Majority Deserves Praise Editor: It never ceases to amaze me when intelligent people misinterpret the positive actions of others. Currently, some of the employees of Ocean City are upset with the majority on the City Council.One of their grievances is that the majority closed the defined benefit retirement plan for new employees. Did they close… Read more »
Collective Bargaining Simply Provides Voice Editor:(The following letter is in response to Tony Christ’s letter last week encouraging a no vote to unions in the upcoming election.)It is pointless to expend any more of your energy towards insisting that each member of the Ocean City Council publicly state whether they are for or against collective… Read more »
With the expected departure of Police Chief Bernadette DiPino within the next year, the next Mayor and Council will be tasked with appointing the next chief, reinforcing the importance of the fall election.No matter what happens with her aspirations to be the next chief of Sarasota, Fla., DiPino’s successor will be named by the next… Read more »
Come On Out And Make Strides In OC Editor:One in two women newly diagnosed with breast cancer turns to the American Cancer Society for help. That’s an incredible responsibility that the Society meets through a variety of free programs including: providing rides to treatment; providing wigs, scarves, and prosthesis; connecting newly diagnosed patients with survivors;… Read more »
It’s no secret Berlin has a bevy of issues when it rains a lot, and the public has addressed those concerns repeatedly for the last decade at least and most specifically over the last month as several significant flooding events have taken place.During the two most recent meetings, as well as in a letter from… Read more »
We are currently in the midst of profiling Ocean City Council hopefuls, and we will eventually get to each and every one who runs. This week I sat down with former Council President Joe Mitrecic (see the article on pg. 15A). Candidate Robert Baker’s profile can be found on page 21A.During these articles, candidates often… Read more »
City Candidates Should Weigh In On Union Effort Editor:At the most recent City Council meeting where the question of a unified City Council stance on the collective bargaining referendum was raised, it was understandable, having been surprised by Joe Hall’s motion, that a majority of the Council requested the motion be withdrawn. Unlike Mr. Hall… Read more »
There were more theatrics at Silly Hall in Ocean City on Tuesday.Emotions ran high once again this week after Councilmen Brent Ashley and Joe Hall motioned for the City Council to vote to officially oppose this fall’s referendum on whether general employees can form a union.The motion was awkward and poorly timed and even their… Read more »
Attacks On Women Can’t Be Tolerated Editor:Representative Todd Akin’s “legitimate” rape remarks have offended and angered me deeply not only as a woman, but as a human. Representative Akin later claimed he misspoke and his comment was “off the cuff.” This was a specifically targeted comment made in the context of legislation against rape victims…. Read more »
The tragic accident that claimed the life of a popular former Ocean City local and Baltimore restaurateur sent shock waves through the communities on both sides of the Chesapeake this week with his friends both grieving his passage and celebrating his amazing life at the same time.Patrick M. “Scunny” McCusker died last Friday after colliding… Read more »