Hospital PreparedFor Ebola ResponseEditor:Peninsula Regional Medical Center takes its role as Delmarva’s largest tertiary care center very seriously. When the Ebola virus outbreak began in West Africa, PRMC began making preparations before anyone in the United States was ever diagnosed with an Ebola infection. Since August, Peninsula Regional has kept up to date and implemented… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Awkward Handling Of Candidate Challenges
The Ocean City Council field is set. There are eight people seeking four council seats.That much we know today, but how the city got to this point has been anything but smooth. From four candidates’ residencies being challenged initially to the two public hearings needed to deliberate on the merits of candidates Joe Hall and… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
With less than three weeks to the Nov. 4 election, there have been some interesting developments on the final stretch.• It’s a strange election cycle on the Ocean City front. As you would expect with a lower-level municipal election, it’s the first foray into elected office for most of the candidates. That was evident at… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Respect For OthersEditor:We want to publicly express our disgust with the Letter to the Editor published in the Maryland Coast Dispatch dated Sept.26, 2014 written by Greg De Marco titled “Relieved to See Pillas Not Running”.In our opinion, most people will agree that expressing a difference of opinion, debating issues and supporting or not supporting… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
What is usually routine in Ocean City was anything but this week. Typically, the council’s approval of the slate of candidates for election is routine, but not so this year with two public hearings planned to determine whether two candidates meet residency and domicile requirements.There were actually four challenges initiated this week with two leading… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Slinging Mud Not A True PositionEditor:In a recent Maryland Coast Dispatch, Editor Steve Green in his Between The Lines column commented that Republican Delegate Mike McDermott knows he has to go negative, encouraging residents to log on to LiberalJim.com a website created by the McDermott camp. That’s why McDermott has to sling some proverbial mud.Steve,… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Monday morning was a tough one for many once word spread that Peppers Tavern owner Dennis King (Denny-O) had passed away.Denny-O was a large man in stature, but his personality was something altogether different than what could be perceived to those who didn’t know him as a gruff exterior. He was a gentle giant to… Read more »
Media Company Leading Wrong Legal Battle
To those who follow the local newspaper industry, it should come as no surprise that Gannett, the Virginia-based corporation that owns The Daily Times and several weekly papers in the area, is suing the Town of Ocean City.The company’s disconnection with the community it allegedly serves has never been more obvious than with this cold… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Maryland In Need Of Major ChangesEditorLet’s consider the state of affairs of Maryland. Gov. O’Malley has shown that his philosophy of big government has turned Ehrlich’s billion dollar surplus into a deficit. He was so short of money that he needed to raid the transportation trust fund to the tune of $1.1 billion and then… Read more »
Better To Focus Efforts On Route 90 Work
While it’s unlikely to matter in the short term, Ocean City officials are wise to pursue Route 90, rather than Route 50, as a priority infrastructure project.At last week’s County Commissioner meeting, the Maryland Department of Transportation reviewed its six-year transportation project budget with Worcester officials. Continuing the dualization phases of Route 113 remains the… Read more »