Although it was clearly decided before this week’s meeting, it would have been nice to see the Worcester County Commissioners ask some more questions during the Department of Liquor Control (DLC) presentation to open a new store in northern Worcester County.While we congratulate the DLC, a county-run monopoly, for deciding to expand the discount it… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Voices From The Readers
Political Party Facts Editor:Which party fought to keep black people in slavery, was the favorite of the KKK, and from 1870 to 1930, used fraud, whippings, lynching, murders, intimidation and mutilations to deny black citizens their right to vote? Which party passed the Black Codes and Jim Crowe laws (legalizing racial discrimination)? What was the… Read more »
Public Needs To Weigh Zoning Change’s Realities
Editor:Worcester County residents should take a hard look at the tax, wildlife, and water quality ramifications of a county bill that would effectively increase the amount of allowable growth on our farms and forestland by 40 percent. Proposed by a few of the Worcester County Commissioners in December, the bill aims to increase the number… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
What the Worcester County plans to do in regard to the new fees imposed on its schools in Berlin is going to be interesting. Additionally, the same goes for Atlantic General Hospital. As of now, their plans appear uncertain.Last month Berlin agreed to form a stormwater utility to carry out improvement projects for its aging… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Bus Stop Intentions Meant To Deceive Editor:A wise man, Bo Ruggerio, once told me some good advice. He said, “Look after the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.” I know that the issue of $13,000 for an expanded bus stop on the corner of Somerset Street and S. Baltimore Ave. is small… Read more »
When Common Sense Beats Out Numbers
It’s often said numerical data can be twisted and manipulated to present favorable arguments for just about any sort of issue.That may be true, but common sense trumps everything, including figures that may lead to a contrary conclusion.The situation involving the controversial intersection of Routes 12 and 113 south of Snow Hill is an example… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
While there are some proposed changes to the general law governing the liquor industry in Worcester County expected to be approved by the General Assembly this year, the big news on the liquor front here in Worcester County involves the retail side of the industry.Department of Liquor Control Executive Director Bob Cowger was unavailable for… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Berlin Reflections Editor:I had the unfortunate experience of attending an exercise in futility – the public hearing on the Berlin stormwater utility. It was a standing-room only meeting. There were quite a few people who spoke against the stormwater utility, I was one. Those that spoke in favor of it were mostly people who wanted… Read more »
Marylanders Do Not Need More Taxes
The Maryland legislature reconvened this month and it only took about a week before talk of tax increases started dominating the headlines.The state’s budget situation in Annapolis is much improved over previous years when significant structural deficits had legislators scratching their heads on how to raise new revenues while lowering expenses. In most cases, the… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
In Ocean City, it’s going to be interesting to see how the re-emergence of the town’s subcommittees works out in the long term.At this point, it’s known subcommittees will be formed once again in Ocean City after being abruptly abolished in October of 2010. The previous council disbanded all of them for the most part… Read more »