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Friday, February 08, 2019

Marine, local business owner Charles Zincon, 93, of Westminster

Marine, local business owner Charles Zincon, 93, of Westminster

Charles Zincon, a quiet community leader who owned Modern Ideal Laundry and Dry Cleaners for 40-years, passed away on January 12, 2019

By Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 Chaplain Kevin Dayhoff

February 7, 2019

About a month ago, a fellow Marine, Charles Zincon, a quiet community leader, who worked hard and tirelessly and helped make Westminster what it is today – passed away on January 12, 2019 at the age of 93. He was born in Tannery on September 22, 1925.

He attended Westminster High School before he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served in the Pacific Theater throughout World War II. After returning home, he and his late wife owned Modern Ideal Laundry and Dry Cleaners on East Green Street in Westminster, for over 40-years.

Mr. Zincon was awesome people. A little known fact – he was the bartender at my wedding reception.

He was not a sports star or a Hollywood actor. However, he was a big deal. He a local community business owner, who got up every day and worked about a 12-hour day, contributed to his community, his local church and local civic organizations.

He did not make a fuss. He was not one to boast or draw attention to himself. He died with little notice from the community. Many folks these days are not aware of his quiet contributions to our community.

His death was not the topic of headlines in the newspaper, or a segment on the local television news. There was little mention of his passing on social media.

Athletes and movie stars have never been my heroes. I always felt that such hero worship was misplaced, displaced, and inappropriate.

I always felt such Hollywood and sports hero worship sent the wrong message to our children and demonstrated a wrong set of values for our community. My heroes have always been local business owners, teachers, soldiers, police officers, fire fighters, and public servants.

As a native of Westminster and an avid amateur historian, I realized as a child that one could not study the history of accomplishment for a city such as Westminster without first understanding the history of leadership that this community has been provided by local business owners, teachers, soldiers, police officers, fire fighters, and public servants.

We all belong to God and to Him we shall return.

Rest in peace brother, your watch is over we will take it from here, you duty is done here, God has your place in heaven. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13

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Obituary for Charles L. Zincon, Jr.

Charles L. Zincon Jr. “Junior,” 93, of Westminster passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2019 in Wellspring Village at Brightview surrounded by family and friends.

He was born on September 22, 1925 in Tannery (Westminster), Maryland, the son of the late Charles Lewis Zincon Sr. and Esther Freberthauser Lockard, brother of the late Eileen Zincon Gill, and the loving and devoted husband of the late Catherine Jane Zincon.

He attended Westminster Senior High School until he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Charles served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After his service, he received an honorable discharge.

After his discharge, Charles attended the National Institute of Dry Cleaning. With his brother-in-law, Roy E. Gill Jr., he bought New Ideal Cleaning and Laundry. For over 40 years, he and his late wife owned Modern Ideal Laundry and Dry Cleaners.

Charles was a member of the Door to Virtue Masonic Lodge #46, Life Member of the V.F.W. Molleville Farm Post 467, and American Legion Post 31. He is a past President of the Westminster Optimist, and Parishioner and Council Member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Westminster.

Surviving are daughter and son-in-law Joyce A. and Michael Dempsey of Westminster, son and daughter-in-law Charles L. Zincon III and Joni Zincon of Westminster.

Grandchildren Kelly Dempsey and partner Chad Brough, Liam Dempsey and wife Casey, Haley Zincon, Macy Zincon; great-grandchildren Devin Andrews, Courtney Andrews, and Kieran Dempsey; nieces Sharon Gill, Melissa Stump, and Mary Armacost; and Brightview Family and Friends.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from 2pm to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 11am at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Leister’s Church Rd. Reception to follow. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Carroll Hospice, St. John’s Lutheran Church, the Alzheimer’s Association, and any charitable organization supporting veterans.

