Letter Of Thanks, ExplanationEditor:There are many that I would like to thank. First, Vicki Magin of Ocean Pines who, one year ago, launched the petition to save the Rapoport property and the Dumsers’ business location at the Boardwalk and S. Division Streets in Ocean City. Diane Whittington, also of Ocean Pines, has been an integral… Read more »
Good Samaritan ThankedEditor:I was shopping at the Berlin Walmart three weeks ago. I went to the self-service scanners and, after finishing with my purchases, used a debit card to complete payment. I requested $20 back and, while talking to a friend, forgot my receipt and $20 bill. I realized what had happened when I got… Read more »
Trump Getting Job DoneEditor:Palmer and Sandy, I read that you were offended by the patriotic display of Trump flags at the beautiful marinas during I assume was the White Marlin Open. Those expensive yachts owned by those rich guys and women you referred to bring a lot of revenue to the local merchants the State… Read more »
Hypocritical ArgumentEditor:In a letter to the editor in the Aug. 24 issue, “Hypocritical Views In OC,” “progressive” Jared Schablein goes way out on a limb in his attempt to defend wind farms.He does so by comparing them to banner airplanes and boat advertising. I’m wondering if he knows the meanings of the following two words:Fleeting:… Read more »
Hypocritical Views In OCEditor:Mayor Meehan and the OC Council should stay consistent on their beliefs.Over the past year, there has been a heated debate involving the offshore wind project in Ocean City. Despite that fact the project would add 9,700 new jobs in Maryland, make significant contributions to our state tax revenues and result in… Read more »
Questionable ProcessEditor:All property owners in Fenwick Island should be aware that the Town is allowing the owners of the Sands Motel to place mechanical equipment on the roof of the planned new hotel up to six feet above the 32-foot height limit. Hence, parts of the new hotel will be 38 feet high.There is complete… Read more »
Expert Misinformed On Fishing, Wind FarmEditor:Information reported about a recent public meeting concerning offshore wind turbines (The Dispatch, July 17) was both inaccurate and misleading.Much of the misinformation concerned Meghan Lapp, whom the Dispatch described as “a noted expert on the impacts of wind farms on commercial fishing” who “serves on numerous fishery management councils… Read more »
Expressing Opinions Is Constitutional RightEditor:Lest we forget it was Barack Hussein Obama who said, “Elections have consequences.” In response to Melissa Reid’s July 20 letter, “No Place For National Politics In Tourism,” boats in marinas are privately owned. The owners have a “constitutional right” to express their opinion.Business owners also have the right to display… Read more »
OCBP Saved My LifeEditor:On the 4th of July, the Ocean City Beach Patrol saved my life. A simple sentence that cannot clearly express the skill, dedication, training and personal focus of the staff who did it, and based on that experience, to the 200-plus others who make up an amazing contingent of people employed in… Read more »
Common Sense NeededEditor:On a Boardwalk, which is a public thoroughfare called Atlantic Avenue, people are not allowed to smoke or vape because the Town Council is so very concerned with visitors’ health. But the public has to tolerate being poisoned by spray paint fumes because the town is afraid of another lawsuit, based on the… Read more »
