This week in The Tentacle
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Ironies of Empathy
Kevin E. Dayhoff
As last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court quickly becomes a distant summer memory, the ranking Republican member, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions assured that the nomination will get a full Senate vote on her confirmation before the Senate goes on recess August 7.
To Retire in Paradise…
Tom McLaughlin
Phuket Island, Thailand – Tourism and retirees are the major sources of income for those living in the Phuket area. A very impoverished region, thousands are underemployed along the coast serving the needs of westerners.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Goodbye, Walter!
Roy Meachum
Over the weekend the biggest news came from the death of Walter Cronkite, and his CBS glory days. He shot to fame covering John F. Kennedy's assassination, as all the weekend's reporters and commentators said. He and I had a nodding acquaintance before he traveled to New York and took over my early Channel 9 slot, opposite NBC's "Today."
Who brought the canards to this party?
Farrell Keough
Many of us have known people who married the person involved in the break up of their marriage. We have also seen this situation in which one or the other in this new marriage cheats again. It is a difficult situation, but one with which a person has to wonder, why would you trust someone who has a known history of cheating or breaking vows?
Motorcycle Touring – Part 3
Nick Diaz
As I promised in my last installment on motorcycle touring, I intend to deal with the topics of security, food, and shelter while on the road.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Maverickism and mistakes
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Yes, dear reader, the first word in the title is not actually a real word. No, you won't find it in spell check or even the new slang version of the dictionary. Not yet, at least.
Nags Head Vacationing Past
Steven R. Berryman
Forgetting politics and current events for a time, vacation is on my mind. One must only notice the missing traffic from Interstate 270 southbound in the mornings to fully realize this!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Save Historic Preservation
Roy Meachum
Since moving up from Bethesda, 26 years ago, I have lived in old houses. I'm grateful for the things accomplished by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) and its predecessor, the Historic District Commission (HDC). But given the vacancy created by half the panel resigning, Mayor Jeff Holtzinger should reform the panel's mission. Its decisions can be absurd.
Eugenics: Alive and Well
Joe Charlebois
The world has been exposed to the suggestions of eugenics since Plato who proposed a positive type. He suggested breeding should be done through a state controlled system to provide the state with the best possible outcomes in progeny.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Mother Knows Best
Chris Cavey
The word of the month is accountability. This fourteen-letter word and its conjugations have been holding feet to the fire for many people, including myself, of late.
Real Estate: Backward and Forward
Michael Kurtianyk
Foreclosures have been on the rise in recent years, and we’re seeing an increase locally of properties being foreclosed. A foreclosure is defined as a legal process by which the lender seizes property of a homeowner, usually due to the homeowner not making timely payments on the mortgage.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Remembering the Sacrifice of Vietnam
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Saturday, at 1 P.M., members of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Air Cavalry Troop – the Black Horse Regiment, from all over the country – will pause to remember the fallen from the Vietnam War at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial Park at Willis and Court Streets in Westminster. The public is invited.
Travel Tales
Tom McLaughlin
Phuket Island Thailand – Every week I play a game I call “Air Asia” roulette. The local price buster airline offers weekly sales well below any advertised price. When I say “well below,” I mean deep ocean discounts where sometimes one can fly paying only the airport tax.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
See How They Run – Part 2
Roy Meachum
The numbers are intimidating: 20 candidates are contesting for five seats on the city's Board of Aldermen. That turns out eleven Republicans and nine Democrats. Most names ring no bells. With exactly nine weeks before voters march into the booths, many who filed can count on only their families and friends stepping up for them.
Looking at The Future
Farrell Keough
Been watching a local election with great interest recently. Noticed one very poignant aspect – there are two basic types of candidates: Fixers and Visionaries. It will be interesting to see who the voters decide on.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Becoming a Billionaire – Part 2
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks is a billionaire industrialist who lives in a grand mansion at 987 Fifth Avenue in New York City. He's gruff, focused, and intent on building his empire, in spite of the onset of the Great Depression. He has a great deal of affection for his large staff, especially his personal assistant, Grace Farrell, although he goes to great lengths to not let that be known.
Vigilance Is Our Saving Grace
Steven R. Berryman
I deny that I wrote this column. The problem is that the technology exists today to record electronically the very keystrokes emanating from my wireless keyboard, and – that as it happens – in “real time!”
