Category: Letter To The Editor

The Dispatch welcomes any and all letters from our readers. All letters are encouraged typed, but not required, and we reserve the right to edit each letter for clarity, accuracy and brevity. Letters should include writer’s name, address and day and evening telephone numbers. If we are unable to reach the writer, we will have to withhold the letter. Due to space restraints, letters under 500 words in length will be given top priority.

Letters can be mailed to: The Dispatch, P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811, e-mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 410-641-0966.

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Why Common Core Should Aggravate Editor: You should be furious about the new national curriculum, Common Core State Standards (CCSS), being implemented this year. Let’s ignore the fact that Common Core standards are developmentally inappropriate for young children, or that Common Core amounts to a disservice to our students; it puts them at least two… Read more »

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Educational Article On Bats A Better Course Editor: I am writing in regards to the Worcester County Health Department’s article alerting readers of the danger of bats in their homes. While the intentions of the article mean well, the misrepresentation of the information will most likely conjure negative results. Bats seek different places for shelter… Read more »

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Brown Box Theatre Production Enjoyed Editor: I wanted to compliment everyone involved with bringing the Brown Box Theatre’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Northside Park last Saturday. We went not sure what to expect and our expectations were lowered when we saw the portable stage and informal setting. But we ended up having… Read more »

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Cleaning Acknowledged Editor: I would like to thank the men and women who clean the sand, Boardwalk and streets of Ocean City every day. ‘They do a fantastic job. We have been going to Ocean City for the past 34 years. They start cleaning the beach when the people are off. I walk the boards… Read more »

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Tall Ship Appreciated Editor: Kudos to the mayor of Ocean City, Ocean City Council and sponsor Bryan Lilley for pulling off an almost impossible feat of getting the Spanish El Galeon Andalucia to dock in Ocean City for almost two weeks. My husband and I took the tour on Monday, Aug. 26. We have lived… Read more »

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Honesty, Faith Restored (The following letter was addressed to Ocean City Transportation Superintendent George T. Thornes.) Editor: Following graduation, I went to Beach Week in Ocean City. Many of my friends were in OC as well, so we spent a lot of time riding the bus up and down Coastal Highway so we could hang… Read more »

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New Parking Fees Will Hurt OC Rentals Editor: The goal to increase revenue for the Town of Ocean City via paid on-street parking is not going over well with Ocean City vacationers. Visitors this summer season have shared with our Ocean City rental staff that if the town continues to move in the direction of… Read more »

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‘Iron Fist Needed’ Editor: Your editorial of Aug. 2, 2103, titled “Iron Fist Needs to Come with Public Component” was indeed chilling and alarming. In it, you quote a long time visitor who has spent her vacations at Ocean City for many years. Your editorial stated: “Wanting to sleep with her sliding door open in her… Read more »

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Family Grateful For Community Support Editor:This is what our community really is.
On Sunday, July 14, my husband, Steve Falck, lost his four-year battle with Multiple System Atrophy. When Steve was diagnosed in 2009 with MSA, which destroys all of your motor skills, we had no idea about the journey we were about to take, but… Read more »