Columns in The Tentacle that touch upon business and economics
October 24, 2007 –
Recently I’ve been up to my ears in “file maintenance” and as a result I thought I’d at least get some value out of the exercise. (Read: I wanted to justify the massive headache I accumulated…) I get quite a few requests as to where to find this and that column on various aspects of economics and business and I sure hope this may save me some time in the future… Whatever…
August 15, 2007
The Subprime Mortgage Mania Mess
Kevin E. Dayhoff
After several weeks of Wall Street volatility, it appears that the market has hopefully finally exhaled and calmed down.
June 20, 2007
Earmarks: A Bridge to Bankruptcy
Kevin E. Dayhoff
After months of bitter fighting, the surge on "earmarks," our own homegrown version of economic terrorism, continues to meet stiff resistance.
May 30, 2007
Kevin E. Dayhoff
With the Memorial Day weekend behind us, so begins the summer driving season. Increasingly a critical part of the summer getaway calculus is congested roadways and the cost of gasoline.
February 12, 2007
The Great Maryland Electric War
Kevin E. Dayhoff
With a Democratic governor in the statehouse, Ken Schisler out of the way, and the proposed merger of Constellation Energy and Florida Light and Power stopped, it would appear that the Democrat controlled Maryland General Assembly has succeeded with most of its election goals from last year's gubernatorial contest.
February 7, 2007
The Electrocution of Ken Schisler
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On January 29 Public Service Commission Chairman Ken Schisler resigned. Appointed just after the Ehrlich administration moved into the second floor of the statehouse, Mr. Schisler decided not to serve the remaining year of his five-year term.
November 29, 2006
Blackwater and municipal red ink run deep
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The state announced in November it was going to purchase hundreds of critically sensitive acres in the vicinity of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in
October 11, 2006
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In the wee early morning hours of Monday, PNC, a $94.9 billion bank based in
September 6, 2006
Kevin E. Dayhoff
It certainly appears that improving education in
June 7, 2006
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In response to a judge's decision on May 30 to overturn Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s "April Plan," to phase-in increases in electric rates, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) decided last Friday to go back to the original "March Plan" to phase in Baltimore Gas & Electric's deregulated electric rates due to go into effect July 1.
May 3, 2006
Congressional Pork: The Other Red Meat
Kevin E. Dayhoff
A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll provided insight into the mind of the electorate. We are tired of pork, otherwise known as “earmarks.” And, rightfully so.
April 5, 2006
Shock and Amps – the Second Candle
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Members of the Maryland General Assembly’s leadership deserve a lifetime achievement award for ducking their responsibilities, scapegoating and obfuscating the truth in their response to the rate caps coming off Baltimore Gas and Electric as a result of the 1999 electric deregulation legislation.
April 4, 2006
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The recent power surge of Maryland General Assembly legislative initiatives in response to the end of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s electric rate price freeze ought to be referred to as the “Omnibus Rolling Blackout Acts of 2006.”
March 22, 2006
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Quality of life issues, including, but certainly not limited to, growth and sprawl, traffic congestion, overcrowded schools, art and cultural opportunities, and local community employment are on the minds of citizens throughout
February 8, 2006
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In his State of the State address, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich mentioned an important legislative proposal to “exempt from state taxes military retirement income earned by those with two decades of service.”
October 19, 2005
Kevin E. Dayhoff
A big advantage of advancing age is that you get to recognize news media silliness when it happens. Many in the agriculture community did not find the July 26th article in
October 12, 2005
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On September 20 the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) released its long awaited olive branch to the agriculture community in
August 12, 2005
Maryland Agriculture’s Seat at the Table - Part 3
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last February, Gov. Robert Ehrlich announced that he would be conducting a forum on the issues of Agriculture in
August 11, 2005
Maryland Agriculture's Seat at the Table - Part 2
Kevin E. Dayhoff
When it comes to
August 10, 2005
Agriculture's Seat at the Table - Part 1
Kevin E. Dayhoff
When Gov. Robert Ehrlich first took office, one of the many welcome things he said was that agriculture in
July 15, 2005
Local Government’s Nuclear Option – Part 3
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Immediately after the
July 14, 2005
Local Government’s Nuclear Option – Part 2
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Before 1954, eminent domain issues were primarily focused on the government’s ability to lawfully obtain private land for public projects and just compensation. Since 1954, in the current era of the eminent domain mess, the issue has been extended to deal with the expansionist liberal Supreme Court’s interpretation of the definition of public use to include: “highest and best use” private sector economic development.
July 13, 2005
Local Government’s Nuclear Option – Part 1
Kevin E. Dayhoff
I have heard it said that no property, money or individuals’ rights are safe when the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly is in session. After June 23, 2005, perhaps we can expand that to say: or when the
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