
If you think youâve heard them all, try again. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) claims that the Democrats are âplaying it straightâ regarding their possible attempt to sleaze ObamaCare into law without making House Dems actually vote on the matter.
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The General Assembly continues their hard work; more than 1100 bills have been introduced into the Senate and more than 1500 into the House. Very few of the bills have had votes on the floor of the Senate or the House as we are just about [...]
One phrase essentially set off a powder keg of discussion at last Tuesday’s Baltimore City school board meeting.
Board member George Van Hook Jr. used the word “neo slavery” in describing the process of closing schools in the city. School CEO Andrés Alonso immediately expressed opposition to the phrase and [...]

Harken back to the days of the great landfill scandal. After Sheriff Mike Lewis caught the criminals and States Attorney Davis Ruark sent them to jail it was discovered that the miscreants would be collecting full county pensions. Shame on us.
By law, nothing could be [...]

Like two heavyweight fighters slugging it out in a battle royal, President Obama and tea party activists are squaring off once again today, as grassroots activists host a "We the People Surge" in the nation's capital in protest of the massive planned overhaul of U.S. healthcare.
Some tea party leaders expect [...]

HONK Your Horn to say NO
Tell Kratovil to Vote NO on Senate Health Care Bill
Kratovil Wishy-Washy on Opposition to Senate Bill
****Vote Is Near****
12 NOON Tuesday Meet Near Kratovil's Office
Let's remind Kratovil we oppose the Senate bill.
Vote NO on the Senate Bill.
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Room 301, Government Office Building, Salisbury, Maryland
March 16, 2010 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. Gail M. Bartkovich, President -- Call meeting to order
10:03 a.m. Approval of Minutes of March 2, 2010
10:05 a.m. Matthew E. Creamer: Council Administrator:
1. Resolution 52-2010-Appropriation of $500,000 from Board of Education Designated [...]
Hi Joe,
I am very much in need of your help! I am a new director for Eastern Shore Junior Miss, which funds scholarships for high school juniors to continue their education. Our program is completely non-profit and all funds generated come strictly from community sponsorships. This year we have had [...]
In light of the incredible amount of debate discussion and interest in the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center proposed for Ruthsburg, the Queen Anne`s County Commissioners respectfully request your participation in sponsoring a town hall meeting.
The Commissioners believe a town hall setting would provide an opportunity for elected [...]
Baltimore Sun staff writer Arthur Hirsch contributes a report:
With the meter running on decisions about choosing another Catholic school, more than 100 Cardinals Gibbons School parents and students streamed through a suite of rooms upstairs in the Fine Arts Building Monday evening to check out their options.
Representatives of 10 high [...]
The Westminster Police Department is on the hunt for a bandit that robbed the BB&T bank on East Main Street in Westminster yesterday afternoon.
[...]A man wanted by Howard County police for cutting a Macy's security officer is now in custody.
Terrell Andre Webb, 41, of North Decker Avenue in Baltimore, was arrested by Baltimore police on Friday at 8 p.m. after being stopped by a patrol officer. He faces charges of first- and second-degree [...]
Annapolis, Maryland: The Maryland Personhood Amendment Bill was introduced to the MD House of Delegates on February 17, by 20 Delegates in the Maryland House of Representatives - led by Delegate Don Dwyer from Anne Arundel County.
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Sheriff Richard Mack will be in Westminster on Monday, March 29 for a speaking and book signing event at 6:30 p.m. Sheriff Mack will be in Westminster to discuss the importance in the role a county Sheriff has in today's constitutionally challenged society and why his position' [...]
At the close of the Constitutional convention of 1787, a woman asked Benjamin Franklin, âWhat form of government did you give us Mr. Franklin a Republic or a monarchy?â Dr. Franklin answered, âA Republic if you can keep it.â Our form of government is a Constitutional Republic. This means the [...]

Finally after 2 years and four months since her disappearance from the now infamous yet horrible Byrd Road Farm.   Young and beautiful Mother of 3, Christine Sheddy’s remains will be laid to rest.
This bittersweet day has been a long long time coming for this family, [...]
Over the next week, Maryland’s contentious budget battles will have some competition in the acrimony department as foes of illegal immigration do battle with support groups like CASA de Maryland and the National Capital Immigrant Coalition.
At stake are bills dealing with the reporting requirements for detained criminal suspects and convicted [...]
From Harford Habitat for Humanity:
The First LEED-certified Modular Home Ever Built by High School Students in the USA was the winner as one of the Green Projects of the Year for 2009
(Bel Air, MD) â The Maryland Chapter of the US Green Building Society, an organization committed to a [...]
Should teachers use Facebook to air their disagreements with parents? When does a teacherâs right to free speech cross the line? The growing use of social networking sites by teachers, parents and students raises some thorny questions.
A case in point is the slugfest going on in Havre de Grace over [...]
Shortly after Del. Mary-Dulany James weighed in late last week with a letter on the Drama Therapy saga, Del. Rick Impallaria offered up this letter as rebuttal:
MDJ states, ââŚordinarily state legislators do not, and should not, take it upon themselves to delve into critiquing or censoring local high school [...]
Tonight I can announce that I’ve been blessed with another new writing opportunity, one which will hopefully grant me a larger audience – but one which may result in a slowdown of posting here.
A couple weeks ago, I was talking to Eric Wargotz about a post I’d done when he [...]