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Ironies of Empathy
Kevin E. Dayhoff
As last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court quickly becomes a distant summer memory, the ranking Republican member, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions assured that the nomination will get a full Senate vote on her confirmation before the Senate goes on recess August 7.
To Retire in Paradise…
Tom McLaughlin
Phuket Island, Thailand – Tourism and retirees are the major sources of income for those living in the Phuket area. A very impoverished region, thousands are underemployed along the coast serving the needs of westerners.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Goodbye, Walter!
Roy Meachum
Over the weekend the biggest news came from the death of Walter Cronkite, and his CBS glory days. He shot to fame covering John F. Kennedy's assassination, as all the weekend's reporters and commentators said. He and I had a nodding acquaintance before he traveled to New York and took over my early Channel 9 slot, opposite NBC's "Today."
Who brought the canards to this party?
Farrell Keough
Many of us have known people who married the person involved in the break up of their marriage. We have also seen this situation in which one or the other in this new marriage cheats again. It is a difficult situation, but one with which a person has to wonder, why would you trust someone who has a known history of cheating or breaking vows?
Motorcycle Touring – Part 3
Nick Diaz
As I promised in my last installment on motorcycle touring, I intend to deal with the topics of security, food, and shelter while on the road.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Maverickism and mistakes
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Yes, dear reader, the first word in the title is not actually a real word. No, you won't find it in spell check or even the new slang version of the dictionary. Not yet, at least.
Nags Head Vacationing Past
Steven R. Berryman
Forgetting politics and current events for a time, vacation is on my mind. One must only notice the missing traffic from Interstate 270 southbound in the mornings to fully realize this!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Save Historic Preservation
Roy Meachum
Since moving up from Bethesda, 26 years ago, I have lived in old houses. I'm grateful for the things accomplished by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) and its predecessor, the Historic District Commission (HDC). But given the vacancy created by half the panel resigning, Mayor Jeff Holtzinger should reform the panel's mission. Its decisions can be absurd.
Eugenics: Alive and Well
Joe Charlebois
The world has been exposed to the suggestions of eugenics since Plato who proposed a positive type. He suggested breeding should be done through a state controlled system to provide the state with the best possible outcomes in progeny.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Mother Knows Best
Chris Cavey
The word of the month is accountability. This fourteen-letter word and its conjugations have been holding feet to the fire for many people, including myself, of late.
Real Estate: Backward and Forward
Michael Kurtianyk
Foreclosures have been on the rise in recent years, and we’re seeing an increase locally of properties being foreclosed. A foreclosure is defined as a legal process by which the lender seizes property of a homeowner, usually due to the homeowner not making timely payments on the mortgage.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Remembering the Sacrifice of Vietnam
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Saturday, at 1 P.M., members of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Air Cavalry Troop – the Black Horse Regiment, from all over the country – will pause to remember the fallen from the Vietnam War at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial Park at Willis and Court Streets in Westminster. The public is invited.
Travel Tales
Tom McLaughlin
Phuket Island Thailand – Every week I play a game I call “Air Asia” roulette. The local price buster airline offers weekly sales well below any advertised price. When I say “well below,” I mean deep ocean discounts where sometimes one can fly paying only the airport tax.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
See How They Run – Part 2
Roy Meachum
The numbers are intimidating: 20 candidates are contesting for five seats on the city's Board of Aldermen. That turns out eleven Republicans and nine Democrats. Most names ring no bells. With exactly nine weeks before voters march into the booths, many who filed can count on only their families and friends stepping up for them.
Looking at The Future
Farrell Keough
Been watching a local election with great interest recently. Noticed one very poignant aspect – there are two basic types of candidates: Fixers and Visionaries. It will be interesting to see who the voters decide on.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Becoming a Billionaire – Part 2
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks is a billionaire industrialist who lives in a grand mansion at 987 Fifth Avenue in New York City. He's gruff, focused, and intent on building his empire, in spite of the onset of the Great Depression. He has a great deal of affection for his large staff, especially his personal assistant, Grace Farrell, although he goes to great lengths to not let that be known.
Vigilance Is Our Saving Grace
Steven R. Berryman
I deny that I wrote this column. The problem is that the technology exists today to record electronically the very keystrokes emanating from my wireless keyboard, and – that as it happens – in “real time!”
20090722 sdosm This week in The Tentacle
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