Online condolences may be offered at www.prittsfuneralhome.com.

https://www.prittsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=4011599#/obituaryInfo

https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/marine-local-business-owner-charles-zincon-93-westminster

https://www.facebook.com/notes/kevin-earl-dayhoff/marine-local-business-owner-charles-zincon-93-of-westminster/10156189914427654/

https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/marine-local-business-owner-charles-zincon-93-of-westminster/

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Monday, January 14, 2019

Time Flies Dayhoff: America's oldest banker when he died, John Cunningham enjoyed walking, cycling and poker


Time Flies Dayhoff: America's oldest banker when he died, John Cunningham enjoyed walking, cycling and poker

January 11, 2019 by Kevin Dayhoff

As we put away another year and look forward to a new one, it is only fitting that we remember one of the many great Carroll Countians that have gone before us: John H. Cunningham.

On Dec. 31, 1965, John Cunningham passed away within a few hours of his 99th birthday. Local historian Jay Graybeal wrote of “his rich life, including his interests in bicycling, walking and poker,” in a March 16, 1997 column in the Carroll County Times.

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Cunningham was born on New Year’s Day in 1867. According to his obit, “On January 1, 1885, while a senior at Western Maryland College, Mr. Cunningham began his banking career as a clerk with the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, [at 105 E. Main St. in Westminster] following the footsteps of his father William, who was a clerk there.”

He worked in the same office, with the same employer for his entire life — from 1885 until when he passed away in 1965. “Many days he walked the mile to work from his home at 95 West Green Street.”





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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

The Tentacle: Yahoo Marissa Mayer: The Changing Face of Leadership http://tinyurl.com/cyh46uh by Kevin Dayhoff


Yahoo Marissa Mayer: The Changing Face of Leadership http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5709

By Kevin E. Dayhoff April 3, 2013

In a recent ‘lean in’ story posted on the new website launched by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Google employee number 20, Marissa Mayer weighed on how she decided to accept the position of president and CEO of Yahoo!

No meaningful conversation about the constantly changing dynamics of technology is possible without fully exploring the rising influence of women in leadership positions.

The discussion over the role of women in leadership positions has only increased since the July 2012 essay by Princeton professor Anne-Marie Slaughter, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," was published in The Atlantic and Ms. Sandberg’s recently released book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.”


Getting back to Ms. Mayer; she gave birth to a son last September. Kara Swisher wrote in the publication, “All Things D,” on March 29: “Sandberg and her team have been encouraging women to post their personal stories of when they leaned into their careers and Mayer certainly does that in her post, including discussing taking the job at the top of the troubled Silicon Valley Internet company when she was seven months pregnant…”

Ms. Mayer wrote in Lean In, “Looking back to reflect on the question: Could I really take the helm of Yahoo when I was 28 weeks pregnant?

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Charles Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, dies

Charles Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, dies http://tinyurl.com/7hsohej

Recalled as veteran, health care advocate, bank director http://twitpic.com/a0v4jw



Charles Osborne Fisher Sr., 95, a long standing Westminster attorney, bank director, past chair of the Health Services Cost Review Commission and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, died June 22 at his home after a brief illness.

In addition to his leadership in local, state and national legal circles, Fisher was also known as a distinguished member of the banking, medical and political community and was a member of St. John Catholic Church.

He was a member of the New Windsor State Bank board of directors for more than 60 years. In addition to being one of the co-founders of Carroll Hospital Center in 1961, Fisher also served on the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission for 11 years, beginning in 1986…. http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-charles-fisher-0701-20120626,0,6763917.story


Charles Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, dies

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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Appreciation: Stan Ruchlewicz brought knowledge, expertise and main street values to Westminster

Appreciation: Stan Ruchlewicz brought knowledge, expertise and main street values to Westminster



This is a photo that I took of Stan from the roof of the old firehouse building on Main Street, on May 8, 2004. Stan and I had gone there to gather a bird's eye view of the city. That day we were up there for hours, brainstorming and discussing economic development and planning ideas for Westminster.

Stan was recognized by many as a leading authority on planning and economic development for small communities. Because he was also an artist, he understood the value of a vibrant arts and culture presence in a community and he was good at thinking out of the box. He had a wonderful sense of humor and he clearly understood that it was not good enough to be the best, you had to be nice, and Stan was one of the nicest public officials I have ever worked with in my forty-years of working with the public.

I'm really sad about Stan's passing. It is a great personal loss for me and a huge loss for the Westminster and Maryland.

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Stan Ruchlewicz, the City of Westminster's administrator of economic development and Main Street manager, died June 5.

