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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Neighborhood meets to discuss crime issues

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October 30, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

All eyes are on Westminster Police Chief Jeffrey Spaulding during a community meeting at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Church at 17 Bond Street – Bond and West Green Street in Westminster.

About 75 citizens from the south-western section of the old part of town attended the meeting to discuss crime and quality of life issues in that part of Westminster. The West Green St., Anchor St., Ridge Road, Fitzhugh Avenue, Arnold Road, and Chase Street area of town has recently experienced a number of acts of vandalisms and thefts.

The address the recent spat of events, Westminster councilman Dr. Robert Wack, Westminster mayor Kevin Utz, Westminster city administrator Marge Wolf and the police chief scheduled the well-attended community meeting at 7 pm, Friday, October 31, 2009.

Check back with Westminster Maryland Online [http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/ ] and Explore Carroll [http://www.explorecarroll.com/] for a more complete report.
Links:

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Church [http://www.stpauls-ucc.org/]

Westminster Police Chief Jeffrey Spaulding [http://www.westgov.com/police/police_chief.html] [http://www.westgov.com/police/police_main.html]

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All eyes are on Westminster Police Chief Jeffrey Spaulding during a community meeting at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Church at 17 Bond Street – Bond and West Green Street in Westminster MD. October 30, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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Halloween brings increased Westminster police patrols

Increased patrols being conducted by the Westminster Police Department during the upcoming Halloween weekend. http://tinyurl.com/yatfhfd

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
36 LOCUST STREET
WESTMINSTER, MD 21157
410-848-4646

JEFFREY SPAULDING
CHIEF OF POLICE

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2009
MEDIA CONTACT

Captain Gerry Frischkorn
Administrative Bureau
Westminster Police Department
36 Locust Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
(410) 848-1638

The Westminster Police Department will be conducting specialized patrols during the weekend of Friday, October 30, 2009 through Sunday, November 1, 2009 due to the expected increase in activities associated with the observance of Halloween.

Patrol officers will concentrate their efforts in residential neighborhoods during the hours that children will be going door to door trick or treating. The primary purpose during this time will be to ensure the safety of the children and motorists are advised to use caution while driving through the neighborhoods during this time. Patrol officers will also be on the lookout for any malicious activity that frequently occurs during Halloween.

Officers assigned to the night shift will be concentrating on the detection of drugged and drunk drivers. Individuals holding Halloween parties are asked to be responsible hosts and ensure that their guests are either provided with a safe way home or are allowed to remain at the residence should they have too much to drink at the party.

In addition to the usual complement of Patrol officers working the evening and night shifts, a specialized team of four officers will be assigned to address issues related to large unruly parties and underage drinking.

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
TIPS LINE— (410) 857-8477
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No Dumping

No Dumping

October 30, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff
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McDaniel students cited for alcohol by local police

McDaniel students cited for alcohol by local police

Kate Delenick, Co-Editor-in-Chief http://mcdanielfreepress.com/v2/

On Friday, September 25 Westminster Police broke up a party on Main Street in Westminster. Many McDaniel college students were cited during the incident including members of both the Phi Delta Fraternity and Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority.

Free Press asked city police for the incident reports but were denied them. Free Press then filed a Freedom of Information request, but the information was not available at press time.

The Monday morning after the party bust the rumor mill had taken its toll on the Hill, leaving many students begging for another juicy detail and members of the former brother/sister fraternity and sorority angry, upset, and confused.

“None of the girls were intoxicated, so they’re getting charged but they weren’t drinking?” Phi Sigma Sigma, President, senior Lindsay Anderson said.

[…]

Faculty and Administration were made aware of the incident early by phone contact with Campus Safety according to Beth Gerl, Vice President of Student Affairs.

[…]

Elizabeth Towle, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, said the urgency of news “depends on the nature of the incident.” In this case, campus safety members accompanied the Westminster Police and the students were identified by Monday morning.

[…]

The fact that it was an off campus event, “totally separates it from the institution,” Gerl said. But that does not mean the event can be brushed aside. “We don’t want to see a repeat of this,” Gerl said.

According to Towle there are totally “different guidelines” when it comes to off-campus as opposed to on-campus events, and both deans agreed our college has worked hard to build positive relationships with surrounding streets and when something like this occurs “it doesn’t look good.”

