James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
See if you can guess the source of this quote:
Once, not so long ago, the planet's prevailing voices were those of the experts--the people who, right or wrong, had years of training to back up what they said.
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Annapolis – Republican leaders in the Maryland House and Senate Thursday condemned Governor Martin O’Malley’s call for another federal bailout for Maryland’s budget. They also called upon the Spending Affordability Committee to significantly reduce the spending recommendations for the FY 2011 budget. O'Malley's continued siphoning of federal taxpayer pork funding' [...]
A petition demanding citizen participation, information, and the formation of a vigilance committee is now available at [www.ipetitions.com]
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Here is the approximate location of the 549-acre Crismer Farm (Tax Map 54 Parcel 39). It is located between Hunt-Ray Farm and Tuckahoe State Park:
[...]A facility similar to the one proposed in Ruthsburg was proposed in Westmoreland County, VA and supported by the County Supervisors (Commissioners). It met with serious community opposition and ended up in court.
There are certain advantages to a Federally-owned facility. A federal facility does not need to comply [...]
Executive Order 13508, Draft Strategy for Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay, November 9, 2009, beginning at page 30, refers to development pressures on farms and forests and then states: “Losing farms and forests is not in the best interest of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Maintaining healthy, sustainable [...]
7:30 pm
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Ruthsburg Community Center
TO HEAR CONCERNS AND PROVIDE ANSWERS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED 2000 ACRE FEDERAL SECURITY TRAINING FACILITY
YOUR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD, as the Federal Government, with an enormous amount of assistance from the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners, is attempting to construct a [...]
This newly-built facility in West Virginia appears to meet all of the requirements for the proposed State Department training center. Why does the Federal Government want to build another one here in Queen Anne’s County? Need to spend that stimulus money I guess.
[...]The October 5, 2009 Executive Order’s call for “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance” does not seem to have been heard yet at DSS/GSA. See especially Section 10 (b), last few lines — calling for recommendations for strategies to locate federal facilities so as to take [...]
The Knight Center for Specialized Journalism will cease operations at the end of this month, it was announced today by Dean Kevin Klose of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
“The Center’s achievements in providing in-depth training for journalists to improve their competencies are well-known [...]
Program Purpose
Initiate construction of a consolidated training facility capable of supporting all security related training for the Department and the wider foreign affairs community. The existing security training infrastructure is not sufficient to meet current and projected training needs and the training is currently conducted in 15 locations throughout the [...]
The Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), is looking for sources to provide training facilities and qualified instructor personnel in support of the Diplomatic Security Training Center’s mission.
DS is looking for a facility within a radius of 150 statute miles centered on the US Capitol Building.
DS has two [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Allegany County schools are delayed two hours today. Garrett County schools are closed.
MARC’s Penn Line has been experiencing delays and crowding after earlier mechanical problems took a train out of service. The parking lot at the Laurel station on the Camden Line has reopened after being closed earlier due [...]
The Tree Lighting and Santa are still on!
for Sykesville, Maryland
