National Boycott ReminderEditor:Please remember, this Veterans Day weekend, especially Sunday Nov. 12, is the national boycott of all NFL games either in person or on TV. It’s a disgrace to all men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in America’s wars to have these people kneeling down or hiding in stadium tunnels while our… Read more »
Standing ‘United’Editor:On sports fields, team members, while paying respect to the flag, are simultaneously paying respect to their team mates and fans and making the statement that, despite differences, no one nor thing is going to divide their team. They stand “united.”Everyone at the event respecting the flag and national anthem are standing “united” in,… Read more »
Family Responds To Mayor’s InterviewEditor:I feel compelled to publicly respond to and correct certain falsehoods made by Mayor Rick Meehan in his recent interview on WMDT Channel 47. My grandfather was Nathan Rapoport and I have been involved with this property my entire life. For the last 105 years our family has been in continuous… Read more »
Tired Of Tough TalkEditor:Regarding the recent “unsanctioned” H2OI event and the presence of these vehicles in Ocean City, I appreciate your updates with The Dispatch’s Daily Buzz E-Mails.First, I want to commend Chief Ross Buzzuro, his officers, the allied partners and first responders that assisted in an attempt to keep our town safe this past… Read more »
Chaotic Scene In OCEditor:My wife and I bicycled south to the Bayside Skillet at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. We were shocked by the drag racing up and down Coastal Highway. Cars were fishtailing, racing each other, driving fast across lanes and screeching rubber. The noise was deafening. We felt particularly at risk in… Read more »
Bay Grasses Need AttentionEditor:Why are the bay grasses in Sinepuxent Bay dying?I have kayaked the Sinepuxent Bay waters for more than a decade. I have seen lots of changes but this year the change is exceptional. Earlier in the summer, I noted on the shallow water flats behind Assateague Island that certain area of the… Read more »
Enforcement Of Laws NeededEditor:I have been coming to Ocean City since I was 13. I’m going to be 62 in November.The last 10 to 12 years I come three to five weeks a year. I own two weeks timeshare at the Bay Club. I stay one or two weeks at the Holiday Inn on 17th… Read more »
Homeless Problem Ruins OC VacationEditor:My wife and I just returned from a week in Ocean City. It was our first visit here and we had heard how wonderful the shore is at this time of year when the weather is pleasant and the crowds at a minimum. We did a great deal of planning and… Read more »
Hopeful For Happy Ending On BoardwalkEditor:Recently, I received an email regarding the possibility of removing Dumser’s Dairyland, formerly Nathan Rappoport’s building on the Boardwalk in what I call the old Ocean City, Md. The idea of removing such an historical building is upsetting to me as well as may older and younger sisters, Jeanne Thrush… Read more »
Trailer Ticket Infuriates VisitorEditor:My father was a life guard from the mid-40s to the late 50s. I grew up in OC during my childhood summers. My Mother had a great restaurant called the Captain’s Galley. I have been vacationing all my life in OC, Md.The last 11 years my wife and I have been coming… Read more »
