Will he talk? If so, when? What will he allow to open? Why doesn’t he keep a regular public schedule? Why only hours’ notice for new Executive Orders?These are questions Marylanders face each week. This is no way for government to operate. Gov. Larry Hogan is misleading Maryland. We need him to stay off national… Read more »
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan should have allowed some inside dining capacity this week. Instead of granting limited interior dining capacity, Ocean City restaurants will be behind their Delaware counterparts who as of Monday will be permitted 30% interior capacity in addition to outside dining.We have been largely supportive of the governor’s handling of the COVID-19… Read more »
This summer is going to be unique, but Ocean City learned last weekend it must prepare for this season like it would any other.It was clear last week’s crowds surprised everyone in Ocean City, but it should not have in hindsight. The weather forecast was favorable for the beach. Hotels and motels were immediately flooded… Read more »
With physical distancing likely to remain the norm for months, Ocean City’s summer will be different. The crowds are not going to be the same and the city must prepare for that eventuality with a responsible budget. One modification Ocean City can and should make is eliminating the Boardwalk tram service for this summer.It’s an… Read more »
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan was right to reopen the beach, Boardwalk and Inlet parking lot as a first step toward more liberties. It’s time the reopening process enter the early stages as livelihoods depend on it.We feel the critical aspect of the COVID-19 crisis has shifted from health to economic. Lives are being forever… Read more »
A summer season with consumer restrictions is most likely ahead for the Ocean City area. There seems to be an acceptance this summer will dramatically underachieve from previous seasons, as business operators balance optimism with realism for 2020.City Manager Doug Miller’s memo to the Mayor and Council this week set off a firestorm. Miller’s memo… Read more »
Though clearly well intentioned, it’s counter-productive for the federal government to supplement the states’ unemployment benefits with a $600 boost a week in “pandemic unemployment.” It’s simply too much money to accomplish the goal of unemployment – keep people afloat while jobless but low enough to incentivize seeking work.It’s clear the majority of people are… Read more »
In trying to form budgets for the next fiscal year, governments across the country are predicting – guessing is the better term – how much of a disastrous economic impact the COVID-19 health crisis will have.On the state front, Comptroller Peter Franchot reported last Friday the state should expect a 15% loss – about $2.8… Read more »
It should be prom season. It should be a time to celebrate college acceptances. There would be a countdown on to the walk across the stage before loved ones. It should be a time of mixed emotions of starting a new and exciting chapter and ending a familiar one. These should be the final weeks… Read more »
In this unprecedented time of anxiety and uncertainty, it’s incumbent upon us to seek out the good things in life. With a somber future ahead for now, it’s these silver linings in our daily life that require attention and reflection and even celebration when possible.We have published numerous stories with this objective in mind in… Read more »