A couple of columns by Hugh McLaurin that are worth a read
March 22, 2007
Roaming around on the Carroll County Times web site I came across two columns by one of my favorite columnists at the Times… Hugh McLaurin.
Read the two columns quickly before the links go bad. On my wish list for the Carroll County Times web site are an RSS Feed and permalinks.
But then again, mind you, I’m not throwing stones. I only wish I had just two items on the wish list for “Soundtrack.”
The first column, on the matter of expanding the Carroll County Regional Airport, causes me to wonder if after he published it – he was not whisked away to an undisclosed location.
The folks who are upset with the idea of the airport expanded are usually, how shall I say, aggressive with anyone who dares write in support of the airport – and/or the airport expanding.
More often than not the opponents personally attack you, your mother, and anything that moves or breathes near you.
I know many of the opponents and have known one of the spearheads of the anti-expansion initiative, for sometime. He is neat people. I’m just predisposed to disagree with him on this issue…
Darn shame about their approach because as with any public policy decision, contrarian and counter arguments have their place. To be sure, even though for the most part, Mr. McLaurin’s second paragraph is most applicable, their concerns must be heard and taken into consideration with any expansion.
[His second paragraph reads:
A common scenario goes like this: Sprawl overtakes an airport that once sat on a rural tract of land outside of town. Houses go up around the airport and people who move in knowing full well that the airport is there decide that it has to go, citing concerns over noise and safety.]
I’ve weighed-in on my thoughts about the airport before; however, I maintain an open mind and will wait to see what actually goes on the table in front of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners before I pass judgment on the expansion plans… My columns, written from the days when I was with the Westminster Advocate are here: “20050921 Carroll Airport outlook good” and here: “20050817 Dedication of the Westminster Airport in 1943.” (Or find them both here.) (I’ve posted them on “Soundtrack” because there were written before the Westminster Advocate had a web site… Now it has a nice web site – check it out here.)
Meanwhile, Mr. McLaurin’s Sunday, March 11, 2007 Carroll County Times column is titled, “Airport benefits community.”
The second column which caught my eye is an equally good read: “Arts flourish in Carroll.”
I’ve written about the art scene in
Meanwhile, Mr. McLaurin gives a nice synopsis of the arts scene in
If ya go to the web site, give their blogs a try. I like to read the editor, Jim Lee’s posts. I like them better than some of his editorials which make me wanna throw coffee cups… His latest blog post is right on the money: “We're obsessed with firsts.” Go there and leave a comment that we want the publisher, Sarah Baker to run for president…
I have often wondered why Mr. Lee has a decent picture to go with his columns and posts when so many of the other pictures of the other journalists at the Carroll County Times are sooooo baaaad. See: “20060622 A picture suggestion for Jamie Kelly.” Or – “20070305 Frederick News-Post web cast.”
While you are on the web site, take time to read everything that Carrie Knauer writes. It will be time well spent.
If you are accessing this post at a later date and the links have gone bad, e-mail me and I’ll fix it somehow…
E-mail him at: kdayhoff(at)carr.org
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