at our nation’s capital — from the Bonus Army of World War I veterans during the Depression demanding benefits from the government (a march which went horribly wrong) to the civil rights marches, the anti-war […]
Giant Food At Tollgate Mall In Bel Air To Close Oct. 29
Giant Food said Monday it would close its Tollgate Mall Shopping Center on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., ending the store’s three-decade run at that location. A Giant Food representative said the company made the decision to shutter the Tollgate store following “a thorough review of the operating performance” of its supermarkets. Giant’s Abingdon and […]
Danger: Steer Clear of the Whiteout
The whiteout: a terrifying natural phenomenon during which heavy snow and raging winds collude to completely obscure visibility. Imagine being trapped in such a nothingness with temperatures cold enough to turn your bare skin into black ash, all while on the most secluded land mass on Earth. It’s the perfect groundwork for bone-chilling (pun intended) […]
Del. Impallaria: Sept. 11 Flag Remembrance Waving Postponed
The following was received from the office of Del. Rick Impallaria: Delegate McDonough and I have decided to postpone the 9-11 Flag Waving. The weather makes this very advisable. We are thinking of the health of the participants, who would be standing in the pouring rain, and the safety of drivers on I-95, who will […]
Eleven Buses Chartered from Bel Air, Bound for National Tea Party in DC on 9/12
At 8AM on Saturday, September 12, 2009, eleven motorcoaches filled with close to 600 freedom-loving citizens will leave from Bel Air to take part in the 9/12 March on Washington. Since the first Tea Parties in April momentum has been building for an event on the national stage. Hundreds upon hundreds of citizens of Harford […]
Flags To Fly Half Staff In Memory Of Fallen Edgewood Marine Sgt. Heede
Lowering of the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag to Half Staff Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half staff on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, from sunrise to sunset. This is in memory of Sgt. Michael W. Heede, Jr. of Edgewood, Maryland, who died on […]
22-Yr-Old Local Marine Sgt. Michael W. Heede Killed In Afghanistan Combat
U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael W. Heede, 22, of Delta, Pennsylvania, and Edgewood according to media reports, was killed Monday in combat operations in Afghanistan. Sgt. Heede was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He was among two Marines killed Monday while supporting combat operations […]