Who Is Grandstanding Now?Editor:In the aftermath of the Sarah Foxwell tragedy, there has been much talk about how government can better protect children from sexual predators. Indeed, this horrific incident should mandate an exhaustive review of the current statutes regarding sexual predation, and public leaders must strive to identify any gaps or shortcomings in the… Read more »
Use Eminent Domain On Ocean City EyesoreEditor:I love Ocean City and would live nowhere else after moving our family here 10 years ago. Sadly, if there has been one constant for most of the time we have lived here full time that has not been pleasant, it has been the eyesore that is the 94th… Read more »
Country’s Course ConcerningEditor:No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as ability, of our worthy citizens who attended the third meeting of the Americans for Prosperity last night.Having attended the tea parties in Washington, D.C., I see the need for a concerted effort to be continued for our leaders to… Read more »
Health Care Bill ThoughtsEditor:According to Congressional and Senatorial proponents, the principal purpose of the current healthcare bill is “to provide affordable healthcare coverage for all Americans”, (including some 31 million Americans now without medical insurance coverage). A noble objective, but just how realistic is this goal?Providing affordable healthcare to hundreds-of-millions of Americans, through the so-called… Read more »
Stress Safety In AdsEditor:It seems to me that all the hoopla about advertising money may be missing the point. I recently talked to a couple from Pittsburgh who had just visited downtown Baltimore. They got the impression that it is no longer safe to walk around Harborplace now even in the daytime. They said they… Read more »
Thankful For ServiceEditor:On Aug. 20, 2009, my daughter, Kelsey, 20, was taken to the Emergency Room at Atlantic General Hospital for flu type symptoms. She was quickly diagnosed as being in septic shock as well as renal and kidney failure.Thanks to the quick thinking of the doctors and nurses in the ER, Kelsey was resuscitated… Read more »
Healthcare For All Is A Fundamental RightEditor:Those who proclaim that government has no business getting involved in our healthcare are either ignorant of the founding principles of our nation or are intentionally ignoring or misrepresenting them. Our Declaration of Independence states two basic propositions: (1) that we are all created equal with inalienable rights to… Read more »
Thanks To Our PartnersEditor:Host Our Coast, a tourism initiative featuring an online contest and the use of social media to highlight local travel, was honored with two awards at the 29th Annual Maryland Travel and Tourism Summit.Host Our Coast was the only tourism initiative in Maryland to win an award from both Maryland Tourism and… Read more »
(The following letter was addressed to Commissioner Robert Cowger and forwarded to this publication.)Editor: While I certainly don’t believe everything I read in the paper, when I see a quote, I tend to believe it or, at least, it’s gist. Your statement regarding the MCB request for the kayak launch, saying that, “I’m tired of getting… Read more »
A Veterans Day ThoughtEditor:(The following letter was addressed to George Russell Oliver within weeks of being discharged from the Navy in World War II. The letter, dated April 20, 1946, was written by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.)I have addressed this letter to reach you after all the formalities of your separation from active… Read more »