“We typically have good, positive, relationships with the community, and I find this frustrating,” Towle said.

[…]

Read the entire article here: McDaniel Free Press: McDaniel students cited for alcohol by local police

http://mcdanielfreepress.com/v2/2009/10/25/off-campus-party-bust-causes-concerns-rumors/ - News

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Theft from the CVS store in Westminster

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Theft from the CVS store in Westminster on October 20, 2009

PLEASE ReBlog: I would like for my BNN web site colleagues to consider re-blogging this post – and pictures – on your web site. Thanks Kevin Dayhoff

Below is a Special Bulletin concerning a theft from the CVS store in Westminster on October 20, 2009. Assistance is requested in identifying the suspect pictured in the photos taken from the store surveillance equipment.

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL BULLETIN

36 LOCUST STREET, WESTMINSTER, MD. 21157

OCTOBER 30, 2009

IDENTIFICATION SOUGHT

On October 20, 2009, the above suspect entered the CVS Store located in Westminster Maryland and walked into the back store room. The suspect then proceeded back into the store area and began to remove an undisclosed amount of beauty supplies from the shelves. The suspect put them into a basket and then exited the store through the front door.

Anyone with information leading to the identity of the above suspect, please notify Detective Schuster at the Westminster Police Department 410-848-4646.

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“DNA database a success police official says” by Ryan Marshall


ELDERSBURG — Maryland’s DNA database is matching samples to criminal suspects at a faster rate than ever before, according to the superintendant of the Maryland State Police.

The database recently recorded its 1,500th positive comparison and is operating more efficiently than ever, Superintendant Col. Terrence Sheridan told a graduating class of state police troopers Friday.

Read the entire article here: DNA database a success, police official says By Ryan Marshall, Carroll County Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 31, 2009

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New Troopers Welcomed Into The Ranks DNA Database Milestone Announced

NEWS RELEASE DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE
HEADQUARTERS: PIKESVILLE, MD 21208
(410)486-3101 TTY For Hearing Impaired (410)486-0677 Toll Free: 1-800-525-5555

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2009
Also see DNA database a success, police official says By Ryan Marshall, Carroll County Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 31, 2009

NEW TROOPERS WELCOMED INTO THE RANKS
DNA DATABASE MILESTONE ANNOUNCED
POSITIVE DNA COMPARISON RATE FASTER THAN EVER

(Sykesville, MD) – Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith joined Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan today as the Maryland State Police Superintendent welcomed 59 new state troopers into the ranks and announced a new DNA database milestone that is evidence of the O’Malley-Brown Administration’s commitment to improving public safety technology.

"The people of our communities respect and trust the men and women of the Maryland State Police because they have earned that respect and trust,” County Executive Smith said. “I know that today's graduates will also inspire confidence by demonstrating the commitment, bravery, and professionalism that the people of this State have come to expect from their troopers.”

Colonel Sheridan told the graduates they have a significant mission to fulfill. “The citizens of Maryland are counting on you to protect their lives and property,” Colonel Sheridan said. “You are now a part of our efforts to continue Governor Martin O’Malley’s mandate of security integration throughout Maryland. Working in support of and in coordination with our federal and local law enforcement partners, we will continue to make a positive difference in the lives of our citizens and the future of our state.”

Colonel Sheridan also announced that Maryland’s DNA database, housed at the State Police Forensic Sciences Division laboratory, has now made more than 1,500 positive comparisons, or “hits,” as they are commonly referred to. A positive comparison occurs when DNA obtained from a crime victim or scene is matched with either a known offender sample or DNA from another crime scene that is on file in Maryland’s DNA database, or CODIS, the Combined DNA Index System, which enables access to the national database.

The rate at which positive DNA comparisons are now occurring is faster than ever before. Maryland’s DNA database was established by law in 1994 and the first positive comparison occurred in 1998. It was eight years later, in August 2006, when State Police scientists reached the 500th hit.

Twenty-three months later, Governor O’Malley announced the 1,000th hit, in July 2008. Now, only 15 months later, another 500 positive comparisons have been made, indicating the database is more efficient than it has ever been.