The news in Westminster spread quickly Tuesday that he had suffered a heart attack earlier in the day.

Ruchlewicz came to Westminster in May 2001 from Havre de Grace, where he had been hired in 1989 as the town's director of planning and zoning. During his time there, he worked with then-mayor, now Harford County Executive David Craig…. READ MORE: http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-stan-ruchlewicz-0610-20120606,0,4825178.story

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Ron Smith, the “Voice of Reason” on WBAL radio, dead at 70


Ron Smith, the “Voice of Reason” on WBAL radio, dead at 70


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“The Voice of Reason” Silenced by Kevin E. Dayhoff -
On Monday night, the venerable longstanding, highly rated, and critically acclaimed 1090 AM WBAL talk radio host, Ron Smith, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Shrewsbury, PA… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4813


By Kevin Dayhoff,

December 21, 2011

Ron Smith, 70,the highly celebrated radio talk show host on 1090 AM WBAL talk radio for 26 years, died of pancreatic cancer last Monday night at his home in Shrewsbury, Pa.

Generations of Carroll countians have grown-up listening to Smith – and 1090 WBAL radio, long before he joined the station in the fall of 1984.

David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun’s media critic since 1989, noted late Monday night that “Mr. Smith spent more than 26 years on WBAL's airwaves, most of it in the afternoon drive-time period until a move to mornings last year, passionately talking politics from a conservative point of view.”

Zurawik explains the ‘Voice of Reason’ title came from a listener, according to Smith’s wife, June; “A caller, responding to one of Ron’s rants on the constant struggle between various theories and the hard, cold, facts of reality, said, ‘You are The Voice of Reason.’ ” The term stuck.

Zurawik wrote the thoughts of many. “But it is not his politics for which he will likely be remembered as much as the informed conversation he helped create on Baltimore radio — and the way he publicly shared his final days with listeners of WBAL and readers of The Baltimore Sun.”

Smith was born in 1941 in upstate New York, the son of an assistant school superintendent, according to Zurawik, who helped fill us in on Smith’s early years before his legendary success in Baltimore… http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/12/ron-smith-voice-of-reason-on-wbal-radio.html or http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2011/12/kevin-dayhoff-ron-smith-voice-of-reason.html or http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4813

Although he is reported to have been well-read and highly educated, many will be surprised to know that Smith “dropped out of high school at age 17 and joined the Marines,” according to Zurawik. “He was in the Marines from 1959 to 1962, his last duty serving at a Navy submarine base in New London, Conn…

“After the Marines, Mr. Smith started working in community theater in Albany, N.Y., near his hometown of Troy, while he ‘tried to figure out’ what he wanted to do…

“Mr. Smith's first broadcasting job was as a disc jockey in Haverhill, MA. He didn't like the station, but he liked being on the air. He returned to Albany and eventually landed a radio and TV reporting job at WTEN. He was at that station five years…”

Before his longstanding stint with WBAL radio, Carroll countians first got to know Smith when he first arrived in Baltimore on TV – on Channel 11’s “Action News,” in 1973. He was on the air as a reporter and then its weekend anchor until 1980, when “he was unceremoniously dumped in an anchor desk shuffle…,” according to Zurawik.

According to his official biography, “Ron was a TV anchor and reporter for WBAL-TV until 1980, when new management decided to make a change in his department by getting rid of him.

“They parted by ‘mutual consent,’ which is when your bosses decided you’ve got to go and you agree there’s nothing much you can do about it.”

In 1980 “Mr. Smith went to work full time as a stockbroker,” explained The Baltimore Sun article. “But he never lost the desire to be on air. And while he claimed to enjoy working in the financial world, it was all prelude for the passion he found as a talk-show host starting part-time in 1984 and full time a year later on WBAL radio...”

The rest is history… However, the history of WBAL and Carroll County can arguably go back as far as when it first went on the air in 1925. It was started as a subsidiary of the old Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company, now known as Baltimore Gas Electric – Constellation Energy.

That was eight years before The Consolidated Public Utilities Company of Westminster merged with the Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company, in 1933. The Westminster power company can trace its roots back to 1867, when it first formed as the Westminster Gas Light Co.

