In its role as equal-opportunity protector of the stateâs environment, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has found itself caught between a creek and a hard place – or a lot of rock and an environmentally-sensitive wet place, if you prefer – dealing with a road improvement project in Jarrettsville.
The [...]
With sparks flying over the impact fee, it was easy to overlook a resolution passed unanimously by the Harford County Council in early November that could have big consequences for the way taxpayers fund public school facilities.
Resolution No. 19-09 calls for decision-makers in the capital school funding process to [...]
URGENT âBEAT THE PEAKâ
The following letter was distributed by Stephen Wright. A copy was provided to The Dagger upon request. It has been edited only to remove contact information:
Harford Co citizens need strong, common sense leadership to face the challenges the future is bringing to us. We are fortunate that Harford County is [...]
âWhat do you suggest we do about it?â
Whenever Iâm critical of the fiscal mismanagement to which the people of Maryland have been subjected by Governor Martin OâMalley, Senate president Thomas V. âMikeâ Miller, and Speaker of the House of Delegates Mike Busch, and thatâs usually every chance I get, I [...]
Authorities say panhandler fired first near Marriott Marquis hotel 
If nothing else, this post allows me to use the nifty image pictured on your right.
But I thought today’s essay by Patriot Post’s Mark Alexander was a keeper. In “Job Creation for Dummies” he outlines five basic tenets of economic prosperity that Barack [...]
Location: Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, DE
Police in Baltimore County are searching for an East Baltimore man wanted for the robbery, assult and carjacking of a Baltimore man on Emelia Woods Court in Baltimore, December 3. [...]
The Army says a Fort Detrick biodefense worker has been hospitalized for treatment of a disease she may have contracted in a laboratory.
Caree Vander Linden of the U.S. Army Institute of Infectious Diseases said Wednesday that the woman was admitted Monday to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in [...]
...now, so they can claim ignorance in 2010 in the hopes that no will remember the extraordinary damage that has been done to the economy by Democrats. They understand that the public has short-term memory issues and can adjust the historical time-line to suit their needs. They will assert that [...]
Mayorga in 2006. Photo by Katmere on Flickr using Creative Commons.Anyone who’s gone to law school in the past five years or so knows the Internet-fueled distraction of the final exams period when it’s just you, some books and a computer for days at a time. Read outline. Check Facebook. Read outline. Refresh gossip blog. Read outline. Write e-mail to [...]
Police in Howard County have charged a D.C. man apprehended immediately after an armed robbery of Bank of America in Jessup which occurred Wednesday.
Paul E. Frazier, 28, of 3997 Alabama Avenue in Washington, D.C., was charged Wednesday with armed robbery, robbery,
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This video shows the first hour of last night's online meeting at the Randallstown Community Center.
Several weeks ago Bud Roe and I met with Gene Ransom and John Borders with respect to our September 25, 2009 PIA request related to the training facility proposed for Ruthsburg. We conveyed our dissatisfaction at their non compliance with the Maryland Public Information Act and expressed our concerns that [...]
Please join us Monday, December 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for an event at Pratt Street Ale House in Downtown Baltimore. The event will be in the Lounge there and we hope to see you there for great conversation, food and drinks.
You can RSVP to the event [...]
A $2 million effort to map the likelihood of shore protection as sea level rises is summarized in a new article entitled “State and local governments plan for development of most land vulnerable to rising sea level along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.”
The maps divide coastal low lands into four [...]
Reform Baltimore County is a new blog sponsored by the Baltimore County Republican Party. Their first post is about Gordon Harden.
Related posts:Inappropriate political use of Baltimore County website?[...]
Silver Spring's new Civic Building (you know, the one with the windows) currently under construction at Ellsworth and Fenton shouldn't be named after anyone at all, say the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board. The' [...] 
If you haven't noticed, on the right hand side of this page near the top you can now click on any one of the Shows we have produced from the very beginning. The most recent Show will be on the far left and older Shows' [...]
A water main break in the 3400 block of Dundalk Avenue has resulted in the northbound lanes of that street being closed. MARC trains have been experiencing problems this morning on both the Brunswick and Penn lines, including a train that broke down in the B&P tunnel that had [...]
Another unfortunate retail fail to report - the Mayorga Coffee shop in South Silver Spring has announced that it will close at the end of the year. This was the first retail location for Mayorga, which now has a number of locations, most notably at [...] 
A friend of mine sent me this cartoon. It made me think of some of the commenters on Tales of Two Cities. [...] 
" Just Off Of The Blueridge Parkway "" The Parkway Can Be Seen In The Back Ground " [...] 
(Harford County, MD: December 9, 2009) The Harford County Joint Investigative Task Force consisting of members from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barracks and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Preston Grace Jr., age 22, of Port Deposit, MD in connection with several armed robberies and thefts that [...]
Normally I add this to my monoblogue Accountability Project page once it’s clear that no Special Sessions would be called to change the rankings. This post will similarly be added to the page (which includes links to the monoblogue Accountability Project rating files) upon publication. But it’s time to [...]
LeRoy Whiteley of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation will be guest speaker at the December 14 meeting of the Mid-Shore Chapter of Americans for Prosperity. Whiteley will discuss MFPTâs proposed legislation to bring about property tax reform through changes in the assessment and appeal process, [...]
Ocean City Condos:
WOW! What a drastic improvement from only a year ago! Since following the Ocean City MD market over the last couple of months I am safe to say that the âOcean City condo market has hit bottomâ. Over 65% new contracts from a year ago goes [...]
Eagle Peak Rock and Paving created and saved 32 jobs thanks to an $8 million federal stimulus contract to repair Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park.
But you wonât find that on Recovery.gov, the governmentâs Web site for tracking stimulus money.
You also wonât find the eight employees [...]