According to the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, 72 criminal arrests were made in the first eight months of this year as a result of 123 offender hits made through the DNA database during that same period. There are currently 81,371 offender samples and 3,301 ‘arrested/charged’ samples in the statewide DNA database.

On January 1, 2009, legislation proposed and signed into law by Governor O’Malley took effect that requires those arrested and charged with qualifying violent crimes, or 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burglaries and attempts to commit those crimes, to submit a DNA sample. Since the beginning of this year, 33 positive comparisons have occurred as a result of the new law. This has a direct impact on crime because it gives police the ability to take criminals off the street sooner and before they can continue their criminal activities.

In January 2008, Governor O’Malley announced the elimination of the backlog of untested and uncollected DNA samples from convicted felons that had grown to more than 24,000 by the end of 2006. The backlog elimination was the result of additional funding for new positions and new equipment provided by the Governor.

In addition to Governor O’Malley’s support, the success of the statewide DNA database is due to the hard work and cooperation of many individuals. They include the personnel of the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division and those in local police DNA laboratories, as well as the cooperative collection efforts by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Department of Parole and Probation, sheriff’s offices and detention centers across the state, and Maryland’s district and circuit court systems.

The new troopers graduating today have spent the last six months undergoing intense training in Constitutional law, motor vehicle law, crash investigation, criminal investigation, physical training, defense tactics, firearms and driving. They spent those six months living at the Maryland State Police Training Academy in Sykesville, where they endured strict supervision that included daily room and personnel inspections, work details, military drill, and persistent instructors who demanded their very best each day.

While 22 of the new troopers already have college degrees, another 26 of their classmates are enrolled in a special program with the Frederick Community College. Through their training in the Academy, coupled with another four weeks of study, these troopers will complete their Associate of Arts degrees in criminal justice studies.

The trooper candidates did much more than just study while in the Academy. They held an American Red Cross blood drive and collected more than 30 units of blood.

They raised money for Special Olympics Maryland and ran in the Carroll County leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. They also ran in the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics Summer Games at Towson University.

In September, the recruits ran in the Howard County Police Pace 5K race, another charity fundraiser. The members of the 134th Class won first place for the top police academy team, first place for the top male recruit, and the entire class finished before any other police academy competing.

After a few well-deserved days off, the new troopers will report to their duty assignments at barracks throughout Maryland. They will be teamed with veteran troopers for eight weeks before being permitted to patrol alone.


CONTACT: Greg Shipley
Office of Media Communications
410-653-4236
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Friday, October 30, 2009

Maryland State Police: Dozens Of New Troopers To Be Welcomed

NEWS RELEASE: DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE

HEADQUARTERS: PIKESVILLE, MD 21208 (410)486-3101 TTY For Hearing Impaired (410)486-0677 Toll Free: 1-800-525-5555

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY

Dozens Of New Troopers To Be Welcomed Into The Ranks

DNA DATABASE MILESTONE WILL ALSO BE ANNOUNCED

(Sykesville, MD) – Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith will join Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan to address the members of the 134th Trooper Candidate Class at their graduation ceremony tomorrow. Law enforcement officials from around the region, as well as families and friends of the graduates will also attend.

Colonel Sheridan will also be announcing a significant milestone in the history of Maryland’s DNA database. An accomplished priority of the O’Malley-Brown Administration was to eliminate the backlog of offender DNA samples and provide adequate staffing, equipment and funding at the State Police Forensic Sciences Laboratory to make Maryland’s DNA database the efficient crime-fighting tool it should be. Colonel Sheridan will announce specific proof of that efficiency at the graduation.

WHAT: Graduation of the 134th Trooper Candidate Class

Announcement of DNA Database Accomplishment

WHEN: Friday, October 30, 2009 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Century High School
355 Ronsdale Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
Liberty Road (Rt. 26) west to Klee Mill Road
Right on Klee Mill Road to right on Ronsdale Road
Upon entering the school, auditorium is on the right.