One of the first mentions of WBAL radio in Carroll County is brought to our attention as a result of research by the Historical Society of Carroll County. On June 8, 1945, the now out-of-print Westminster newspaper, the Democratic Advocate reported, “Sykesville high school students will broadcast over station WBAL, Baltimore, on Saturday, June 9, at 4 p.m. The skit which they will dramatize is called ‘After the War —then What?’”

The same newspaper reported on February 1, 1946, “The Baltimore Radio Broadcasting Station, WBAL, will bring the well known program "Junior Town Meeting of the Air" to Westminster in a broadcast at Westminster High School on Tuesday, February 5th, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. The subject to be discussed will be "Is American Family Life Deteriorating"? Local students will present their views direct from the school to your home.”

On February 8, 1947, the newspaper reported, “Westminster and the surrounding community was very much interested in the Junior Town Meeting broadcasted over Station WBAL on Tuesday afternoon… In summing up the half-hour discussion, Mr. (Mike) Eaton said that he felt the main point had been brought out by Thomas Holmes, Jr., when he said, ‘These things we have said put forth a challenge, a challenge to us; the teen agers of today, who will in the near future have families of their own, and also should strive to rebuild and protect our American Family Life.’ ”

Several decades later, Smith brought back the conversation about protecting “our American Family Life,” to the radio in our homes, offices, and automobiles.

Zurawik noted in the Baltimore Sun, “According to Ed Kiernan, longtime general manager of WBAL, ‘a voracious reader, Ron Smith arrived at his opinions after careful thought and research. He arrived early to work always prepared and excited to get behind the microphone.’ ”

Smith, “died at his home … surrounded by his wife, June, and the rest of his family,” according to a report by WBAL-TV. “Funeral services will be private. A public memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.”

Smith’s passing leaves a lot of “dead air” in an intelligent, uncomplicated, “everyman” approach to the news and events of the day. He will be missed. Semper Fi.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Kevin Dayhoff – The Tentacle: Good Riddance Barney

Good Riddance Barney

November 30, 2011



In an historic, extraordinary step in the proper direction for the economic future of our great country, Rep. Barney Frank (D., MA) announced Monday that he is retiring from Congress.

Representative Frank’s retirement bookends another step in the right direction – the retirement of Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., CT) on January 3, 2011.

Frank’s retirement at 71 represents a growing tsunami of liberal lawmakers headed for the door and not seeking to run for another term. He was first elected to the House in 1980 and chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4774

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Barney Frank – by Kevin Dayhoff November 29, 2011

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Sunday, November 07, 2010

John Schaeffer 82 was among men of finance - by Kevin Dayhoff

John Schaeffer 82 was among men of finance

In http://www.explorecarroll.com/ please find two pieces I wrote about the late John Schaeffer of Westminster Bank and Trust Company.

Since these two tributes about Mr. Schaeffer appeared in the paper, many folks have come forward with stories about Mr. Schaeffer’s great mind for business, his service to his community and his extraordinary sense of customer service.

Perhaps one of the best among many was the story of the Mom with four children who had a problem with her checking account.  Mr. Schaeffer, the president of bank the mind you, found the problem and because the Mom could not get back to the bank because she was busy with her children; Mr. Schaeffer hand delivered the paperwork and her checkbook to her house.

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DAYHOFF:John Schaeffer 82 was among men of finance who helped shape Westminster.  Eagle Archives.  By Kevin Dayhoff

The Oct. 31 death of John C. Schaeffer, 82, of Westminster, caused many older Carroll County residents to reminisce nostalgically about days long gone by.

Schaeffer was a well-respected country banker, who knew the business of finance and served his community steadfastly for many years.

Moreover, he was friendly, and always had time to talk with anyone, no matter his or her position or station in life.

A glimpse into the life and times of Schaeffer is also a history lesson in banking in Carroll County, and a study of the legacy of distinguished community leadership for over a half-a-century.


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Posted: 11/02/10 in Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle


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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Tentacle: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” - Daniel Schorr, August 31, 1916-July 23, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff

July 28, 2010

“It Ain’t Necessarily So”

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Lost in the pseudo-intellectual psychobabble noise that passes as the news these days, journalism lost one of its greats last week – Daniel Schorr, August 31, 1916-July 23, 2010.


