Looney Actions Cloud Best End Result

Looney Actions Cloud Best End ResultAfter the Ocean City Mayor and Council reversed course, voting 4-3 not to fund a gas marketing campaign two weeks after it was approved by the same vote, confusion is running rampant in town.Subsequently, the council has embarrassed itself and the town, though the end result — the likelihood that… Read more »

Government Changes Gears On Food Education

If you are sending a message to Americans about what we should be eating, it makes more sense to entice us with a plate rather than a pyramid.Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack followed that logic when they unveiled MyPlate, the federal government’s latest healthy eating icon. Previous attempts abound; the… Read more »

Compromise Only Answer With Performers

Mark Chase, a familiar face along the Boardwalk, has made his point.Chase has taken umbrage with the Ocean City Mayor and Council’s plan to restrict where street performers like himself can set up shop. His offense has led to threats of legal action and a planned protest under or near the Boardwalk arch on N…. Read more »

Council Too Sensitive To Exaggerated Concerns

A young businessman hoping to start a parasail operation in north Ocean City was victimized by local politics last month when he was told by the Mayor and Council he could not operate in the resort.The council’s decision contradicted the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission’s unanimous ruling to give certified United States Coast Guard… Read more »

Remember True Meaning Of Mother’s Day

Remember True Meaning Of Mother’s DayEditor:The birth of Mother’s Day in our country came about following the culmination of the Civil War. Mothers at that time were distressed having witnessed the brutal wartime slayings of men and boys on both sides of the battle. One woman, Julia Ward Howe, was incensed by the countless deaths… Read more »

Proposed OC Golf Co-op Worth A Shot

For the northern Worcester County area, golf was once credited with being the reason why the shoulder seasons had grown from a business perspective.That’s no longer the case today. When business is booming in the Ocean City region these days, it’s likely because the weather is cooperating or a result of planned special events attracting… Read more »

Employees Show They Are Happy To Have Jobs

It was refreshing to see some people are just happy to be employed and to have some job stability.That’s the reasonable conclusion this week after deals were announced between the Ocean City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the Ocean City Mayor and Council as well as the teachers’ union and the Worcester County Board… Read more »