Petitions are currently circulating in Salisbury and Ocean City. While the topics and motivations are clearly different, voters would be wise to sign them both.First, in Ocean City, many citizens outraged over the removal of City Manager Dennis Dare were left scratching their heads last month when they learned they had no recourse against their… Read more »
At this week’s tourism recap meeting, it was refreshing to hear comments about how important events are to tourism, specifically the summer months.For years, it’s been known that successful special events are what drive shoulder season business. Weather surely plays a major role as well, as it does in any beach area, but it’s imperative… Read more »
Vote For A ChangeEditor:Over the past few months, we have witnessed much moaning, whining, complaining and protest regarding the majority council’s outrageous and arrogant abuse of power as elected members of the Ocean City Council.We have attended the City Council meetings and voiced our displeasure, frustration and anger over the highhanded but legal workings of… Read more »
It was a significant news week around these parts, and here are a few opinions on news making headlines today.In announcing the company was scrapping its plan to test its armor with explosives at a site in Newark, Hardwire CEO George Tunis III took a few shots at his detractors.Tunis had said during this process… Read more »
It’s amazing to me how much political business is done on cell phones these days. Some may not have a problem with that and simply believe it’s indicative of the times, but the frequency and the timing of the calls raises some flags with me.In future weeks, I will be examining government officials’ cell phone… Read more »
The chairwoman of the commission Gov. Martin O’Malley appointed to draft new congressional district maps for the state said that the members had attempted to respect natural and jurisdictional boundaries and communities of interest in drawing the lines.That is true, insofar as the group isn’t proposing that the districts cross the Potomac into Virginia at… Read more »
H20 Event’s Side of the Story Editor:Regarding your recent article talking about our show, I feel that you have a biased view of it and a little insight to our side of the story is necessary. I understand that your readers are locals because you are an Ocean City paper, but when you write an… Read more »
Facts Being TwistedEditor: On Monday, Sept. 26, there was a meeting of the Citizens For Ocean City.At this meeting, the president of the City Council was challenged to define the new direction of the four on the council. Mr. Hall responded with a resounding, “money”.He then described how he and Councilwoman Pillas had, despite fierce… Read more »
It’s been said thousands of times and is most often heard around election time — government needs to be run like a business.Although it’s candidate rhetoric most of the time, it was the reason cited by the Worcester County Commissioners this week when five of the seven voted to delay the Snow Hill High School… Read more »
In Ocean City, it’s been a month since former City Manager Dennis Dare was given the resign-or-be-fired ultimatum. The “new normal” is starting to set in around City Hall without Dare (a City Hall regular for almost three decades) with Mayor Rick Meehan acting as the city manager.While the tension may be calming in Ocean… Read more »