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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
One Day in AmericaA touch of Americana was on display Sunday as the Woodsboro Memorial Day Parade kicked off. Residents have enjoyed this event for many years.
An Unusual Financial Wizard
Mark Haines, the popular, well-respected, venerable financial news anchor with CNBC, died unexpectedly a week ago at his home in Marlboro, NJ. He was 65.
Expat or not, I’m loving life
Kuching, Malaysian Borneo – Not too many other westerners live here in Kuching. Mostly they are Australians or British who work for companies manufacturing or assembling various components for computers. They are the managers who ensure whatever they are making proceeds smoothly.
A REVIEW – Silences and Sexuality
Washington Shakespeare Theatre is offering a seldom glimpse into the world according to London’s David Pinter. Artistic Director Michael Kahn has mounted a generally admirable, “Old Times.” It’s been almost 40 years since I first reviewed the play.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Political ExperienceIn last Tuesday’s column, I wrote how I professionally wait for newly elected officials to make their mark.
Making Housing Pay Its Way
The debate over whether residential real estate growth pays for itself has been reignited over the last few months. The Frederick Board of County Commissioners have been moving forward with a school mitigation proposal for future housing projects that have been stuck in the Catch 22 of its very strict Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO).
Inspection Privatization: Good Idea or Bad?
When a company increases a cost, they must weigh the benefits as they will lose customers if the costs become too high. When a government raises a cost, we the taxpayer suffer the penalty with few options, (short of moving) available to us – we cannot walk down the street to another government office competing for our business.
Monday, May 30, 2011
One man's annoyance is another's salvationPick a nuisance that generates neighborhood complaints: noise from a highway; noise from a siren; lights from a ball field; traffic from an industrial site; or odors from a farm. What’s your poison?
Pause to Honor Those Lost to Freedom
I just purchased a new American flag to post off our front porch. I did so because we hadn’t had one for a while. I took a picture of my daughters holding our new flag, and it is posted on my Facebook page. I felt it was time, what with Memorial Day and the 4th of July coming up.
Is it “Ours to Reason Why?”
Regardless of your “party,” today is for remembrance of fallen warriors. It’s for respect, contemplation, and for prayer, as that freedom is one for which people died. The prayer part is optional; more proof that we are a free people.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Joplin on My MindThe worst single tornado in recorded history struck Missouri at the beginning of the week. Joplin was next-door to Camp Crowder, where I spent another spring.
Ryan’s Lifebuoy
Let’s face it. The Democrats in Washington always decry Republicans as a party of scaremongers. In truth where do most of the scare tactics come from? The come from the left, of course.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Men Behaving BadlyAgain, it happens. Two, not one, powerful, accomplished men have behaved disappointingly again. As Time implied on a recent cover, we would say they were behaving like pigs, but we are reluctant to offend the pigs.
Pausing to Remember Sacrifice
Many people look to Memorial Day weekend as the kick-off for the summer vacation season. The Bay Bridge will be jammed and in Ocean City kids will be squealing while playing in the sand. Families will picnic and visit with each other all across the nation.
Be Prepared for the Worse
The images coming in this week from Joplin, Missouri, are as shocking as they are heartbreaking. Large sections of the city are reduced to nothing but rubble.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Honoring SacrificeHopefully, you and your family will pause this Memorial Day to remember those men and women in uniform who have gone before us and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms and our way of life.
A Memorial Day Memory
Even when he was deep into his Alzheimer’s state, Dad always seemed to know when it was Memorial Day – Decoration Day, as he called it. I guess it might have been the war movies that showed constantly on the television that clued him in, or maybe he just knew.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Five Months LaterThe Board of Commissioners’ swearing-in happened a little over five months ago; I was there.
Federal Panel With Total Autonomy
When they operate as intended, local government commissions and boards and the people who serve on them, contribute a great deal to the community in which they serve.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Still “Left Behind”If today is Monday, and you are reading this, then neither one of us was “Raptured Up” and/or everybody was “left behind.”
Forget The Rapture – Help Others
This is the article I wasn’t going to write. I wasn’t going to write about the end of the world; I also wasn’t going to write about “The Rapture.” Nor was I going to lend credence to that side of the religious debate.
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