CONTACT: Greg Shipley
Office of Media Communications
410-653-4236

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Best Veto ever

Best Veto ever

October 30, 2009

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“Real? Schwarzenegger Letter to Assembly Spells Out…” http://minx.cc/?post=294087

Hat Tip: @kevindayhoff RT @pillageidiot Best. Veto. Ever. (If true.) http://is.gd/4F6Zv

A commenter on “Ace of Spades HQ” calls to our attention: http://gov.ca.gov/pdf/press/2009bills/AB1176_Ammiano_Veto_Message.pdf http://tinyurl.com/yk73yjh

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Art Library Words, People Schwarzenegger, US st California, What a hoot, Words of wisdom

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Explore Carroll most read most emailed

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Westminster to get federal stimulus grant
Posted: October 29th, 2009 in Westminster Eagle

Officials may face sharp critics, but in 1946 it was real knives
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

Sykesville police investigating burglary
Posted: October 29th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

Police seek suspect in ID theft scheme
Posted: October 19th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

Schaum weaves a creative display at Westminster's Off Track Art
Posted: October 21st, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

SHA to add turning lanes at busy Liberty intersection
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Sykesville approves trimmed budget
Posted: October 27th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

Eldersburg family turns trick-or-treat into food drive
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

Fire destroys home at Liberty, White Rock roads
Posted: October 23rd, 2009 in Eldersburg Eagle

Sykesville warms up to fall festival
Posted: October 18th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle
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Ramps on Md. 140 and 27 to be closed for construction
Posted: October 28th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

County's Pathways Plan falls off the trail
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

Mason-Dixon Mayhem
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

CULLETON: Perhaps people are finally coming 'round to my roundabout disdain
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

Fueling a few thoughts for warmth as we head into winter
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

County rejects all bidders for Krimgold Park
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

County schools posting attendance-absentee info
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

Float, march or play in Westminster parade
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Sykesville-Catonsville connection links cafe patrons and soldiers
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle

Sibling Rivals
Posted: October 25th, 2009 in Carroll Eagle

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White House vs FOX News survey on NPR

White House vs FOX News survey on NPR http://tinyurl.com/yz5xdp6

Hat Tip: Rich Haddad

Help spread the word. Mr. Haddad wrote:

This is fun. The objective, open-minded National Public Radio is doing a survey on how much support the White House has in its attacks on Fox News. When the email below was launched, survey results were 71% in support of the White House. By the time it reached me, the White House’s support was down to 49%. I just voted and Fox News is now leading 56% to 44%. NPR must be aghast. Keep it going.

He had forwarded:

Cast your vote - and then send it to everyone!

If you haven't heard this, the White House is accusing Fox News of not being a legitimate source of news, calling them biased, etc. They have tried to block Fox reporters from news conferences, etc., but the other news networks are fighting back (in favor of Fox) and caused the White House to back down.

NPR has put a survey online for us to voice our opinion. If you want to vote in this survey, go to the link below and cast your vote….

Let's show them how we feel about honest conservative news reporting.


http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/10/in_white_house_vs_fox_news_war.html

From the NPR web site:

In White House Vs. Fox News War Of Words, Who Gets Your Vote? 3:10 pm October 23, 2009 By Mark Memmott

comments (619) Recommend (96)

The stories about what the Obama White House has to say about Fox News Channel keep coming.

There was White House communications director saying telling Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post and CNN "
let's not pretend they're a news network the way CNN is."

Also last week it was
NPR's David Folkenflik reporting that "the White House is taking direct aim at Fox News, the news organization that is the home to the most potent collection of its conservative critics."

This week it's ABC News' Jake Tapper asking why the Obama team was
treating one of the "sister organizations" so badly -- and the news that the White House had tried to block a Fox News reporter from interviewing the so-called pay czar. (After all the networks objected, the White House relented.)

It seems like time for a survey:

Go here now and vote: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/10/in_white_house_vs_fox_news_war.html

And be sure to read the comments…

For more information: What is 'The Two-Way'?

This is NPR's news blog. It's a place to come for breaking news, analysis and for stories that are just too interesting — or too entertaining — to pass up.

It's also a place for conversation about the news; we're counting on you to keep us honest. But please read the
discussion rules before diving in.

The blog is hosted by
Mark Memmott and Frank James, in collaboration with Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

You can learn more about The Two-Way, including the origin of its name, on the
"Welcome" page.

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Fun Dutch department store advertising


Fun Dutch department store advertizing

Hat Tip: Grammy

October 30, 2009

HEMA is a Dutch department store

Take a look at HEMA's product page - just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens.

