Offshore Wind PowerHas Immense BenefitsEditor:Having grown up in Rockville, Md., I have many fond memories of family vacations to Ocean City. Riding the waves with my grandfather, playing arcade games on the Boardwalk with cousins, and watching the planes go by with their various advertisements. Now as an adult, I enjoy visiting this quintessential American… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Some observations about this week’s primary election, which was dominated largely by predictable finishes, easy victories for most incumbents and low voter turnout:— Although there were little surprises in the official results, the low voter turnout (34 percent) did disappoint and was a topic of conversation at the polls throughout the county and state. Primaries… Read more »
Is It Apathy Or Satisfaction In Berlin?
Thanks to the filing deadline passing on Monday, Berlin Council members Dean Burrell, Paula Lynch and Troy Purnell were re-elected this week.Whenever an elected official faces no opposition in a re-election bid, it raises the question: is it voter apathy or satisfaction?The question was raised earlier this summer when County Commissioner Bud Church was unopposed… Read more »
Some Views On The News
Some Views On The News Editor:Let’s be frank. This Ocean City Mayor and Council are a joke. I hope everyone votes new. Goofy could be more fair.Let me point out some recent happenings and you can decide yourself.The city manager, who is not voted for by the public, makes an easy $200,000 plus a year… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The angst over laser pointers seems to have gone statewide and will almost certainly be addressed by the General Assembly next year.Green laser pointers were this summer’s fad item, and the Ocean City Mayor and Council worked quickly to outlaw them. It was reported as many as 30,000 laser pointers were sold on the Boardwalk… Read more »
2010 Primary Election Endorsements
2010 Primary Election EndorsementsThe Dispatch offers a series of endorsements in advance of the primary election, which will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14. We take this duty of giving readers our recommendations seriously and looked at the big picture in making these suggestions, which are not to be confused with predictions.State Senate – District… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Better People Skills Needed Editor:On Thursday, Aug. 12, County Commissioner Linda Busick stopped by my wife’s dog grooming shop here in Bishopville. We have a Jimmy Bunting for County Commissioner sign in our front yard. She tried to bully my wife into voting for her because she had past business relations with her grandmother, the… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
July and August are critical months for all summer resorts, particularly Ocean City, which needs warm, dry weather to be prosperous. Since this summer was one of the hottest and parched in recent history, July was thought to be a solid month for the resort as was August. I looked at some of the numbers… Read more »
No Need For Straw Poll Ballot Questions
The Ocean City Mayor and Council made the right call this week when it decided to not include a few ballot questions, or straw polls, on next month’s ballot.Electing to put a few non-binding questions before Ocean City voters to gauge electorate sentiment would have set a dangerous precedent and led to trouble. It would… Read more »
Voices From the Readers
Readers Weigh In On Smoking Ban TalkEditor:I have been vacationing in OC for at least 45 years. My husband and I own two oceanfront condos, one we have had for twenty years. We have five children and two grandkids. From my perch on the porch of our Belmont Towers condo, I people watch and puff away on my… Read more »