Mr. Schorr’s amazing career spanned more than 70 years – from the latter years of the Great Depression, through World War II, the McCarthy era, the Cold War, the rise of cable television and the introduction of the news business to cable television and the technology era... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3885

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Explore Carroll: Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as firefighter, veteran and friend


Explore Carroll: Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as firefighter, veteran and friend

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http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4351/scott-jeznach-50-remembered-firefighter-veteran-friend/

Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as firefighter, veteran and friend

Westminster man dies from injuries in accident at home

(Enlarge) Scott Jeznach

By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 5/25/10

Westminster resident Scott Jeznach, 50, died on Saturday, May 22, at University of Maryland Shock Trauma from injuries he received from an accident while working on his vehicle at home on May 21.

Jeznach is known in the community as a member of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department and, from 1997 to 2008, served as code enforcement officer for the City of Westminster.

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Sgt. 1st Class Jeznach served as a jumpmaster in the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Special Forces Group and as a military intelligence agent in the U.S. Army.

He served his country in the first Gulf War — Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. He also served in Honduras, Nicaragua, and in the Invasion of Panama - Operation Just Cause. He received multiple commendations associated with his 13-year military career.

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A memorial service will be held at the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, 28 John Street in Westminster on Thursday, May 27, at 6 pm. Visitation is from 5 to 6 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory can be made to the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1, 28 John Street, P.O. Box 357, Westminster, MD 21158 or to the Clarissa Velazquez Education Fund, 450 E. Green Street, Westminster, MD 21157.

Read the entire article here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4351/scott-jeznach-50-remembered-firefighter-veteran-friend/

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Dawn S. Buell, well-known bank teller and animal lover, dead at 51 http://tinyurl.com/2dwr28s


Dawn S. Buell, well-known bank teller and animal lover, dead at 51 http://tinyurl.com/2dwr28s

Funeral service will be held at May 13 at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home
By Kevin Dayhoff

On Saturday afternoon, the popular head teller at the New Windsor State Bank College Square branch in Westminster, Dawn Susan Buell, 51, stepped outside to enjoy a walk with her dog, when she was tragically struck and killed by a passing car.

Buell, a well-known longstanding bank employee in the Westminster community had previously worked at the old Carroll County Bank and Trust Co., before she went to work with New Windsor State Bank. She is fondly remembered as a people-person and an animal-lover, who planted flowers in the planters at the bank branch.

Dan Hartzler, the chair of the board of New Windsor State Bank said in phone interview on Monday, “the entire bank is at a loss. We are deeply saddened.”

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

ExploreCarroll.com: 'Coach' Charlie Havens was a good sport, and a patriot, too by Kevin Dayhoff


'Coach' Charlie Havens was a good sport, and a patriot, too

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/3805/archive/ 1/17/10

Much of the interest in Carroll County history is focused on certain dates or this or that building or road, but what makes any county truly great are its people.

I was fascinated to recently run across an old newspaper item from Aug. 7, 1999, written by Baltimore Sun writer David Greene, in which he described Laurie Walters' 100-year birthday party for her house in the historic Belle Grove area of Westminster.

This is, the party was not so much a birthday gala for the structure as it was a celebration of the people who had been associated with the house.

One of those celebrated folks mentioned was Lt. Col. Charles W. "Coach" Havens. For those who did not know Coach Havens, he wore many hats over his years in Westminster.

Havens died in May 1996 of kidney failure, according to an obituary, also in The Sun, by Fred Rasmussen.

He was a 1930 graduate of then-Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) who later returned to the school on the hill to serve as its athletic director and coach of the football, baseball, basketball and boxing, a well as an instructor in physical education and health, according to the obituary.

Read the entire article here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/3805/archive/

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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

The other shoe drops on Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon

For the love of shoes

December 1, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/ykjdkjw
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Wbal.com is reporting VERDICT IN DIXON CASE: A Baltimore Circuit Court jury has found Mayor Sheila Dixon GUILTY of one count of misappropriation

But it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings. She'll appeal...
That said, this is alleged to be about more than a few gift cards that may or may not have been mishandled. On face value the charge seems so Mickey Mouse.