DON'T click on any of the items in the picture; just wait.

This company has a sense of humor and a great computer programmer, who has too much time on his hands.

Click on this link........... http://producten.hema.nl/

Enjoy!!!

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

To Disagree

"To disagree with three-fourths of the public is one of the first prerequisites of sanity." -Oscar Wilde

October 29, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff

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Nighttime at the Lehigh cement factory

Nighttime at the Lehigh cement factory, Union Bridge, MD September 30, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/yknh4q9

Number 4 of a series of 4 photographs of the Lehigh cement factory, Union Bridge, MD September 30, 2009 [20090930 Lehigh 7 night]
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Find the third in the series, [20090930 Lehigh 5 dusk] here: Dusk settles on Lehigh cement factory, Union Bridge, MD 30Sep09 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/yhrvh6l http://twitpic.com/mv71l #art http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/dusk-settles-on-lehigh-cement-factory.html http://tinyurl.com/yhrvh6l Click here for a larger image: or here: http://twitpic.com/mv71l http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/222638188/dusk-settles-on-lehigh-cement-factory-union

Find the second in the series, [20090930 Lehigh 3c late morning] here: Late morning at the Lehigh cement factory, Union Bridge, MD September 30, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://twitpic.com/m3u6h or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/216990353/late-morning-at-the-lehigh-cement-factory-union http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/late-morning-at-lehigh-cement-factory.html http://tinyurl.com/yhf4psu

Find the first in the series, [20090930 Lehigh 6 early morning,] here: The sun rises on the Lehigh cement factory Union Bridge MD 30Sept9 Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/yhg5zfx #art http://twitpic.com/luiyt http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/215351641/the-sun-rises-on-the-lehigh-cement-factory-union http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2009/10/sun-rises-on-lehigh-cement-factory.html http://tinyurl.com/yfwh88n

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20090930 Lehigh 7 night

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This week in The Tentacle

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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.

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News brief: Westminster to get fed stimulus grant, names arts task force

Westminster to get fed stimulus grant names arts task force http://tinyurl.com/ygpgt76

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Westminster director of public works, Jeff Glass, explained the Westminster water department water meter replacement initiative at the Monday, October 26, 2009 meeting of the Westminster MD mayor and Common Council meeting at Westminster city hall. October 26, 2009 photo by Kevin Dayhoff [20091026 CowMCC Mtg (11)eGlass]

Westminster to get federal stimulus grant and names arts and culture task force

By Kevin Dayhoff

Westminster announced at last Monday night’s mayor and Common Council meeting, that skillful navigation of a “sea of paperwork” enabled the city to double a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – “ARRA” federal stimulus funds, to replace aging water meters throughout town.

Westminster director of public works, Jeff Glass, explained at the meeting that last May the city applied for a grant 2009 in the amount of $400,000 for water meter replacements.

The grant application process was complicated. “To our credit we met the deadlines… To our credit others did not,” explained Glass. As a result, “the City’s grant was increased to $821,200 which is sufficient to install ‘wireless’ read capable meters for the remainder of the City’s meter inventory and cover all costs associated with the project such as required advertisement etc...,” said Glass with visible pride.

The bidding process was performed in August and September; and the Maryland Department of the Environment signed off on the project on October 13. Glass presented the council with a proposal to approve a winning bid from Ben Franklin/PHS Burgemeister Bell, Inc. in the amount of $817,139.19 to complete the water system upgrade.

Just before the council voted to approve the project, council president Damian Halstad said that the grant will “go a long way in our budget process… It is always nice to ask for $400,000 and get $800,000.”

Under new business councilman Greg Pecoraro gave a detailed six-month status report on the findings of the Tri-Street Advisory Committee.

The committee had been established by the city “on August 25, 2008 to address neighborhood issues and concerns in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue, Union Street and West Main Street, with the objective of creating an action plan for improvement,” explained Pecoraro.

One of the recommendations acted-on by the council at the end of Pecoraro’s report was “under the goal of building economic vitality.

“The report recommended the creation of a task force of representatives from the City, Carroll County Arts Council, Tri-Street Area Advisory Committee, property owners, artisans and others, to be called the ‘Arts and Culture Task Force,’ to develop an ‘arts, culture and small business overlay zone’ for the Tri-Street neighborhood. The report urged the task force to focus on the Carroll Arts Center as a critical anchor in the Tri-Street neighborhood.”

