Fine To Tax Bullets Editor: We tax gas, cigarettes, and other commodities, so let’s tax bullets.If it cost $1,000 a bullet, we can stop all this arguing over what or who shoots a bullet. If those who want to use force against us are worth $,1000 a pop, shoot them in self-defense. If you want… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Losing Angels Is Big, But Air Show Must Go On
by Steven Green
For OC Air Show fans, the huge sense of disappointment over the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels being grounded and out of the resort’s June event is understandable. However, that doesn’t mean visitors need to scrap their plans and drop their hotel reservations for the weekend as a result.When it was confirmed the Blue Angels were… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
by Steven Green
There are too many reasons to list here why Worcester County should not be in the liquor business, but it appears yet another has surfaced — it’s being a bully by looking to hurt small business.The county made it clear this week it wants to squash a redevelopment plan in West Ocean City by a… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
No To Common Core Editor:(The following was sent to the Worcester County Commissioners and the county’s Board of Education members.)Common Core is a nationwide initiative designed to herd states into national K-12 standards and national tests, which ultimately will lead to a national curriculum and silence curriculum input from local parents, taxpayers and educators.Do we… Read more »
Outsourced Report Worthy Of Public Funding
by Steven Green
Although government is notorious for spending good money on bad studies, which usually end up collecting dust on a shelf, that was not the case with the International City/County Management Association’s Center for Public Safety Management’s review last fall of the emergency dispatch system in Ocean City.The ICMA was given $17,000 plus expenses to conduct… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
by Steven Green
In a recent email to “friends/investors/parents”, Ping Pong Summer Producer George Rush outlined an exciting timetable for the movie’s release.The independent movie, produced and set in Ocean City last fall and tells the story of a young teen enthralled with hip-hop and ping pong, is expected to be ready for the upcoming international film festivals… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Disturbing is the best way to describe the recent report by the IMCA Center for Public Safety Management that chronicles the “very poor” communication that exists between the Ocean City Fire Department and the town’s Emergency Services Department.The report continues, “The ICMA team recommends that this situation be dealt with immediately. The new city manager… Read more »
Voices From Our Readers
Wasteful LaboringEditor:I visited Ocean City this past week and while walking the boardwalk I witnessed severe waste of tax dollars. The crew rebuilding the Caroline Street comfort station spent most of their time wondering aimlessly around the work area.As a business owner from out of town, I can only assume that this project is a… Read more »
Shelter Mourns Mayor
Editor:We lost our mayor today. Not one of the human mayors of the local towns, rather the anointed mayor of the Worcester County Humane Society.His name is Shawnee. For the many of us whose lives he touched, it is a very sad day. Shawnee is well known in the area, especially by the many generous… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
TSA Decision Appalls Editor:I am appalled by the Transportation Security Administration’s recent decision to allow knives back into the aircraft cabin. As a Flight Attendant and the last line of defense in the cabin, I believe that these proposed changes could endanger crew members and the passengers that we work so hard to keep safe and… Read more »