With a little more than two weeks remaining until the General Election, the political scene has turned a bit toward the heated side.That was on display on Wednesday night at the forum at Wor-Wic as well as at the gubernatorial debate on Monday. For more on the local candidates forum, see News Editor Shawn Soper’s… Read more »
Is wholesale change needed on the Ocean City Mayor and Council?That’s the question we deliberated before offering endorsements for the three open City Council seats in next Tuesday’s election.The outcome we arrived at was it’s not. Sure, we find fault with some of the Mayor and Council’s actions, such as the plan to increase the… Read more »
Transportation Dept. Top Heavy with Supervisors Editor:The Ocean City Council has decided to cut bus service to Coastal Highway during the off-season from three day, three evening and three night shift buses to two day, two evening and two night shift buses.This, in turn, will increase the day and evening service to a 45-minute wait,… Read more »
Crowning summer cookouts, ears of local corn are hot weather staples. Roasted on a grill, splashed with butter and sprinkled in salt and pepper — and in Chesapeake country, Old Bay, of course — corn makes barbecues complete.This essential summer side dish may be in danger, however, if global warming continues to incrementally warm our… Read more »
Editor:The politicians and newspaper editors of Ocean City seem determined to destroy Ocean City as a family-friendly resort.It has been noted recently that the bikers have driven out the middle-class families who in past times came to the beach in September. We avoid coming to our condominium many weekends because of this encouragement of hordes… Read more »
A lot of practical concerns remain at this early stage, but it’s exciting to think of the concept of a wind farm off Ocean City.Sure, there are naysayers who worry over the visual blight 200 wind turbines may cause on the horizon, but that’s short sighted. At this early point in the process, the long-term… Read more »
The County Commissioners raised some eyebrows last week with the way they handled the presentation by the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County.Although it’s known there was some sort of “play nice” request by county leadership, the commissioners in general let LCB officials off easy with little questioning.While the LCB has been able in part… Read more »
Editor:In August 2009, Worcester County celebrated the grand opening of The C.R.I.C.K.E.T. Center located on the grounds of Atlantic General Hospital on the backside of the Atlantic Health Center. The center has actually been in existence since 2006 but now it has a state-of-the-art facility. The mission of the C.R.I.C.K.E.T. Center is to provide a… Read more »
The controversy surrounding at least two ranking county employees openly campaigning for Commissioner Jim Purnell over challenger Eddie Lee on primary election day deserves an investigation, although it will probably never happen. Three different people confirmed this week Lee’s accusations that Jail Warden Buck Shockley and Assistant Warden Garry Mumford were strongly urging residents to vote… Read more »
Change Needed To End County Corruption Editor:I want to reiterate challenger, Edward S. Lee’s sentiments, and to acknowledge his strong backbone for speaking out. His recent articles in The Daily Times (Sept. 11) and The Dispatch (Sept. 17) are absolutely factual (true).New political blood is long overdue. Lee described a mirror image of a select… Read more »