As the sponsored athlete for the Towson Athleta store, I am participating in the upcoming Iron Girl Triathlon (August 18th!) for a number of reasons. I am doing the race in memory of my friend, Rene Altiere, and I wanted to help a local charity through my race participation; one that would be near and […]
Harford Executive and Gubernatorial Candidate Craig: Teachers Union Asked Board of Ed to Cut 250 More Jobs to Fund Pay Increase
Part II of The Dagger’s interview with David Craig focuses on a topic raised by the county executive himself, the controversy over county funding for Harford County Public Schools for the fiscal year 2014 – a year that began on July 1. As a reminder, the school board had requested an increase of $22.6 million […]
Harford Mom Crusades Against Spice and Bath Salts; “This is a Silent Form of Terrorism that is Slowly Taking People’s Lives Away”
With names like “spice” and “bath salts” they sound harmless enough. They’re sold in stores with everyday items like milk and candy. So, how bad can they be? Ask Robin Smith, a Harford County mother of five, who saw her handsome, athletic, 15-year-old son slip into psychosis after he tried “spice”, or synthetic marijuana, in […]
UPDATED: Sepsis Infection Rates at Upper Chesapeake Health Hospitals in Harford County Among Highest in Maryland
UPDATE: In response to this story, Upper Chesapeake Health President/CEO Lyle E. Sheldon sent a letter to The Dagger’s Cindy Mumby indicating “The Analysis We have Done to Date Assures Us that This is Not a Quality of Care Issue”. Sepsis infection rates reported at Upper Chesapeake Health hospitals in Harford County were among the […]
Reshape with Ape’s RANT: Strong Isn’t the New Skinny. Just be YOU!
I read an article that was titled something like, “Strong is the new Skinny.” I’m not going to give you a link or tell you who the author was because we are all entitled to our own opinions; heck you may not even agree with me. I certainly agreed with some of the author’s notes […]
Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Tomback’s Heartfelt Farewell; Board Fights Over Pay-to-Play; and “a Gentleman of African American Persuasion with a Strange Sounding Name”
Another in an occasional series of opinion and observations following a meeting of the Harford County Board of Education: Unusual goings on at the June 24th Harford County School Board meeting included a curious comment, pointed questions, good news for some laid off teachers, and heartfelt remarks by the normally stoic Superintendent Robert M. Tomback. […]
Harford Executive and Gubernatorial Candidate Craig: Adopting Common Core State Standards Was a “Great Mistake”
In a recent interview focused on education, gubernatorial candidate and Harford County Executive David Craig said that Maryland’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards wasn’t simply a mistake, it was a “great mistake”; ditto for statewide tests and education funding required under the state’s maintenance of effort law (“ridiculous”, both). And don’t get the […]
Lovett: Upper Chesapeake Sepsis Rates Extremely High Related to Other Maryland Hospitals
The following letter was sent to Ben Steffen, Executive Director of the Maryland Health Care Commission, by Patrick Lovett of Bel Air. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Dear Mr. Steffen, During the past few weeks I’ve been reviewing the US governments Medicare Provider Charge data. This file http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/index.html allows the public […]
