A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane was shot down Thursday in Ukraine, with Americans reportedly among the nearly 300 people aboard, all of whom were killed. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko called the shoot-down “a terrorist attack”, blaming pro-Russia separatists. The rebels have denied responsibility. Earlier in the day, President Barack Obama offered U.S. help in identifying […]
The Big Q: Will Soccer Ever Become America’s Most Popular Sport?
For decades, football has reigned supreme as America’s favorite sport. But football has been under fire of late, with lawsuits spawned by players’ head injuries, and talk of rule changes that critics say will wreck the game. Meanwhile, fervent soccer fans have crowded living rooms and local bars for the 2104 FIFA World Cup, which […]
Harford County and the War of Independence
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (now officially known as the United Kingdom). Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, […]
The Big Q: Which Local Independence Day Celebration Do You Attend and Why?
It’s Independence Day in America, which means a day full of flags, fun, and fireworks…with slight variations depending on which of several Harford County celebrations you may attend. The Darlington celebration was up first (June 28), with an old fashioned parade through the village and fireworks on a bucolic hillside in Francis Silver Park, where […]
The Big Q: Why Was Voter Turnout So Low and How Would You Increase Participation in Future Elections?
When the dust settled Tuesday night, 33,766 Harford County residents had cast their ballots in the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election – representing just 21.26% of the 158,858 registered voters eligible to participate. Did you vote? Why was turnout so low? Apathy? Lack of accessibility? Lack of good candidates? The switch to an earlier voting date […]
Craig’s Gubernatorial Bid Ends; James, Slutzky, Gahler Advance Amid Low Primary Election Turnout
A local political fixture for the last 35 years, Harford County Executive David Craig will not hold an elected office after Dec. 1, failing in his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Tuesday’s primary election. Craig was handily defeated in the statewide race by businessman and activist Larry Hogan, and struggled to carry Harford […]
UPDATED: 2014 Primary Election Day in Harford County; Live Updates
AFTERNOON UPDATES: Harford County Executive and would-be Republican gubernatorial nominee David Craig talks to voters at Youth’s Benefit Elementary School in Fallston. Craig, in Fallston around 4pm, said turnout was “very light” in his travels today which included Carroll and Baltimore counties as well as Harford. As of 3 p.m., just 8.66 percent of registered […]
Endorsements, Antics, Allegations on Eve of 2014 Harford County Gubernatorial Primary Election
A round-up of candidate endorsements, antics, and allegations on the eve of the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election in Harford County. We’ve included what we could find but, undoubtedly, we’ve missed many more during the course of this election. If you received an anonymous mailer, answered a suspicious robo-call, or have any other election anecdotes to […]
