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 »
Category: Editorial
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 »
Season Starting With A Bang Good News For All
Was it the hot, hazy and humid weather? Was it a sign the economy is recovering some and discretionary income is being restored? Was it a result of the town’s expanded advertising and marketing? Whatever the case, the local tourism market’s prime season has gotten off to a splendid start, thanks to another strong Cruisin’… 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 »
Gas Promotion Best Handled By Private Sector
Ocean City’s Joe Kro-Art is an idealist who knows how to stir up some publicity. Confirmation lies in the free gasoline promotion he cooked up over the winter and that is now making headlines regionally and nationally.It’s no secret gasoline prices are bothering people of all walks of life, and the promise of free fuel… 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 »
Legislature Keeps On Taking More Of Our Money
The cost of everything is going up these days, from fuel, cable service and electric rates to the cost of a drink, health insurance and home repair and service jobs.That’s why we are amazed the Maryland General Assembly approved a slew of consumer fee and tax increases during this year’s session.The most egregious of all… Read more »