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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Halloween and The Snallygaster
Kevin E. Dayhoff
This Saturday is Halloween and taking break from local and national politics could not come a moment too soon.
Surprises of a 26-Hour Trip
Tom McLaughlin
Doha, Qatar – What happens if you are a small country and have billions and billions of dollars located on top of the largest gas field in the world? Building the largest most modern commercial airline on the planet is one goal.
REVIEW: Dr. Jekyll and Four Mr. Hydes
Roy Meachum
You read the column’s head right. The Maryland Ensemble Theatre is retelling Robert Louis Stevenson classic story in playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s version; no longer is a case of schizophrenia limited to a single individual. Mr. Hatcher took “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and spread the latter’s evil among four actors, including a woman, Karen Paone.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Then There Are Five
Roy Meachum
Let me confess up front that I have been to no candidate forums and was fed stories that proved no more than flimsy rumors. This does not make me unusual in the community. What sets me apart from two-thirds of my fellow registered voters? I plan to hike over to the Evangelical Lutheran polling place next Tuesday.
Sanity: The Key to Self-Esteem
Nick Diaz
In my last article on developing sound math study habits, I referred to “procrastination” as ‘the thief of time.” I concluded that the issue of procrastination by students is not a simple one. Procrastination is a defense mechanism that protects students’ self-esteem.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Perspective, Chi-town style
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
No, this is not some obscure reference to foodie preferences for deep dish pizza or hot dogs slathered in onions, mustard, bright green relish, celery salt and a pickled green tomato.
Tang and Teflon
Steven R. Berryman
With scientists as the new high priests of the 1950s we officially entered the “Space Age” in 1958 with the launch of the satellite Sputnik by our archrival in the world, the U.S.S.R.
The City Elections and……
Michael Kurtianyk
Were you as surprised as I was at the weight The Gazette placed on the city buyout? I agree with them that it was an important issue – the costs of the buyout are staggering. I anticipated that the annexation issue would be a close second – but not, it seems, to The Gazette. Good for them for taking the long view on what the voters should be focusing in on when they go to the polls.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Good Thing about Elected Officials……They can be non-elected
Roy Meachum
Although the Frederick City political shoot-out comes in less than two weeks, my mind fixes first on next year’s races – for the Board of County Commissioners. Having watched their brazen attempt to dictate annexation to City Hall, they maintain fierce lockstep behind board President Jan Gardner.
War on America
Joe Charlebois
Per the White House we no longer have a “War on Terror.” It is an overseas contingency something or other. Now it seems that we don’t even have that. While the White House remains paralyzed overseas – waiting for the outcome of the run-off election in Afghanistan – the White House has declared war on private industry in the United States of America.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Meeting Challenges with Winners
Chris Cavey
When I was much younger I remember by mother telling me, more than once: “Young man, you need an attitude adjustment.” Perhaps this same wisdom should be heeded by the Maryland Republican Party.
Considering a Painful Wish List
Joan McIntyre
The public hearings on the 2010 legislative package began Tuesday evening with the local items. This evening the county commissioners will entertain items more state and federally directed.
Topol’s Tevye – What a Mitzvah!
Roy Meachum
First, maybe I should explain mitzvah. Literally a blessing; it involves no requisite words or accoutrements. It is usually a deed done for someone else. Normally, it meets a need, not realizable normally. So when I say Topol’s Tevye amounts to a mitzvah for Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre, I should say, it’s for the audiences flocking in the next two weeks to witness “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Virginia’s Dirty Deeds
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In less than two weeks, on November 3, our neighbor to the south, Virginia, will conduct a gubernatorial election that may give us our first insights as just how the nation really feels about the jumbled mess in which our great nation finds itself after about nine months of rule by President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress.
The Main Thing
Derek Shackelford
It has been 10 months since Barack Obama took the oath of office as President of the United States. He has been under tremendous scrutiny ever since.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Weird Election, Maybe Strange
Roy Meachum
My professional observing of Frederick politics started in 1984, right after I voted locally for the first time; I moved here from Washington only the year before. Working as a member of the White House press corps did not prepare me for the move, in any way.
Another Governmental Boondoggle
Farrell Keough
As predicted one year ago, the Office of Sustainability is working toward growth even in these most dire of times.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Crazy Like a Fox...
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Senator Olympia Snowe (R., ME) has never been an easily defined politician. In fact, in many ways, Senator Snowe defies categorization in the traditional political sense.
The Heavy Time
Steven R. Berryman
Boundless optimism toward future prospects and possibilities used to mark the American Spirit. Now, we make zero-sum choices in our lives, sometimes with no good outcomes, and are lead by a president who would have us borrow wealth instead of creating it.
Rush Limbaugh, the NFL, and Other Tidbits
Michael Kurtianyk
Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! Rush Limbaugh was approached earlier this year and asked to join a group of investors attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. Too funny.
