An Unaffiliated VoterEditor:I read a recent letter that appeared in The Dispatch about changing voter registration. I, too, have recently changed my registration – twice. When I was young, I was registered Democrat. My father had always told me “to make your vote count in Maryland you must register Democrat.” Later on in life, I… Read more »
Category: Letter To The Editor
Voices From the Readers
Don’t Re-Elect OfficialsEditor:Isn’t it funny the same County Commissioners that never had time to listen to any of your comments or complaints are so interesting in talking to folks now that it re-election time? Mr. Frank White from the old television show The Southern Sportsman used to say – don’t re-elect nobody. I think he… Read more »
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Partying Deserves A LookEditor:First, kudos to Joe Hall for addressing Ocean City’s drinking problem and shame on those want to throw him under the bus instead of discussing it openly as it should be.There is a problem and all you have to do is read “Cops and Courts” in The Dispatch or log onto ocpd.md.com… Read more »
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Parking QuestionsEditor:In reference to metered parking in Ocean City, why does the town of Ocean City allow business owners, who own parking lots, to park their personal vehicles in unmetered spaces. These business owners take parking spaces from tourists and vacationers so they can fill their lots up with paying patrons. As a new resident and condo… Read more »
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Public Safety HurtBy Parking DecisionEditor:Recently the town council adopted a policy to control Inlet parking to suit one prominent business.Previously, the policy was to cone off Philadelphia Ave. and channel the traffic away from the Inlet lot, when filled, up Baltimore Ave, but this affected the aforementioned business. This method kept traffic moving and allowed cars… Read more »
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Vincent Was MoreThan A ProsecutorEditor:I want the citizens of our great Eastern Shore to know that there was so much more to Sam Vincent than just being a prosecutor. Sam Vincent was one of the most decent and honorable people I have ever known and we were friends for nearly 40 years. We met through… Read more »
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More Parking MetersWould Be ExtortionEditor:I’ve been following all the discussions about placing parking meters in uptown Ocean City, which Mr. Joe Hall of the town council is trying to push down our throats.As a non-resident owner [with no voting rights] who owns a condo on 120th Street, I think it would be a great idea… Read more »
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Let’s Stress What’s AllowedEditor: With the ever growing list of “can’t do’s” for our Ocean City beaches and Boardwalk, now might be a good time to re-do the signs listing what you “can do” on our beaches and Boardwalk. To list the “do’s” would be substantially shorter a list and less negative than the “don’ts”…. Read more »
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Look Beyond Parties Editor:Leslie Segall’s letter (May 28) struck a familiar chord with me. Although I was never a registered Republican, I was raised in a politically conservative family that supported Nixon in 1960. The hard fought struggle for civil rights prompted me to register as a Democrat and cast my first Presidential vote for… Read more »
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Thankful For ElectionEditor:I think that we’re being sucked into a vortex of change of such magnitude that we may never recover. Congress has been basically transformed into the facilitating arm of an Executive Branch with an aggressive progressive agenda and a fundamental distain for America and its Constitution. If the financial reform now being considered… Read more »