Association Thanks Council For VotesEditor:The Balmoral Condominium Association wants to extend a special thank you to the following council members for voting to protect our way of life by not voting to allow a para-sailing business to operate in our community.We are so grateful that you care, James Hall Lloyd Martin, Brent Ashley, Margaret Pillas,… Read more »
Category: Opinions
A look at a smattering of interesting numbers that I came across this week:
by Steven Green
A look at a smattering of interesting numbers that I came across this week:100: Sharks released in the 31st Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament. Breakdown was 46, sandbar or dusky; 16, hammerhead; 13, mako; 13, spinner; 10, tiger; and two, blue.Three: Sharks weighed in during the tourney.3.56: Average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline… Read more »
Aerial Tram A Concept Worthy Of A Shelf
by Steven Green
Hypocrisy is everywhere if you look hard enough, and the latest example could be the proposed aerial tram in Ocean City if officials give it a lot of consideration.It’s extremely preliminary and the chances are it will never actually happen, but the fact a gondola-like tram along the Boardwalk was even put on this week’s… Read more »
Letters To The Editor
Treatment QuestionedEditor:I am and have been a summer resident of Ocean City for many years. The rest of the year I reside in Florida.On a morning in September 2010, I pulled my white pick-up truck out of a side street at a traffic light on North Philadelphia Ave. I was pulled over on North Philadelphia… Read more »
Between The Lines
by Steven Green
The resort’s Mayor and Council passed an emergency ordinance outlawing North Division Street as a place for the buskers to perform this week. The emergency nature allows it to take effect immediately, meaning police officers will more than likely have to make some arrests.It’s going to be interesting to see if the street performers change… Read more »
Looney Actions Cloud Best End Result
by Steven Green
Looney Actions Cloud Best End ResultAfter the Ocean City Mayor and Council reversed course, voting 4-3 not to fund a gas marketing campaign two weeks after it was approved by the same vote, confusion is running rampant in town.Subsequently, the council has embarrassed itself and the town, though the end result — the likelihood that… Read more »
Letters To The Editor
User Fee Hike Opposed Editor:(The following was sent to the Worcester County Commissioners with a copy forwarded to this publication)I am unable to attend the public hearing on the proposed changes to the users fees for water and waste water. I hope you will give consideration to the following.Senior citizens like my wife and myself… Read more »
Between The Line
by Steven Green
Two ladies staying at the Hyatt in Cambridge were recently observed discussing the day trips they had taken while using the resort hotel as their home base to places like St. Michael’s and Oxford and inevitably the discussion came around to a visit to Ocean City.The two women, from Atlanta, said they made the hour-plus… Read more »
Government Changes Gears On Food Education
by Steven Green
If you are sending a message to Americans about what we should be eating, it makes more sense to entice us with a plate rather than a pyramid.Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack followed that logic when they unveiled MyPlate, the federal government’s latest healthy eating icon. Previous attempts abound; the… Read more »
Authorities Do Their Job
Editor:Generally, I do not take time to respond to other letters posted in your paper but the comments in this letter, “Laws Need Enforcing,” just begged for a response.First, as to the statement “please start enforcing the laws and ordinances”, I’m not sure if the writer has ever been out on the streets of Ocean… Read more »