20091028 sdsom This week in The Tentacle
Halloween and The Snallygaster
Kevin E. Dayhoff
This Saturday is Halloween and taking break from local and national politics could not come a moment too soon.
Surprises of a 26-Hour Trip
Tom McLaughlin
Doha, Qatar – What happens if you are a small country and have billions and billions of dollars located on top of the largest gas field in the world? Building the largest most modern commercial airline on the planet is one goal.
REVIEW: Dr. Jekyll and Four Mr. Hydes
Roy Meachum
You read the column’s head right. The Maryland Ensemble Theatre is retelling Robert Louis Stevenson classic story in playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s version; no longer is a case of schizophrenia limited to a single individual. Mr. Hatcher took “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and spread the latter’s evil among four actors, including a woman, Karen Paone.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Then There Are Five
Roy Meachum
Let me confess up front that I have been to no candidate forums and was fed stories that proved no more than flimsy rumors. This does not make me unusual in the community. What sets me apart from two-thirds of my fellow registered voters? I plan to hike over to the Evangelical Lutheran polling place next Tuesday.
Sanity: The Key to Self-Esteem
Nick Diaz
In my last article on developing sound math study habits, I referred to “procrastination” as ‘the thief of time.” I concluded that the issue of procrastination by students is not a simple one. Procrastination is a defense mechanism that protects students’ self-esteem.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Perspective, Chi-town style
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
No, this is not some obscure reference to foodie preferences for deep dish pizza or hot dogs slathered in onions, mustard, bright green relish, celery salt and a pickled green tomato.
Tang and Teflon
Steven R. Berryman
With scientists as the new high priests of the 1950s we officially entered the “Space Age” in 1958 with the launch of the satellite Sputnik by our archrival in the world, the U.S.S.R.
The City Elections and……
Michael Kurtianyk
Were you as surprised as I was at the weight The Gazette placed on the city buyout? I agree with them that it was an important issue – the costs of the buyout are staggering. I anticipated that the annexation issue would be a close second – but not, it seems, to The Gazette. Good for them for taking the long view on what the voters should be focusing in on when they go to the polls.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Good Thing about Elected Officials……They can be non-elected
Roy Meachum
Although the Frederick City political shoot-out comes in less than two weeks, my mind fixes first on next year’s races – for the Board of County Commissioners. Having watched their brazen attempt to dictate annexation to City Hall, they maintain fierce lockstep behind board President Jan Gardner.
War on America
Joe Charlebois
Per the White House we no longer have a “War on Terror.” It is an overseas contingency something or other. Now it seems that we don’t even have that. While the White House remains paralyzed overseas – waiting for the outcome of the run-off election in Afghanistan – the White House has declared war on private industry in the United States of America.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Meeting Challenges with Winners
Chris Cavey
When I was much younger I remember by mother telling me, more than once: “Young man, you need an attitude adjustment.” Perhaps this same wisdom should be heeded by the Maryland Republican Party.
Considering a Painful Wish List
Joan McIntyre
The public hearings on the 2010 legislative package began Tuesday evening with the local items. This evening the county commissioners will entertain items more state and federally directed.
Topol’s Tevye – What a Mitzvah!
Roy Meachum
First, maybe I should explain mitzvah. Literally a blessing; it involves no requisite words or accoutrements. It is usually a deed done for someone else. Normally, it meets a need, not realizable normally. So when I say Topol’s Tevye amounts to a mitzvah for Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre, I should say, it’s for the audiences flocking in the next two weeks to witness “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Virginia’s Dirty Deeds
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In less than two weeks, on November 3, our neighbor to the south, Virginia, will conduct a gubernatorial election that may give us our first insights as just how the nation really feels about the jumbled mess in which our great nation finds itself after about nine months of rule by President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress.
The Main Thing
Derek Shackelford
It has been 10 months since Barack Obama took the oath of office as President of the United States. He has been under tremendous scrutiny ever since.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Weird Election, Maybe Strange
Roy Meachum
My professional observing of Frederick politics started in 1984, right after I voted locally for the first time; I moved here from Washington only the year before. Working as a member of the White House press corps did not prepare me for the move, in any way.
Another Governmental Boondoggle
Farrell Keough
As predicted one year ago, the Office of Sustainability is working toward growth even in these most dire of times.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Crazy Like a Fox...
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Senator Olympia Snowe (R., ME) has never been an easily defined politician. In fact, in many ways, Senator Snowe defies categorization in the traditional political sense.
The Heavy Time
Steven R. Berryman
Boundless optimism toward future prospects and possibilities used to mark the American Spirit. Now, we make zero-sum choices in our lives, sometimes with no good outcomes, and are lead by a president who would have us borrow wealth instead of creating it.
Rush Limbaugh, the NFL, and Other Tidbits
Michael Kurtianyk
Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! Rush Limbaugh was approached earlier this year and asked to join a group of investors attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. Too funny.
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