For more, read the Nov. 1 edition of the Carroll Eagle http://www.explorecarroll.com/

Read the Westminster press release on the water meter replacement project pasted below:

MEMORANDUM

TO: The Mayor and Common Council

FROM: Jeffery D. Glass, Director of Public Works

DATE: October 21, 2009

RE: Water Meter Replacement Project- ARRA Stimulus Funds

The Department of Public Works applied for a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Funds) in May 2009 in the amount of $400,000 for water meter replacements.

Due to the complicated nature of requirements and stringent deadlines, a number of applicants were culled from the initial applications. This decrease in applicants provided an increase in available funding available to the City.

As a result, the City’s grant was increased to $821,200 which is sufficient to install “wireless” read capable meters for the remainder of the City’s meter inventory and cover all costs associated with the project such as required advertisement etc.

This project was put out to bid on August 12th, 2009. Three bids were received, opened and read aloud on September 8th, 2009. The bids ranged from $817,139.19 to$1,043,752.00 with one bid disqualification. The apparent low bidder was Benjamin Franklin/PHS Burgemeister Bell, Inc. This bid was reviewed by staff and found to be complete and acceptable for forwarding to MDE for review.

The City received a letter of confirmation from MDE on October 13 2009, which acknowledges the review and approval of the project, which in general terms provides the green light to proceed. The next step is to provide the notice of award to Ben Franklin, the low bidder

I recommend The Mayor and Common Council accept the bid of Ben Franklin/PHS Burgemeister Bell, Inc. in the amount of $817,139.19 to complete the Water meter Replacement Project. This action will allow Notice of Award, and Contractual Documents to be executed.


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STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IMPROVES MD 140 RAMPS TO MD 27 IN CARROLL COUNTY


STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IMPROVES MD 140 RAMPS TO MD 27 IN CARROLL COUNTY

http://www.sha.state.md.us/pages/release.aspx?newsId=516


Temporary Ramp Closure Will Begin Later This Month For Construction of Dedicated Right-Turn Lane; Project Made Possible Through Stimulus Funding

(October 27, 2009) – On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will temporarily close the westbound MD 140 (Baltimore Boulevard) ramp to MD 27 (Manchester Road) in Westminster. The closure is a part of an overall American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded $715,000 project to widen the eastbound and westbound ramps along MD 140 to MD 27 to provide a dedicated right-turn movement. The new right turn lane on the eastbound and westbound MD 140 ramps will provide congestion relief minimizing the current congestion onto MD 140 as motorists access MD 27. The ramp to eastbound MD 140 will not be closed as part of the project. SHA expects to complete the overall project in spring 2010.

Crews will close the ramp beginning overnight on Oct. 29 Wednesday and the ramp will remain closed through mid-December. SHA is closing the ramp temporarily to facilitate construction as the slopes adjacent to the ramp do not provide adequate area for crews to work. During the closure, motorists traveling west on MD 140 will be detoured to Englar Road/Hahn Road to MD 27. Crews will use variable message signs and barrels will be placed in advance of the detour to alert motorists. More than 56,000 vehicles travel along this section of MD 140 each day.

This project is made possible through Governor Martin O’Malley’s aggressive management of the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bringing critically needed transportation investments to Maryland. Projects such as these are stimulating Maryland’s economy by supporting hundreds of jobs. Follow the delivery of these projects at www.recovery.maryland.gov, which tracks every category of ARRA spending and provides contract-level details to the public in an effort to achieve new levels of government transparency and efficiency.

SHA awarded the contract to Pessoa Construction, Inc. Citizens who have questions about traffic operations on MD 140, MD 27, or other state numbered routes in Carroll County may call SHA’s District 7 Office at 301-624-8100 or toll free at 1-800-635-5119.
SHA reminds motorists to reduce speeds, stay alert and use caution while driving through work zones. When workers are on the road, THINK ORANGE, which is the color of construction signs, barrels and warning devices. Please slow down, stay alert and expect the unexpected. Choose to make work zone safety your business at www.choosesafetyforlife.com.
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