Local Man Indicted In U.S. District Court

OCEAN CITY — A West Ocean City man remains behind bars this week after being indicted in U.S. District Court on federal possession of child pornography charges.Lawrence King III, 41, of West Ocean City, was arrested last October and charged with 13 counts of possession of child pornography after members of the Maryland State Police… Read more »

Mathias Delivers Historic Speech

ANNAPOLIS — Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) was called on this week to deliver the ceremonial Presidents’ Day address in the historic Old Senate Chamber where George Washington officially resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief in 1783 and called on his colleague’s to embrace the first president’s notion of civility.Every year on Presidents’ Day, the State Senate… Read more »

Superintendent Makes Bennett Middle Pitch

SALISBURY — Just days after Wicomico officials expressed doubt about the availability of funding for a new James M. Bennett Middle School in the current year’s budget, the county’s Superintendent of Schools outlined several reasons why the money should be found for the new facility.Last Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council voted to keep a new… Read more »

Things I Like

A burger with a couple different kinds of cheese melted on topMy kids’ excitement for bathsThe feeling after a hair cutSmell of my wife’s hairThose change countingmachines at the bankCalling Berlin homeActress Dakota FanningEverything bagelsSmell of leather furnitureGetting in a clean carA smooth flight

Things I Like

A burger with a couple different kinds of cheese melted on topMy kids’ excitement for bathsThe feeling after a hair cutSmell of my wife’s hairThose change countingmachines at the bankCalling Berlin homeActress Dakota FanningEverything bagelsSmell of leather furnitureGetting in a clean carA smooth flight

Readers’ Thoughts

Opposing View IgnoredEditor:I read with great interest the letter in Friday’s paper from Tom Young about rights being denied at a hearing in Annapolis.This is just another glaring example of how the majority party in this state runs things. If you are opposed to their point of view, you might as well talk to a… Read more »

Unprepared For Local Slots Impact Funds?

Initial revenue numbers for the Casino at Ocean Downs were released last week, and it confirms a lot of money is being spent over on Route 589.That’s surely no surprise, but the sheer volume of dollars flowing through the shore’s first casino did shock some. In 28 days, according to a Maryland Lottery report, more… Read more »

The Publisher’s Thoughts

Ocean City’s plan to have an unofficial Bike Week event at the Inlet comes with some understandable concerns, but the Mayor and Council was wise to give it a shot this year.Thanks largely to the closing of the Harley-Davidson store on Route 50, it’s no secret organized Delmarva Bike Week activities are migrating west and… Read more »

Charges Pending In Assateague Horse Shooting

ASSATEAGUE — Assateague National Seashore officials this week announced charges are pending against a Maryland man who allegedly shot and killed one of the barrier island’s famed wild horses during a two-day firearm deer season in January.On or about Jan. 16, one of the wild horses inhabiting Assateague Island was shot and killed during a… Read more »