More than usual, it feels like something is ending in Ocean City this September. But take this report with a caveat: Events and perceptions often appear distorted after a long summer season, to those who remain when the visitors go home. This year, Hurricane Irene put an exclamation point at the end of the season. Ocean… [Read more…]
April 19, 2011
(NOTE: The documentary, “Citizen Schaefer,” will be broadcast on Maryland Public Television on Apr. 27 at 8 p.m.) Maryland flags are flying at half-mast this week in honor of William Donald Schaefer, mayor of Baltimore and governor of Maryland. Mr. Schaefer passed away on Monday at Charlestown Retirement Community, in Catonsville, Baltimore County. He was 89. His… [Read more…]
November 5, 2010
Del. Jim Mathias, the hard-working former mayor of Ocean City, appears to be one of the few Eastern Shore Democrats whose boat was not swamped by the Republican high tide that flooded across the U.S. on Election Day. Mathias led Republican Michael James by a paper-thin margin at the close of voting on Tuesday. In… [Read more…]
October 31, 2010
In this troubled economy of 2010, many voters are casting about, almost desperately, for a qualified new candidate who is both competent and trustworthy. Is that too much to ask? Of the three new candidates running in District 38B for the Maryland House of Delegates, Gee Williams, mayor of Berlin, stands out as the one who’s… [Read more…]
October 30, 2010
Many on the Lower Eastern Shore thought Michael James was the favorite in the race with Del. James Mathias for the District 38 State Senate seat in Maryland. Mr. James certainly posted a lot of yard signs in the early going. As recently as a few weeks ago, the James-Mathias contest was widely thought to… [Read more…]
October 20, 2010
Republican prospects for making significant gains in true-blue Maryland this election year are slip slidin’ away, to borrow a Paul Simon phrase. The reason is hiding in plain sight. At left, EHRLICH. Period. At right below, O’MALLEY-BROWN. Begging the question, EHRLICH and WHO? Does Bob Ehrlich have a running mate? If so, WHO might that be?… [Read more…]
October 14, 2010
Everyone in Worcester, Wicomico, and Somerset Counties is a small business owner or a farmer. That’s the impression you would get, listening to the Maryland General Assembly District 38 candidates during a debate at Wor-Wic Community College on Wednesday night. Welcome to the Lower Eastern Shore, home to small business people and chicken farmers. All… [Read more…]
September 18, 2010
Delegate (and future Senator) Jim Mathias was the landslide winner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election for Maryland State Senate in District 38, with 86 percent of the vote. Congratulations to Del. Norm Conway and Mayor Gee Williams of Berlin, who won strong endorsements from Democratic voters in the primary election for House of Delegates. Following are unofficial results… [Read more…]
June 22, 2010
Since when do U.S. generals give interviews to Rolling Stone? Double-dip recession? There was never any real question of that. You can see bigger storm clouds on the horizon. Of course, they could blow over. You never know. BP lies. So which big corporation can you trust? What about government? Everyone turns to the federal… [Read more…]
June 18, 2010
We’re going to make America first in the future, not just the past.” There it is. Write it down. Send it to the printer. Barack Obama said it in June, in Ohio. “We’re going to make America first in the future, not just the past.” You can put that on your bumper sticker. “Make America… [Read more…]
September 19, 2011
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