A Deadly Combination Editor:Aggressive driving anywhere is a highly dangerous activity, and when you mix aggressive driving with a busy two-lane highway, the combination can be deadly.My assertion is that Route 113 – as it exists today – contributes to aggressive driving behavior. The roadway contains many curves, has few passing zones, and accommodates a… Read more »
Although it’s not official, it’s looking more and more like Beau Oglesby will hold on and become the county’s new state’s attorney. The outcome will not become verified until Nov. 22, but Oglesby holds a comfortable lead with about 170 ballots left to be counted.With each passing count of absentee and other ballots, State’s Attorney… Read more »
The future of the OC Air Show appears a little in doubt today, as there’s uncertainty about the 2011 event’s date as well as what act, if any, will headline the event.The newly formed Tourism Advisory Board will surely iron out the date debate after it was remanded to the body by the council to… Read more »
Thanks For Leadership Editor: We want to express our thanks to Joe Mitrecic for his leadership with the Ocean City Council.He conducted meetings well as council president. We also want to congratulate our newly elected Council members, Ashley, Martin and Pillas, and wish them success. We have detected some concerns relative to the effectiveness of… Read more »
It was an interesting week of politics at City Hall in Ocean City.Last Thursday, Councilman Joe Hall tried, at least temporarily unsuccessfully, to jam through his desire to eliminate all of the town’s subcommittees. Hall has not been shy about his distaste for these committees meetings, dating back to his earlier terms in office. He… Read more »
OverviewThe following is a look at our endorsements for a number of local contested elections. These endorsements are intended to give readers a glimpse into why we have decided to support certain candidates. We take this obligation of offering our suggestions seriously at this newspaper, and it’s important to point out these are endorsements and… Read more »
Editor:For those of you who attended the recent City Council election in Ocean City, you may have noticed an increasingly large number of absentee ballot votes added to Ms. Pillas and Mr. Ashley’s already surprisingly astounding numbers of votes. The number of absentee ballot votes rose from third place, at 29 to 41, and 45,… Read more »
Pathetic voter turnout continues to plague Ocean City, and nobody knows what’s to blame. Tuesday’s election marked the lowest number of voters in recent history with just 1,458 of the 6,551 registered resort voters turning out.It was evident early on Tuesday that turnout was going to be light. Throughout the day, people debated casually what… Read more »
If anything can be taken from this week’s municipal election, it can be said many of those who actually voted in Ocean City on Tuesday generally want to see the town head in a new direction.Tuesday was a compelling day, one that ended with Council President Joe Mitrecic losing his seat after two terms, incumbents… Read more »
Editor:Last weekend, on a picture perfect Saturday in October, we decided to spend a day on the beach. It was 80 degrees, the cruisers were thundering through town (which I have learned to tolerate) and we headed out for one last taste of summer.My boys were so excited because the water was warm enough that… Read more »