However... there's the rest of the story...

Some will suggest that the conviction is a result of her karma.

The conviction certainly raises more questions than answers at the moment and for those who think that this has been a soap opera of kindergarten proportions, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Although I have met Mayor Dixon a couple of times, I do not know her. Many folks who do know her have praised her for her work ethic and love of the city. Many of her employees have spoken well of her.

However, there has been a cloud hanging over her for many years.

Whether that cloud is real or not, the perception persists.

What has yet to be determined to everyone’s satisfaction is whether or not there really is a fire somewhere associated with that cloud of smoke.

In spite of the accolades bestowed upon her by mutual friends, her reputation for having a cold and aloof – if not condescending manner towards those who do not share her position of power and prestige has not served her well.

Folks have quietly suggested that her manner is a manifestation of the arrogance of power and the lack of accountability that plagues one party ruling factions.

By many measures, the once proud city of Baltimore appears to continue in decline and that makes many sad.

Whether it is the perception of crime and corruption or the simple practical issue that you go to Baltimore in absolute fear of having some Kafkaesque experience with a parking ticket; the avoidance of traveling to Baltimore for business or art and cultural events continues.

While many had hopes for a phoenix-like turnaround with former Mayor O’Malley, our hopes have not been realized under the tenure of Mayor Dixon.

As for the mayor herself, she appears to be a person who has accomplished so much in spite of being such a fictional Dickensian character with Shakespearian character flaws.

Some of it would be humorous if it was not the stuff of fiction, but it is not…

Who cannot quietly chuckle at the time she gave members of the media the finger… Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/rtdv4

And then there is the matter of Mayor Dixon and the persistence of shoes being a major prop in her own Kabuki morality play…

Apparently her affection for shoes – to actually wear – is relatively well documented in her current challenges.

The there is that other shoe incident from 1999…

“Although Dixon is often remembered—primarily by white voters—as the incendiary force behind "the shoe incident" in 1991 (when she taunted white council members about the effects of redistricting by waving her high heel and yelling, "Now the shoe is on the other foot.")…” The City Paper http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=2587

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“The Mayor's team found a way to hide the old city council shoe video…” “Shelia Dixon Gives the Media the Finger” Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Adam Meister, Baltimore Examiner http://wbal.com/apps/news/templates/smith_show.aspx?articleid=19569&zoneid=13

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“Though Dixon was already a well-known and well-established political figure at the time, the prospect of her becoming mayor had left many uneasy. Indeed, during the 2006 gubernatorial election there were whispers among city voters that a vote for the popular O'Malley as governor would amount to a vote for a Dixon administration at City Hall.”

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“Dixon's nearly 20 years in public office have not been without controversy. When she was City Council president, The Baltimore Sun reported extensively on apparent conflicts of interest involving a firm that employed her sister, Janice. The paper also disclosed that Janice Dixon was on the public payroll as an employee in Sheila Dixon's office, a fact which the then-council president was required by law to report but did not.

“‘I stand by me being very straightforward and cooperative and that I didn't do anything wrong,’ Dixon said.

“The public's first real impression of Dixon probably came 16 years ago, when she was a young member of the City Council, and - at least for some Whites – she came across as a divisive firebrand. That came at a redistricting meeting when she famously waved a shoe at her White colleagues and said, ‘You've been running things for the last 20 years. Now, the shoe is on the other foot.’

“Dixon said the shoe-waving incident was ‘misinterpreted,’ but acknowledges she gets excited about things that are important to her. ‘Do I still get passionate about issues? I do,’ she said.”
Dixon Impresses Early On, But Questions Remain By Jonathan N. Crawford Capital News Service Thursday, May 3, 2007 http://www.washingtoninformer.com/NATBaltimoreMayer2007May3.html

It ain’t over yet. There are more acts to follow in this morality play – and there is sure to be a sequel after the sequel...

Seems a shame for someone so bright and talented, who presents as spoiled brat who is now earning back years of bad karma.

Memo to Mayor Dixon: Always take care of people when you are going up, because ya never know when you are coming down.

It must be lonely to be Mayor Sheila Dixon these days….

To be continued…

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